It was a little more than a week ago when I received my first ever Fitbit unit, the Charge 2. My interest about Fitbit progressed after I posted their Holiday Gift Guide and I’m quite privileged to have received a Charge 2 for review. Here’s my review of the Fitbit Charge 2.
Category: Fitness
Fitness First Platinum RCBC Mini-Olympics: My First Podium Finish
After all these years, who would’ve known that I’d still be able to have a podium finish? And more surprisingly, in a physical competition! This is the story of my most fun gym experience so far, during the Mini-Olympics of Fitness First Platinum RCBC.
My First Automattic Worldwide WP 5K
I’ve been blogging with WordPress for seven years now but this is the first time that I got to do something with the community, albeit not in the same location per se. And for this year’s Automattic Worldwide WP 5K, I ran in Bonifacio Global City, my favorite location in Metro Manila, Philippines. View this…
Hangtuff Fitness
There’s a relatively new fitness center along Jupiter St., Makati City and it goes by the name Hangtuff Fitness. It may be small and not so easy to find, but they offer many things that you may like.
Talk About Fitness: Sports Nutrition Talk 2014
A talk was recently held at the 100 Miles Café in Bonifacio Global City last November 27, 2014 for bloggers, members of the media, and fitness enthusiasts by takbo.ph and healthjunkie.ph. Here are some of my key takeaways from this event dubbed, TAlKaBOut Fitness: Sports Nutrition and Hydration.
Downtime “Training”
It’s inevitable that every once in a while we experience “downtime.” I’ve been using the pool practically every day lately to help improve my newly acquired swimming skills, and now my body is forcing me to rest. Anyhow, this downtime gives me a different opportunity to “train.”
Together, 24/7? The Case of Wearable Fitness Trackers
Unless you do not have any slight care about gadgets, you must have stumbled to at least one of these wearable fitness trackers that flood the market. After all, just about every manufacturer who can is making these. But are they really nothing more than niche products, or do they really offer something we have…
Fitness First’s Let’s Get Personal: The Aftermath
After ten (10) intense personal training sessions of Fitness First’s Let’s Get Personal program, it’s time to check my results. Are ten sessions enough?
Highlights of 2013
2013 is one interesting but very challenging year for me. I’ve had lots of ups and downs, but looking back I can’t say that I have any regrets. And if I had to pick just 10 as highlights of my year, this list would be it. In no particular order, they are: Bohol + Cebu…
Let’s Get Personal with Fitness First
Fitness First today launched their Let’s Get Personal campaign aimed to raise awareness and activate Personal Training (PT) services across Asia via the Let’s Get Personal microsite. The campaign, through this microsite, aims to inspire people of what’s possible, let them know more about the trainers, and match them with the “perfect” trainers to help…
RIP:60 Workshop With Tim Church
RIP:60 Master Coach Tim Church held a workshop last Monday, October 14, 2013 at Gold’s Gym Acropolis aimed primarily at athletes and trainers. I was indeed lucky to have had the opportunity to be instructed by a RIP:60 Master Coach by being part of this workshop.