I always like to work out when the environment is quiet. Firstly because, I am too shy to look messy in front of the others. Secondly, I am more determined and focused on my tasks.Was planning to the gym in early evening, roughly two hours after dinner. But, a friend was calling me and we gossiped a bit. After that, my next month's schedule came out. Oh my..... a disappointing one. I was expecting to work more and visiting HK more. It turned out in the opposite way. Well, I am still in a happy mode 'cause I am going on leave again very soon. Not sure what I am gonna do for those 10 days. Perhaps, going to HK and spending some time with parents are the better option. I will check on airfares and make the decision later.
While I was talking with my friend, I was have some chips from Japan and texting a bastard. Guess what? He was straight forward enough to destroy my mood in enjoying the snack! Fine!! I would go to the gym!!! Around midnight, I really had to go the condo's gym as I didn't want to stay awake until too late.
The progress after my vacation was steady and consistent which I thought I would do worse. I didn't do any exercises until I came back to home. The first 2 nights, I did the usual spinning and eliptical. The results were about the same. Last night, I went swimming nonstop for like 30 minutes. A bit surprising that I didn't feel tired or any shortness of breathing at all!! Tonight, I decided to go to the gym again because I was running out of towel for swimming. This was my first time to play music loudly in the gym. I felt so free. And, maybe I never push myself to harsh, I broke my personal spinning record!! Within 35 minutes, I did the longest distance and burnt the highest calories. I believe in the data as I only ride on this machine. Well done to myself!! The most important thing is to show that bastard (you know I am talking about you!!! lol) that I am highly motivated to fight back his comment on me.
Since many people have told me not just to do cardio, I was trying to change my routine a bit tonight. Instead of eliptical, I did rowing. As tonight was my first attempt to focus more on my arms, I didn't set it too difficult. I prefer lighter but more consistent strokes so that I won't hurt myself easily. I was thinking to do only 5-10 minutes on rowing. At the end, I made it to 15 minutes while I kept replaying Lam Fung's song "熱能放送". Although his singing skills are not much appreciated, the melody and the beats are pretty fast which are good for faster movement.
