Beivied - Health Assessment at SGH

I went for a health assessment at SGH Life Centre on Wed morning. This is for participating in the Weight Management Programme. They need to assess what is my fitness condition before being able to participate in the program. Supposedly they will also tailor a more suitable exercise program according to my fitness level.

I was late for half an hour.. when I finally arrived at SGH, I took another half an hour before I found the well hidden Life Centre. 找到要死， 都不用上跑步机了啦。。。

First they took my blood pressure, then I was asked to put on a heart rate monitor and Polar watch.

Then I was asked to lift weights and also push weights using my legs, to determine what is the max weight that my strength can endure.

I was also asked to walk on a treadmill, gradually increasing speed and inclination. By 5.5km/hour and 14% inclination, my heartbeat already went up to the max safety rate of 162. Every minute or so my blood pressure was taken.

Verdict: very unfit for my age.


Well, I would be surprised if I was very fit... but I thought I would be just unfit, you know, not very unfit.

I think that it was pretty good to do a health assessment. It shows me realistically my fitness condition.

Also, the fitness instructor can give more proper advice on exercising safely...

Tigger, you said we should do kickboxing instead, and I told you that I did quite a few times before? The fitness instructor said actually I am not fit enough to do kickboxing. I told him I get very out of breath by about 45 minutes into kickboxing, he said it is actually quite dangerous..