http://figur8.net/sports The Passion for Sports Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:59:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a while since I've done a fit ball workout so I dusted off my good old 3-in-1 Ball workout DVDs and decided to give the Ball and Band disc a go.  The Ball and Band disc runs for 106 minutes and contains three workouts of differing levels.  I ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/12/01/week-five-day-1-3-in-1-ball/ Here are my Go Workout Mom goal achievements for last week: Monday - 50 minutes Total Yoga Flow Series: Fire Tuesday - 20 minutes Yogalates Wednesday - 40 minutes The Method Pilates: Dynamic Firming and Flexing Friday - 50 minutes Kathy Smith Yoga Sculpt My goal is to complete 3 home workout sessions using DVDs of at ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/30/go-workout-mom-week-4-summary-and-assessment/ Despite having a break yesterday, I still felt like I wanted another break day today.  Maybe it was because I had to sleep in my son's cot last night so I didn't get a good night's rest, maybe it was because I ended up carrying my son around everywhere when ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/28/week-four-day-4-kathy-smiths-yoga-sculpt/ Yay!  I won the prize for the week on Go Workout Mom for last week's efforts.  I wonder what the prize is? Today, I tried out the DVD I bought called Pilates Dynamic Body Makeover by The Method. As I mentioned in an earlier post, there are three discs in this set.  I ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/26/week-four-day-3-the-method-pilates/ In all honesty, it was a real struggle to workout today.  I fell asleep with my son while trying to get him to nap and when we woke up, I was sorely tempted to skip my workout.  I'm ashamed to admit it but I was also secretly glad when Gavin ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/25/week-four-day-2-yogalates/ There is something significant about being able to maintain your workout program for the first month.  It's like quitting a bad habit and until you hit that specific target, your chances of failure are still very high.  In this case, the likelihood of dropping the program decreases the longer you ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/24/week-four-day-1-total-yoga-flow-series-fire/ I took a two day break from exercising because I was just too knackered to do anything.  I went out with Gavin a couple of times and by the time I brought him home, I'd crash with him when he took his afternoon nap.  By the time we wake up, ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/23/week-three-day-5-yoga-10-minute-solution/ When I got married, I slowed down the pace of my rock climbing.  Then when I found out I was pregnant with my son, I stopped altogether.  I decided that if the hubby could give up his penchant for fast cars and take up the responsibility that goes with being ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/22/climbing-at-57/ I took my son to Midvalley Megamall and The Gardens today and bought myself a set of 2 pound hand weights for about RM17.  Since I had the new hand weights, I decided to deviate from the plan to make this week a yoga week and try out the sculpt ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/20/week-three-day-4-pilates-10-minute-solution/ I bought the Total Yoga Flow Series VCDs at the airport in Singapore quite a number of years ago when I was working in Colgate.  I can't say I ever had the time to use it more than once or twice.  In fact, I never even opened the Total Yoga: ... http://figur8.net/sports/2008/11/19/week-three-day-3-total-yoga-flow-series-water/