Thursday 13 November 2014

7min Workout by UOVO and Me

Blogger on mobile doesn't really work eh? It just doesn't work for me, as I've lost count on how many times that I'd (try and) blog-on-the-go; it just got worse on the few occasions that I manage to put into action and blog on the Samsung Mega as it reverted to a non-data device.

Anyhow, I lost a whole good draft (which I thought I did it under WiFi) and yeah perhaps I was just exhausted from my little adventure.
I'll try to recount what was lost in between drafts.



The 7-Minute Workout App & Me

Yes.
I work-out.

Undisputed & (un)certifiably unfit for my age; I was somehow looking at means to look after my health (and actually heeding numerous advises) and hopefully avert what plagues me/ and at least last longer when I finally organize a b-ball session with the old schoolmates.
Aside from the ever present backache, I'll get my shoulder tightened up with the neck frozen in whichever way twice a year. Bad sleeping habits, unbalanced diet, absolutely zero exercise (holding/occasionally swinging a vibrating controller in front of the telly is as close as I get physically) are among my vices including imbibing and fagging my way through.
I've never really gotten the balls (and dough) to go for a med check-up, but hey, one is aware of how sorry their ass is without the need to consult a professional.
Of course, my usual acupuncturist/witch doctor already told me so every.single.time when I visit him with my contorted head.

Damn I still feel like these arms ain't mine, even hours after my work-out!

Anyhow, I'll bridge the missing link ~ I work from "home" these days and I kinda have a bit of time if I do make a slot: so I had the brillo idea last week to put the only pair of cross-training footwear (aged a good terrible 3 years, I think) to use and brought it over, (of course it took another 2 days in procrastinating of not bringing along a towel to shower thereafter before/ I should bring/load my iPhone with some tunes/ and nicking P's phone-armband-headphones etc) I finally manned-up and went for a jog at the small park behind.
I guess I was wise enough to limit myself to just 3 laps + a bit of stretching and shite; but hey I was pouring helter-skelter once I got back. Sore thighs throughout the weekend coupled with the bloody rain meant I did nada until, well today.
Still without a towel (and iTunes still trying to sell me music + no way I'd lug around the Mega through the park LOL) I decided today is the day I better be resuming or I'd never.

So, I suited up.
But somehow I had an epiphany to check an app or two out, just for the sake of an extended warm-up before I hit the streets.(ba dum tss)
I re-installed Nike+ Running from iCloud (yes, there wasn't any real data from the pre-wiped era; one of the many fitness apps that wasn't utilized then) and somehow I found this 7min WorkOut from UOVO
"Hmm, a 7 minute warm-up set sounds sweet!" or so I thought.

My ass

  
Start screen. Simplistic, I love it.

Nifty
Well, its 30 seconds rep of each with (a very faster than usual) a 10 seconds break all in all 7 minutes.
Seems easy enough eh?
The Easier First Half
 Not too bad, Jumping Jacks and Wall Sits.











Uh-Oh


Oh crap.
I have no idea what I got myself into. Prior to this I have absolute no idea most of the work-out terminology.
I thought planking was some sort of dance move or some hippie-esque pirate jabberish, damn I did the single-armed plank today and I pushed myself to actually do some push-ups.
(yes, I entered my cheat-codes like some throughout my entire school uniformed outfits in doing push-ups; of course I know I got some leniency with my stick thin wrists)






Cute, eh?
gawdddddddd























With bronchial running overdrive, arms a-blazing and jelly legs 7 minutes later, I was actually quite happy that I did a wee bit of my babysteps in getting on track. I could so hear an imaginary "Achievement Unlocked" chime when I was gasping for air, and getting motivated with this tomorrow.
Yesshh Masstahhh
I'm thinking of unlocking the premium features after my targeted 7 day try-out. As I am weblogging this, I ran a search on Google Play but alas it's only on iOS at the moment, though I found a whole lotta other 7 Minute apps instead.

Oh, I didn't continue with a run today. Come on, baby steps, remember?