Fun Workout

Working out is not necessarily limited to going to and paying for the gym and the training instructor. There are other ways to stay fit and slim.

When a cousin-in-law became a little overweight, he started to feel he was getting certain illnesses attributed to weight and fats. Whether it was physical illness really or just psychological, he decided to do something. He got himself a mountain bike, and together with a good friend, he would bike through kilometer after kilometers of distance everyday, through flat lands and mountains. At first, he was the butt of jokes as he easily panted and struggled to keep up. Days passed by and he’d be ahead faster and effortlessly. The big pay-off is, he lost the extra pounds and he felt healthier than ever. The extra? Free sight-seeing and communing with nature.

A good friend’s father would meet his friends daily, early in the morning before going to the office. They would place sets of table tennis. Table tennis is not to laugh at huh. Try it. One would think you’ll not easily get tired because you just pace around a small table. On the contrary, you move a lot - fast. You wouldn’t notice sweat fastly dripping off your head.

Before joining a team going up the second highest mountain in the Philippines, Mount Pulag, my sister would go out early in the morning and jog or brisk walk around our subdivision and up and down the hill beside our place. Paid off because compared to the other hikers, going up Mount Pulag was a breeze for her.

There are other free means of working out like playing basketball or tennis with your friends. For busy moms, how about going about our household chores and playing around with our kids?