Pleasant to the Eyes, Good for Your Heart and Health

[spsn]

I always consider working out as a torture, especially running on the treadmill. I've tried other types of workout but none of them last that long and my gym membership is just a pure waste of money, Yeah, I may be just have lots of excuses, but the main reason why I hinder gym at the end of the day is because of the music! It's very simple. I like Johnny's music (fluffy, bubbly, pleasant to the ears and heart type of songs) but there's no way normal gym not in Japan will play those, right? And worse, no matter how good your earphones' noise cancelling feature are, you're still going to hear the blasting standard gym music. So, to not feel so bad of wasting my money over gym membership and to keep myself for not getting too fat from the cakes, I bear with going to gym and exercise for quite years... until... Arashi concert DVDs! Yeah, with concert DVD, I'm bring the gym to my dear home, buy my own treadmill and heck care with my gym membership because at least I work out, healthier and definitely happier.

But why concert DVDs?

Simple answer. Arashi concert set lists have repeated patterns that are perfect for me, at least to my workout routine. For me, the lazy girl, I only need 30 minutes to work my butt off on a treadmill, any workout after that is a plus but not a must. So, this routine fits well with Arashi concerts because they offer you:

• Disk 1: Opening portion - they have upbeat tunes to hype up the audience for about 15-20 minutes, then about 5-7 minutes slowing down and move it up again. If you'd like to extend the routine to 40 or 45 minutes, that'll even better because the up tunes will be there for another 10 minutes until the next solos or another slowing down. The plus point for this? You don't need to cut, skip or fast forward anything, just let it run on your TV while you're spinning the wheel like a hamster. My fave Disk 1 are Time (the best because 30 minutes is about Yes? No? or Carnival Night and if you feel like it, just run for another 5 min longer until Carnival Night ends), AAA (for AAA usually I end up extending because they slow down after 20 minutes and I like to cool down with Subarashii Sekai LOL), and 5x10 (my work out usually done a bit after Aiba's solo).
• Disk 2: About 20 minutes after it runs, they'll have a series of high dance tunes again and usually it'll last about 30 minutes including the always cool performances up to their grand dance song of the year and a bit of some cooling down song if you want to stretch a bit. Perfect, right? Again, you don't need to do anything, just let it play and you just need to start running. Example: in Beautiful World, Nino's solo ends at about 20 minutes after the Disk 2 starts, you can start from there and by the time it's aisatsu, 30 minutes has passed!
• Encore time: Usually is about 30 minutes as well. I usually use this for light treadmill work out (not really running). Time's encore is slightly longer, but that's fine as you can stop anytime.

The other Johnny's concert DVD with similar pattern is V6's Ready, Sexy Honey Bunny and Vibe concert DVD. I like Sexy Honey Bunny concert for workout better because their have lots of upbeat dance song in their set list. V6's older concerts have lots of broken down MC, so it's difficult to just let 30 minutes playing w/o skipping, unless you feel like running while watching the boys talking. It doesn't really work for me because my running is also slowing down as the songs get slower or worse, it's MC time (which is why watching drama on treadmill doesn't work for me as well). NEWS concerts is also adopting the same breaking pattern, so I rarely use NEWS for work out.

What's so nice about this though? Well, for me, Johnny's concerts are always so colorful, full of glitters and pleasing to the eyes. And instead of just sitting on the sofa and be a couch potato, why not be more productive and sweat a little of fats off? :D.

I haven't tried non-Johnny's concert DVD because I'm satisfied with using Arashi's.

Note to Johnny's: If you can come up with proper DVD workout using Johnny's songs, doesn't matter if it's body combat or simple aerobic exercise, or even better, have the boys demonstrate the work out, this fangirl will definitely be slimmer and happier in near future and won't consider work out as a torture, promise! LOL!!!

I'm so happy to see this kind of beautiful scene when I work out, how about you? :)

Comments

[nekobot01.livejournal.com]

I can't do any structured "work-out" because I get too bored! My best exercise is putting on my headphones and walking places. I like to listen to fast songs and just walk and walk... Sometimes just to and from work I can walk 1.5 hours a day. :)

"Face Down" is really good for this. ♥

[spsn.livejournal.com]

Yes, Face Down is a good music for workout! If I got bored with concert DVD, I'll line up the PVs or MStation performance clip to fit into 30 minutes LOL, glad Arashi has lots of good upbeat songs ;)

[nunuuu.livejournal.com]

YOU MAKE ABSOLUTELY PERFECT SENSE.

Next time I'm on the elliptical, I'm definitely popping in an Arashi con DVD ♥ And oh god, Johnny's work out DVD: just imagine the amount of fangirls who'll get off their couches/beds/computer chairs because omg, who wouldn't be motivated to work out to our boys encouraging us on the screen!? With our favorite songs on? Sheer genius, seriously. :)

[spsn.livejournal.com]

U know just now i have to google for the word elliptical, n i keep calling the thing standing in my living room as treadmill so much for a gym go-er eh? Hahahaha...

Do try and am sure u'll enjoy it coz arashi has the thing to make u hype up hahaha...

Really johnny's should care about their customers' well beings hahaha, slimmer, healthier and happier fangirls will bring in more cash no? Hahahaha... imagine, on tv, shochan try to show u the wrong work out routine while matsujun flawlessly demonstrate the correct one and aibachan cheering u w/ ganbarou!! Mou 1 setto! Zettai dekiru!!! Am sure it sells tons!!!! Hahahaha