Power Plate now available

Power Plate, the revolutionary fitness machine that has gained international popularity among celebrities and athletes, is now in Manila, thanks to Wellness Concepts, the country’s premier fitness specialty store.
Known to carry the most exclusive, upscale fitness brands worldwide, Wellness Concepts now offers Power Plate, the premium Acceleration Training device that provides effective, versatile, and progressive [...]

Plantation Bay’s Mogambo Springs introduces the Sports Massage

Mogambo Springs in Plantation Bay Resort, one of the best spas in the island of Mactan Cebu, adds another premium treatment to its menu of services, the sports massage. According to spa manager Colleen Barcelona, Mogambo Springs is the only resort in the country that offers this unique treatment.   Zen Lee, a trained Singaporean therapist, helped [...]

Deoxidation therapy at Zenyu escopa Spa

Zenyu ecospa is the first and only spa to employ the process of deoxidation or the use of negative ions in the Philippines. Deoxidation therapy, or the use of antioxidants, is known to improve blood circulation, strengthen the immune system, improve metabolism and blood pressure, reduce cholesterol and body toxins, and relieve allergies, colds, and [...]

Back pain and cough? Try the ventosa massage

Happy New Year!  I just got back from a Baguio holiday and believe me it was cold high up in the mountains. To some who have lived abroad, 12 degrees Celsius is just a walk in the park but to me, sensitive as I am to cold weather, it was okay — bearable. However, due to [...]

Tiger Balm for pain relief

Over a hundred years ago in China, an old court herbalist by the name of Aw Chu Kin formulated a special ointment to relieve and soothe the body aches and muscle pain of its imperial users.
After taking his leave from the royal palace to start anew in a place called Burma, Aw Chu Kin further [...]

Walking your way to fitness

You see people wearing them in the mall, at the gym and every where you go. What’s the big deal about wearing Fitflops and Shape Ups these days?
The name Fitflops was of course coined after “flipflops” and was the rage among Hollywood celebs until it was introduced locally. Since then, women young and old have [...]

The Cadillac: Looking for fun ways to do Pilates

When I was a kid I would often hang from a tree branch in our front lawn imagining myself a gymnast or a circus performer. I would use the metal bar on the double-deck bed and do as many flips as I could until my arms would go numb or, when out on the playground, [...]

The Allegro Reformer takes Pilates to a whole new level

I have only tried Pilates thrice since I became a Fitness First member if only to find out why some people get hooked on it. Body Balance/yoga classes being offered at the gym remain one of my favorites, along with Retro, Latin and Body Jam. Only last year has Pilates Ball beeen included in the [...]

Stress and its effects on the quality of life

It can slowly creep up on you and you never even realize it until you one day the tell tale signs become too hard to ignore: headache, hair loss, sleep problems, leg numbness, chest pains, palpitations and chest pains. You see the doctor and you are surprised when your test results reveal that you are [...]

Phiten Titanium Necklaces for Pain and General Wellbeing

What do Olympian Bea Lucero-Lhuiller,Davis Cupper Cecil Mamiit, Grand Slam tennis champ Nino Alcantara and actor/sports enthusiast Richard Gomez have in common?
They are users of Phiten titanium necklaces, a new product to relieve pain and promote over all wellbeing.I heard about this from a friend and though a bit skeptical, I checked it out and [...]