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Do You Take Nutritional Supplements?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

It is very important for pregnant women to take prenatal vitamins. Why? Because the body is undergoing a lot of changes and is adjusting to having a baby in the womb. It is important to keep the pregnant woman healthy and her baby too.

Come to think of it, it is not only during pregnancy that women should take nutritional supplements. Moms especially those who are working should take these supplements so that they have some resistance to illnesses. They should also be actively taking these supplements for them to have enough endurance to do the things they have to accomplish.

And on this note, I will now have my breakfast and take my calcium supplements and ascorbic acid. My arms’ bones are creaking already 🙁

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This Post is For You

Posted on May 13, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

Being forever on the lookout for diets that work, someone I know has been too obsessed with dieting that she has lost sight of the fun in eating healthy food that won’t compromise the expanding body width.

My solution to this conquest of the “impossible dream” would be to have more fresh fruits and vegetables, drink more water (argh! from a soda drinker) and cutting down on the salt intake among other things.

Other things include discipline to do a fitness regime and sleeping well.

I guess this friend gets my drift since I will be sending her this post I have written 😀

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adidas miCoach Run Yourself Better

Posted on March 29, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

adidas miCoach Run Yourself Better

A few day ago, I witnessed the launching of the adidas miCoach Run Yourself Better at RUNNR in Bonifacio High Street.

What is adidas miCoach?

adidas miCoach

  • adidas miCoach guides people to get fit and stay fit through simple, personable coaching
  • miCoach coaches you through each workout by tracking your heart rate which helps you gauge effort, performance and see improvement.
  • Exercise safety: helps you not to train too hard too soon and to avoid injury
  • Efficiency: run at the right intensity level to increase your training efficiency
  • Motivation: achieve your goals and maintain motivation
  • Performance: monitor your progress

miCoach Heart Rate Based training
Personalized miCoach Training Zones and The Assessment Workout:

  • Zones are created based on your age and gender where the first pass will allow the user to get started with miCoach right away.
  • For a more personalized experience, there is a miCoach Assessment Workout
  • The Assessment Workout measures your peak HR and VT to help create your miCoach training zones.
  • The Assessment Workout is 12minute coaching through audio instructions
  • This Assessment Workout can be done outdoors or b y using gym equipment.

Ok, I’m convinced and I want need one! 😀

Adidas miCoach Pacer will be available in the Philippines this March 2010 in Adidas Stores for PHP 6,995.00

It is no secret that I have an on again and off again love affair with hitting the pavement and I think this is way more fun and healthier than getting life insurance plans. You know, just in case 😀

There is no more school so I have no excuse to not get up (without stressing myself cooking packed lunch very early) and start the routine once again. Yup, tomorrow, definitely, I hope 😉

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Summer Season is Here

Posted on March 17, 2010 by greenbucks| 3 Comments

It has been scorching in the metro for the past few weeks. Summer “officially” started a few days ago and I find myself asking “Today is just the start of summer? It isn’t summer yet?”

This is the perfect time to speed up one’s fitness routine and change dietary plans if one plans to do a lot of beach combing. Be careful though to not overdo things and protect yourself from the heat.

I am  sure a lot of sites like www.dietsthatwork.net have a lot of traffic these days.

Summer is the time to have fun, frolic the beaches wearing the latest fashion in swimwear and drinking tons of cold drinks. I go for the last one since I don’t think I can really have fun when temps reach 37 degrees (or possibly 40s in some parts of the country).

If there is one thing I love about summer, its this:

watermelon

Yes, we get to enjoy flavorful fruits in season.

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Composting 101

Posted on February 6, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

I have talked about wanting to go back to backyard gardening here. This has been fueled more when we recently went on a field trip to a nearby ecology center and the proper way of composting, among other topics, was discussed.

The kids were made to dig for worms in compost pits. Ewww, I know but these worms are necessary to keep the garden in great shape. In fact, one can purchase these worms in gardening stores.

I looked up videos online to see how composting is done. I also came upon an interesting compost tumbler for composting.

Now, if you have a small space for a compost pit, here was what the lecturer told us: get pots (preferably clay pots) with a little garden soil in it. Put fruit and vegetable peelings, leftover food, dried leaves on top of the soil and cover with soil. Do this over and over until the soil and the other filings are mixed.

A good compost helps in fertilizing the soil to make the garden healthy. If you have a Starbucks branch near you, ask for free used coffee grounds for your garden.

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