Identify your fitness goals. Do you want to trim certain areas of your body, or are you looking for a good cardio workout machine? Search among the various exercise equipment to see which one will help you best achieve your goals.

Will you enjoy using the exercise equipment? Is it safe to use alone?

Does the equipment look sturdy enough to last? It should take more than diamond blades to cut through it.

What storage options does the equipment have? Is there enough room in your place to stash it away when not in use?

At the end of the day, it will all boil down to whether or not you will actually use that piece of equipment. Whether it’s a treadmill or a stationary bike, it will be utterly useless if you don’t use it. Once you get results, then you’ll be able to determine the value of what you bought.

Unilab ActiveHealth is inviting moms and their families to join the second leg of the 2012 Run United on June 17, 2012 at Mall of Asia.

There are several race categories and challenges to choose from. If you have kids with ages 5 to 12 years old, you can register them to Ceelin 500-meter dash. Moms, Dads and older children can join the other race categories: 3km, 5km, 10km and 21km.

Runners for the 500-meter dash, 3km, 5km and 10km will get their singlet upon registration. The Active Health race belt bag, bib with timing chip, and Riovana 10% discount stub can be claimed during the 1st ever Run United race expo scheduled on June 13-16, 2012 at BGC Grounds near Mercato from 12nn to 8pm.

For those joining the 21k race will have a different singlet color design.  Besides the freebies during the expo in BCG, and the 2^nd piece of the collectible medal and finisher shirt, participants will get a personalized RunRio Timing Card. They need to present their old IPICO timing chip during the registration to get the replacement.

Unilab Active Health Chief Alex Panlilio said the program encourages families to start or continue leading active lives through the Unilab events like Run United.

For his part, Lester Castillo, Active Health Sport Events Executive said they continue to improve United series to provide runners a better experience and encourage them to keep running. The partnership with Coach Rio dela Cruz, “Run United has become one, if not the best, running event in the country”.

Coach Rio dela Cruz said the race expo has brought Run United to a whole new level.

“Major international marathons like the ING New York Marathon and Chicago Marathon hold their own expos days before the event. Together with UNILAB Active Health, we look at some of the best practices from international races, and apply them to the Run United Series to further enhance the race experience of the Filipino running community, ” he said.

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Registration for 2012 Run United 2 is ongoing at the following stores

• Riovana at Bonifacio Global City and Katipunan, Quezon City
• Toby’s at SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City and SM North The Block, Quezon City

For online registration, check details at www.unilabactivehealth.com or www.runrio.com. Registration is until June 3, 2012 on a first come first serve basis.

2012 Run United 2 is for the benefit of Gawad Kalinga and Children’s Hour. For more inquiries, check out www.unilabactivehealth.com and www.facebook.com/unilabactivehealth.

Women ages 30 to 45 are the targeted recipient. I still belong to the age group so I might as well grab the opportunity to undergo free screening. I can still re-schedule some readings on internet video conferencing to visit one of the selected government hospitals on Wednesday. If you are living in Metro Manila, you can avail yourself of the health service.

Free screenings for women in Metro Manila will be available at the following hospitals every Wednesday: Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center on Avenida Rizal, Sta. Cruz, Manila; Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital on Oroquieta St., Sta. Cruz, Manila; East Avenue Medical Center in Diliman, Quezon City; Tondo Medical Center in Manila;

Quirino Memorial Medical Center on Katipunan Avenue Extension in Project 4, Quezon City; Amang Rodriguez Medical Center in Marikina City; Rizal Medical Center in Pasig City; Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center in Las Piñas City; Valenzuela General Hospital in Valenzuela City;

San Lorenzo Ruiz Memorial Hospital in Malabon City; National Children’s Hospital on E. Rodriguez Sr. Blvd. in New Manila, Quezon City; and Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital in Caloocan City.

Visit

This idea is simple enough, and simply requires people to make a point to visit someone who is hospitalized. These visits help to make people comfortable in what can otherwise be uncomfortable surroundings that may also be attended by people who have studied at www.medical-assistant.net. It’s also thoughtful to coordinate visits with other family members in order to ensure that the hospitalized loved one always has someone visiting with them.

Bring Gifts

It’s a great idea to bring gifts to people who are hospitalized, particularly those who will be hospitalized for a significant amount of time. Gifts do not have to be lavish, but should ideally be things that the hospitalized person both likes and can use, such as toiletries with a personal touch or books. Part of the effect of giving these things to the hospitalized person is to present them with things of utilitarian value, while another part is to surprise them and break up the monotony of the hospital’s routine. People who work in hospitals have often attended surgical tech schools for their studies.

Sources

Hubby took our son to the hospital’s lab section the following day for his blood test, the result of which came out a few hours later.

I texted the pediatrician the results of the blood test, and thankfully, she said that it is within the normal level just like the result of the first blood exam taken last week.

The pedia said that my son’s food intake may not be sufficient to support his normal growth. He is 12 and stands 5″7, but his food intake is suitable for a young child’s diet.

The medicines that he took for one week had helped him recover from his occasional cough. His vitamins, on the other hand, are responsible for his weight improvement. I guess he gained a pound; he is no longer pale and rarely has dizzy spells.

To speed up his recovery, the pedia advised him to go to bed early, drink milk twice a day and eat protein-rich food. Drinking milk is fine with the kid, but hitting the sack by 9 p.m., well, we’re still working on that department as he has trouble falling asleep at night.

If I can manage to bring my son to a health spa, I will have him undergo massage montréal specifically massotherapy. Massotherapy is a medical or therapeutic treatment by massage. This has been proven effective by experts for the quick recovery from an illness or injury as it helps improve the functions of the muscles, blood, nerve and bones.

For now, he has to spare a few minutes away from the computer or TV set and exercise lest he wants to be sick again.

I really planned on having my son checked by his pedia, but I just didn’t feel the urgency to make an appointment until he passed out yesterday afternoon. Good thing his dad was beside him to lift him up and let him sat on the sofa. We also let him drink water so he can breathe easily or clear his air passage.

I texted our pedia and told her what happened. She instructed us to go to her clinic so she could check him immediately.

The doctor said something about my son’s right lung (I forgot the term) and she said his cough may have been left untreated so it developed to pneumonia without our knowledge. She prescribed two types of meds for his lungs to be taken every eight hours, for one week. The doctor also gave him two types of vitamins to make him well. She also gave us a referral for blood test at the hospital where she serves as a consultant.

We got the blood test result within 30 minutes. We went home and called up the pedia to read to her the result. Fortunately, my son’s blood test showed normal for any infection. She told me to continue to administer the medicine and see her next week for a follow up check up.

I may be relieved of any worries about my son’s blood test result, but until he gets better, that will be the only time that I can breathe a sigh of relief.