exercising at home - Home gym!!~~

lama sangat2 dah tea tak update blog tea... travelling, moving to a new house, morning sickness during the first trimester dulu,coping with the new routine, and welcoming visitors to our small yet comfy new house... seriously, moving to a new house masa tengah pregnant is reallllllyyyyyyyyy exhausting!!! lipat2 kain & susun balik pun bole sakit pinggang... haiya... so, i really have to plan dan buat sikit2, then buat benda lain utk tukar posture, then sambung balik keje tu... and finally, siap jugak mengemas & mengatur semua benda... and of course, termasuk laa my new home gym!!!!

haa... nampak cam banyak kan???? actually still tak complete lg bg tea... tea plan nak taruk one full mirror, with 32 inch tv mounted kat wall (utk dancing vids & workout dvds).. then kalo ada extra budget nak beli set weight & bar utk weight training... tp tu angan2 laa... mula2 ni tea just tambah satu almari utk simpan benda2 kecik cam resistant tubes, yoga mats, step-exercise board, abs exercise, stepper, tali skipping, dumbbells etc... lepas taruk almari tu, terus nampak lebih kemas & compact... suka!!!!

Aaaaaaa... One of my recent head-ache for my home-gym is actually finding one good threadmill... btw, please note that i mention mini-gym, even sekangkang kera pun tea tetap nak taruk perkataan gym tu jugak.. ahhahahahha... sblm ni, every saturday morning, tea akan pergi gym dekat the twin towers dalam kol 8-9 am... then guna threadmill and sauna of course... kadang2 kalu boring, tea ajak husband pergi park utk jog... tp seriously, i hate the park sbb ada bau asap kenderaan, sangat2 tak healthy...

anyway, just a rule of thumb bila kita nak beli a good threadmill, harga dia mestilah dalam 5k ke atas... bukan kita gila benda branded, tp there are reasons for the high-price... kalo budget kita dalam 5-10k for a threadmill, few of the brands yang elok dan good after sale service is nordictrack, reebok, life fitness and precor... tu yang tea mampu fikirkan skang la, maybe ada yang better that i dont know... tp kalo budget tu kurang dari 2-3k, you can opt for the brand yang made in china and quite good design dia.... cam takasima tu... i did mention the design is good for it, but am not sure about the durability... brand cam gintell ke ape2 tu, em, tanak halang korang beli, but u must tengok dekat dimension threadmill tu, mostly brand gintell ke ape tu design running track dia kecik dan tak stabil masa tea try2 usha masa survey dulu...

lagi satu, ramai orang citer good threadmill is cam kat gym tu, rega rm20 - 40k.. haaaaaaaaaa jangan confuse ye, it's for commercial use & long-duration.... tak sama ngn home-gym yang kita pakai dalam 1-2 jam aje sehari.... some people prefer cross-trainer and some prefer threadmill, tp tea mmg prefer threadmill sbb bole control the speed and inclination.... and buleh opt for brisk walking, or running.... it's good for pregnancy jugak kan...

some tips utk beli threadmill: -

1. pilih threadmill ikut budget anda.. macam yang tea mention above, you can choose 1-2k, 5-10k or more than 10k... tp bg tea yang more than 10k tu dah mcm2 dah dia nyer function which is not really kita pakai pun..
2. tengok function yang ada kat threadmill tu, yang penting is inclination option, heart rate monitor, calorie counter, side railings, downloadable programs and of course, the motor yang controlling the speed... lagi satu, kalo nak ada fans (kipas) or MP3 /speaker tu pun ok jugak...
3. ada enough space kat rumah and of course, safe for the kids... jangan ler menghalang laluan orang dan  biasa nya budak2 sukaaa sangat main2 tepi threadmill tu.. bayangkan ada budak datang main2 time kita tengah syok2 running.. such a hazard kan... tea pun tanak anak tea cedera ke ape2 time ibu giat exercise...
4. test dulu berlari atas threadmill tu... tengok stability dia camne, selesa ke tak berlari atas tu...
5. running track dia kalo bleh, beli yang lebar.... at least 120 X 40cm... yang tea beli ni tak silap tea 140 cm X 50cm with maximum user weight 130kg.... ala.. mmg ler kita takde laa seberat tu, not even half laaa kan, tp mane tau kot2 ada tetamu yang datang visit tiba2 rasa nak eksesais kan...

threadmill yang tea beli ni mmg menepati citarasa tea, tambah plak ngn design yang cantik... :) mmg puas hati... and please yer korang, tolong jangan jadikan threadmill tempat sangkut baju paling mahal ye... biar alah membeli, menang memakai...

okay, pas masak ni in sha Allah tea nak upload pasal exercising benefits during pregnancy.... cara2 eksesais tu lagi banyak... so, tea tak rasa nak cover semua skali within 1 post... biar ler post sikit2, yang penting coverage yang ok, dan info yang kita nak kasi tu sampai...

- marina / green~tea -