It's an honor to be featured by Multisport.ph.😊 I hope to inspire more people with my transformation story. http://multisport.ph/2017/10/saw-mirror-couldnt-believe-far-ive-let/ Another month has passed and a new month has just began. I'm always excited to tackle on a new month because there is this feeling of a fresh perspective. A blank page if you will, to be filled with new goals and intentions. September came by quickly and it didn't feel good for me. There were lots of days when I was sick and had overall negativity. Exercise for me was a big factor to feel positive but unfortunately, I had been skipping workouts here and there. I was so glad when I saw one of my favorite personal trainers' post a few weeks ago. Tony Horton created a Facebook group where he would be accountable with the members for 30 days. It started on Monday, October 2, 2017 and had more than 8,300 members to date. I didn't hesitate in joining because I knew I would be working out with like-minded individuals whose goals were to better themselves also. https://www.facebook.com/groups/TonyHortonsFitnessFusion Even after a post-workout selfie, my sweat was still pouring. I was a day behind the schedule because of a terrible headache but I had been feeling good today that was why I did 22 Minute Hard Corps Cardio 1.
Let's keep the momentum rolling! Until then, stay tuned! ☺ It's been a while since I posted a blog and I couldn't be more excited to share this one. ☺ I celebrated my birthday last Friday, August 18, 2017. I am very grateful to have celebrated it with my family and friends. It was a very busy week filled with laughter, photo shots, and lessons from the word of God. It was tiring to say the least but it was very much worth it. Unfortunately, I've been dealing with a cold for two days now but it was mostly due to my bad choices in life prior and during the week of my birthday. Here are the lessons that I should take note: 1. Don't go on a diet half-heartedly - I went on a bulking diet to gain weight and increase my strength. I've been almost always on maintenance calories and I've noticed that I am getting thinner to look at that's why I decided to bump up my calories especially carbs for 4 weeks. I extended it to 5 weeks because of my birthday week and I never felt so lethargic in my life. 2. Always create new goals - After attaining the visibility of my abdominal muscles a couple of months ago, I became lenient in my training and nutrition because I thought I had it all. Neither did I know that some of my old eating habits that were not good appeared once again here and there. 3. Worry less and prioritize sleep - I couldn't blame Facebook for being such an addictive tool when it comes to being informed with the latest happenings around the world. Just hearing a notification from Facebook will make your endorphins rush because "Hey, someone noticed me!" Staying up late at night definitely made my pimples break out again. I don't usually post my goals for everyone to see, but I need your help this time to hold me accountable. Here are some of the goals that I would tackle: 1. Go on an Elimination Diet - I've watched a video on YouTube which discussed the side-effects of dairy with regards to pimples that is why I will limit my consumption of milk and cheese for three weeks to see if this has any truth to it. 2. Get more sunlight - I workout mostly at our garage and I've been feeling a little bit bored of it that is why I will go to the playground to workout for a change. I'll post a video soon which would be fun! 3. Limit internet until 9:00 PM - No more late night internet surfing! Sleep is a very important bodily function that is why it shouldn't be compromised. I will aim for 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. Setting small goals definitely lit the fire inside of me once again! On another note, the last date of the #1MinuteBurpeeChallengePH video submission will be tomorrow. If you haven't liked my video submission yet, please do click the link below: https://www.facebook.com/german.amurao/videos/1476743299057719/ Liking my video will be close to giving me a gift for my birthday this year. With your help, I can have this once in a lifetime chance to enter the Spartan Sprint Philippines happening at Timberland Heights, San Mateo, Rizal on September 16. 2017. It's so nice to be back! Looking forward to more blogs in the future. Until then, stay tuned! ☺ It had been more than two weeks since the International Day of Yoga Philippines 2017 was held at SM Mall of Asia’s Music Hall. It’s my first time to attend this yoga event but this was Embassy of India in Manila’s third year of celebrating it. I went there by myself even though a friend couldn’t accompany me that day because I really love yoga. The diversity of people in the event was obvious. Different nationalities, ages, genders, and skin colors were present. But everybody had the same goal which was to experience the wonderful practice of yoga. I sat beside an Iranian couple and I got to know them for a short period of time. They had been doing yoga for quite some time also because one of their family members teaches yoga. I just recently found out through a news article that the guy I've talked with was the Deputy Head of the Iranian Embassy. It’s amazing because I asked him to look out for my big sports bag while I went to the restroom. Unfortunately, I hadn’t thanked them for their act of kindness due to the continuous yoga classes and also because they left early. But thanks to the news article, I've been reaching out and hopefully I can thank them in person. The next act of kindness I experienced during that day was from a group of girls beside me also. As the International Day of Yoga Philippines was nearing its end, a lot of people near me had left already because the event was almost 5 hours long and it was really a tiring one. The girls to my right finished along side with me. I even asked one of them to look out for my bag because I needed to go to the restroom again. When I got back, the same thing happened as I didn’t get a chance to thank them because of the continuous yoga classes. As I end this story, I am hopeful that having this article posted online might give me a higher chance of reaching out to them so I can express my gratitude. I did my best to search for these people on the internet through the official hastag of #IDayofYogaPH but I was out of luck. Not everyday do we see acts of kindness from strangers that is why my faith in humanity is at an all-time high. Do you happen to know these people that I've mentioned? Please don't hesitate to message me so I can connect with them. Until then, stay tuned! ☺ Happy International Day of Yoga! June 21 has been declared the International Day of Yoga by the United Nations after the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in his address to the UN General Assembly: “Yoga embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being." last December 2014. I was very fortunate to get a notice a few weeks ago that there would be an International Day of Yoga event here in the Philippines. I don't usually go to events especially if it is not in the budget but I guess luck was on my side because this event is free of admission. I didn't think twice and I just said to myself that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity which I must grab! #IDayofYogaPH Not many know that I have been doing yoga for quite some time now. My first introduction to yoga was from the home workout series called P90X in 2009. The title of the workout was Yoga X and it was a 90 minute-long practice of different variations of yoga. I hated doing it because 90 minutes was a bit long for me! Fortunately, they released a 60 minute version which was more doable for me because my allotted time for working out was between 45 to 60 minutes. One of the greatest benefits that yoga gave me was minimizing my lower back pain. I am not claiming that you start doing yoga when you have lower back issues because it help minimized mine. You should still visit a doctor and have yourself checked-up. In my case, I am a firm believer that our bodies are made to move that is why I did not let myself become stagnant and I practiced yoga cautiously. I began seeing results month after month and that was when my love for yoga started. Today, my two favorite yoga teachers are Travis Eliot from Ultimate Yogi and Kassandra Reinhardt who offers free yoga classes on her YouTube channel. The International Day of Yoga PH opened my eyes to the interesting community of yoga here in the Philippines. There are lots of great yoga studios where you can join and I recommend it to those who want to start their yoga journey. Alternatively, you can also find lots of great yoga teachers online who can certainly attend to your personal preference. I would also like to thank the official photographer of the event, Vincent Duke Photography for allowing me to share their wonderful pictures. I didn't take a lot of videos and pictures because I was concentrating on being present at the moment. I hope this blog post inspired you to step onto your yoga mats and hopefully see most of you in the Yoga events in the future. Until then, stay tuned!☺ P.S. If you want to see unique and interesting captions in a photo album then click right here! Have you ever wondered why you end up having a bad day after a speedy car cut you in the road? A passerby spilled your favorite and expensive caffeinated drink? Or someone stepped on your foot? Those were just some unfortunate scenarios that we normally react to in a negative way but truth be told, no one meant to cause us any harm. The words we speak to ourselves were really at fault when we experience a bad day. As the verse from Proverbs 18:21 (MSG) said: Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose. How powerful are your words? Try to look at this Rice Consciousness experiment by John Vincent which was inspired by the work of Dr. Masaru Emoto. As you can see, our words create energies which have a direct effect to the consciousness of our reality. In simple terms you become what you speak. How can we turn this around? The answer is for us to make an effort to see the positive out of a negative situation. It's really hard when we live in a world where negativity is rampant. Just look at the news, it almost always highlights the negative things happening in the world. But once you get started, your outlook in life will forever change! ☺ As I close this topic, I'd like to share with you the book I've been reading just recently. It's entitled The Complete Afformations Guidebook by Noah St. John. You'll be surprised on how many disempowering questions we ask ourselves everyday and this book shows us how to reverse them and live an empowered life. You can learn more about his book at https://afformations.com/ Please share this article with your families and friends also. #SharingisCaring Until then, stay tuned! ☺ In lieu of the current events that are happening in different parts of the world, one song comes to my mind suddenly because I think its message fits perfectly with our current situation. The song was written and composed by Michael Jackson in 1992 entitled "Heal the World". "Heal the world Make it a better place For you and for me and the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place for You and for me." I believe making the world a better place starts with ourselves. Being compassionate is one of the best traits that we can show to others. If we start putting ourselves in the shoes of other people, we will gain an understanding of their feelings and we can then act accordingly. In times of distress, fear runs amok and hope seems to be lost. Let us be the light to those who are hopeless! Spread love and positivity instead of hatred and negativity. As I end this topic, I remember one of the stories that I've learned in school: An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice. He ordered them to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest son: “Break it.” The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the bundle. The other sons also tried, but none succeeded. “Untie the bundle,” said the father, “and each of you take a stick.” When they had done so, he told them: “Now, break,” and each stick was easily broken. Sticks in a bundle can’t be broken but sticks taken singly can be easily broken. The same applies to people. "There is strength in Unity." Please share this article so we can spread the good news. Until then, stay tuned! ☺ Me and my best friend had a blast once again for shooting two videos in one day. We both had busy lives and our schedules didn't usually match because we belonged to different careers. We were both amazed with the finished product that we had done because the ideas in the video were conceptualized on the same day of its production.
the conclusion that I can loosen up a bit and not be as stiff as a board so that my readers will not get bored easily. Having a different perspective now makes me try to do a lot of things some of which I didn't imagine myself capable of doing so. Therefore without further ado, here's our Stephen Curry Rexona Commercial 2017 Parody. Enjoy! Credits to Rexona Philippines and The NEW My Julia Advertising & etc. for the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvOTBTs4kgo Thumbs up if you LIKED it and Share if you LOVED it! Until then, stay tuned! ☺ I would never forget the post of one of my fitness inspirations, Steve Weatherford, a Super Bowl champion and fitness enthusiast, on Facebook in 2015. He said: 24 hours 1440 minutes 86400 seconds This is the only thing that is fair in life... Every person gets the same amount of time in a day. How you use it is entirely up to YOU. Isn't it amazing how we all have 24 hours per day, yet some of us are way ahead in life? How and why is it possible? Steve also mentioned in his post that there are two ways on how we can use our time. You can either INVEST or SPEND it. An investment yields a return. You will receive more after an investment. If you spend it, you will never get anything back. Turning off the TV, phone, and computer while engaging with your family and friends is one form of investing because it will nurture your relationship. Other forms of investment are:
While going to drive thru's, watching TV, partying, hitting the snooze button and sleeping in are forms of not spending time wisely. As I close this topic, I would like to add the quote at the end of Steve's post; "Don't count the days, make the days count! You have 1 life to live. One opportunity to build the life you have always wanted. Don't waste it spending your time, invest your time doing the hard things NOW! Make those conscious decisions part of who you are. The hardest part is starting. Once you create those habits, it's not something you have to think about, you just DO IT because that is your habit!" You could follow Steve Weatherford on Facebook here And check out his Arm Training Program here Now who's motivated to workout? I know I am! Until then, Stay tuned! ☺ Some of my life's great ideas come when I am washing the dishes. I remember when I was young, my mother used to scold me and my brother for not washing the dishes properly. I actually hated it because I didn't have the concept of constructive criticism that time and I didn't want someone raising their voice on me. What I did was, I remembered what my mother used to scold me about: "Are the plastic containers still oily?" - I wash them with soap twice or thrice to get that good squeaky clean sound. "Are there traces of hardened food bits on the plates?" - I make sure to let those plates soak in water for a while and thoroughly scrub it after a couple of minutes. "Is the kitchen top dry?" - I always remember to wipe the kitchen top after washing the dishes. "Are there no traces of water when returning the dishes back?" - I make sure to wipe them dry with a clean towel before returning them to their corresponding place. If there is a dish washing competition, I can humbly say that I will win it! I'd be the overall champion in different cleanliness categories. Why do I have the confidence to say that? Because I did everything to be the best in that area. Which brings me to the lesson I want to remind myself and share with everyone that you will be great if you keep giving your best in everything you do in life. Funny thing is, my brother and I used to point fingers on who's going to wash the dishes when we were young. That was why my mother made a schedule on who's going to wash the dishes during lunch time and dinner time. Today, I am most happy to volunteer to wash the dishes because I have come to loved it. I even play a background music while washing the dishes to make it even more interesting. ♫ The second lesson I've learned is that you should do things you hate gradually and in time, you would find that you'd be looking forward to doing those things. It also reminded me when I was
The final lesson I want to share is to make things interesting while doing them even though you hate or dread them. Like the example when I was doing the dishes, I listen to music and before I know it I have already finished washing them in a breeze because I was engrossed with the beautiful melody. Another thing I love to do when washing the dishes is to evaluate my life goals or think of ideas that will improve my life. Interestingly, the idea of creating a website named Habit Whisperer came up from, you guess it, washing the dishes. To summarize; 1. Give your best in everything you do in life. 2. Do things you hate gradually and in time, you will find that you'll be looking forward to doing those things. 3. Make things interesting while doing them even though you hate or dread them. Remember these three lessons and you'll be surprised how your life will become much easier. I was surprised by how as simple as washing the dishes has taught me valuable lessons in life. Do you know someone who hates washing the dishes? Show this to them and they might have a change of heart. Until then, stay tuned! ☺ |
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