California Fitness - Part 2

Created on Thursday, 27 February 2008
Edited on Monday, 3 March 2008

It has been two months plus being a member of California Fitness (CF). So, how am I doing so far? Let's start with the month of January. In the month of January, if I go every Monday, Wednesday, Friday (if you are wonder, my membership only allow me to go on these days), in total there are 14 days. I went for 12 days and missed 2 days. I can't remember the reason of the first miss but for the second one, it was due to dizziness. I have calculated, my attendance is 86%. For February, in total there are 13 days. I went for 12 days and missed 1 day (due to some reasons. Hehe ... ). So, my attendance is 92%. I think if I manage to keep up my future monthly attendance of at least 80% is good enough already.

Don't feel discouraged if you have stopped exercising. You can surely get it back. Yes, it is difficult to get started again especially after some long break. But, the trick is actually the first move. If you can overcome the first move, your second exercise session will be coming soon. Another trick is the mind. Sometimes, we need to use our mental strength to do certain the right thing.

My average workout duration per visit is 30 minutes (This means it cost me RM10 for a 30 minutes of workout at CF). This is because I usually go during my lunch hour. Why lunch hour? My thought is if I have some exercise, I will feel more fresh in the afternoon, so that I can be more productive at work and less rely on caffein like coffee which is not too healthy. And, indeed it does. What exercise I do there usually? Usually, I will start out with 10 minutes of jogging using the treadmill machine. Then, I will spend the rest of my time for body building and streching. After I make a few rounds of weight lifting, example at the biseps, I will some stretching. Reason behind is when I stretch, I can rest the muscle at the same time. This is to save time. Remember, I just have around 30 minutes only to cover everything. :D

What is treadmill? It is an exercise machine which consists of a moving strip or two step-like parts on which you walk without moving forward. [Source: Cambridge Advance Learner's Dictionary]

Currently, my weight is 56.5 kg and my goal is 60 kg. This means I need another 3.5 kg. And this 3.5 kg will be either comes from fat or muscle. Of course, I want muscle, right? That's what I am working at, to build this 3.5 kg of muscle and it is not easy. And a month of body-building like this, my weight is still the same. This mean that I gotta work harder and perhaps I also need to take those protein which is meant for body-building, instead of Amway's protein. I think the protein from Amway is not for muscle building type.

It is good for you to record down some details each time you go for workout. These details help you to keep track of yourself. Example, if you did well, then you don't have to doubt if you did well or not because statistic won't lie.

Who do I usually go with? Most of the time I go alone. The reason is because I go during my lunch hour. I don't know if there is anyone is a member of CF from my own department. But even there is, I think he / she most like won't be joining me going to CF during lunch time.

What about my lunch? At the beginning, I just 'ta pau' something like bread to eat later of the day after the workout since I have used up my lunch time. After a while, I realize that I don't have much appetite after the workout. So, I have a new diet for my lunch. Recently, I begin to drink this healthy drink which consists of a packet of Amway's Positrim, mix with 1.5 scope of Amway's protein. This drink was introduced by my mother. I tried it and it tastes good. If I have workout on that day, in the morning, I just need to bring a packet of Positrim, together with 1.5 scope of protein into a shaker and bring that shaker of course.

What is Positrim Drink Mix? It is a meal replacement for weight control consisting of flavoured nonfat milk powder sweetened with fructose, with added vitamins and minerals. [Source: from the label on the box of Nutrilite Positrim Drink Mix]


After my workout, I will buy a bottle of cold mineral water and one light food, example, bread. Then, when I reach office, I will take this one small bread and make my drink. First, I open up the Positrim and pour it inside the shaker. Then, I pour that cold mineral water into the shaker and shake it a few times. Then, I can drink it already while eating that small bread. The reason why I still eat that small bread because my thought is nutrien or vitamins will be no effect without combining with some food.

Shaker is something you use it to mix anything, especially liquid and powder.
When you use the shaker, don't shake too much because you might get wind due to that.



In summary, I think I'm doing pretty okay so far for January and February. But, the challenge is to maintain it and to make this exercise as my habit and my health lifestyle.