January 2008

It’s never too old or too late to start eating well and incorporating exercising program in your daily life. Here, let me share with you stories of real people I know who have made lifestyle changes and benefited from it: My mom’s friend, Auntie Ong. Few days ago, I took my mom to visit her [...]

As mentioned in a previous post, I had made the determination to be true to my workouts. So far, I have stayed true to my words- focus on quality instead of quantity. The results- after each real (without holding/leaning to the handle to support my weight), I can feel my legs are much stronger – [...]

Yoga Instructor in Klang Valley

by Yin Teing on January 22, 2008

in Others

For those who are staying in Klang Valley and want to take up yoga but not sure where to go to, I would like to recommend Lim Wee Boon. He is currently teaches yoga full time. About Wee Boon Has been practicing Yoga for over 10 years and has been teaching yoga for over 4 [...]

Reason to consume less fat

by Yin Teing on January 20, 2008

in Personal

In a way, it is quite fortunate that I generally do not have much craving for oily or fried food. No doubt I enjoy eating them once a while, but each time I consume a meal consisting too much of fried and fatty food, I will feel nausea. Therefore, I seldom crave for food like [...]

Please perform these exercise at the level you can manage- do not over exert Exercise to help overcome: Muscle Cramps Cramps on the thighs Cramps on the foot Lower back pain Yoga Postures to cure back pain Pilates to Relieve Lower Back Pain Lower Back Exercise Learn the pretzel, and knee to chest pull Back [...]

Here are the exercise videos on how to use the Swiss Ball, also known as Balance/ Exercise/ Fit / Stability Ball: How to use an Exercise Ball Balance Ball Exercises for Beginners Cardio Ball 1 Stability Ball 101 Chris Comfort’s Swiss Ball Exercises Pilates Workout on the Stability Ball. Pilates Ball Workout to Improve Balance [...]

How Stress Contribute to Cancer

by Yin Teing on January 18, 2008

in Cancer,Inner Peace

If we do not learn to manage stress, it will be managing us one day. My colleague Georgie was telling me about a true life account that she had read about a woman in America who got breast cancer: When the lady was diagnosed with breast cancer, she refused all conventional treatments such as radiotherapy, [...]

I Brought Myself a Swiss Ball

by Yin Teing on January 18, 2008

in Exercising,Personal,The Core

I had been thinking of buying a Swiss ball for my own personal home use for quite sometime. Finally, I bought one for RM59 last Wednesday from a sports store. It’s a 55cm NordicTrack ball that comes in the colour lilac, one of my favourite colours. Today, I inflated the ball and move around with [...]

I still remember the first time I wanted to start an exercise program- I mustered courage to show up to the gym, and the guy had me filled up some forms about my goals and stuff like that. He brought me around and I remembered feeling very intimidated by those active looking folks at the [...]

No more cheating at workouts

by Yin Teing on January 13, 2008

in Exercising,Losing Weight,Personal

At the cardio machines, sometimes you see folks clinging on the hand bar during workouts. At the stepper, they hold on to the handrails by the side so that the arms end up supporting most of their body weights. At the treadmill, they put the treadmill on an incline (uphill) but hold on to the [...]