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I run to work everyday.

Not from the house, of course. That's too far. I take the train (MRT) and disembark at the Ayala station, and then run from there. I really don't know how far my office building is from the train station, but when I first started it took me about 12 to 15 minutes to complete the run. Nowadays, I clock in at about 8 to 10 minutes. the fastest I was able to do was around 6 minutes.

I give the impression to some people that I'm a health buff, and to a small degree I am. But it's more of a "trying to live better" attitude than an "I want a buff physique" one. Although a lean, muscular physique would be nice. Some people think that I possess such a physique, but nothing could be further from the truth. I have a (relatively) flat tummy, but no visible abs, and there's still a bit of love handles peeking from my sides. My arms aren't flabby, but not toned. I'm in pretty good shape, but not good enough, I think.

I used to weigh more than 180 lbs., but according to my height I should be around 150-160lbs. I don't know what prompted me to lose weight, maybe it was because I felt too sluggish, and felt older than my age of 30 (at that time). I started lifting weights, and cut my food intake in half. In 3-4 months, my weight dropped to 140 lbs. When I realized what happened, I got a little panicked. I don't think that's a safe way to lose weight, and started eating more sensibly.

I'd like to think I remedied the situation, and now I'm at an ideal 160 lbs.

What's my point to all this? I guess I'd just like to illustrate that having a healthy body is not impossible. You just have to WANT it. Motivation really is a big factor.

And I guess my body is doing pretty okay. My last few check-ups show no signs of anything wrong. I remember this one time I hooked up with a couple of pals around my age. They were talking about what medications they were taking! I was a bit surprised, since it didn't occur to me that people at my age would have health problems like that.

I remember when I had a photo-shoot recently. I was looking at the takes on the computer monitor when the client walked up to me and poked my chest. "Swimmer?" he said. I replied "Nope. Just weights." I guess I felt a bit flattered, since swimmers' physiques are among the best. So I think for this year, I'll try to shoot for a well-defined physique.

Hey, if Aga Muhlach can do it, I don't see any reason why I can't. :)