April 28, 2014

Beach-ready body by summer? Coach Jim Saret tells you how.

The pressure to have a beach-ready body gets more intense by the day, now that summer is officially here! Especially if you’ve indulged in all of your food cravings and have not hit the gym of late, you must be in some kind of a bind. We know all too well that losing weight is never that easy, and getting fit takes months, if not years, to achieve. 

Fortunately, fitness expert Jim Saret, known as Coach Jim in The Biggest Loser (Pinoy Edition Doubles), understands your situation. He is, after all, the guy who created the program called MetaFIT, which speeds up a person’s metabolism and allows him to burn calories throughout the day, not just during a workout.

Fitness expert Jim Saret, known as Coach Jim in The Biggest Loser (Pinoy Edition Doubles), swears by C-Lium Fibre, which helps provide his recommended daily allowance of fiber along with a healthy diet. Aside from the powder form in small sachets, he takes the product in its capsule form because of its convenience. "It’s as easy as ABC," he says.
While there is no turning back now from the consequences of bingeing and just lazing around, kicking yourself over not excercising sooner is not going help you either. The good news is, there is still time! Coach Jim clues you in on what you can do right now so you can showcase your beach-worthy physique with pride.

For starters, Coach Jim wants you to pay attention to your diet. “Most people are not really aware of what to eat and what not to eat,” he says. What should constitute your diet from hereon is lean meat, fruits and vegetables,” he enumerates. “These are ‘fail-proof” types of food.” 

Supplementation is also necessary to achieve good nutrition. “Take Vitamin C to boost the immune system, Vitamin E to slow down aging, Calcium for stronger bones, CoQ10 to boost energy, Creatine for muscle and memory, Omega 3's for the heart, and Glucosamine for your joints,” Coach Jim recommends. 

One of the most important components of nutrition, Coach Jim emphasizes, is dietary fiber. As a student taking up his Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology at Brigham Young University (USA), Coach Jim learned that fiber has a multitude of health benefits that include lowering cholesterol levels, controlling blood sugar, maintaining good bowel health, aiding in preventing colon disease, reducing the risks of Type 2 diabetes and blood pressure, and helping achieve and maintain a healthy weight. Personally, Coach Jim is a strong believer in fiber, taking it regularly in order to maintain a healthy, fit stomach, and an ideal body weight. 

Coach Jim supplements the fiber in his diet by taking C-Lium Fibre, manufactured by PascualLab. Prefering to take it fuss-free because of his hectic schedule, Coach Jim favors both the capsule and sachet forms. “At home, all I have to do is mix my C-Lium Fiber sachet in a glass of water and that’s it,” he says. “Easy as ABC, done in less than 20 seconds.” 


Coach Jim suggests that if you want to have a beach-ready body, you have to pay attention to your diet that should include “lean meat, fruits and vegetables.” To achieve good nutrition, Coach Jim recommends vitamin and mineral supplementation, including fiber. For his fiber needs, he relies on C-Lium Fibre, which is a natural source of fiber derived from the Psyllium plant.

Having the energy to move and be active, Coach Jim is able to follow his rigorous physical training, which keeps him in tiptop shape. After all, a beach-ready body is also honed through a committed regimen of physical activity. Watch what you eat, consume fiber, and move your body.  Develop these three habits and you’ll be ready to conquer not just the beach, but the world. 


As a fitness expert and motivator, Coach Jim has devised workout regimens that burn unwanted fat in no time. It is important, he says, that one should have a healthy digestive system, which fiber helps promote. For his fiber needs, he relies on C-Lium Fibre, a natural source of soluble and insoluble fiber derived from the Psyllium plant.

C-Lium is available in capsule and husk formats in leading supermarkets and drugstores nationwide 



The newly opened Sun Mall, finding its place under the Sun

SM Prime Opens Retail Podium in Sun Residences
Property conglomerate SM Prime Holdings, Inc. opened its newest retail podium, Sun Mall in Quezon City within SM Development Corporation’s (SMDC) condominium development, Sun Residences. SMDC is SM Prime’s residential development arm. This is the third retail podium attached to an SMDC residential tower after Jazz Mall in Bel-Air, Makati and Mezza Strip in Quezon City.

Sun Mall spans a gross floor area of 15,000 square meters and offers a variety of commercial and retail stores that can accommodate the basic household needs of its residents. The retail podium is designed to provide every patron with a worthwhile lifestyle experience.

With its line-up of service and retail establishments such as flagship SM Hypermarket, Watsons, and BDO, as well food stores and specialty shops, residents will have a variety of options to choose from to satisfy their needs and provide utmost convenience.

Among the food concepts in Sun Mall are The Happy Bakery, the first inline store of Happy Dizon of the Dizon family behind Dizon Farms. Happy Bakery will serve breads, cakes, soups, salads and sandwiches; Chef Lau’s Pugon Roasters of Chef Rolando Laudico is a “fast good” restaurant that serves firebrick oven-roasted traditional Filipino dishes like roast chicken, pork liempo and beef at affordable prices. Gong Cha, the Taiwanese milk tea brand with over 200 branches in Asia is also part of Sun Mall.

“Sun Residences shines brighter with the opening of Sun Mall as this reflects the synergies at work in SM Prime. Through these retail podiums within our residential towers, we aim to provide our residents with access to everything that they will need,” SM Prime Executive Vice President and SM Development Corporation (SMDC) President Jeffrey Lim said.

Launched in 2009, Sun Residences is a two-tower, 43-storey development that offers studio, 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom units with prices ranging between PHP1.8 million and PHP4.6 million.

True to SMDC’s promise of providing five-star homes in prime locations, Sun Residences features a list of stellar features and amenities- a hotel-like lobby, a swimming pool, a clubhouse with multi-purpose hall, function rooms, a student’s lounge, children’s play area, barbeque area, and a landscaped garden with gazebos and a jogging path.

Located along EspaƱa Boulevard corner Mayon Street – Welcome Rotonda, Sun Residences is the ideal abode for university and college students of the educational institutions along the university belt, and for professionals working in and around the area.

For a stress-free living experience, Sun Residences through SMDC Property Management offers a menu of services to address the various needs of its unit owners – front desk for hassle-free package acceptance and delivery processing; housekeeping and services for home improvements; and for investors, leasing services to help them achieve the best return for their investments.

Sun Residences is among 22 condominium brands by SMDC, the residential arm of SM Prime. These brands are Chateau Elysee Residences in Bicutan, Paranaque; Mezza Residences and Mezza II Residences on Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City; Berkeley Residences in Katipunan, Quezon City; Grass Residences and Fern at Grass Residences in Quezon City beside SM North EDSA; Sea Residences in the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay; Field Residences in Sucat, Paranaque; Princeton Residences in New Manila, Quezon City; Jazz Residences in Bel-Air, Makati; Light Residences near the BONI-EDSA MRT Station in Mandaluyong; MPlace@South Triangle in Quezon City ; Blue Residences in Katipunan, Quezon City; Shine Residences in Pasig; Green Residences on Taft Avenue in Manila ; Shell Residences in the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay; Grace Residences in Taguig; Breeze Residences in Pasay; Trees Residences in Novaliches, Quezon City; Shore Residences in the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay and Wind Residences in Tagaytay.

6th Binondo Warehouse Sale April 28-May 4

MCT Events Management will stage the sixth edition of the BINONDO WAREHOUSE SALE on April 28-May 4, 2014 at the Ground Floor of the State Center Investment Building, along Juan Luna St. and across the St. Lorenzo Ruiz Church. The event venue, being in the heart of the Binondo district, has attracted thousands of shoppers in one of the most viable market in the Metro.
6th BINONDO WAREHOUSE SALE is a seven-day event that showcases different brands who will do their summer sale. Price cuts up to 70% discount from shoes, bags, men’s and ladies’ fashion, sporting goods and accessories, and personal care among others.

Brand participants like Adidas, Nike, Reebok, Levi’s, Oakley, Hush Puppies, Sebago, Europak, and Victor will surely delight the shoppers with their offerings and promos.

RCBC Bankard cardholders are also in for a treat! You can enjoy 0% Installment with a minimum of Php 3,000 purchase from any of the merchants of the 6th BINONDO WAREHOUSE SALE.

All major credit cards are accepted. For more details about the event, please call 643-5490/ 576-6362/ 502-1546/ 399-2935 or follow us through Facebook Fanpage: facebook.com/MCT-Events-Management or in twitter: @mcteventsmngmnt for more updates on this event.

This event is organized by MCT Events Management in partnership of RCBC Bankard and World Vision Philippines with our media partners: WhenInManila.com, DivisoriaGuide Mobile App, OutofTownblog.com and WhatsOnSale PH.

LAZADA sees rapid growth in first two years

Now firmly established as number one e-commerce retailer in Southeast Asia

In just two years, Lazada has rapidly established itself as the number one e-commerce retailer in Southeast Asia. The Company has brought the convenience of internet shopping to customers across Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. 

Lazada’s growth has been exponential, driven by its unique offering as an online shopping mall which understands the differing needs of consumers across a diverse region. The company has also tapped into the growing trend for consumers in Southeast Asia to shop online, particularly in rural areas where there are few physical retail stores. 

The company now receives over a million visits to its website every day and has state-of-the-art distribution centres in every market it operates. At the time of launch, the company had only a few employees, the headcount has now grown significantly which is reflected in their strong teams across the 5 regions. Lazada has raised approximately US $430 million dollars over the past two years from leading investors including JP Morgan, Kinnevik and Tesco, which has helped further fuel its growth. 

Lazada’s mobile application for the Android was launched in June 2013, with the applications for the iPhone and iPad launched in January 2014. Mobile phone sales now deliver a significant share of Lazada’s overall sales. 


Key Milestones 

· Mar 2012 : Lazada launches in Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia & Thailand

· Apr 2012 : Lazada serves its 3000th customer 

· Sep 2012 : JP Morgan invests in Lazada

· Nov 2012 : Kinnevik invests in Lazada 

· Dec 2012 : Lazada launches Marketplace; Summit Partners invest in Lazada

& Lazada introduces 12.12.12, SEA’s equivalent of Cyber Monday

· Mar 2013 : Lazada celebrates its 1st Anniversary 

· Jun 2013 : Lazada Mobile Application for Android devices launched

· Jun 2013 : Lazada launches Affiliate Program

· Jul 2013 : Lazada launches its own fleet of riders

· Dec 2013 : Tesco PLC, Access Industries, Investment AB Kinnevik and Verlinvest invest in Lazada & Lazada launches The Online Revolution

· Jan 2014 : Lazada Mobile Applications for iPhones and iPads launched 

· Mar 2014 : Lazada celebrates its 2nd Anniversary

Maximilian Bittner, Chief Executive Officer of Lazada said, “Lazada is a destination website which meets the demands of customers across a complex region. We have successfully broken down the barriers to e-commerce in these markets through solutions such as owning our own fleet of delivery vehicles and offering cash on delivery. The company has seen exponential growth over the past two years and we are now the leading online e-commerce business in Southeast Asia. I am proud to be leading a team of people who strive for perfection every day and work relentlessly to deliver incredible services to our customers”.

About Lazada
Lazada (www.lazada.com.ph) is Philippines’ largest online shopping mall and is pioneering e-commerce by providing a fast, convenient and secure online shopping experience combined with an extensive product offering in categories ranging from mobiles & tablets and consumer electronics to household goods, toys, fashion and sports equipment. Lazada is continuously striving to offer its customers the best possible shopping experience with multiple payment methods including cash on delivery, extensive warranty commitments and free returns. Lazada mobile applications for Android, iPhone and iPad provide additional convenience to its consumers’ allowing them to shop anywhere, anytime. 

For more information, please visit http://www.lazada.com.ph.
For updates on Lazada’s latest innovations, as well as activities, contests and promotions, connect with us via Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/LazadaPhilippines).

ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes at the MOA Arena on May 2

4 Filipinos, 1 Fil-Am battle foreign foes in ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena on May 2 starting at 7 pm.

Filipino mixed martial arts (MMA) fans will have something to cheer on when four Filipinos and one Fil-Am battle it out for cage honors at ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Heroes.

These Filipinos and one Fil-Am will figure in five of the 10 explosive fight cards to be beamed around the world to more than 500 million viewers by partner channels of ONE FC, considered the biggest MMA organization in Asia.

Adding to the excitement are the 15 foreigners who are coming in to see action in the same cage with the Filipinos led by Brazilian bantamweight champion Bibiano Fernandes, who will be staking his title against Japanese Masakatsu Ueda.

The Filipino fighters will be bannered by Team Lakay's Eduard Folayang, who is expected to have a tough fight for lightweight honors against Japanese knockout artist Kotetsu Boku in the co-main event.

Both fighters come from a win. Boku registered a first-round knockout victory over Arnaud Lepont at ONE FC 14 in March, while Folayang took a decision from Dutch-Indonesian Vincent Latoel at ONE FC 13 in December at the MOA Arena.

Another Team Lakay fighter, Rey Docyogen, is looking forward to snatching his first ONE FC win in the flyweight division after being without fight for 11 months.

A former pinweight champion of the URCC, he suffered two successive defeats at ONE FC, the first at ONE FC 7 against Shinichi Kojima and the second at ONE FC 9 in a split decision to Yasuhiro Urushitani. This time he will be facing Guam-based Joshua Alvarez, who has an impressive record of 12 wins, nine of which were by submission.

Another Filipino, Eugene Toquero, will be facing undefeated Malaysian-American Gianni Subba. Although Toquero has tasted his first loss at the ONE FC event last December against compatriot Geje Eustaquio, his experience in the cage is expected to make the difference against Subba, who has only three MMA fights thus far.

Jujeath Nagaowa, the first Filipina fighting under ONE FC, will be squaring off with Indian seven-time kickboxing champion Jeet Toshi, who is also considered India’s pioneer for female MMA. Nagaowa has cut her teeth in Asian boxing before making the switch to MMA being a former WBC Asia Atomweight champion.

MMA fans, Filipinos and non-Filipinos alike, are anticipating the first appearance in the octagon cage of Fil-Am world female boxing champion Ana Julaton after she decided to make the switch. She will test her newly acquired MMA skills against champion kick boxer Aya Saeid Saber of Egypt.

ONE FC chief executive Victor Cui described the Julaton-Saber fight as “explosive” as both love to engage. “Filipinos and MMA fans around the world will surely like this match between two explosive fighters on May 2,” he said.

The main event on May 2 is between Brazilian Bibiano Fernandes and Japanese Masakatsu Ueda. Fernandes has won seven straight fights, including all three of his fights for ONE FC by unanimous decision. He hasn’t lost in more than three years.

Ueda, a former Shooto featherweight champion, has won three straight fights with ONE FC, including one against Team Lakay’s Kevin Belingon at ONE FC 9, and has defeated some MMA legends.

The other exciting bouts are between top Australian featherweight prospect Rob Lisita and Japanese featherweight champion Yusuke Kawanago in the bantamweight division; Japanese Tatsuya Mizuno and Brazilian Leandro Ataidas in the middleweight division; English James McSweeney and Australian Chris Lokteff in the heavyweight division, and Burmese Aung La Sang and Egyptian Mahmoud Salama in the middleweight division. 

Tickets for ONE FC: RISE OF HEROES are on sale now at SM Tickets(www.smtickets.com). Ticket categories begin with the full Red Carpet and cageside experience for VIPs at PHP 6,360, followed by Patron PHP 3,180, Lower Box PHP 1,280, Upper Box PHP 640 and General Admission PHP 220. Prices include ticketing fee.

Spin.ph is the official online media partner of ONE FC: RISE OF HEROES.

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