1. Fitness for the Everyday-Filipino

Ola, friends!  Since several people have been asking me about keeping in shape, I decided to write about it here.  This will tackle the usual questions and answers.  These "tips"  are made to apply to girls, boys,  baklas and tomboys.

WHY READ THIS?
First,  I promise to keep it interesting by taking out the hard to pronounce caloric mumbo jumbo but still make it educational(why? Coz it's boring, calculating it will be tedious and most likely inaccurate.)  Second, the things that I will hopefully be able to communicate are those which are adapted to the typical Filipino lifestyle.  Let's face it, in a third world country (oh wait, the politically correct term is "Developing") the conditions are just too different, the most basic conveniences available in "Developed" nations aren't available.

WHAT TO EXPECT?
This site will PROBABLY not contain workouts,  rather it will contain principles that you can adjust and  apply to yourself since according to our mommy and daddy,  we're all unique special.  Yaaay. I don't believe that there's a 'best workout'.  Do what works for you, do it with passion, and do it well.  Boom.  Sexy for life.

WHO AM I?
Who am I to start giving out advice? I probably can't out-bench the gorilla in the gym. Currently,  I workout with zero equipment and haven't benched for the longest time.  I probably can't outlast  that sunburned tri-athlete.  I believe that if ever get into some fight or trouble,  I'd aim to finish it in 2 mins or less,  than run away for the next hour or so.  I'm a student, doing home workouts, with not much time for social events coz of the workload, but I'm equipped with workout principles that one can take into consideration to make that sonuvabitch evasive fitness goal,  attainable.  I have not reached the pinnacle of fitness, and I will never be that arrogant to claim to have reached such a goal.

WHO THIS WEBSITE IS FOR?
This is for the regular guy who wants to have that "yeah-I-take- care-of-myself" look,  maybe for the next couple of years. This is a guide to a sustainable gut-free lifestyle. This is for the guy who wants to look good in a shirt and look better without one.  No branded shirt can make a guy look as good as simply having a good body frame. True story.

If you're already a mean lookin', nail-munching bad ass, no, this is not for you.  Please make your own fitness site so I can pick your brains.

WHY MAKE THIS NONSENSE?
Why I made this?  I want to inspire my friends in developing themselves. You have one life (unless you believe in reincarnation, but chances are you'll still be out of shape when you get reborn.) Wouldn't you want to look the best you can? Plus, at the time of this writing, it's traffic so I'm stuck in Ortigas.

Beach season's not til April you say?  Fool.  Unless you're Rain from the Ninja Assassin with a 24hr trainer,  you won't make it next season. Any significant changes will occur in 3months, and dramatic changes can happen in 6. Just in time for the beach. So read on.  And no,  I don't plan to leave you short and sell you anything.

Next note will be about pigging out.