Men Are Like Trees - I Choose to be a Fit Tree

Smoking Toddler 2 year old

fittree — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:27:51 +0000

It’s big internet news for this toddler from Indonesia, i dont think any parents would be proud of it. Sad state of affair though
From The Sun

Swimming is Good

fittree — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:11:33 +0000

Been swimming this Monday & Wednesday, really felt refreshed after the swim and in the morning when i woke up. Also it eases on the joints & nerves, i prefer to swim the breast stroke aka frog style as it’s what i am best at. However i find freestyle really helps built the deltoids.
Bukit Jalil Aquatic Centre is a good choice as it’s always swimmable rain or shine as it has a roof above it.

Reducing Intake of Seafood

fittree — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:08:27 +0000

Below is an article by BusinessWeek to inform the Malaysian public to reduce intake of Seafood as we Malaysians are only second to Japan in seafood consumption. An excerpt as per article ” Consumers have also been asked to reduce consumption of red snappers, sea cucumbers, flower crab and tiger prawn.”
It’s a sad state of affair..i love all those above mentioned. Will miss them, or stuff with them now before the price increase

First Swim in 9 months

fittree — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:35:34 +0000

Haven’t been swimming a while, yesterday was my first at Bukit Jalil Aquatic Centre. It was a wet night, was there at 8pm which opened till 10pm.
Having a roof over it helps in rainy days, it was a cool swim. NICE !
It’s RM 4 per entry on weekdays.
Opens from 8 to 10 pm, locker facility provided, you will need a TOKEN for it, RM 5 per token which is retrievable after using it. You can keep it for your next visit.
It’s real refreshing to swim there because the water is cooling, the shower facilities has less much to be desired. Good workout overall, will try to increase intensity of training in the coming weeks would like to include an hours run before taking a dip in the future.

Over the Weekend

fittree — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:12:07 +0000

Was a rather disappointing weekend, as usual wanted to do some physical activity in the early morning,but was dampen by the morning rain. – Excuses.
Finally changed to 019 Celcom, pretty nice & easy to remember number.
Did 1 hour futsal on Saturday
2 hours futsal on Sunday.
On Sunday’s futsal i was feeling all of sorts, felt like i weighed a tonne, the belly fat was the main culprit. I really said to myself that’s it for fatty foods. Will need to eat some oil less stuff.
Bought a bag of Nesvita & Horlicks to help in my diet plan, will not eat solid lunch on my church days. Hope to drop a few kilos in this month of June.

Switching to 019 Celcom

fittree — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:03:28 +0000

Have been thinking a while to get my own line, i’m currently on a maxis sub line & it has been barred as my sis did not pay the bills.
I am considering a switch to Celcom Exec 50 as my colleague & friends commented, Celcom does have a wider coverage especially in the rural areas, i need those extra coverage as sometimes i do venture out of the urban landscape for my healthy living activities, i.e: cycling, slow drive, picnic.
And their promotions & pricings are much better then the rest of the network. Plus it gives you one month free broadband, which i would love to free my Nokia E71 on the vast universe of the internet.
Might take up the rewards as offered
Insurance Coverage

Good start 2 June – 5 km run

fittree — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:52:09 +0000

Consider it a jog, since my average speed was 7.05 Km/h over a distance of 5km. Was feeling abit of strain on the engine However enjoyed the sweaty run. Did some minor sprints after the run.
12 push ups – 2 sets
1 chin up – 2 sets
20 leg raise – 2 sets
Was disappointed that i only manage 1 chin up, guess i was out of steam. Usually 2 or 3 after a run is no problem. 3 years back after a run 6 to 8 was easy, sad that i was not consistent over the years.
Anyway as long as i hot on the miles, do the sprints, and the workouts, i should be good to go for 1 hour over a distance of 12.3 km for the night race.
i intend to get a finishers medal to hit top 75.
Albeit my swinging right knee which feels abit out of joint..need a miracle on that.
And my long slight dislocation of right ankle a decade & a half ago.
Should be good to go, need a good showing this time.
Just registered for the race at Olympic Council of Malaysia – Second Floor, along Jalan Hang Jebat
RM 40 for the race. The online registration does not seem to work i heard, and doing manually saves you RM 4.
Here’s my receipt no.88 ..nothing about that number

Getting up early for a run

fittree — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:10:26 +0000

Since i’ve decided to join the Men’s Health Run this coming July, I really wanted to get up early around 630 to start my run before dawn and do it again after dawn. That’s my only way of getting fit again. Disappointingly, i havent got into the groove yet, although i woke up early at 650am and was fresh enough but just wanted to lay there on the bed.
Ever since i started this blog, my listed desire was to be discipline & get fit again.
And to monitor my fitness training log i have created & shared a google spreadsheet to track my progress.

And here is my fitness log spreadsheet. I shall have an entry tonight, hope to log in 1 & 1/2 hr of excercise tonight. I lost 2 days of fitness training – darn was eating like a hog for the past 2 days. Lots of catchup to do

Men’s Health Night Run 2010

fittree — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:27:33 +0000

It’s that time again to test my fitness level. I’m not an avid runner,but just love to keep in shape. Running i must say is the fastest & best way to have a great cardio workout if you are time constraint. Well everything depends on your intensity of your workout.

But anyway my buddies are into this race as well & i had a poor showing at the other Energizer Night Race that concluded recently. Doing it in 1 hour, while my futsal buddies were easily 8 minutes earlier then me. I didn’t train for it though other then my regular futsal sessions only on Sunday.

Here are the registration details

Mens Health Night Run 2010 – July 31 Saturday

Sponsors include juiceworks, true fitness, reebok, revive, nature’s valley, BIC, Clear & a few more. The goodies should be good stuff. Only finishers within 1 to 75 get a medal i am trying to aim for that.

Since it’s 12.3 KM, i should be aiming to finish within 1 hour.

This time i’ll try my best to stick to a running schedule, found one at the ever popular running site:
Runners World 10 KM programme.

June 1 2010 – Turning Point

fittree — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:25:06 +0000

Half a year has gone, i hope the second half brings much move joy and discipline to me. I desire to change for the better in all ways.. Being good is hard, being bad is easy….nothing is easy.. the harder the better. Hope to stick on track for this few simple desires of mine:

1. Discipline

2. Get down to 15 % body fat.

3. Eat healthy

4. Drink healthy

5. Excercise regularly, at least 3 times a week.

6. Sleep at least 7 hours daily.

7. Read more

8. Get a new car

9. save more

10. stay humble.