Fitness First's #PushYourLimits Outdoor Challenge

     Eat clean, go to the gym and look mean! I always want to live by this mantra, live a healthy lifestyle and exercise at least thrice a week for the rest of my life. But TIME is the number one excuse, always an excuse why I can't commit to this kind of lifestyle. In this day and age, having a fit and fabulous body is hard to maintain, let alone achieve. Busy schedules and fast-paced lifestyles make it difficult for people to eat healthy and find time to exercise. 

     My mother is a member of Fitness First Club Philippines and I have seen what one of their fitness club looks like. It's been ages since I visited their SM Fairview branch and methinks now is the right time to rekindle my love for fitness :) I exercise at home but it's not enough because I want something new, something that will challenge my muscles in multiple directions. So yesterday, I've pushed my limits and gave in to Fitness First's outdoor challenges. Click CONTINUE READING to see what happened at Fitness First's #PushYourLimits event!

Fitness First's #PushYourLimits Outdoor Challenge

     Workout and push your limits even if you're not wearing your gym outfit, this scenario happened yesterday and that's what Fitness First wanted us to experience. Fitness First stands by the fact that exercise is essential to one’s health and that having a hectic lifestyle is no excuse not to get fit. That is why Fitness First created freestyle areas in their clubs which allow you to exercise and move with purpose. They focus on dynamic movement training, movements that will challenge one's muscles in multiple directions, combining as many muscle groups as possible to challenge you and get you moving in the way nature intended.

     The event happened at the Bonifacio High Street Activity Center in Global City Taguig yesterday with the objective of showing how exercise can be incorporated in everyday tasks and without the need for exercise machines. 

     There are four different fitness areas to test one’s strength, endurance, flexibility, and speed in a very fun and engaging way. Bloggers and invited guests together with Fitness First ambassadors and celebrities got the chance to see how they measured up against what an average person could accomplish. What’s more, the challenges could be completed without the need to be in workout clothes. We took the outdoor challenges wearing these outfits!

Fitness First's #PushYourLimits Outdoor Challenge
With Michelle, Rochelle, Jen, Sheree- Fitness First brand ambassador, Kaye and Moi :)

     To test their speed, participants were engaged in drills using the agility ladder. This is the most effective tool for training speed and improving footwork. 

     For endurance, Kaye and I was asked to lift shopping bags progressively being filled with Gatorade bottles after every round. This type of weight training workout improves your ability to do everyday chores such as carrying a bag of groceries or lifting your young child. From 3 Gatorade bottles up to 16 bottles (8 each bag) I survived the challenge but barely felt my arms after though. Hahaha!

     Participants also tested how strong they were by the number of times they could flip large tires. The entire body needs to be engaged when you flip the tire, which is perfect for improving over-all strength and conditioning. 

Fitness First's #PushYourLimits Outdoor Challenge
Flexibility Challenge area

     Lastly, Carlo, Rochelle and I tried a series of progressive Vinyasa poses. Vinyasa has both mental and physical benefits, synchronized breathing relaxes the mind and the movements significantly improve flexibility. The 3 of us passed the test and it's soo hard since it's my first time to try these Yoga poses. I literally felt the stretch and muscle burning after each poses.

Fitness First's #PushYourLimits Outdoor Challenge
We're rocking the tree pose here :)

Fitness First's #PushYourLimits Outdoor Challenge
The extremely hard Crane Pose for beginners like me!!!

     All these challenges were performed under the expert guidance of Fitness First Fitness Instructors. For every fitness challenge completed, each participant received a raffle entry for a chance to win free 3-month memberships. What’s more, free health checks were made available to all guests. 

     But more than just participating in the challenges, Fitness First encouraged the participants to push their limits, to try and exceed what their bodies could normally endure. After the challenges I realized the importance of including exercise as part of my everyday routine and that exercise can be fun and can be done anytime without the need for exercise machines. Mommies like me can benefit a lot from simple exercises that can be done at home and at Fitness First Club Philippines!

You may visit any Fitness First branch to learn more about Freestyle or go to their website at www.fitnessfirst.com.ph

Sample Room x Pond's Pearl Cleansing Gel Launch

     This season, put your fresh face forward because a new breakthrough in skin care has arrived . Last week, I was invited to the launch of The New Pond’s Pearl Cleansing Gel in collaboration with Sample Room. If you're into whitening soaps, I'm sure you've experienced the dry and tight feeling after washing your face that's why Pond's took the lead to develop new formulations and formats for its skincare products, whilst latching on to the latest beauty musts.

   The New Pond’s Pearl Cleansing Gel is the first whitening facial wash in gel formulation that contains Pearl Essence known to whiten skin and an oxygenated formulation which refreshes and cleanses effectively without drying it. The great thing about this product is that it's suitable for sensitive skin so those who want to whiten their face the gentle way, this product is for you! Click CONTINUE READING to know more about this product from Pond's:)

Sample Room x Pond's Pearl Cleansing Gel Launch

Vaseline Water-Based Serum SPF30 PA++ #SeizeTheSummer Launch

     The long wait is finally over! Summer is here :) If you're still dreaming of the sea, sun, and sand, wake up because the most exciting time of the year has arrived! Everyone is excited and looking forward to this season of awesomeness under the sun. Many of us has been working out, planning a vacation/staycation or simply running errands (real property tax, renewal of documents, etc)  that is already due this first quarter of the year.

     Summer is also the time where we need to take extra care for our skin. The damaging rays of the sun can cause sun burn and skin darkening that's why some of us don't want to go out and miss the joys that summertime brings. In order to combat those things, we need to use a lotion with sunscreen to give us protection even if we bask under the sun. Now, you’ll never have to miss out on summer again because Vaseline recently introduced a new variant of their lotion that will help us #SeizeTheSummer! Click CONTINUE READING now to know more about the product and get a chance to WIN A TRIP TO BALI, INDONESIA :)

Vaseline Water-Based Serum SPF30 PA++ #SeizeTheSummer Launch

FLOW: InnoGen Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Valianz Launch

     When someone is sick or not feeling well in the family, the first thing that we reach for inside our house is the medicine cabinet. Medicine is important in our lives. In my opinion it some medicine helps us live longer or prolong our life especially when one is diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. In our country branded medicines are considered expensive and some middle class and poverty-ridden families can't afford to buy the medicines that's been prescribed by the doctor.

     Fast forward today, pharmaceutical companies are finding ways to make those medicines affordable and cost-effective. I'm presume that you've heard the term generic medicines and almost all leading drugstores here in our country is offering them at a fraction of the price of branded ones. How about branded generics? I'm clueless that there's branded generics. All I know are the terms branded and generics all this time. I was invited to the launch of one pharmaceutical company that offers branded generics. InnoGen, as characterized by the catchphrase “Innovating Generics,” is proud to be the first national company that has provided second to innovator pharmaceutical products, most of which are off-patent molecules. These products have passed the highest quality standards since these are manufactured by a reputable and ISO certified contract toll manufacturer: Lloyd Laboratories, Inc. Click CONTINUE READING to know more about InnoGen and their products.

FLOW: InnoGen Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Valianz Launch

Product Review: SkinWhite Advanced PowerWhitening Lotion

     Not all of us are confident with our own skin. Even if I'm already fair enough, there are times that I worry because my skin tends to become dry and dull. There are so many whitening lotions in the market today and only a few of them gives me the glow and blush white skin that looks healthy. I received a bottle of SkinWhite Advanced PowerWhitening Lotion and tried it for 2 weeks. I'm happy to recommend SkinWhite as one of the brands of whitening lotion that will give us healthy and blushing white skin. 

     Everyone wants to be a better version of themselves. That's why SkinWhite, the leading and pioneer skin whitening brand in the Philippines, aims to give young Filipinas the tools they need to improve who they are both inside and out through the #BetterMe campaign. "SkinWhite's #BetterMe campaign inspires me a lot," shares actress and SkinWhite ambassador, Kim Chiu. " It makes us girls look at the brighter side of life. I can now say I'm a #BetterMe [because of it.]" To know more about the campaign and the secret to blushing white skin, click CONTINUE READING to see my thoughts about  SkinWhite Advanced PowerWhitening Lotion and discover how you too can have a better version of your skin :)

Product Review: SkinWhite Advanced PowerWhitening Lotion