Heavy Rains versus Heavy Weight
by: Anton Perez
The typhoon season is unbelievably tempting. While the strong winds and
heavy rains ground you in your place, you grab the chance to snuggle
in bed all day long while munching on all the food in your pantry.
Yes, it might be stormy, but when you couple it with no work,
it can be bliss – the next best thing to a cold and cozy winter day.
Before you totally indulge, remember that
something else might become too heavy aside from the rain – that’s you.
With nothing much to do, you tend to over-relax, oversleep and overeat.
And lest you forget, do keep in mind that eight hours is enough
for a healthy sleep, three full meals is enough to perk you all day
long, and you still got a body to flex a bit.
Resist sleeping longer than the usual and preoccupy yourself with
other things that don’t need any reclining. I tried oversleeping once
and I got nothing but an aching head and a fuming wife. Idleness is
the devil’s workshop so be an angel and wake up!
Watch your food intake. Avoid having cream-based soups for it
contains a lot of calories. Instead of snacking on carbs on foil
packs, go heavy on fruits and vegetables.
Flex your muscles. You still got your place inside your house
to jog and do some stretching if you don’t have exercise
equipment at home. Improvise with the little that you have
and you’ll be able to exercise your brains as well.
You might want to exercise your heart too.
Some people outside might not be as comfy as you were
during the storm, so it’s time for you to help them. You may
want to share your food with them (avoid over-eating), or
volunteer on relief operations (stretch your muscles along the way).
In the long run, the typhoon can help you be healthier than ever
in body, mind and spirit.
Typhoon 101 for Expats: On the average, typhoon disturbances
visit this country every year, normally. The last super typhoon
that wreaked havoc was in Bohol Tacloban, but just last year,
a less-gutsy but very rainy storm devastated a large part of
the metropolis, unleashing destructive flash floods and soaking
an expansive part of cities and municipalities in floodwater for months.
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The typhoon season is unbelievably tempting. While the strong winds and
heavy rains ground you in your place, you grab the chance to snuggle
in bed all day long while munching on all the food in your pantry.
Yes, it might be stormy, but when you couple it with no work,
it can be bliss – the next best thing to a cold and cozy winter day.
Before you totally indulge, remember that
something else might become too heavy aside from the rain – that’s you.
With nothing much to do, you tend to over-relax, oversleep and overeat.
And lest you forget, do keep in mind that eight hours is enough
for a healthy sleep, three full meals is enough to perk you all day
long, and you still got a body to flex a bit.
Resist sleeping longer than the usual and preoccupy yourself with
other things that don’t need any reclining. I tried oversleeping once
and I got nothing but an aching head and a fuming wife. Idleness is
the devil’s workshop so be an angel and wake up!
Watch your food intake. Avoid having cream-based soups for it
contains a lot of calories. Instead of snacking on carbs on foil
packs, go heavy on fruits and vegetables.
Flex your muscles. You still got your place inside your house
to jog and do some stretching if you don’t have exercise
equipment at home. Improvise with the little that you have
and you’ll be able to exercise your brains as well.
You might want to exercise your heart too.
Some people outside might not be as comfy as you were
during the storm, so it’s time for you to help them. You may
want to share your food with them (avoid over-eating), or
volunteer on relief operations (stretch your muscles along the way).
In the long run, the typhoon can help you be healthier than ever
in body, mind and spirit.
Typhoon 101 for Expats: On the average, typhoon disturbances
visit this country every year, normally. The last super typhoon
that wreaked havoc was in Bohol Tacloban, but just last year,
a less-gutsy but very rainy storm devastated a large part of
the metropolis, unleashing destructive flash floods and soaking
an expansive part of cities and municipalities in floodwater for months.
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