GreySneakers Diaries

Music can sooth the savage beast (unless you play them Metallica numbers from the late 80s...) I've been experimenting with music since I was small. I'm no musician and when I say experimenting it's more towards testing how the genre fit to my own ears. And guess what, we should also test how they fit with the rhythm of our hearts too. There are many health articles published which relate to genre of music and how each of them can affect your way of thinking and certain physical reactions. Take classical music for an instance. Studies found that it's best to play it at restaurants and while studying (I suppose it's more suitable for students who are trying to memorize facts). Classical music is known for its smooth and harmonious sound which helps us to eat slower and giving the body ample time for better digestion. Same goes for the students. They need to digest and memorize facts. Classical music's tempo tells the brain to take its time processing informat...

The Power Of Love Love has the power to break all chains  - Swim the deepest seas  - Endure the strongest pains  - Love is the glow in the darkest night leading you on until you have sight.  - Cristoto *Images from fanpop.com

I found this really interesting article on cardio exercise . I have to agree with the author (who happens to be a certified trainer with vast experience in helping people get fit, lose weight and achieve impossible dreams.... having a six-pack for example). Traditional cardio exercise is seriously boring. I admit I was torturing myself when I did cardio training on those machines. Lately I only spent 15 minutes on each trainer. There's no fun in doing cardio. You get to watch TV and listen to music but the quality of exercise is questionable. I tend to give up easily when I do cardio especially when there's no personal trainer to push and motivate me. I was always like, well.... there's nothing to chase, I'm not in a hurry. So the exercise became a walk in the park and the result was disappointing. I noticed that I started to lose some weight and getting a more toned body after I frequently joined BodyCombat and BodyPump classes. BodyCombat is a lot of fun. I ge...

For a better health and happier life, sleep more. Seriously.... it solves a lot of things while giving your body and mind the much needed rest. When you decide to sleep on a certain matter, you'll get a better resolution the next day. *Image from weheartit.com

It's a movie with quite an unusual backdrop : Beirut. When all I could think of was oppression and war, the movie gave me a totally different view on the women at that side of the world. One woman was having an affair with a married man. One woman was having trouble accepting the fact that she's growing old. One woman found herself attracted to beautiful women. One woman was a muslim, about to get married but kept a dark secret from her fiancee. One selfless woman had to take care of her elder and senile sister. The movie also showed the other sides of the story. One woman, who's trying to please the husband without knowing that he's seeing another woman. One man, who was admiring a woman he couldn't get from far. One husband who neglected his wife and kids and went out openly with his girlfriend. One senile woman who was just confused with her surrounding, but wanted to be cared for. One old man who showed interest in an attractive old woman and tr...

  'In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing' - Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966. Copy pasted this from Ruby Ahmad's FB status. I'd love to buy and read this book called The Second Neurotic's Notebooks. Image from weheartit.com.

Today I rushed to the gym at 5pm with the intention to join BodyVive class. I was watching the class in progress about two weeks ago and decided it's not high impact and perhaps I could try it out. It took me 30 minutes to reach FF IOI. When I've changed into my gym gear the class have already started. I went in and headed straight to the front. Except for a geeky looking guy and the instructor, there were all ladies in the class. After the first track, I noticed a really old Ah Soh in the line behind me. I thought she must be already in her 70s. She looked frail, her hair was all white, her face and hands were all wrinkly and her movement was very slow. But she followed the class anyway. The instructor was also very considerate. He showed the old lady the right moves and explained them clearly to her during every track. It turned out, BodyVive was a very low impact exercise. I only started to sweat during the 5th track. But it's a good starting point for newcomers. A...

Dear men, all women wants to be loved and they deserve that. Full stop. Dear women, all men wants to be loved in return. They need that. Why the book 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus ' is a bestseller is understandable. All women thinks that men are so complicated and difficult to understand and vice versa. Perhaps, it's about time to tell the world that we are not a complicated species. Don't let a book make you feel miserable. It's quite tough to fully understand men, especially those we truly love because women tend to over analyze things. Men don't want to be analyzed, just let them be. Women don't like to be criticized, just make us happy. *Image taken from weheartit.com

You can't choose your family, but you can choose your friends. At times you'll feel trapped among strangers whereas they're your own flesh and blood. There will be times when you can't figure out a way out of the problems in the office or with the neighbor. Perhaps, some mornings you wake up and wish that you're someone else or living another life. Sometimes you even wish that everyone you dislike would disappear and replaced with nicer people. There are also moments when you wish you could trade with another woman's (or man's) shoes. Sadly, we won't get to do those things. Life is not a fairytale or a badly written Hollywood spoof movie. However, it's still okay to escape once in a while. Even three hours a week should be sufficient. Some people go as far as an island far far away from home, leaving everybody and everything behind for a few days. Some won't even have this luxury, but we can always spend a few hours at the movies with some cl...