Fitness First: GX Burjuman July-Aug 2012 Schedule

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Fitness First: GX DCC July-Aug 2012 Schedule

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Fitness First: GX DCC June 2012 Schedule

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Fitness First: GX Burjuman June 2012 Schedule

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Group Exercise: RPM

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One of my fave GX or group exercise is RPM, it is an indoor cycling work-out. Not just your typical cycling, which I usually got bored within less than 5 minutes. Here the instructor guides (or make) you cycle in different difficulties and intensities accompanied by the rhythm of a powerful music (thus the name RPM but could also indicate rate per minute). Usually takes 45 minutes (except for the Extreme classes which are 1 hour) and about 8 tracks (music), you can burn as much as 600 calories!

After my first time, the legs and butt were real sore. But as I progress, I notice my endurance building up and see small changes here and there (it should be big changes if only I could stick to my diet ). 

BENEFITS OF RPM:

*Increase your cardiovascular fitness
*Burn fat
*Tone and shape your legs, hips, and butt
*Increase leg strength and muscular endurance without building bulk
*Burn up to 600 calories

Fitness First: GX Burjuman May 2012 Schedule

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Fitness First: GX DCC May 2012 Schedule

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Endurance Training

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I'm pretty proud of myself lately and particularly today. I've been keeping my 3 to 4x a week gym workout for about 2 months now, yey! And people are starting to notice changes in me. I don't want to divulge my weight loss numbers, it's not that big but more than the numbers I am actually enjoying my gym time.

Before I used to reason out my lack of time or being tired from work for not exercising but those are just plain excuses. Now even if I do an hour or two GX sessions, I still have energy to do my daily routine. Of course on the first weeks, my muscles were all sore (even until now) because if it doesn't it means your workout is not effective and you're just wasting your time. 

Endurance wasn't build in a day.  

Today, I finished 2 sets of RPM class. RPM is a high intensity cycling class, the instructor led us to a 45-minute workout of varying speed, difficulty, etc. When I first done a RPM, the 45-minute was like a hell and after the class I can barely walk. That means my endurance is slowly picking up.

I'm glad I started with this gym thing and hope I can keep this enthusiasm until the end. 

Fitness First: GX DCC Mar 2012 Schedule

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Fitness First: GX Burjuman Mar 2012 Schedule

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FF: Celebrate Life with a Dance

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Got an email invite for a Fitness First dance spectacular featuring Body Jam, Hip Hop, Retro Grove and Zumba. 

This will be a great event for sure and members can bring their family and friends. So this Friday Feb 24, 2012 head to Diera City Center and let's dance!

Fitness First: GX DCC Feb 2012 Schedule

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Fitness First: GX Burjuman Feb 2012 Schedule

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Yoga Classes at FF

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I never knew there are a lot of different styles of Yoga. I always wanted to try Yoga so when I saw that there are Yoga classes at FF, I have to try those. From the list of GX offered in FF (Burjuman Center) I saw Hatha, Power and Flow Yoga classes.

From my research, there are actually more styles of Yoga than those three. Then each style has different methods. Source About.com Yoga

Traditional Styles
These styles of yoga all originated in India. Though now popular worldwide, each of these styles follows a method developed by an Indian guru.

Ashtanga
Integral
Iyengar
Kripalu
Kundalini
Sivananda
Viniyoga

Contemporary Styles
These yoga styles all originated in the United States, although they are all based on traditional methods.

Anusara
Forrest
Hot Yoga/Bikram
Jivamukti
Moksha Yoga
Power Yoga
Restorative Yoga
Yin Yoga
Yoga Nidra

Vinyasa/Flow
These styles all use a flowing style of practice, in which you move from one pose to another in sequence while focusing on the breath.

Vinyasa/Flow
Anusara
Ashtanga
Forrest
Jivamukti
Power Yoga

Alignment Oriented
These styles devote special attention to the precise way the body should be positioned in each yoga pose in order to obtain the maximum benefit from the pose and avoid injury.

Anusara
Iyengar
Viniyoga

Power Yoga
Fast-paced, sweaty yoga styles. These will get your heart pumping and are the most effective yoga styles for weight loss.

Power Yoga
Ashtanga

Prenatal and Family Yoga
Learn how to safely practice yoga during pregnancy and how to introduce yoga to your family.

Introduction to Prenatal Yoga
Postpartum Yoga
Mom and Baby Yoga
Kids Yoga
Yoga Advice for Men
Yoga for Seniors
Yoga for the Whole Family

Adaptive Styles
These styles adapt yoga to fit the needs of specialized populations.

Viniyoga
Chair Yoga
Yoga for Seniors
Plus-Size Yoga
Christian Yoga
Laughter Yoga
Nude Yoga

Yoga Off The Mat
The newest trends in yoga take you off the mat for aerial and aquatic adventures.

AcroYoga
Stand-Up Paddle Yoga
AntiGravity Yoga

I guess I don't need to know all of these, for now I'll concentrate on Hatha, Power and Flow Yoga which I have access to.

Almost Injured

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They say that too much of anything is bad and so is too little.

I had a sedentary lifestyle 2 weeks before, most of the time in the office I am in front of the PC then at home I’m still in front of PC or TV or both. My only exercise back then was going to malls.

I guess I got carried away and wanted to achieve significant results in little time. I was almost injured or maybe a little injured already from last Saturday’s gym sessions. I had my 1 hr free Personal Trainer session from 8-9am (mostly cardio workout), had a 15 minute ball group exercise (stretching) and another hour of Body Combat (similar to Taebo) from 9:30-10:30am. I was not feeling anything bad during those time, except after sauna and shower. I felt pain on my right foot sole (talampakan). Still I walked for another hour or so on the mall (FF is inside Diera City Center).

The pain increased during my mall tour and the way home. I remembered that you have to roll it on a bottle, and I did. Until evening I had difficulty in walking so I decided to take medicine (Alaxan for body pains) and not to come to work the next day (yey! valid reason). The next day it was bearable but I opted not to do any vigorous movements. I already signed up for 2 hours dance sessions (Zumba and Body Jam) with a non-FF friend (like an open house) but had to cancel.

Lesson learned: Do not rush up things, I want to lose weight badly but if it will kill me then it’s no use.

On the brighter side, I blamed my almost injury to my old rubber shoes so now I’ve decided to buy a new one. I’m thinking of Sketchers Shape-Up series, particularly this one

GX, PT, TP at FF

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New acronyms on my fit n fab vocabulary

GX - Group eXercise
PT - Personal Trainer
TP - Triple Pack
FF - Fitness First

As mentioned on my last post, I'm regularly hitting the gym now (trying my hardest at 3x a week). Upon paying the membership dues I was given a free Triple Pack.

Pack 1: Assessment and Goals

The PT assigned for my TP called for an appointment. I met with him and discussed what are my goals (why i joined FF) or target areas (what I want to eliminate). I was asked to stand in a machine which measures my weight, height, BMI, body water, muscle mass, fat mass, etc. From the data gathered, we sit and discussed the results, set up a realistic goal for 2 months. I was asked to return for my second session in a few days.

Pack 2: Personalized Program

Mr. PT gave me a run down on the exercises I need to do to achieve my goals set up on Pack 1. I have to do this at least thrice a week or in combination with GX.

Pack 3: 1 hour PT session

I have yet to do this. For Pack 3, I have an option whether to have an hour PT session or GX sampler. I choose the first one because I can always attend GX anytime I want. After this, PT sessions will no longer be free, how much? that I still have to ask.

New Year, New Me

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This is my second time in the gym this week, this month, this year. 

Yup, I'm starting the year right with healthy living. I'll try to go to the gym thrice a week, less pig outs, less junk foods, less soft drinks, more fruits, more veggies, more lean meat, less rice, less sweets. The list goes on. But I haven't eaten junk foods and drank soft drinks for almost 2 weeks. That's a feat, I tell you. Every time I go to the grocery, my fave junk food Cheetos Extra Spicy kept making eye contact with me. I almost gave in to the temptation but I remember my first gym class and how my muscles ache just to shed some calories. 

My journey to being fit starts here. And I hope it doesn't just end here (with this blog post).

Excited for DCC Fitness First

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I was preparing myself for the opening of Fitness First at Diera City Center. My cousin and I got signed up almost 2 months back with the promise that Fitness First will open on Oct 1. I was expecting noise or hype on the last week of September, but none. So I tried to contact their FB Page and got the message that it will open on mid October. And still I doubt those words. It might be postponed again to some later date due to this and that.

Bummer. I already bought my gym clothes. Now I have to wait again and during those waiting period I will excuse myself from exercising and dieting. Should I laugh or cry?