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TnT's Workout Blog

"Are you guys runners? You look like runners.
They are my favorite kind of people."
 - Christy Shimp
@ Fri 31/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course Pasir Panjang to West Coast Road
Distance 6K
Time 2*16min
Comments Ave 129, max 139. We ran to the nearest SAM machine, located at the post office near West Coast Plaza, to purchase ticket for tonight's movies.
@ Thu 30/10/2008
Exercise ABT
Time 60:00
Comments Low tempo abs, butts, and thighs workout. We went through various relatively long series of exercises. This is much more versatile class than BodyPump. However, the instructor did not do the warmup to the rhythm of the music, which I found a bit disturbing.
@ Wed 29/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course West Coast Park
Distance 7.77K (7210 steps)
Time 40:34
Comments Ave 136, hot and humid, no breeze, thunder in the vicinity. First time I felt being awake in the Wednesday morning run.Tomi felt good, too.
@ Mon 27/10/2008
Exercise Bicycling
Course Tuas Checkpoint
Distance 51.85K
Time 3:06'05
Comments Our first real bicycle trip in this country together. Tomi has done some shorter trips to have lunch in nearby food centres. We start at noon and ride to the westmost part of the country, to Tuas Checkpoint. On our way we locate the Tiger brewery. We find out that crossing to Malaysia on bicycles is not possible because of the expressway. We are not planning to go over, though. We turn back and visit the Nanyang Technological University Campus. What a beautiful campus they have. Like NUS, it is located on a hill.
@ Sun 26/10/2008
Comments We visited again one of our favorite places in our neighborhood, the HortPark. This time we shopped for some household plants. They will be delivered on Tuesday. Despite the overcast, this has been a very warm day. We perspired profusely after taking the nature trail in the Kent Ridge Park. Up and down it goes along the ridge.
@ Sat 25/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course West Coast Park
Distance 7.12K (6605 steps)
Time 37:48
Comments Ave 142, max 155. Tei went for a run while Tomi was in a cardiac ultrasound scan at the National Heart Center. Very very hot day. A nice breeze though, which time to time increased to a significant headwind.
@ Fri 24/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course Treadmill (FitnessFirst)
Time 22:38
Comments Ave 146, max 160. We planned for a 30-minute exercise, but had to cut it short, since we had to hurry to dinner with some colleagues. We ran some 3-minute inverval increasing the speed from 8.5 to 11kph.
@ Thu 23/10/2008
Exercise Personal trainer
Time 45:00
Comments I had my free session with the personal trainer (the same guy Tomi had on Tuesday). First, he made me run on the treadmill for five minutes. Then I had to do several long series of squats and lunges, and finally some lower back and abs, and finish with two one-minute planks.

Tomi visited the gym earlier during the day. We both received FitnessFirst backpacks, tees, headphones, and water bottles as welcome gifts. Nice move, but we already have enough stuff.
@ Wed 22/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course West Coast Park
Distance 7.7K
Time 40:00
Comments Ave 141, max 146 (in the end). My heart rate monitor has a new battery, but I forgot the pedometer. Nice run in the morning of what is going to be a very hot day.
@ Tue 21/10/2008
Exercise Elliptical trainer
Time 30:00
Comments Our membership in FitnessFirst comes with one free session with a personal trainer. Tomi used his session today. Meanwhile I spent a half an hour on an elliptical trainer --- it has been years since the last time I used the equipment so it took some time to gain coordination. I'll meet my personal trainer on Thursday (actually the same guy that trained Tomi today; made him do crunches, planks, and some weight training)
@ Sun 19/10/2008
Exercise BodyBalance
Time 60:00
Comments This is another LesMills workout, a mixture of Pilates and Taiji, stretching, and what else. Pretty hard stuff after yesterday's Pump. After the session we visit the SkyGarden on the 23rd level of Fusionopolis to enjoy the magnificient view.
@ Sat 18/10/2008
Exercise BodyPump
Time 60:00
Comments Every week or rather weekend we have progressed in our settling in process: first we dealt with the apartment --- our home --- and this weekend it was time to get our fitness regime in shape. We took advantage of a free one-day pass to the FitnessFirst health club located on top of Fusionopolis, where I work. We reviewed the premises, attended the BodyPump session and then joined the club as happy members.
@ Wed 15/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course West Coast Park
Distance 5.51K (5103 steps)
Time 35:00
Comments My heart rate monitor is still out of battery --- I have not had any luck in finding the correct type in stores. Perhaps I need to get a new monitor. Suunto has a new fancy model for women for a reasonable price :) About the run: it was somewhat hot already at 8AM, and no breeze. We ran exactly the same route as on Monday, but I ran it slightly faster: that explains the discrepancy in the distance and the step count --- or does it?
@ Tue 14/10/2008
Exercise Swimming
Course Murano
Comments Tomi bought us nice kickboards today. We took advantage of our cool pool again and tested the boards for some 30 minutes.
@ Mon 13/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course West Coast Park
Distance 7.73K (7172 steps)
Time 40:28
Comments The sun was already down when we started, and despite the streetlights the park is dark to run. Luckily, it was a bit cooler, even if weather.yahoo.com threatened with "feels like +36C".
@ Sun 12/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course West Coast Recreation Centre
Distance 8.2K
Time 53:51
Comments Very hot morning to run. We checked the place called West Coast Recreation Centre, in which facilities for various activities, such as gym and a ballet school, are located. There is also a track-and-field stadium next to it. That's our nearest place to do speed intervals. However, this morning it was way too warm to run in such a place without any shade from the sun.
Exercise Swim
Course Murano
Comments We tested our condo's swimming pool. Very nice 25-meter pool conveniently located.
@ Wed 08/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course West Coast Park
Distance 6.3K (5823 steps)
Time 38:30
Comments My heart rate monitor died out on Sunday, so there are no numbers available. The morning was a bit cooler than usual, still Tomi's heart rate was relatively high (around 165). So, we cut the run a little short.
@ Sun 05/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course Pandan reservoir
Distance 19.26K (17835 steps)
Time 1:46:00 (Tei), 2:02 (Tomi)
Comments Cloudy, rain, and also thunder nearby. It is about 6 kilometers to the reservoir on the West Coast road, and 6.5 kilometers around the lake. So, this was our first long run here, and it went pretty well --- Tomi may disagree. Probably, the rain helped a bit too, and the nice breeze from the ocean. Another plus side is that the route is completely flat. A downside is that part of it runs next to a busy highway. We spotted a monitor lizard, several turtles, and a couple of herons by the reservoir.
@ Sat 04/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course Clementi Woods - West Coast Park
Distance 8.39K (7769 steps)
Time 45:30
Comments Ave 140, max 159, sunny, hot, Our landlord informed us about West Coast Plaza, a new shopping mall that will open within two kilometers from us. So, we ran to check the place; it is very much under construction still. Hopefully, it will be of some help in our (grocery) shopping needs.
@ Wed 01/10/2008
Exercise Run
Course Kent Ridge Park
Distance 6.78K (6286 steps)
Time 44:13
Comments Ave 136, max 160, cloudy. Nice, cool morning for a run. This environment is a real test for how good shape one is in: it is hot, humid, and hilly here.

We do not spend the rest of the day inactive, though. It is another great day for exploration --- not sunny, but pretty warm. First, we try to find ourselves throught the NUS campus again. It just does not work out, but we almost end up in a dead end in a dorm complex from which there seems to be no way out or in. Eventually we find a straircase accidentally left open.

We continue through Science Park I to Kent Ridge Park and the Hortpark. We check the Hortmart, a place to shop for potted plants for our apartment and the balcony. They have some awesome big plants.

From the Hortpark we take Alexandra Walkway to Telok Blangah Hill Park, and the Henderson Waves to Mt Faber Park. The first one is an elevated metal bridge that goes in heights through a secondary forest. The walkway is extremely popular: someone even tries to run there. Henderson Waves is a fancy pedestrian bridge that goes over Henderson Road. With its height of 36 meters it is the highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore. The deck is also more than 70 meters above the sea level. Both bridges are part of the Southern Ridges, a connected park system that stretches over nine kilometers of green area constisting of Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Kent Ridge Park, and West Coast Park.

In case you wonder why we spent all day sightseeing instead of working, it is a national holiday today, Hari Raya Puasa .