Yoga for Kids

August 31, 2010 By 1 Comment

Yoga is fast becoming one of the most popular trends in fitness and relaxation techniques nowadays. It brings about better body movement coordination, body image awareness, and releases different forms of anxiety. Today, not only adults can enjoy the good effects of the relaxation technique. We are now introducing to you, kids’ yoga.
Yoga for kids

Children all over the world are now exposed to the phenomenon of kids’ yoga. It is an excellent activity for kids, because it allows them to discover endless feats of their imagination. They can enter a whole new world when doing kids’ yoga. They can become whatever their imagination lets them be. They can be dogs, cats, horses, dragons, lions, trees, and many others.

The positive effects of kids’ yoga not only encompasses as a fun activity for them. Kids’ yoga also exposes them to the importance of good health and well being at a young age. Anxiety is common in children and it comes in various forms such as temper tantrums, thumb sucking, or picking up fights. Kids’ yoga helps them channel all this negative energies into positive outcomes, allowing them to relax and build friendships with other children.

Parents and schools from different places are now accepting this innovative idea and applying it to their children and students. Kids’ yoga can now be brought to your own home! With Rachael Freeland’s new Magic Yoga Mat, parents can have kids’ yoga in the comfort of their own home, in parks, even at school. It helps parents help out start the children’s imagination, and after a while, their own fantasies will show through in kids’ yoga activities.

It is about time to let our tykes discover the wonders of being able to express oneself, release stresses and anxieties, and relax with kids’ yoga. It is a marvel in the growth and development of all children!

To read and learn more about Kids Yoga, Click Here!

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Benjamin Gubatina: The Philippines’ New and Upcoming Triathlete

August 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Benjamin Gubatina Cam Sur Iron Man

In the recently concluded 70.3 Cobra Ironman competition in Camarines Sur, Pete Jacobs of Australia bagged first place with a time of 3:58:41. It was also a victorious day for young and new triathlete Benjamin Gubatina. This 22 year old aspiring top notch athlete was seventh to finish in his category and he with this, he will be able to make it and compete in the World Championships in Clearwater, Florida this coming November.

Benjamin Gubatina

Joining the World Championships in Clearwater, Florida is a dream come true for this young triathlete. Benjamin just started competing and training for different triathlon events last year. He is relatively new in this sport and has joined just 8 competitions so far. He has joined 3 sprint triathlons (10 miles or more depending on course), 3 olympic triathlons (31.1 miles or more depending on course), and 2 Half-Ironman competitions (70.3 miles). His previous competition was at Kona, Hawaii, where he was just one person away for qualifying for the Triathlon World Championships in Clearwater, Florida.

Cam Sur Iron Man Benjamin Gubatina Interview

Benjamin flew back to California after the Camarines Sur Cobra Ironman 70.3 competition. He vows to train well for the upcoming competition this November. He says that he may join one more competition this coming September to keep in shape. For his training, he has a coach that makes him do at least two of each activities a day (bike and run, swim and run, swim and bike, etc.) For his diet, he says that there are no strict rules, but he makes it a point to try to eat lean meat and a lot of carbohydrates. He says that he loves the dishes at Figaro Coffee and was ecstatic that we had this interview at Figaro in Shangri-la mall.

Cam Sur Iron Man Victor and Benjamin Gubatina

Victor and Benjamin Gubatina

This son of Victor and Mary Gubatina is also a Jui Jitsu competitor and coach. It seems like this amazing athlete will definitely make it big in the world of sports. We hope that he makes our country proud and serves as an inspiration to the young Filipinos all over the world.

Check out the race results for the Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines.

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WEEK 3 of our Nokia: My Life promo – win a Nokia 3720!

August 29, 2010 By

Hey guys! It’s week 3 of the Nokia: My Life promo. We are grateful of your never ending support for this promo. Again, thank you so much to everyone who has joined and to those who are planning to join this contest! And with that I want to say:

Welcome to WEEK 3 of the Nokia: My Life Promo!

ManilaFitness Week 3

Manila Fitness Week 3 image! Upload and tag in Facebook!

For this week, you can earn additional raffle entries!!!

  1. 1 raffle entry = (1) Upload the above poster to Facebook, (2) tag 10 friends (hopefully 10 who you did not tag in Week 1 and 2), (3) tag Manila Reviews account as well.  Make sure that this post is visible to everybody so that we can verify it. Please double check your link before you post it. See to it that it links back to the photo.
  2. 1 raffle entry = Tweet about the promo and make sure to include a link to http://manilafitness.com

IMPORTANT: Please leave a comment on this page once you have done the above.  We have closed the first two posts, adn so, you can post comments here instead. Please make sure that you also write the links to the Facebook Upload and to the Tweet.  If you do not include the links we will not count your entry.

Note that you are still eligible to get additional raffle entries by performing the mechanics for Week 1 and Week 2 ( if you have not yet done so).

We also invite you to check the raffle in our other blogs — make sure you read the mechanics for each as there are slight variations!

ManilaBlogs.com (Nokia C3)

ManilaReviews.com (Nokia 5230)

ManilaMommy.com (Nokia 7230)

ManilaShopaholic.com (Nokia C5)

Good luck, everybody! :)

PS – Also, we will be sending emails using the email address you used to comment on this page.  (For those who joined last week, we will be sending it this week.) We need information to confirm your identity. Please make sure to reply to that email.  If you do not reply by September 14, 2010, we will disqualify your entry. Please note that we will not share any information you give us to anyone else.  We will only share the winner’s information and only with Nokia Philippines. Thank you!

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Tip 5: Explore Carefully the Connection Between Cinnamon and MHCP!

August 26, 2010 By 1 Comment

Explore Carefully the Connection Between Cinnamon and MHCP when Trying To Help Lower Your Blood Sugar!

Are quick fixes like supplements and simple no-exertion exercise products like MHCP WOR helpful in your quest to manage your blood sugar? Science has mixed opinions about both types of claims.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon and MHCP

Cinnamon, that tasty spice you combined with sugar to make toast taste like a childhood treat, is now thought to help regulate blood sugar for diabetics. Cinnamon was historically a valuable trading commodity throughout the development of the world’s economies as well as a beloved food additive; it is now being used to help people manage their blood sugar as they cope with diabetes. Surprisingly, it has been shown to be partly effective when consumed in tablet form as a substance that encourages stable blood sugar levels.

Devices such as MHCP which do not require much, if any exertion on the part of the user hoping to obtain exercise benefits from using the device, are not suspected as having a great effect on managing and controlling blood sugar. New theories of diabetes management herald the combination of exercise and diet as a way to let the patient take affirmative action toward controlling the disease; the exercise required generally requires active movement to enable the body to thoroughly utilize the excess glucose in the blood stream that causes blood sugar levels to be elevated.

Thus, while cinnamon has been found to be relatively effective in the pursuit of stable blood sugar levels, passive exercise like that offered by the MHCP is not as effective as actual vigorous workouts are.

Whenever any alternative therapy is sought to deal with a serious disease such as diabetes, your health care professional should be consulted. While alternative medical practices can be extremely effective, it is wise to seek the guidance of your treating physician. The use of a device like MHCP should be discussed with the doctor when using it in lieu of actual exercise.

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Motivation to Lose Weight

August 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

In a quest to lose weight, motivation is usually the waterloo of most people. There are many factors owing to this defeat, including laziness, a busy schedule, little free time, food temptations, and the overall sedentary lifestyle by which we all have been introduced and exposed to. This article will talk about some ways to keep yourself focused on your goal to lose weight.

Lose Weight and lose those bellies!
The first and most important motivating factor is having good health. More significant than an attractive body, the positive effects of being fit to the human body are countless. Once a person decides to lose weight, he embarks on a journey towards full-rounded wellness. To lose weight means to have less risks of having certain diseases, most of which are fatal and life-threatening, such as strokes, heart attacks, fat plaques, bone disease, low endurance to activities, lung disease, and many more.

Other motivations come from the image effects that the feat to lose weight brings about. A sexier, fitter body is wanted by all. There comes the ability to wear whatever you want. You could do activities, sports, and work throughout the day without feeling faint or short of breath. Also, losing weight and staying healthy is a best way to tell yourself how much you value your body. There is nobody else who could possibly love you better than your own self.

Once you have the will power to accomplish anything to lose weight and stay healthy, be sure to know what to do next. Learn all the secrets to effective and safe ways to eat healthy and lose weight with The Diet Solution, a new book designed to cater to the queries of anybody wanting to lose weight. It has been authored by a certified nutritionist, Isabel De Los Rios, with years of training, experience and medical knowledge to back her up in writing down the program.

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WEEK 2 of our Nokia: My Life promo – win a Nokia 3720!

August 23, 2010 By

The response to this promo has been nothing short of overwhelming.  Thank you so much to everyone who has joined and to those who are planning to join this contest! And with that I want to say:

Welcome to WEEK 2 of the Nokia: My Life Promo!

ManilaFitness Week 2

For this week, you can earn additional raffle entries!!!

  1. 1 raffle entry = (1) Upload the above poster to Facebook, (2) tag 10 friends (hopefully 10 who you did not tag in Week 1), (3) tag Manila Reviews account as well.  Make sure that this post is visible to everybody so that we can verify it. Please double check your link before you post it. See to it that it links back to the photo.
  2. 1 raffle entry = Tweet about the promo and make sure to include a link to http://manilafitness.com

IMPORTANT: Please leave a comment on this page once you have done the above.  Please make sure that you also write the links to the Facebook Upload and to the Tweet.  If you do not include the links we will not count your entry. (Sorry, we have to be more strict this week as we never got enough sleep last week! Migraine!)

Note that you are still eligible to get additional raffle entries by performing the mechanics for Week 1 ( if you have not yet done so).

We also invite you to check the raffle in our other blogs — make sure you read the mechanics for each as there are slight variations!

ManilaBlogs.com (Nokia C3)

ManilaReviews.com (Nokia 5230)

ManilaMommy.com (Nokia 7230)

ManilaShopaholic.com (Nokia C5)

Good luck, everybody! :)

PS – Also, we will be sending emails using the email address you used to comment on this page.  (For those who joined last week, it may already be in your inbox.) We need information to confirm your identity. Please make sure to reply to that email.  If you do not reply by September 14, 2010, we will disqualify your entry. Please note that we will not share any information you give us to anyone else.  We will only share the winner’s information and only with Nokia Philippines. Thank you!

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Tip 4: Use Cayenne to Boost Your Metabolism

August 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Cayenne is widely used to spice up all types of foods and recipes. Made by crushing chili peppers, it is not a flavor for the faint or delicate of taste! Holistic health practitioners are increasingly finding that the piquant mixture of cayenne is good for more than merely setting the chili on fire! People are now using it to curb stomach ailments, improve circulation, and even help heart arrhythmia in some patients!

cayenne pepper

cayenne pepper


Available in many forms, cayenne can be found as a regular cooking spice, in pill form, as a liquid, or made up into a tea-like drink and served hot. It can be consumed “straight” or as an addition to foods or eaten by itself.

When a form of cayenne is taken to promote a person’s digestive health, it can act to clean out the taker’s system and make the body function as it is supposed to. It is especially effective for its cleansing effect on the intestines. Cayenne is also known to contain vitamins and minerals such as vitamins A, C, E, and potassium.

Perk up your diet and health with spicy cayenne! It will enhance not only your meals but also the way you feel and the energy you use throughout your day!

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The Weight Loss Solution

August 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
Lose Weight now

Time to start that diet! Lose weight now!

For many years, the problem of how to lose weight and having a perfect body has been talk of the town, especially to women who are very much conscious of their body image and health. This is a sad truth brought about by false information sent out by various advertisements and money making scams. Another factor contributing to this is the way of life of most people. Many claims have been made to which approach to lose weight is real and which ones aren’t true. People all over the world are getting confused and sick of different solution claims, most of which are plain frauds. So now, the question remains – what is the solution to lose weight?

Is it a specific diet? Are there foods to be avoided? Are there only particular food choices that could be eaten? Is there a special food regimen? Is there a meticulous method of food preparation and cooking to be followed? Should you count calories? How about exercise? Is there an amount of time allotted to effectively lose weight? What types of exercise should be followed? Is exercise enough to keep fit and lose weight? Can dieting be set aside if one undergoes exercise? Or should it be a combination of both? Which claims to lose weight are real and which are false? Finally, what things do you actually have to do to lose weight, and which things have little or no effect? With all these questions buzzing around, it is almost impossible to find out the true solution to lose weight these days.

Good news is here. The long wait is over, with a new book now out in the market, available for purchase, answers to all these questions can be clarified. Aside from this, a lot more can be found within the contents of “The Diet Solution”. It’s your perfect companion in your quest to lose weight and stay healthy.

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Win a Nokia 3720 from Manila Fitness in the “Nokia: My Life” Promo

August 16, 2010 By

We are celebrating our 5th Year Anniversary with a bang! The Manila Blogs Family would like to thank all of our readers and loyal followers who have been with us for the past 5 years by giving away FREE NOKIA phones.

We started out with Manila Reviews last January 2005, and over the years, we have developed blogs to address the needs and concerns of our readers. Just so you know, the Manila Blogs Family is composed of a family of bloggers with different personalities and interests. This paved the way for creating 5 unique blogs that we hope you all love: Manila Reviews (for the Pinoy foodie and food entrepreneur), Manila Mommy (for the loving “mommy”), Manila Fitness (for the active and health conscious “gym/yoga rat”), Manila Shopaholic (for the “kikay” and trendy shopaholic) and Manila Blogs (for the blogger or Internet expert).

On this special occasion, Nokia Philippines ties up with Manila Blogs Family to give you FREE Nokia phones that would suit your personality.

For the Health Buff and Fitness Addict… Manila Fitness is giving you the Nokia 3720

Nokia 3720

The Nokia 3720 is the “tough” phone for people on the go! It has a Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support. It has a 2 megapixel camera, autofocus and LED flash that will help you take pictures. For grooving and working out to music, it has an FM radio Stereo with RDS. To share and store workout music, it has Bluetooth (with A2DP) and microUSB port.

If you are love running dark and rough paths, the Nokia 3720 is for you. It is IP54 certified – dust and water jets resistant. It has a key so that you can use the camera light and convert it to a flashlight for trail running.

Nokia 3720 classic_beach

Win the Nokia 3720 with Nokia: My Life!

We know that you will love the toughness and the power of this phone, so Manila Fitness is raffling off a FREE Nokia 3720! For more details on the Nokia 3720, please visit Nokia Philippines website. Get this Nokia 3720 when you join Manila Blogs Family promo!

BANNER WEEK 1 ManilaFitness Nokia My Life Promo

Use this banner for posting and tagging! Read on for the mechanics!

Promo Mechanics:

1. For the Nokia: My Life contest, each contestant will have the chance to gather raffle entries to win the FREE Nokia phone. To gather raffle entries, the contestant may:

a. Comment on this post (1 raffle entry): The comment should be a reply to this question: “How does this Nokia phone fit your lifestyle?” Please post just 3 sentences at the maximum.

b. Like our Facebook Fanpage (1 raffle entry): Please click on this link to like Manila Fitness’ facebook fanpage.

c. Be a member of our forum and introduce yourself (1 raffle entry): Please go this link Manila blogs Family Forum and introduce yourself! We would like to get to know you c”,)

To get more raffle entries, you can do the following:

d. Create a blog post (3 raffle entries): You can create a blog post, where you can write about the Nokia: My Life contest and the featured phone and then (1) be sure to link back to http://manilafitness.com, (2) use the poster that we have uploaded/used in this article, and (3) also place a link to Nokia.com.ph. (*edited 8/16: changed link back to home page versus this post. entries already done before the edit will be considered. :) )

e. Update your Facebook wall/status (1 raffle entry per week): We will be uploading new pictures into each blog every week, which in turn you will have to upload into your facebook account and tag at least 10 friends plus the facebook fanpage of the Manila Fitness. In other words, you’ll need to do the following: (1) upload the “help me win” picture, (2) tag 10 friends, (3) tag Manila Reviews. Easy. :)

f. Send a Tweet (1 raffle per week): Tweet about the Nokia: My Life contest using the link to our entry.
These are the ways in which you can earn points. The more steps you follow, the greater the chances of winning.

2. Upon doing any of the given steps, please notify Manila Fitness IMMEDIATELY that you have joined by commenting on this post and placing the links that you have accomplished. Without this post, your entries will not be valid. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!

3. At the end of the promo period, we will place all your entries and use randomizer.org to choose the specific winner for each of the blogs. From September 16-17, we will be tallying the number of entries and on September 18, we will be announcing the winners. The winners for each site will be posted in the particular site. We will send you a confirmation email that you will print out as proof.

4. You may claim your prize from the Nokia Office (40F Philamlife Tower, 8767 Paseo de Roxas, Makati). Please bring a valid ID and the confirmation email. Please look for Janelle from 10am – 3pm, Mondays to Fridays.

5. Nokia: My Life will be open to all readers of all the Manila Blogs Family sites, except relatives of the Manila Blogs Family to the first degree of consanguinity and affinity. All contestants should be living currently in the Philippines.

6. Since each Manila Blogs Family site (ManilaMommy.com, ManilaFitness.com, ManilaShopaholic.com and ManilaBlogs.com) will give out one FREE NOKIA phone each. A contestant may join and follow steps a-f for each site.

7. Entries for each site will be tallied and taken separately. We will have 5 winners of the 5 FREE Nokia Phones.

8. Promo period will last from Aug 16 – Sept 16, 2010.

We hope that you continue to follow and visit our sites daily! Thank you and lots of luck to all!

* Manila Blogs Family would like to thank our sponsor, Nokia Philippines for their support! We deeply appreciate it!

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Tip 3: Be Aware of the Glycemic Index of the Food You Eat!

August 14, 2010 By 1 Comment

Being aware of the glycemic index that has been given to the foods you consume as part of your regular diet is vitally important to persons with diabetes or other nutritional disorders. Foods are given a glycemic index based on the effects the carbohydrates in the given food have on the blood sugar levels of the person.

Simple carbohydrates, such as white sugar, white flour and rice, regular breakfast cereals and pastas, and regular potatoes have a high glycemic index. Foods considered complex carbohydrates, such as whole wheat, whole grains, most vegetables, sweet potatoes, brown rice and oats, have a medium to low glycemic index. Foods with a medium to low glycemic index are more healthful and should be chosen to enhance your health whenever possible.

Persons attempting to control their diabetes by a mixture of diet and exercise techniques, in addition to following the medical practices prescribed by their doctors, should strive to eat foods with a low glycemic index. Although this is a relatively new practice in the medical field, its implications are taken seriously as diabetes management is not a simple task for the diabetic. The glycemic index has the potential to help diabetics with their daily food choices to enable their disease management to be successful over a lifetime!

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