The 5-5-5 Workout

So my 'workout buddy' (yep, that's what she's called now) tried to find a more effective way to do cardio while using gym equipment. And she read that one of the most effective workouts would be to basically pump out everything you've got for 30 minutes without a pause or a break. 

10 minute segments on each of these three equipment: the treadmill (classic gym equipment), the elliptical (everyone's biggest nemesis but secretly your best friend), and the exercise bike (I hate the stationary bike. I don't know what it's positives are).

So that means 10 minutes on the treadmill, 10 minutes on the elliptical, 10 minutes on the bike. From what I understand that's the order you're supposed to do them in. No pauses, no breaks (drink water while moving between machines!), no slow-downs or cool-downs til the end. 

We did our own version of what I'm calling The 10-10-10 Workout - we did The 5-5-5 Workout version. Same deal, just for 5 minutes on each machine.

I was super surprised (and this is why this post is tagged as Resolutions 2011) that I could handle running on the treadmill for 6 minutes at 7.8 speed (who really knows what that means, it's just the number that was there). 6 minutes got me to about 800m. Which meant that if I kept running at the same speed, at the same pace, I would get to 1.6km (aka 1 mile) in 12 minutes.

Yea, yea. It is a pretty sucky time for a mile run but I have not run a mile in the LONGEST TIME. I have the worst stamina, the worst breathing - just the worst everything!! 

Anyways. I kinda like the 5-5-5 version of this workout. I think I might try the 10-10-10 version tomorrow after work. 

Let's see if I can do the mile in 10 minutes. Else, I better run the mile first and then switch to the other machines :)

Alright. Peace lovelies. It's Friday tomorrow. Get the TGIF banners ready!

Til the next post!!

It's all about the music!

It's Monday. 

I had pretty much nothing for lunch. 

I didn't want to workout. 

Like seriously, working out was the LAST thing on my mind even though I did bring my workout gear with me to work so that I could just head to the gym after work for SL's 3.30pm KB. 

After work. I literally CONVINCED myself that I would just go home and do nothing. I got on the bus and started listening to Like A G6 by Far East Movement. The song just kind made me want to workout. May sound weird, but I wanted to look fly like a G6. No joke.

Anyways. Finally made it to the gym. KB was amazing. I swear, the two times I've been to that class, I feel they've been my best sessions!


I tried to get myself really into but I couldn't. UNTIL.... Kelly Rowland & David Guetta's Commander came on the instructor's playlist. That song PUMPED ME UP! I swear it was a weird feeling. I started singing along in my head and I just got really into the workout. 


At one point, Fat Boy Slim's Rockafella Skank played as well! Got even doubly pumped!


Made me realize that the music you listen to, especially when you exercise, can have a serious effect on what you are doing at that moment! It can cause you to speed up, slow down, chill out, push harder. 


I am on the hunt for great workout tunes. Any suggestions?


Peace lovelies.

Til the next post.

Makeup Fun!

A quick update on the makeup artistry situation. 

I had my first lesson/class on Friday night and it was AMAZING.

Being there reminded me even more of how much I love makeup and how much I want to be able to work on makeup being a part of my future career.

I always thought that maybe going to makeup school wasn't as important as the experience of doing makeup but I kinda realized that even as an established makeup artist, you can always go back and relearn the basics. Kinda like the old "learn, unlearn, relearn" cycle. It made me realize that I do want to be trained by some of the world's leading experts in makeup! 

For now, I am happy with the Friday night classes (5 more to go!). I will be saving up my dosh in order to begin classes with MUFE in the fall.

Anyhow, quick recap. We were taught how to create a perfect base with foundation, concealer and contouring. I even got praised by the instructor saying that I made my sister's face look really natural and yet made up at the same time!

Life is good right now :) Heading to the library later to pick up more makeup books. Can't wait for my books to arrive in the mail soon!!


Peace lovelies!


Til the next post!

Remember Ben?

If you don't remember my post on Ben, click here. 

I was innocently watching Fox News the other day and guess what? Ben was on as part of one of them Health/Medicine segments! They were talking about his weight loss and basically how he lost weight just by running! 

Kinda jolted my memory about my 2011 Resolutions that I've not been following for the first full week of 2011. :( Well I hope to be able to pick it up again tomorrow. I am going to be bringing my gym clothes to work and I hope to be able to catch the 3.30 KB class. 

It made me realize that it's important to have inspiration around you so that you are reminded of your goals and targets. 

I also decided to add a 5km run into my goals for this year. I was to be able to run 5km in less than 30minutes. I think it might be a lot of work but maybe if I work on it, by July's Shape Run, I might just be able to pull it off!! 

Remember to keep the inspiration around you lovies!

Peace lovelies!

Til the next post!

The Rocky Horror Show

I am no longer a 'Rocky Horror Virgin'! 

The acclaimed musical graced our shores as part of their Australasian Tour and I count myself lucky to be able to watch it! 


I won't be questioning anyone's intelligence with the synopsis of the musical but just know that it is a totally out of this world conceptual plot. Sure you've heard some stuff about the show and you know that it's kinda about Brad & Janet but you will seriously be WOW'd by the whole performance. The cast have amazing voices (and BODIES!) and even though Hossan Leong seemed a little out of place being the narrator, it was an enjoyable show through and through. 


One of the highlights of the whole show was us getting a free upgrade of SEATS! We paid for Cat 3 seats in Circle 2 of the Esplanade Theater (pretty good seats!!), but because there were so little people watching the matinee show, they upgraded everyone's seats! We sat in the Foyer Stalls! Amazing seats, we were so amazingly close to the cast (OK, maybe not as close as the front row people but CLOSE ENOUGH to be able to see everything!!). Now I feel as though I should fork out the extra dosh whenever watching a play to be able to have such amazing seats!

And because I seem to be the Queen of Trivial Facts around these parts, here's one for all of you! The motion picture was screened Singas in 2003 but was heavily edited! And that too was after the 30 year ban on the show for it's raunchy themes and costumes! And apparently the musical was in town in 1993 (only 20 years after its debut in London's West End!) but that too was heavily edited!! 


Now all I can think about is getting a soundtrack to the musical, getting my hands on a copy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show DVD (if there even is ONE!) and singing along to 'Let's Do The Time Warp Again!'. 


Hopefully everyone gets to go out and watch it before it leaves our shores next weekend!


Peace lovelies!


Til the next post!