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“I have a weight problem. Or should I say, a problem on my eating habits. I also lack discipline with regards to exercise.  Over the years, I have struggled for the resolve to improve the former (i.e. 1 less of cup of rice) as well as to have a find the discipline for the latter. I can say what years of resolve did not do, being married to a health coach is now doing.

You see, I have a stake in needing to keep myself healthy. My dad had a stroke in 2010 (he has recovered but weak on his right side) and recently, my uncle. Hypertension runs in our veins. So there, that would be a valid “why.”

When we got married, one of the goals that what we have set for ourselves, in addition to being spiritually sound and united, is also to be one in terms of keeping ourselves physically fit. In fact, when we had our honeymoon in Baguio City, Philippines, we did check out the hotel’s gym and we broke sweat very early in the morning. During the first few weeks of settling in our new home, we also had regular thrice-a-week exercise sessions, when we would make our way up to the condominium’s gym at the 36 th floor via the fire exit stairs, engage in stationary biking and tread milling, on top of our jumping jacks and what not.

One of my problems is consistency, and over time, our exercise sessions flickered out. Of course, if I reasoned out that it’s because of my work schedule, that would only be an excuse. What my wife, Coach May, said about the individual being the “agent of change’ did little to jumpstart it all again.

Then came Covid-19 crisis.

Being quarantined in the house for weeks on end as well as being allowed to work from home by my company, there would now be little excuse not to exercise. There was still resistance at first of course but over the weeks and months, we have again found our rhythm.

I would still have little motivation in keeping up with the exercise, but, over the course of time, when I began to see the benefits of exercise — the “why I am doing it ” which I had provided myself at the outset , now becomes evident. I found that my sleep patterns are improving and I’ve also begun to “flatten the curve” in the mid-region. Moreover, I found that I didn’t have as much muscle ache during the day that necessitated stretching and bending.

To be clear, one does not have to see the evidence to continue on. We can only look at the statistics of deaths from inactivity and of a sedentary and unhealthy lifestyle. In other words, I don’t have to fall into the pit to know it’s deep. I only have to look at the experience of my own father and uncle. It is better to learn from our mistakes. But it’s doubly prudent to learn from the mistakes of others.

I found myself doing exercise even if I did not have to be reminded by my health coach wife. Of course, that’s notto say that a woman’s silence already says a thousand words. (haha!)

I am not saying that one has to be married to a health coach in order to keep themselves healthy. But personally, with the stubbornness that I have, I had to be constantly reminded to exercise (which doesn’t have to happen of course). Think of it as having an accountability partner on a 24/7 basis. This wisdom, as a matter of fact, is not new. It is biblical. 

In Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, it says,
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:
10  If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.  But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

My wife and I are Christians, so not only do we endeavor to keep both of ourselves healthy for each other (and for the baby that’s on the way!) but most importantly, we also do it for God.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to start now on my stretching and squats!”