Being a beginner at exercising

Came upon this post in Facebook..

Actually I don't find it funny. 

In fact, no one should.

In fact I think it's awesome that she continued moving even though she's not good in it. It's common for people to do the wrong moves. Just that she's doing it with those who are familiar with the moves, so she stands out as the "odd one". If I exercise with a group of pro instructors, I will be the odd one out too.. Then I should be laughed at?

Exercise should be encouraged. We should judge or laugh at a beginner. Anyway, we exercise to be healthy, not for show. So does it matter whether one does it beautifully or not? Those who find this funny.. Are YOU exercising like her although you can "do it better"? The only time we should pick on one's form when exercising is when he/she is doing wrongly and may get hurt.

I totally understand how hard it is to overcome the fears and actually start exercising (especially when we are so bad at it). We are self conscious and thinking, "Omg I must have looked so clumsy and ridiculous!" But we still try. So please don't laugh at us. Encourage us and give us time to improve instead. Practice makes perfect! ♥

In the past I didn't dare to attend exercise classes or go jogging.. Which in turn caused me to get fatter and fatter. (Haha!) But thanks to my FHI and Kpopx Fitness, I started exercising and now I feel A LOT more confident in myself. I actually attend exercise classes and jog on my own now. Even if I'm still not very good at it, my coordination has improved a lot and I always have fun during the sessions. 

(Once, I joined the exercises at this KpopX Fitness outdoor event and a stranger actually asked if I were one of the instructors. Wow! 我像吗?? *暗爽* LOL!)

Spread the love~~~♥

And if you haven't been exercising already, I highly recommend that you give it a try!
It has so many benefits! :)

KpopX Fitness - 3rd Year Anniversary! ♥♥♥

Just wanna say

First of all.. 

Congrats to Maddy and her (growing) team of cute / chio / yandao / stylo instructors!

They have worked really hard and I feel so happy for their achievements!

♥♥ KpopX Fighting! ♥♥

May them continue to soar to greater heights!

For the previous 2 years, I always couldn't make it to their anniversary event.

1st time was because I was overseas.

2nd time was because I was either overseas.. Or having chicken pox?

FINALLY THIS YEAR I COULD MAKE IT!!

(I was so excited!!)

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Woohoo!

Got free tixs from Maddy so I jio-ed Rae and Christina along!

Thanks babe! Chiu~♥

Disclaimer: I was not asked to blog about this by anyone from KpopX Fitness.

人家是自愿的啦~~ Haha!

Christina ♥ Rae ♥ Pris

Despite the haze, we still went ahead to the event.

Thought there'll be many people backing out on the event due to the haze..

BUT SURPRISE!

It was actually super crowded!

Glad that the haze didn't ruin the event for Maddy! :)

OOOH SOOO CUUUTE!!! ♥♥♥

Instructors should seriously wear like this to class sometimes! Heehee!

Was filming this when I heard this foreigner asking Rae and Christina..

"Are they celebrities?"

Heehee!! They sure shone like stars ya! ♥

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Some other random clips that I took.. 

WOOooo..!! So so fun!

OMG, that was a nice surprise.. MAPOSA by Hwangtaeji!!

Saw Alvin dance and I started wooooo-ing excitedly, much to the surprise of Rae and Christina!

哦不~~ 形象毁掉啦!

Opps! LOL!

But sorry ah, I couldn't control myself.. Hahaha!

太帅了!!!

(How I wish I can dance HALF as stylo as Alvin.. Envy max!)

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Fun Fact!

Even the KpopX Fitness (regular) participants have great stamina too!

Whoa! Saw many of them dancing vigorously along without rest! 

WOW! Don't play play hor!

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Enough of my poor quality videos.. 

Below are better ones!

Stolen videos from Kpopx's Youtube channel!

Heeheehee!

(Check out ALL their videos at Youtube: KPOPX FITNESS)

Omigosh! Not expectiing this but Alex looked soooooo cute in the dino costume!!

Alvin danced super well! #fangirl mode activated!

Super cute and fun song but it's very tiring too! Haha!

Alex looks very charming whenever he is doing his workouts too! ;)

Now that's the Alex I know.. Haha!

(Still, him wearing that cute dino costume was a nice surprise indeed!

原来他可以'酱'cute的wor!!)

Oh, how I wish I could take photos with all my favorite instructors!

They looked extra cute / chio / yandao that day!

*Fan girl mode activated*

Seriously I almost forgot it's supposed to be a "torturous" workout event..
WAY TOO FUN!

And I love the presentation..
Feels more like performance / concert / clubbing (*laughs*) and everything FUN!
And cute! And cool! And crazy!
And! And..!!

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Personally I feel that KpopX Fitness has the magical power..
To transform a person!
It gives us more confidence and charm!

I''m honestly not a confident person..
(Although I may act like I am confident.. But the truth is, I'm not. Really.)

But even I feel more confident *ahems* when I'm doing their workouts!

And oh! KpopX Fitness makes us sooo happy too!

(And perhaps a little 'high' as well? Haha!)

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And oh oh!

Do You Know..

They have various classes islandwide in Singapore!

And recently they expanded to Malaysia too!

Find out more at their website!

KPOPX FITNESS

Fighting!

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Note to self!

It was so contagious.. I can't help but groove along despite my tired body!! 

Gosh, I need to start training up for the next anniversary celebration!

I need better stamina to keep up with the energetic instructors! ♥

Today is an Active Day!

If only I can continue to be so hardworking always.. Haha!

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Today's schedule!

ZUMBA

8.30am - 9.30am at TPY Park!

This is a beginner class. (Or maybe Zumba Gold?)

Moves are easy to catch.. 

But after a while I kinda felt bored because the moves were rather repetitive.

Love the Body Combat part!

(Miss it so much! But I can't find any Body Combat classes from ActiveSG!)

Exercise is a lot more awesome-r when doing it with friends! :)

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Went home to bath, rest briefly and had a light lunch before I headed outta house again for..

KPOPX FITNESS

12 noon - 1pm at Bishan!

Ooh, I miss it so much!!

Today a participant took the initiative to buddy up with me as she thought I was new to KpopX and all alone. Aww.. So sweet of her! 

At the start of the class, Alvin (the instructor) saw me and said aloud, "Oh, you are here today!"

Then everyone turned to look at me! Paiseh sia! Hahaha! But I also felt somewhat flattered that Alvin noticed and publicly acknowledged my existence though! #CheapThrill #暗爽 Haha!

Wore a cap because I was lazy to style my fringe. And.. I can't figure out whether I am more confident to wear a cap in class because of KpopX or I am more confident in doing KpopX because I wore a cap..?

In the past I didn't dare to wear my cap in class because I didn't want to risk attracting any attention. Opps! 

Now? Wanna see me then see lor.. Muahaha!

Was happy that the older songs were chosen. Ah, fond memories and I still remember some of the moves. So nostalgic!

After the class..

Cap was soaked with sweat!

Clothes too but I shall not post them here.. Lol!

Ah~ Feels so good to sweat and burn!!

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After KpopX Fitness class, I went to AMK Hub~

FINALLY remembered to buy DUMBBELLS! YAY!!

PINK! ♥♥

No more excuse for me to do NOTHING for my arms now! Intending to use them everyday!

Slimmer arms, wait for me!! ;)

Sundown Marathon 2015

Well.. But I only went for 10km and not the marathon though! Heehee!

Getting ready to head for The Event!

While I was on my way to meet the rest of the FHI folks, I saw many others who are dressed in the same event tops! 

Felt so good to see so many fellow runners.. Even though we didn't know one another! Lots of friendly smiles everywhere! Loves how sport events can unite people! :)

Brought along my PINK lightsstick! Weeeeee~♥

Ooooh.. Starting soon! Love the atmosphere! So excited to run! ♥

Woooohoooo~~

But..

Several

flag-offs

later

...

We were still at the starting point, queuing for our turn to flag off..

Aiyo.. We sianz-ed half already. T.T

But I guess they had to do that to avoid over-crowding..

After about 15, 20 minutes later..

Finally we could GO! AT LAST!! Chiong ah!! ♥

And 1 hour plus later.. We completed the run! Yay! ♥

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Surprisingly, the run didn't seem that tedious as compared to the Great Eastern Women's Run that I ran 2 years ago. Maybe because this was done at night bah! Plus the night scenery was really beautiful!! Quite enjoyable, in fact! 

(Phern said maybe it's also because I'm fitter than I used to be. Oh yeah!)

But alas.. Halfway through, I began to experience cramps.. (Thanks to my "auntie" lah.. Of all days!! Sob sob!)

Nonetheless.. I feel glad that I managed to complete it despite the cramps!

Just kinda disappointed that my timing won't be better than my previous one.

Would be good if my timing is improved.. 

But well, I guess it's more important that I didn't give up and kept going despite the difficulties!

Saw some who were fatter, older than me.. And yet, they kept going on!

Well done!, everyone! Very inspiring indeed! :)

PERHAPS I should make it a habit to run once a week again. At least 2.4km?

Let me think about it. Haha!

Gotta buy a new pair of running shoes though! My current pair is quite worn out and I got blisters now. >.<

Resuming my healthy routine!!

Alrite!! *With renewed determination!*

Been slacking for way, way too long!
Now that my projects are all completed and submitted, I need to resume my healthy lifestyle!!
Went cycling for a short while last night.

And I started doing this before bedtime!


But without the weights though. I need to get a pair of weights..!!

Of course, just working on the arms ain't enough.
Shall work on my arms and..

..Stomach tonight!

Good luck to me!

Go go fighting!

Achievement Unlocked!

YES I DID!

Another childhood dream fulfilled!

Today's FHI outing.. Cycling at East Coast Park!

Even though I can cycle now, I still lacked confidence.

Was kinda worried and my mind started to generate lots of random questions.. 

What if I'm not used to the bicycle there? 

What if I forgot how to cycle?

What if I knock someone down?

What if I fall down?

My worries lessened a lot after I started cycling. Haha!

And after cycling for a while. I began to feel A LOT more confident.

Okay, I can really cycle now.. I guess!

I CAN REALLY CYCLE NOW! WOOHOO!

In fact, I could even admiring the scenery and enjoy the cycling process!

Love going down the slopes (not too steep!) and feeling the wind tease my hair!

After cycling for an hour, it was time to go home.

Tired but very, very happy.

When I was young, I couldn't join my friends because I didn't know how to cycle.

But today, I could cycle with my colleagues!

Although I still cannot cycle very well yet, it was a huge achievement for me!

And I was happy to know that I can control the bicycle better now!

好开心耶!

I will continue to practise cycling!