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.
Stretching Exercise - This series of motion aligns the entire body. Through the upper back, lower back and hamstring stretch, you'll feel the "Qi" in a circular motion from your toes up to the spine to your head. Stretching is done to increase blood circulation throughout the body. It has also been known to have curative effects on fatigue because it calms the nervous system. Furthermore, it opens up the hips, thus, increasing flexibility in hip joints, knees and thighs. Such is an ideal exercise to prepare for birth among females. It eliminates toxins by activating liver spleen, promotes digestion, reduces size of abdomen and diminishes lower back pain.
Stand up straight while slowly raising arms sideways, inhaling. Keep your palms up with hands ending in a clapping position above the head.
Slightly bend forward, throwing your arms to your front at shoulder level then bend your head forward. Pull your stomach muscles in and bend your body dropping your head down to your knees, exhaling.
Sit back on your heels with your toes curled under. Slowly raise your arms sideways ending in front of you touching ground as you inhale. Place your forehead on the floor and exhale. Keeping your hands on the floor, kneel up and inhale. Push palms down and raise your hips upward while stretching high onto your toes, exhale, flatten your heels on the floor and relax. Slowly go into head to knee. From the head to knee, slowly stand upright doing the tree pose as you inhale. Lower the arms sideways, palms facing downwards and exhale. Do 4-5 reps of this cycle starting and ending with the Tree Pose.
Put your legs apart and slightly bend your knees. Your hands should be relaxed on your side. Raise your shoulders, do a backbend and let your hands hang loosely on your sides.
Take a knees bent position. Raise arms sideways, palms facing the ground, breathing in on the upward motion. Do 8-10 reps.
Raise right hand to right side of chest with forearm horizontal, palm facing downward. Move left hand in an arc under right hand, palm upward as if holding a ball. Rotate your trunk to the left. Move the left hand out to eye level while the right hand moves down alongside the right hip. Repeat the same movement in an opposite direction. Do 8-10 reps on each side.
Put your legs apart and slightly bend your knees. Put your palms together in front of your chest. Push them straight forward then slowly stretch them sideways maintaining the chest level position. You should feel the tension in your muscles. Bend you body backward thrusting your hands down your back, then straighten your trunk and thrust your palms forward at chest level.
