Yes, my lungs felt like they almost exploded after my 5th HIIT run last Saturday. Previously, I could never understand how anyone can run or exercise till they throw up. Since last weekend, I knew how that could be very possible indeed. But I’ll get to that in just awhile.

So today I officially started my IPPT training. Well, I have always been training on a regular basis (3 times a week), but not specifically for IPPT. For the uninitiated, IPPT basically means Individual Physical Proficiency Test. This is a mandatory fitness test that all National Servicemen in Singapore have to go through at least once a year until they have either completed their military reservist cycle or passed the age of 45 (I think).