The perfect 8

Living an active lifestyle that encompasses varying styles of exercises can exponentially enhance your life and make you stronger.

DT·30 June 2026, 4:07 am·1 MIN READ

The perfect 8 — REGULAR exercise supports not only physical fitness but also mental and emotional well-being.
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BUILDING cardiovascular fitness today supports a healthier future tomorrow.
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PHYSICAL activity can be adapted to every age, fitness level and lifestyle.
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CONSISTENT movement helps improve cardiovascular health, strength, flexibility and balance.
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EVERY workout is an opportunity to become stronger, healthier and more resilient.
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Here are top fitness workouts that can shape the Pinoy lifestyle.

Does your daily routine include some sort of cardio movement? If not, maybe you should re- think it and step outside of your comfort zone.

Endurance coach Miguel Lopez shares with us some cardio exercises that can be done anywhere. And the best part? No need for gym equipment. There is so much more to cardio exercises than what is conventionally talked about.

The purpose of cardio exercises, Lopez says, is to promote and strengthen cardiovascular health. This includes improved systemic circulation, stronger contractility of the cardiac musculature and enhanced neuronal functionality. Living an active lifestyle that encompasses varying styles of exercises can exponentially enhance your life and make you stronger.

Filipino, he advises, should try these exercises and discover which ones suit their fitness goals and lifestyle:

•Brisk walking: Constant effort that improves one’s health and blood circulation.

•Stair climbing: Heart health, stronger legs and glutes.

Community Zumba: Cardio work that can be fun for elders, improves coordination.

•Community run clubs: Camaraderie and cardio fitness.

•Body weight/calisthenics: Body weight resistance training, works on balance, coordination, core strength.

•Yoga: Breathwork, calm, flexibility and mental health.

•Cycling: Low-impact cardio and leg strength.

•Boxing/Kickboxing: Good cardio, stress reliever, upper body, core strength.