Let’s be realistic. It’s impossible to get abs in less than a month especially if you’re going to the beach SOON. But there are some tricks and tips that we can follow to work on certain body problem areas. We might not be 100% beach body ready with the limited time left for summer, but…Continue Reading “How to Get Beach Body Ready (Abs Are Not Included)”
Given the choice between climbing a mountain to swimming in the seas, which would you choose? Before I would always choose the beach. I would rather swim in crystal blue waters than scale a mountain. The altitude had always intimidated me. That all changed 3 years ago when a mountaineer friend finally convinced me to…Continue Reading “How to Survive Your First Trek”
I never thought that Rome and I would become close, much less fitness buddies. As members of the Cebu Blogging Community, our encounters were mostly hi and hello during events and an occasional movie meetup. Eventually we became spontaneous movie buddies. That EXTRA in Extravert My first impression of Rome is that he’s an extrovert….Continue Reading “Fitness Buddy Spotlight: Rome Nicolas”
Last February 11, Sunday, I attended the opening of the Chan Lim Visual Art Exhibit at SM Seaside City Cebu. The Chan Lim Family of Artists and Students (CLFAS) exhibit displayed breathtaking visual arts of 240 lanterns and more than a hundred scrolls. CLFAS had their first exhibit at SM Seaside City in 2017 with…Continue Reading “5 Positive Ways Your Health Can Benefit From Art”
Ever since Sinulog disrupted our weekly jogging routine at Abellana, my fitness buddy Rome and I decided to put on fun runs on the back burner. It also made sense since he committed to a 15-day straight yoga challenge at Yogahub Raintree Mall. I didn’t know that our first fun run for 2018 would be…Continue Reading “How We Survived Our First 10KM Run Without Any Training”
Have you ever felt so drained that you want to drop everything that needs to be done and just shut down? When this happens, it’s often because you’ve neglected the one major thing that helps you function everyday–yourself. Self-Care is Not Equal to Selfishness Some people have the notion that putting your needs first is…Continue Reading “10 Ways For You To Take Care of Yourself”
Last year I joined 6 different fun runs, 3 of them in one month. In that one month I was supposed to join 4 fun run events but I cancelled the last one due to an injury. Technically I didn’t run the last two, I just walked them. More on that later. Running Back to…Continue Reading “5 Things I Learned from Running”
Discipline. What comes to your mind when you hear this word? Does it strike fear into your heart because it has to do something with punishment? Or do you see it as something positive that can help you? According to Merriam Webster, discipline (noun) means training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental facilities of…Continue Reading “How to Develop the Power of Discipline”
Do you want to be fit this 2018? Even during these few days of the year, I’ve seen several health-related fitness posts from my millennial friends. They’re brave enough to share their New Year’s resolutions on social media. Do they realize that after a few months they might regret posting these? Well, I still hope…Continue Reading “New Year’s Resolution By Millennials: Having Fitness Goals”
We know why we need to exercise. But knowing is different from doing. What can we do to move forward and actually translate that knowledge into action? This is something that Rome and I have struggled with when it comes to exercise. Before we started Almost Fit Ninja, we were way behind our fitness goals….Continue Reading “How to Find the Motivation to Exercise”