*This blog post was written early Wednesday morning (April 3rd, 2013)

For the past two evenings upon ending the day's work, I have been trying to get my big bum off the couch and onto the treadmill at the gym, like I have promised myself to. But as usual, mental fatigue and pure laziness would first get the better of me. The saving grace this time around was that guilt set itself upon me soon after I'd convinced myself that I deserved some relaxation time. Hallelujah to that! :)

As a compromise, I decided two nights ago to put my Xbox 360 Kinect console to better use than simply watching my nieces and nephews dance away to "Dance Central 2" during family-time on the weekends while I lounge on the couch like a beach whale. I was smiling to myself when I whipped out the "Nike + Kinect Training" disc from the drawer because firstly, I was happy that I did not have to go down to the gym for the day and secondly, the words - "It's gonna be a piece of cake!" came to my mind. What a BIG MISTAKE!!!

Anyway, it all started pretty calm and innocent, with the training program requesting me to choose a trainer and after, to do a series of exercise moves to determine my current fitness and agility levels. I did pretty good during this section, so I was still grinning away to myself like an idiot. Once all that was done, a specific workout program was then tailored to my fitness goals ... hence, beginning what I would call "pure nightmare". Of course, my grin flew out of the window once the training program started and quickly replaced by wide eyes and a hanging mouth.

I felt my mind going into a blank state after 15 minutes into the training and my soul left my body for a moment after it ended about 30 - 45 minutes later. Yep! I was officially a worm by the conclusion of the first training program and I couldn't move from the lying position I was in on my exercise mat! All I'd managed to do was to catch big breaths to fill up my lungs and focus on stabilizing my mind and body, before getting up slowly like a centenarian. :S

The next mistake I did was to lie down on the couch after taking a shower because when I tried getting up from my comfortable position in front of the TV, I felt this sharp pain coming from the inner side of my right knee (an old injury sustained from field hockey and tennis in the past), along with aching thighs, shoulders and butt. I was practically moving like a slow walrus around the house for the rest of the night.

Thank goodness, I had two new rolls of KT Tape that I got from the sports store a few weeks ago. Following the instructions shown on the KT Tape USA website, I managed to apply it onto my inner right knee and surprisingly, I could feel some heat emitting from the tape itself onto my knee within 15 minutes. It sure helped in relieving the pain and discomfort, especially when I had to walk around before hitting the sack for the night. :)

The following evening, I decided to take it back a notch and exercise to something less vigorous. Hence, I settled on doing Pilates instead. I whipped out my Pilates Instruction DVD and popped it into the player. Of course, I was not prepared to go down to the gym due to the aches and pain coming from the different areas of my body. This time, I was glad I made the right exercise choice because I could comfortably complete all the moves in time with the program and I felt great after it concluded. No breathlessness or additional bodily pain, so hurray to that! :D

So, what did I learn from this exercise episode of mine? Never to OVERESTIMATE oneself and to take things in stride, especially when it comes to one's fitness goals and overall well-being. Please wish me luck that I will continue to soldier on (like I have promised myself!) in my fitness regimen in the days to come! I have to scooter off for now as the day's work is awaiting my attention. Have a great day, everyone! ;)