After that first session, he remembers saying to himself that he enjoyed the sweat, “Nabuhayan ako. Ang sarap pala mamawis!”

I want to have a good life when I grow old. We all know that when it comes to health, it doesn’t matter how much money you have.

It was eight months ago when I noticed my clothes were getting smaller, or to my dismay, I was getting bigger.

During the medical examination I underwent 2 years ago, the doctor frankly advised me that for a 23 year-old man, it is surprising that I already have high blood pressure and probably, have to intake maintenance drugs to prevent possible heart attack and similar illnesses.

Running – this is my daily routine in going to school every time I don’t have any allowance due to what we called “out of budget” or, shall we say, my parents do not have enough resources to support us in that aspect.

Growing up I’m always be on the heavy side, there is no single chance that my weight and BMI hit a normal level for my 5’6” frame...