Sloth, One Of the Seven Deadly Sins

These lazy hazy days of summer. Air quality begins to deteriorate yet again; I guess we have our neighbours to blame, it's always them anyway. That there are vehicles on our roads spouting thick billows of dark smoke is secondary. It's always the neighbours' fault. With the enveloping smog, the excuses not to exercise also increase.

Nevertheless, I managed to get myself to the gym for the usual body pump class, with YI, who this time had less running commentary in between tracks, and managed to complete 10 tracks in 55 minutes. (it's a 45 minute class, with a 10 minute buffer with the next) The class seems to be getting more crowded actually, though when I first arrived, about 4.30pm, there was only one other board set up. As I looked around, I realised I know almost half the class, by name. Not a bad assortment of tracks, voodoo child, summer rain, carwash..... with my elbow still not properly healed, shoulder track is an easy track for me now that I only carry donuts.

Now, why I really felt like a sloth was the fact that after the class, EVERYONE I knew there proceed for further exercise, either on the treadmills, or the following body jam class (incidentally, bumped into young wolf), or the step machine....some form of cardio. I used to do this during the days of Lisa Jones, ie, cycle after body pump. But that was a whole year ago, and I am a whole lot closer to 40 now....anyway, with mp3 player in tow, (not i-pod, cant afford those), I head down to the treadmill, bumped into YI who says, "what? you're going to the treadmill"? That is like telling a person standing on the edge of the cliff, "yar, here, jump, let me give you a slight nudge". I was tempted to say, "actually, no, you've made me realise how much I don't want to do this".

I'm not sure if those calorie counters on the treadmill are accurate, or even remotely so. Anyway, at a 15% incline, (the max), at 6 kph, one can burn 810 calories in an hour. So, there I was, at that incline and speed, and had reached 100 over calories in 10 minutes, and I noticed the guy next to me, who was jogging on a flat, at 8kph, had only burnt 140 calories in 24 minutes. Hey, let me climb every mountain.....

Now, it seems that the bestowing of HK matinee idol title, plus nickname, plus pimping on Shades site, has really boosted his popularity. (His as in "Leon Lai Ming") Got a text informing me that his subang combat class, at 9.45 pm, was packed!!!! 30 ppl. Last week was only 12!!! Also his Curve class on Saturday, which I missed, was also packed!!! So, looks like regardless of the photo that shades put up, Leon's popularity seems to have soared....Do you hear the People Sing???