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Christmas is fast approaching. Soon, everyone will be cramming to buy gifts for the loved ones. For me, I have not started that yet. Well, we have some stuff ready for wrapping but not yet for everyone. My wife has prepared some really nice, high-end lotions, body bath stuff, soaps and many others for the moms and aunts. We haven’t had any yet for the kids (nephews and nieces). For brothers and sisters… how bout bunch of weight loss pills or workout stuff. Hehehe.

Kidding aside, it sure is fun to have something for the family. But above all that, nothing beats the feeling being with them this Christmas. Hope we get the chance to go home, me and my wife. It may be expensive but it sure will be a blast and all worth it.

I always try to push myself to do some work out at least once a week. Well, I’m a big believer of health and fitness and that it is vital for us to be productive, happy and well overall.

Of course, in cases where obesity is already a sickness and not just an effect brought about by lack of self-control, there are the best weight loss pills available in the market. But for me who just needs to pump the iron, having a regular exercise is already good.

Aside from sweating it out, good diet is also essential in having a healthy lifestyle. One measure that many are using is taking a semi-closed fist and use it as one measure. Now, you need to have 2 measures of fruits and/or vegetables, 2 measures of carbohydrates (rice, potato, bread) and 1 measure of protein (meat, fish, chicken) per meal. That for each of the main meals of the day. Then have a hundred-calorie (ex. 1 medium cupcake or 1 pack yogurt) each in between meals.

On my previous work, my first boss was very active in sports. He was a health buff. At about the time I joined the company, he was very active with martial arts.

Unfortunately, one time, he had an accident. I’m not really sure what it was but I think it had to do with his knees. The doctor’s advice was to do an ACL operation to permanently cure it. That means he will be wearing his acl knee braces for the next few weeks. After that, he needed to lie low on his martial arts which was timely since he then got married and had a kid.

Sports has lots and lots of benefits – all for a healthier active life. But doing it may pose some dangers also. That is why, in any sport, discipline is very important – to do what needs to be done to maintain a safe environment and movements. Warm-ups are very crucial as it prevents injuries. Professional instructors also always remind their students to keep and maintain good practices every time they do sports.

On my previous job, we were offered good deals with high-end gym facilities near the office. This is to encourage everyone in the company to maintain a fit and healthy body – which can actually translate to higher productivity.

Now I have been going to the gym since fourth year high school (although not regularly) so I naturally liked the idea and the privilege. I got my gym card a few weeks after my first day at work and head to the gym in no time. Now, I am a small framed-guy with a very high metabolism. That means I need to eat a lot to store fat but I easily lose it when I skip a few meals. I’m generally skinny so I sometimes tried out food supplements or muscle enhancers which are good, healthy and cheap enough that I can afford it.

Just like any endeavor, I really think it is very important to always prepare in advance and do a quick but good research before doing anything. For me, I looked around and did a review on the available workout supplements to make sure I don’t get into problems sooner or later. If you look around the web, surely you’ll find good and reliable workout supplements and hgh reviews which you can use to make a decision as to how to proceed with your workout options.

If in case you still have doubts, it is advisable to consult a physician first, especially if you have health history or other possible health risks.

A few days back, my wife and I were discussing how things are changing as people age. People start to feel stuff that they usually don’t feel when they were teenagers. For example pains in the joints on cold morning. Or maybe memory getting worse.

Although most of these changes can be attributed to the effects of stress (which increases and peaks as a person goes to college and begins to work), I would say it is also partly because of the body’s changes in terms of adapting to stress. Now I’m not a medical expert here but it is noticeable to aging people how they are more prone to sickness with the deterioration of their body’s ability to heal, to absorb stress and to create antibodies to repel viruses. One can also observe how prone they are to accidents, even at home. My mom for instance who still sleeps at a room at the 2nd level of the house, often gets injured on treading up and down the stairs. This is possibly because of her agility becoming less and less and thus, making an ordinary tripping off dangerous.

Now, while aging brings with it dangers and problems, some people do have problems even when they are young. I have some friends who, due to some reason, need to have regular a Hormone replacement therapy even at the age between 20 and 30 years old. It may be inherited or acquired, not really sure.

So at the moment, my wife and I try to be as fit and as prime as much as possible. That takes regular exercise, good sleeping habits, enough fluid intake and healthy diet.

My wife and I were talking about high school and arrived at the topic of pimples. Well, we were high school sweethearts and she can still remember how “pimply” my face was. She is always proud of not having pimples her whole life. Me, I had it since I was in my sophomore years (I think).

Good thing it wasn’t that worst though. It was bad, but not worst. A lot of times, I just decided to prick it. That’s why I still have pimple scars today. Why not worst? Well, I didn’t need to resolve to acne remedies and consistent washing of the face at night made the pimples go away – in about 6 years, haha!

Today, I still have zits in places old and new. Good thing, I’m not that conscious anymore and usually don’t mind having them once in a while.

I was working out at home a few days back. I try to at least get a workout once a week. I was in the living room when my wife told me not to pump my muscles too much. She said she doesn’t like a too-muscular body.

Well, apparently, having a bulging muscular tone is not as always desirable as many men think. Although I am sometimes guilty of that and often try to “pump it up” right to impress, ladies most often dig the sensitive, loving guys.

For some though, it is their way to earn. Like for example, body builders – it is their way of life. They need to grow a muscular body to compete. Some may use different products and techniques and you can see like this one where they have these methyl arimatest reviews, there are new ways to increase muscle mass.

For me, I might stick with the natural weight loss and muscle gain techniques. Having a good muscle tone not only benefits your health, it also allows you to do better “actions” and “motions” when needed

I just finished my workout hour. I was driven to do it ASAP because yesterday, my shoulders got really tensed. Must be because of a day in front of a PC. I tried to “self-massage” myself (that doesn’t sound very wholesome, hehe) before I slept. Good thing, I still have my menthol balm with me.

Since my equipment is just a 3-pc dumbell, my routine is usually made up of push-ups, bicep-curls, triceps-lifts and some some other minors stuff.

One thing that bothers most of old people are rheumatoid arthritis. Yes, I’ve seen it from my gandfather and now, sadly, from my parents too. Sooner or later, I can have it as well.

You see, as we grow older, our bodies get less adaptive to temperature changes and pressure. These are stressors that the body tries to minimize. This adaptive ability is decreased as age increases.

I remember my lolo used to wrap his feet in thick layers of cloth and put layers of socks around it. This way, the cold floor doesn’t directly touch his feet that causes these foot pains.

I guess it becomes more and more inconvenient but that’s just how the body works. We cannot stay young and live forever. That’s why if you are still in your prime years, try to do a lot and enjoy those years before the years can chase after you