Small Steps to Health

Walking Through Walls - Book Review

December 29th, 2008 by asithi · 4 Comments

Tagged Book Review, Book Review

Unless you are open to the possibility of spirits and energy healing, Walking Through Walls might be a little too bizarre for Main Street. Fortunately, my Chinese background (think Joy Luck Club) with its various ancestral spirits opens me to the possibility of phenomenon that science cannot explain.

My usually genre for reading material are personal finance, health/fitness, science fiction, and historical fiction. Rarely do I pick up a memoir, but I was intrigued with the idea of a psychic healer. Walking Through Walls is Philip Smith’s memoir on growing up with a father (Lews Smith) who was an all-knowing psychic healer.

slotMusic – Don’t Quit Fitness Bundle Review

November 17th, 2008 by asithi · 4 Comments

Tagged Workout Products, Workout Products

I regularly listen to music or podcasts with my ipod when I do my aerobic workouts.

This post will discuss the Don’t Quit Fitness Bundle – what I like and dislike about this product. Let’s just say that I am disappointed.

Active Life Outdoor Challenge for the Wii

October 24th, 2008 by asithi · No Comments

Tagged Fitness, Wii Reviews, Fitness, wii

I was debating between this game and Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2009. They were both released around the same time in mid-September. I went with the Active Life Outdoor Challenge because of the mini-games.

This post provides a list of the mini-games and a discussion on what I like and dislike about Active Life Outdoor Challenge for the Wii.

The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife & Beyond - Book Review

September 1st, 2008 by asithi · 2 Comments

Tagged Aging Bodies, Book Review, aging, hormones, menopause

This post is a book review of The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife & Beyond by Janet Horn, MD and Robin H. Miller, MD. This book offers a chapter on common health issues faced by women after the age of 50. The health issues range from your brain to your uterus.

To me acupuncture and herbal supplements are as “normal” to me as the prescribed medications my doctor gives me. I always view alternative medicine and herbal supplements as another revenue I can discuss with my doctor when traditional medicine fail to give me an answer. Of course, traditional medical advice are not neglected either in this book……

Dance Dance Revolution - Hottest Party for the Wii

July 4th, 2008 by asithi · 8 Comments

Tagged Fitness, Weight, Wii Reviews, wii

Lately I have been obsess with playing DDR - Hottest Party for the Wii, to the point were I am neglecting my normal workout routine. For the last three weeks, I played that game at every free moment in hopes of passing another level.
Generally, I am not a big fan of cardio. I [...]

Review: The Biggest Loser Volume 1 DVD

April 3rd, 2008 by asithi · No Comments

Tagged Workout DVD Reviews

Reading this post complaining about the Biggest Loser Club reminded me of my experience with the Biggest Loser Volume 1 workout dvd. I brought the dvd thinking that it might have some good beginner routines in it. Boy was I disappointed.
There was a lot of high impact moves in the dvds. I do not [...]

Is the Wii comparable to a workout?

February 1st, 2008 by asithi · No Comments

Tagged Fitness, Wii Reviews, Fitness, wii

Last Christmas everyone in my office was trying to get their hands on a Wii for their kids. One co-worker, over the course of four weekends, stood in lines similar to Black Friday, to get her hands on four Wiis for herself and her friends. Wow! I hope that when I have kids I will [...]