I QUIT!

You read it right. I'm gonna quit exercising. Why? Simply because I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm sleepy and grumpy! Whine whine whine whine whine...

I told my hubby that it's taking a toll on me. I'm already tired from taking care of my cranky, clingy baby. I'm also tired from PMS (yes, the monthly thing that hits women). Writing this blog also seems to be difficult as there's no time and I'm already too tired and sleepy after handling baby and everything else (currently half asleep). I told him, " I QUIT!"

I said this as my cranky baby continues to cry and I'm super sleepy from the long night yesterday. While I whine, I, like any other "normal" human, posted my ranting on Facebook. As expected, some negative comments and then the positive comments started pouring in. Then one by one, PM me to commend on my ability to exercise. I suddenly got some motivation to not give up as these ladies all felt my pain, my tiredness. Suddenly, I felt energised. Hubby came home from work, didn't mention a thing about exercise as he was tired himself. Dinner came and passed. Then I said, "hey, I've decided not to quit." Seeing the determination on my face, my hubby also decided to workout with me.

So anytime you wanna quit, RANT! SHOUT! Do whatever! Someone will come along and motivate you to continue. Of course, ensure you have a healthy crowd of friends that will NEVER stop spurring you on. A community is also great. Join us to get a dose of motivation. Anytime you feel down, tired, know that you're not ALONE! If I as a mother is still doing it, why can't you?

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3 Ways to identify a Freeletics enthusiast!

Now that my wife, Nicole has been diligently putting up new articles for Lose Fat or Die Trying blog on a daily basis, I thought I should pull my own weight and put up a post as well.

Not sure if this post would be factual or funny, but here goes.....

3 Ways to identify a Freeletics enthusiast!

No. 1 : He or she always carry an exercise mat and a bottle of water

There's a high chance a person that lugs around an exercise mat and a bottle of water to be a Freeletics enthusiast. The best example occurred to me today. My wife and I were walking towards our workout area at the park, carrying our exercise mat and a bottle of water. All of a sudden, a person just approached us and ask are you guys into Freeletics? We were like, hell yeah...come join us. This proves that whenever you see a person carrying a mat and a bottle of water at a park, most likely that person is a Freeletics 'kaki'. 

No. 2 : That person keeps checking the phone every few minutes when working out

Yeap, this is another sure fire way to determine that a person is into Freeletics. Under normal circumstance, most non Freeletics workouts are targeted at finishing respective pre determined routine without any distraction, especially the phone. 

On the other hand, when one does a Freeletics workout, he or she is required to look at his or her phone every couple of minutes. For many onlookers, it does look as though that person is obsessed with the phone more then the workout. So the next time you see someone exercising yet checks the phone regularly during the workout, he or she is likely to be using a Freeletics application while working out.*

But then again, there's a small chance that this person could really, really, really be obsessed with the phone.

*The Freeletics application requires one to tap the phone upon completion of each set of exercise in the workout. Hence the frequent looking at one's phone during workout!

No.3 : Freeletics enthusiast greet each other differently. 

If you want to know if a group of people is doing Freeletics or not, just observe how they greet each other when meeting up and when leaving. Unlike the usual handshake or high fives, Free-athletes greet each other with the "Clap-Clap" gesture.

Here's a video of how Clap-Clap is done:

I can only think of 3 ways to determine if one is into Freeletics or not. How about you? Do you have other ways to identify a free-athlete? Share with us your opinion by posting at the comments below.

Cheers, Stay Fit and most importantly Clap-Clap!

Minimising Injury During Workout

Recently, I've been approached by several friends to join me on my journey to a healthier and leaner body. It's awesome to have more training partners as we can all motivate each other. If one is down, there's a few more to help each other to get up and get going again. Although they are still thinking about it, they are really interested and enthusiastic about it. One of their major concerns are injury. I'm no doctor or a professional to give advice but as my husband has gone through it before, he shared his personal experience (refer to his blog post here) with them.

I've read about HIIT programs that have higher risk in suffering injuries but as I read further, I've discovered that one of the reason was the workout move was not done properly. They had not followed proper instructions as to how the move is to be executed. Example, burpees, if the posture is wrong, can damage your knees and causes strain to your lower back. So before starting any form of workout, study and read about the move before execution. Do some practice moves while facing the mirror to ensure the posture is right or get your training partner to check for you. This will lower the risk of any injury.

Getting good equipment is also a good step.

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A good mat to minimise bruises and slight cushioning for the body. In this case, a yoga mat is pretty good. Comfortable clothings that is not too tight or loose so it won't be restricting your workout. A pair of shoes with good cushioning to absorb the impact eg: running shoes.

As of all workouts, there's always a training alternative. Alternative moves to facilitate beginners to first build their endurance. Example, Burpees alternative is Sprawls, Sit-Up alternative is Crunches.

From medical side of view, apparently doing the right exercise will help protects us from the injury. Example, if you have knee injury, by building the muscle around the knee joint will help decrease further stress. All in all, if you're still worried, do consult your own physician first before beginning any workout program.