Last Saturday, I was privileged to hear and meet a Filipina whose “never say die” spirit is one that can spur and motivate many of us who think that whatever handicaps we may have are good enough excuses to back down from our dreams. Not Joy Rojas! Joy dreams of crossing the United States in …
Category Archive: Fitness
Mar
25
2009
Ipanema Walks a Green Mile for Haribon
Last March 21, the boys and I headed out to the Fort Strip to join hundreds of people, young and old, to support Ipanema’s Walk a Green Mile for the benefit of Haribon Foundation. Ever since the Ipanema launch of its GB Seeds Collection, I had made up my mind to join the walkathon. The …
Feb
23
2009
Ipanema Launches its GB Seeds Collection
Last Feb. 19 (Thursday), Ipanema launched its GB Seeds Collection of fashion-savvy flip flops. Gisele Bundchen, a famous Brazilian fashion icon and dubbed by Forbes Magazine as “The World’s Top-Earning Model”, is the inspiration behind this line of flip flops. C2 and I were lucky to be part of the well-organized event held at Le …
Jun
30
2008
Bloggers Do Yoga
It finally happened. An event unlike any other that bloggers have ever done. Bloggers came together at the Vinyasa Yoga Center (where I practice) and did yoga for an hour and a half, followed by a vegetarian dinner cooked by my own yoga teacher, Pio Baquiran, who is not only a great yogi teacher but …
Jun
20
2008
Yoga for Bloggers Event (June 28, 2008)
I had long been wanting to organize a yoga blogger event. Maybe it began with my love for yoga followed by a desire to get more people interested in their own healthy lifestyle. The idea had been brewing for over a year now but I did not even know where to begin. Enter The Blog …
Mar
08
2008
We Celebrate International Women’s Day Today!
Every March is International Women’s Month and specifically, March 8 is celebrated globally as International Women’s Day. On the International Women’s Day (IWD) website, the day is described as follows: “Annually on 8 March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. While there are many large-scale initiatives, …
Nov
14
2007
Strong Core is Key to Back Pain Problems
Back pain for many, not just athletes, is more than just discomfort. It can be debilitating and counterproductive. Athletes are the ones who come to mind when we talk of back pain but surprisingly, non-athletes who have desk jobs or who lead couch potato lives are just as vulnerable. In a New York Times article, …
Jul
29
2007
Pinoy Inmates Rock to “Thriller”
Last Friday, I was unwinding and watching TV Patrol when the newscasters featured a YouTube video posted just last July 17, 2007 by Byron Garcia, prison supervisor of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRV), Cebu, Philippines. Byron Garcia himself was interviewed by TV Patrol as he explained that he simply posted this video …
Jul
09
2007
You’re Fit…But Are You Healthy?
Are you necessarily healthy when you’re fit? Sadly, I found out the answer is NO. Yoga has reshaped me and given me fairly toned arms, a slim build, flat tummy and 6-pack abs. A regular, active gym routine plus yoga keeps me fit. But reality came crashing down on me when, 2 weeks ago, I …
Jun
15
2007
A Bloggers Yoga Class is A-Brewing!
An exciting fitness event is coming up this Tuesday, June 19 in the Ortigas area — an unplanned, spur-of-the-moment yoga class to be attended by 4 bloggers! Just through email and chats, 3 wonderful, daring bloggers (2 of whom are PMN mommies) plan to join me at Vinyasa Yoga Center this coming Tuesday, June 19, …
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