Actress Sunshine Cruz has found a perfect activity to bond with her three daughters–Angelina, Sam and Chesca–and this is exercise.

“It’s very, very important lalo na sa akin na laging nagta-trabaho [ang mag-workout] (It’s very, very important especially for me to do workout). It’s very, very important sa akin na makapag-workout (for me to do workout) as it gives me more energy,” Cruz initially said when asked why she needed to exercise during the opening of Surge Fitness + Lifestyle (SFL) in Glorietta 3, Makati, yesterday, May 24. Cruz and her three daughters attended the event along with Zanjoe Marudo and child actor Bae-by Baste.

“Mas nakakapag-focus ako sa pagbabasa at pagmemorize ng script (I can be more focused on reading and memorizing script),” she added.

Doing exercises also gives Cruz the opportunity to bond with her three daughters.

“And at the same time it’s a good thing na itong working out sa Surge, nakakapag-bond kami (we are able to bond). It’s a form of bonding sa amin ng mga anak ko (with my daughters),” she said.

Sunshine Cruz (Image: Instagram/@sunshinecruz718)

Cruz likened her workout session with her daughters to that of bonding with her peers.

“Maybe na-inspire ko sila kaya ginaganahan sila na mag-work out. Parang magbabarkada kami kapag nagwo-work out kami. Sometimes, sila pa ‘yung nag-i-inspire na mag-work out, ‘Mom, let’s work out. Let’s go,'” she said. “Nakakatuwa na ‘yung working out namin dito sa Surge is our part of bonding as mom and daughters.”

(Maybe I was able to inspire them to work out. We are like a group of friends when we work out. Sometimes, they are the ones who inspire me to work out, ‘Mom, let’s work out. Let’s go.’ It’s cool that our working out here at Surge is part of our bonding as mom and daughters.)

When working out, the actress and her daughters don’t pressure themselves with heavy exercises. They do their thing at their own pace and with their own choice of exercise.

“If we want to try spinning, okay today, mag-spinning tayo. Then if we want to try Zumba, ganoon lang kami, no pressure. Kasi ganoon naman dapat talaga (It is what it should be). Kung ano ‘yung nae-enjoy ninyo na workout dapat ‘yung ang gawin ninyo para hindi maging traumatic ang experience nyo,” she said.

(If we want to try spinning, okay, today we go spinning. Then if we want to try Zumba, we are just like that, no pressure. Because it is what it should be. What workout you enjoy, it is what you should do so that your experience will not be traumatic.)

SFL currently operates two lifestyle centers in Quezon City: MPlace in South Triangle and Holy Spirit Drive in Commonwealth; two lifestyle centers in Makati: Jupiter and Glorietta; another two that will open soon in Alabang; a flagship center in Festival Mall; and a boutique in Westgate Center. /ra

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