nike rockstar workout

to say that i'm addicted to this fitness-dance program is an understatement. it's one of the things i really (and i mean, really) look forward to every weekend.

and just over the weekend, they had a global dance party. it was like one of those aerobics marathons that you get to see on tv. but only that this is meant to recap the past two programs - hiphop and sol - and to launch their latest program, bollywood.

i initially had second thoughts with attending. you know how iffy i get with large crowds. having been warned that they're expecting over 70 people to attend isn't really encouraging.

but i surely am glad i did attend. it was really fun. plus, i got to bring home a couple of gifts from nike - gym sacks - after joining the "dance challenge". all i had to do was to volunteer to do the routine in front of everyone.

but the fact that you do the routine together with other volunteers and an instructor - plus everyone else in the background - doesn't really make it a challenge. you just had to muster the courage to be seen - and maybe laughed at. but heck, it's all in the name of fun!

anyhow, tomorrow's a new work week. not something i really look forward to. the office will be a big construction zone - with all of us stuck right within it. oh well, in any case, in five days' time, the work week will be over, and it's time for another nike rockstar workout session!

haze

if you think manila's air pollution is the worst worldwide, think again. hong kong's is much much worse.

today was another hazy, damn polluted day. and the mountains a couple of blocks away from my place is all blurred and gray.

the awful, hazy morning view outside my windows

the stuffy heat and super high humidity made things worse. so once again, my respiratory system has gone haywire.

and tomorrow, well, it'll still be the same. i absolutely hate it!!!

hallux valgus (bunion)

with much stress from running the treadmill, my foot's deformity has worsened - and has become a bit painful. so i had no other choice but to start wearing a splint at night to keep it from getting worse. it's quite uncomfortable but i think i'll manage.

Definition: The angulation of the great toe away the midline of the body or torward the other toes more than 15°

Cause: Flatfeet, heredity, wearing shoe withnarrow toe box and high heel.

Problem: Painful feeling,bunion,inflammation of soft tissue.

Treatment: Can't be corrected apart from surgery; suitable footwear (No high heel and narrow toe box); arch support insol; Footcare accessories (Hallux Valgus splint, Toe spreader,Toe expander)