Heart Rate to Determine Baby’s Gender

Yesterday I talked about the new maximum heart rate calculation for women. Now I’m going to talk about heart rate in relation to a baby’s gender.  Quennie and I, and other Takbo.ph members have a codename for our baby: Chickie. Last Monday, Quennie and I visited Doc D, a...

New Maximum Heart Rate Formula for Women

Some runners would measure their heart rate when they run.  My Garmin 405 and Adidas miCoach comes with a heart rate monitor to check how much effort I am exerting when running.  Knowing your heart rate and your maximum heart rate can help you gauge your performance better and...

5 Running Tips You Can Learn from Plants vs Zombies

Crazy Dave. Sunflowers. Peashooters. Gargataurs.  This childish game and childish concept is so addicting that I keep playing Plants vs Zombies even if I finished the game 4 times already.  I’m still collecting plants for my Zen Garden and growing that Tree of Wisdom to 500ft.  😀 It’s a...

Takbo.ph Runfest: Thank you (Part 2)

Takbo.ph was created with the idea of building a community of runners.  Thus with the Runfest, we tapped the community of runners to help make the event a success. Thank you to all the VOLUNTEERS who made the event extra special.  Your smiles and words of encouragements to the...

Da Hu: Last Runner Nga Eh

Meeting runners at the forum is one of the benefits of being part of the Takbo.ph Forum.  It’s a certified laugh trip whenever a group of runners get together.  Ang Kulit.  Here are a few laugh trips that can only come from the Takbo.ph Community. Last Runner Da hu...

Vibram FiveFingers Now Available in the Philippines

We have seen several runners who are into barefoot running in local races. Back in Janauary of this year, we have posted an article about the benefits of running barefoot in a breakthough research and we provided some tips for those who wanted to start barefoot running. Vibram has...

Product Feature – The Evo: VivoBarefoot’s Running Shoe

Barefoot running is getting some following in Europe and North America.  In fact, a lot of running shoes are now offering minimalistic shoes that mimics barefoot running.  Here are some tips for those who want to try running barefoot. If you are planning to try barefoot running, here’s one...

10 Tips When Running in the Rain

Rainy season is officially here. Expect colder weather and most runners might take their routine indoors due to rainy, wet conditions.  You might postpone your runs when it is raining outside or you might opt to stay indoors and run on a treadmill instead.  Before you opt for lesser...

Quick Weekend Break in Bacolod

Quennie and I will be having a weekend break.  It’s my father’s 60th birthday and we’re off to Bacolod to have a family celebration.  It will be a back-to-back celebration too since my father won as one of the town councilors during the elections last May 10.  Maybe we...