Due to work and other chores that we have to complete in our daily lives, it is easy to make full use of the odd time-off to relax and be a couch potato. Add binge eating the various kinds of snacks available nowadays to the equation, you’ll have the perfect formula for obesity. Trust me, I’ve been there.
Hopped on the blogging bandwagon yet? This is my very first blog entry so I am trying to wrap my head around an appropriate format and tempo to adopt by reading what seasoned bloggers do. Learning from others never cease to bring a wealth of insights that’s for sure!
As Head of Human Resources, I am constantly faced with a myriad of people related challenges stemming from personality conflicts, indiscipline, lack of or worse still, zero integrity, below par performance and of late, depression, which had crept silently into the work place unnoticed.
I smile each time I reminisce about my running journey. I still have vivid memories of the 1st CMS Health Run at Tunku Putra School back in 2012. I was in pain and had literally collapsed the minute I reached home! There and then, I decided to make health a priority (err, clearly I was in poor shape) and to do that I needed to make time for exercise.
So how did you spend your weekend?
Me? I spent it ‘running for a good cause’.
Kuchingites and out-stationed runners in Betong, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri dusted off their running shoes and adorned fashionable tribal outfits to pace and dash the streets for the CMS Tribal Run 3.0, which took place on Sunday, 27 August 2017. Boasting an impressive 3,100 participants (2,639 in Kuching; 461 in Betong, Sibu, Bintulu and Miri), the sporting event ran with the tagline ‘Run for a Good Cause’, and theme ‘Go Tribal’ was organised by CMS.
Read More CMS Tribal Run 3.0 raises RM133,000 for local charities
Despite their small size, chia seeds are packed full of important nutrients. Continue to read more if you are curious.
LEMONS – Their tanginess, bright yellow shine, the zesty feeling – all these spell F.R.E.S.H! But did you know that it brings much more than just freshness? Recently, lemons came into the limelight of immunity boosters. But how so? Here’s why.
And so I started my first run in 2017 with blasts of colours filling the air. Despite it being my fourth participation in this colourful run, it was a first with my mother and sister.
Following the two previous series on ways to achieve a healthier lifestyle and some simple exercises to do at your work desk, let’s talk about healthy breakfast as part of a healthier lifestyle.
Onto our next Healthy Series – If you have no time to participate in any of the physical activity mentioned in our previous article, GREAT NEWS, we have got just the right simple exercises that you can do from your desk.
Read More HEALTHY SERIES II : Simple exercises you can do right in the Office