Join Earth Gym - Free Membership!

For people like me who's more concerned about overall fitness than losing weight, who can't take going to the gym, who's too "busy" to take fitness walks at some park or enroll in some other fitness activity, who can’t see the point in playing any sport, I’ve now decided that there is no other way to get some exercise than Earth Gym:

Basically, it’s is all about making your daily activities your workout. It's environment-friendly, multi-tasking, requires no dress code, no special equipment, involves zero intimidation from beach bods treadmilling beside you, and all these at zero cost. To read more, click here:

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Come to think of it, I’ve been doing this all my life – I’ve been vindicated! The idea that my weekly shopping is a legitimate workout (or sport) is not just some flimsy rationalization for my laziness after all. I mean, all along, I’ve known that:

• walking continuously from mall opening to closing (that’s 12 hours, give or take a few hours for meals and trips to the johns) = cardio workout
  


• hauling shopping bags the entire day = strength training


• shuffling through racks/trying on clothes = arm stretching


• looking at merchandise = neck flexing


• I may spend at least the same amount as gym membership each month, depending on the season, but ordinary gym fee doesn’t come with free shopping goodies.

What else?

• I’ve been driving a car with manual-steering for 13 years now and don’t have any qualms about it. Steering in and out of tight spots may take longer than most drivers and leaves me with beads of sweat sometimes but hey, my arms ain't bad-looking.


• On occasions when commuting is more convenient, I don’t mind walking to the jeepney stop or going up and down the MRT station stairs.


• Exercise videos can get me hyped for about two weeks, tops, but I realize the futility of this when I get more endorphins released from dancing to my own music collection.

So far so good, I guess - I feel healthy enough to do the activities I choose and strong enough to be self-reliant. I now just have to resume my housework routine to make this a total workout. Maybe a little bit of scrubbing floors and bathroom tiles can take care of that midsection.

Advance Happy Earth Day, everyone!