Necessary Evil

I have a spinning bike at home. Used to have a treadmill too but the motor broke down and it cost RM900 to replace just the damn motor. To buy a new one would cost a few thousand. Evil, these machines! Hahaha

Anyway, got this bike about a year and half ago, for the purpose of cross-training and another option if I can't run outside. I don't really like to cycle and sitting on one for a "mere" 40min is actually murder on the bum for me. Then try simulating a hill climb on that dratted spinning bike and ugh...

LOL As I said, it's my necessary evil. ;-)

I haven't been to a gym in ages now. I have my "evil" bike and an equally "evil" apartment's stairs to complement my running. Once in a blue moon, I'd spent time in the apartment's pool. No, am not exactly jumping in joy when I need to do them but I do anyway. (Just like when I did the 5 sets of 15 floor stairs the other day)

Used to be a gym rat, me; yonks ago. But at that time, I was more focused in getting a strong upper body and I did a lot of strength training (read : weights) and cardio was just a mean of warming up and burning calories. 

Why the need for strength?

To bee able to do this with ease. Son didn't like to sit in stroller when he was a baby and toddler so either one of us would carry him around when he's tired. Try walking from 8am to 5pm and you can't blame a 9 year old for wanting a piggy-back ride. (Can't do this anymore now. He's too big for it!)

I used to wake up really early and go to the gym 5 times a week at 6.30am. No time? Well, I guess I was really lucky I could allocate 6.30am-8.00am for gym before heading to work. I know many don't even have that luxury. Having way too much free time always have its perks. ^^

Now, I'm still pretty lucky I guess cos there are still time for me to run albeit not as long as I'd love to. Ah well... 30min a day is still good. I probably could do more but then I'd be losing sleep pulak. Better than nothing. Better than just giving excuses.