A package of P8,000 for an unlimited number of personal training sessions in a month is good deal. But that’s not the only reason professional and collegiate athletes, weekend warriors, and celebrities are flocking to Focus Athletics.
The prohibitive costs of hospitalization and medical care have prompted many Filipinos—the average worker earning below the minimum wage, just over P300 a day before deductions—to self-medicate, not knowing that the price they pay for self-diagnosis might in fact cost them their lives.
Let’s talk about awareness or mindfulness, which is the main thrust of this column.
It’s the little things that count. Oftentimes we live our lives unmindful of the benefits we can derive from the simplest and humblest of remedies.
Zumba, the dance-cum-cardio workout, is all about having fun while burning 300 to 800 calories an hour. Hence the slogans “Party yourself into shape” and “Ditch the workout, join the party.”
Getting into an active lifestyle is not as simple as just doing it. Don’t just do it; do it right. Train properly, avoid injuries as much as you possibly can, learn the science of recovery—respect your body when it begs to have a break—get proper nutrition, and you’ll thrive in a chosen sport much longer. [...]
The following are recent questions I received from readers concerning the phenomena of astral projection, bilocation and déjà vu.
Despite how many questions you may have, there are a myriad of answers to address your every concern. Here are some of them. Q: Are thinner people considered healthier than overweight persons? Yes, although there have been cases of thin people with high cholesterol problems. Generally speaking, the more fat stored in [...]
Sometime last year, celebrity photographer Jun de Leon received a wake-up call from, of all people, his youngest son Irijah, 10.
It is a common condition, afflicting three out of five women of reproductive age, and yet iron deficiency remains one of the most neglected health concerns.
At a conference on alternative healing held in 1994 in Düsseldorf, Germany, one of the speakers was the world-famous Israeli psychic Uri Geller, who demonstrated germinating a radish seed he had on his open palm by simply commanding or intending it to grow.
