Sunday, March 8, 2009

La Vida ...

After a month of absence for the holidays, I returned to my regular workout schedule at the end of January. This time, I am starting to even motivate complete strangers. For example, a month ago, I was on a treadmill next to a red-haired guy. After a 15-min walk, I started to increase my pace and eventually sprinted. The red-haired guy next to me started running too. I increased my pace; he increased his pace. I did it again; he did it again. As I was feeling proud to have challenged my red-haired companion, I saw from the corner of my eye that he was about to collapse. He stopped; I stopped. He was breathing heavily. I panicked a little bit. Oh My God! What if he collapses? After a few minutes of huffing and puffing, the red-haired guy left with a red face. He is okay.

I am also attending a Pilates class. The instructor is a sweet Southern lady who likes to end her class with Il Divo music. I think that is her way of preventing her students from leaving the class early. Clever!




La Vida Sin Amor: lyrics

Cuando el sol cae un
dia mas
se que no quieres dormir
La pasión nos vuelve a desnudar
Porque sin ti yo no se vivir

Y en la oscuridad enloquecer
A un
hombre y una mujer

LA VIDA SIN AMOR
ES UN FUEGO SIN PASIÓN
LA
VIDA SIN AMOR
NO SIRVE YA A MI CORAZÓN
PUES OLVIDE AMAR

Lagrimas
que nunca lloré
Suplicas que no te di
un mundo .igual que solo sabe huir
dejando atrás todo mi sufrir

Y en la oscuridad piel sobre piel
El alma calma su sed

LA VIDA SIN AMOR
ES UN FUEGO SIN PASIÓN
LA VIDA SIN AMOR
NO SIRVE YA A MI CORAZÓN
PUES OLVIDE AMAR

Y
en la oscuridad piel sobre piel
El alma calma su sed

LA VIDA SIN
AMOR
ES UN FUEGO SIN PASIÓN
LA VIDA SIN AMOR
NO SIRVE YA A MI
CORAZÓN
PUES OLVIDE AMAR

3 comments:

  1. Hello Mi. Could you tell me, what is exactly "a Pilate class". I have no idea about that!
    Thank you.

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  2. Hi Gerard,

    Actually, I should have spelled 'Pilate' with an 's' since it is named after Joseph Hubertus Pilates, who was half-German and half-Greek. His family originally spelled their surname in the Greek manner as "Pilatu" but changed to using "Pilates" when they moved to Germany. Apparently, this caused Joseph Pilates much grief because, as a child, older boys taunted him calling him "Pontius Pilate, killer of Christ".

    Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph H. Pilates in Germany. It is a combination of aerobics and Yoga. It focuses on the core postural muscles which help keep the body balanced and which are essential to providing support for the spine. In particular, it teaches awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and aims to strengthen the deep torso muscles. The benefits include flexibility, strength, endurance, and coordination without adding muscle bulk.

    Thanks for asking!

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  3. Hi Mi,
    Thank for your explanation.
    Have a good night !

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