Another manic Wednesday!

I’m a glutton for work on Wednesdays. For 3 Wednesdays in a row, I’ve been working like a dog! Not that I've been complaining but too much work can really leave us drained and sapped!

The morning started off with teaching a group of pre-schoolers visiting Health Zone at Health Promotion Board at about 8.30 am. As part of their trip, the kids are supposed to attend an exercise workshop called “I want to be fit”. As these children are as young as 4 or 5, the ability to comprehend fitness is something unfamiliar to them. I’ve to adopt the story telling approach and incorporate some fun exercises to instill the importance of having to exercise regularly. Boy, the attention span of kids is rather short, the challenging part is to constantly engaged them with lots of fun and exciting activities. Therefore, I’ve to bring myself to their level and entertain them as much I could. It can tough at times when the kids get carried away! 3 consecutive sessions and I'm already quite worn out!

After a quick bite during lunch, I’m rushing off to meet clients to discuss upcoming events or new fitness programmes. Meetings usually last about 2 hours. Then it’s time for a dose of caffeine at Starbucks or Coffee Bean. I simply love the aroma of coffee. While sipping coffee, time is not wasted, I took time to squeeze some creative juice to plan my choreography for the evening classes.

At URA, it’s an hour of high energy aerobics. Participants are pumping and sweating to a highly choreographed workout. I’ve been with the class for at least 10 years. Looking at the participants, they never seem to grow old. Hmmm, the secret of aging gracefully is definitely regular exercise. At the end of the class, I’m completely soaked to the skin with my own perspiration. After a change of clothes, I’m again running to catch the train for my next class at Bishan. My voice is getting a little hoarse.........

At Bishan Street 11, a stone’s throw away from Junction 8, is my line dancing class. This venue is a basketball court next to Guangyang Secondary School. Wind conditions almost non-prevalent. So you can imagine how hot the place is! I’m already drenched the second time with my sweat even before the class began. Organised by the Bishan Zone Residents Committee, the participants are mostly staying around the vicinity. As this is a public venue, the court is also shared with some basketball players. During the class, we run the occasional risk of the ball hurling at us. Of course there are also curious passers-by who paused to look at a group of aunties dancing to current pop music. At the end of the 2 hours, I almost famished, weary and flat out!

By then most of the food stalls have closed. I made do with whatever is left selling. My energy level is nearing zero so after dinner, I flag any cab in sight and head straight home. Gosh, what a day! The only thing left in my mind is the bed - Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........