A program launched by DOH and Salinas Corporation as their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in promoting healthy lifestyle to reduce prevalence of lifestyle diseases particularly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases as the key for Saving Lives, Our Lives.
This program is composed of a series of healthy lifestyle activities to be conducted on a regular basis in a barangay level and to be participated by all residents of every barangay within a municipality. The activities incorporate the 5 key components of the Healthy Lifestyle program of the Department of Health.
Strengthening Exercise - This set of movements strengthen and tone the muscles of the body like the chest, back, shoulders, arms, legs and muscles of lower body including the pelvis. It also gives a light workout on the biceps, the hips and thighs. Overall, it improves balance and coordination, focuses on both upper and lower body that heightens or increases the flow of "Qi".
The natural protrusion of the abdominal wall is done so that outside air can enter the abdomen. This manner of breathing will lead to the chest naturally expanding and continuous breathing will lead to a held breath sensation. This is the time to exhale through the mouth. So, the complete cycle is an inhale, inhale, held breath, exhale. As an objective, one must aspire for deep breathing as opposed to shallow type. This is maintained throughout the exercise to complement with the relaxed form of the routine.
