Herbalife Philippines invited renowned wellness gurus Dr. Julian Alvarez Garcia, a member of the Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board, and Fitness Coach Chappy Callanta to talk about the challenges of shifting into a healthier lifestyle and how to conquer it.
The struggle to break free from a sedentary lifestyle is real, especially for people who clock in more than 6 hours of work every day. Medical studies linked sedentary lifestyle with critical illnesses, such as hypertension and diseases of the heart. Write ups are proliferating the internet, and anyone can enumerate hundreds of reference through Google. They say prolonged sitting is as hazardous as smoking.
I sometimes wear a Garmin watch in the office, and it triggers an alarm whenever I stay seated for more than an hour. Studies say that prolonged sitting slows down the metabolism, which is not generally healthy for our body. The solution is to stand up and move for a minute or two, before taking a seat again. So far, the bad thing I acquired through prolonged sitting is recurring lower back pain. It is made worse by sitting for hours due to worsening Metro Manila traffic. Since I'm not into pain relievers, my doctor recommended that I exercise regularly to strengthen my back muscles - so the bones will not compensate for everything. When we are seated, our lower back tends to carry most of the weight and pressure - and the result, recurring lower back (lumbar) pain that simply won't go away.
Take-aways from the Herbalife wellness symposium:
1. This feeling: we do not exercise because we do not have time - as if we do not own our time. Remember, we own our time. We own our body, and we ought to take good care of it - we only have one body, and we can always improve it, e.g. Meowthlovescoffee version 2.0.
2. Exercise and good diet must be part of our lifestyle, with or without symptoms of those so called lifestyle illnesses. A missed exercise routine will probably make you feel like you did not brush your teeth in a day - one of the many ways to determine if exercise is already ingrained in your life.
3. No time for exercise because of work? Wake up 5 to 10 minutes earlier than usual, and start with dynamic stretching. This can be done at home, anytime of the day. It does not matter if you work at night and sleep all morning. Wake up and exercise.
4. Diets and exercise routines are good - but which ones are considered the best? Any exercise routine or diet that you will eventually do and stay committed at. Part of the study that was shared during the symposium, 94% of the folks who enrolled at the gym did not come back after a month. So, engage in a fitness routine or sports ,which you really love to do.
5. Support is also important. Having a buddy or friend who exercises may help you stay on track, or join a sports community. In true millennial fashion, a #FitnessInspiration may also help. For the Pinoy millennials, 'how to be you po?'
Here are some snapshots of the Herbalife wellness event held at the Conrad Hotel MOA, October 27.
A demo of a regression push up, intended for beginners by Coach Chappy Callanta (during the wellness symposium).
For the super final take-away, here is an exercise for beginners video by fitness expert Sam Clayton for Herbalife, as posted in Herbalife's YouTube channel. This video includes tips on how to get started with a 5-minute to 10-minute workout from home routine.
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