Biking / Cycling / Bicycling

Feeling the breeze of the air whispering at both side of your ears, and seeing moving clouds are considerably one of simple pleasures of life. I knew some of you would prefer their car’s window open while driving just to let the air tap your cheeks. It gives soothing feeling right?

That’s what I love about biking. Biking will make you enjoy these, as well as the both benefits of exercise and relaxation. If you are like me whose fats got stock at most on the legs rather than having evenly distributed fats, then you try biking – to tighten that legs and get in shape. Charge that to a FITNESS expert (wishful thinking).

I like it better than any form of exercise; it does not keep me off my sedentary lifestyle. Hehehe.

The bike I am using above is a portable folding bike. How cool can that be?

It can fit in your car’s back compartment.

However, you will feel awkward using it if your body built is colossal like our model (colossal is huge in other term hehehe, I just made it sound muscular).  

Though you will find the wheels small compared to most bikes; you’ll go distant with it. In fact, I circled the entire UP. It’s actually easy to pedal; it doesn’t tire out my leg that much even when pedalling on leaning path. But it caused contusion on my right knee, the handlebar was low and keeps banging my knee when pedaling. Well, I didn't mind. I didn't notice it not until I stopped.

It is just right for women.

Being a pro-environment, I convince you use environmentally sustainable form of transport such as bike. Yes you can live an active at the same time environmental-friendly lifestyle!

I am really enjoying this bike. I am going to buy one for myself soon.

FYI: The bike is made of Dahon, este by Dahon. You can check their site http://www.dahon.com/

Cheers!

Jack

Live Healthy! Jog at UP

This year started really really good. I had a good feeling this year will be a very good year for me. I have achieved so much in the first three weeks of this year:

Week 1 – Met new people/friends 

Week 2 – Passed a certification.

Week 3 – Started weekly exercise, which will be a weekly routine from now.

Meeting new friends, taking certifications are 2010 resolution of mine that I haven’t met. Exercising I met it so so by doing my daily 30 count sit-up. I think I need more it doesn't show any improvements on my body.

Exercising is still a goal of me that I want to carry out the entire year. And so for the third week of this year, I and my office friend tried out to jog at UP (University of the Philippines).

What I like about jogging here is it’s free and you engage with mother nature too which I like. The full grown trees serves as your natural umbrella from the sun’s burning heat. When we went there, the weather was just right, not that hot and you don’t need sunblock.  

And what’s even more motivating to exercise at UP is that, food is available anywhere!

You can eat at food stall

Call Manong mang- tataho

Sweet corn

Pichi pichi

So if you are the type who want to exercise but want to retain that fats you have been taking care of, then UP is just perfect for you.

I’ll give an example. FYI, the calorie you burn in a kilometre run varies depending on your age, sex and weight. Let’s say you are an average size (assuming you are cause you are not, if not then what made you interested reading this?). For an average sized person you may burn approximately 166 calories in a kilometre run (source). To make up the 166 calories you burned in a kilometre run (which roughly the size of the entire UP running lane, or a one lap run), here are the options:

Option 1: Buy sweet corn, make it three. A cup of corn kernels contains 165 calories

Option 2: Drink taho, make it five. 100 grams of soya drink (1 taho cup) contains 35 calories

Option 3: Drive thru at McDo and buy their medium sized French fries. It contains 380 calories (source). So double your laps,  run 2.5 kilometers, before choosing this option.

Hehehe.

Imagine? You need to run 2 kilometers to burn the calories you gained from eating French fries! No wonder Jollibee is plump, and why Ronald McDonald is slim? 

I hope my Week 4 would be a lot better. I'm waiting for a job offer. Hihihi. 


Cheers!

Jack