HYPOXI®: Low Impact, Targeted & Burns More

And so, I completed my intensive programme with HYPOXI® and became fitter using its unique vacuum and compression technology. I shared about my first visit here on the blog previously – You can read about what HYPOXI® is all about there. 

Workouts are not always tough and tiring, and HYPOXI® is one of those that is low impact, yet targeted at specific problem areas of your body and burns more fats than typical gym exercises. Every session is 30 minutes, so all I do everyday is to pop into the studio for a 30-minute slow jog on the HYPOXI® Vacunaut (pictured below), while watching my fav korean drama or some movie on Netflix, and before I know it, the session’s over!

The “space suit” makes all that difference – The suit is body-fitting and compresses at various points of my body, thus promoting fat-burning. For me, I felt the difference in my tummy area (which is my Number 1 problem area). The whole tummy area felt tighter and firmer after every session and even the husband commented that he could see the difference in my body shape after a mere few days.

The HYPOXI® method focuses on the Power of 3 – Fitness, Nutrition & Technology. When low impact exercises are combined with advanced technology and healthy nutrition, the result is that your body burns fats smarter and faster, without you having to work doubly hard for it. Because of its unique technology, independent studies have shown that it is three times more effective at targeted fat burning than regular exercise. During my intensive programme, I was advised by my HYPOXI® Coach to watch my diet and drink plenty of water to speed up the fat-burning process. The results can be amazing when you are disciplined!

If you are like me – Want to get rid of excess fats and flabbiness in specific areas of your body, but does not want to attempt anything high-impact, HYPOXI® would be perfect for you. Contact them for your free trial and talk to the coaches to find out how this can work out for you. http://hypoxisingapore.sg/contact/ They are conveniently located at BreadTalk IHQ (Opposite Tai Seng MRT Station), so it’s easy to pop in and out for your quick 30-min workout sessions. :)

HYPOXI® Singapore
Breadtalk IHQ, 30 Tai Seng Street
#02-14 Singapore 534013
Tel: 6443 0500 / 6443 1802
hello@hypoxisingapore.sg

Starting Our Chiropractic Journey With Asia One Chiropractic

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My husband, Isaiah, has been complaining about nagging aches in his neck, shoulders and back for as long as I can remember. He is one tall and lean guy at 1.87m, so he has very typical bad posture problems like many tall people do. When the opportunity arose for him to try out chiropractic treatment with Asia One Chiropractic, he was all excited to start. Having consulted different experts and specialists, he knew that chiropractic is the long-term solution to all his problems. So, what exactly is chiropractic and who needs it? As we move along this journey, I will be sharing more about our experiences and how chiropractic has helped to improve quality of life for our family. In today’s post, let’s first cover some basics!

What is Chiropractic?

This is a question most people ask, including myself, because it is still a fairly new field even though it is gaining popularity nowadays. Chiropractic is a healthcare treatment which focuses on optimizing our health, preserving and restoring our spine, nervous system and our joints through a natural hands-on approach without the use of drugs or surgery. Our spine is one of the most important parts of our body that is made up of 24 moveable bones (vertebrae) that supports our weight, hold us upright and plays an important role in our movements. Its most important function is to protect our spinal cord and nerves as they branch out to all the other parts of the body. As we go through life, accumulation of stress in the spine can lead to the vertebrae misaligning or losing the ability to move, thus resulting in the body not functioning properly and symptoms such as backaches, migraines, joint pains etc would appear. Such was the case for my husband, and we are glad to embark on this journey at Asia One Chiropractic.

Detailed Consultation

Before any chiropractic treatments can be given, a detailed consultation process is necessary. During our first appointment, Isaiah filled up a form, giving information on past medical history etc.

Thereafter, our Chiropractor – Dr John, did orthopedic, neurological and bio-structural examination on him. A detailed postural analysis was also carried out to ascertain the problem areas, and determine what needed to be corrected. Isaiah shared openly about the aches and discomfort he had been feeling – mainly neck, shoulder and lower back aches, hip joints aches and tight T-Band.

After a preliminary examination, Dr John explained to Isaiah where are the areas that were misaligned, thus causing pains and aches in the areas mentioned by him earlier. His legs were different in length, hip bones were tilted, spine was not aligned and there might also be possible degeneration of the spine. He then recommended that Isaiah go for a full spine X-ray to locate areas of subluxations, mechanical problems and any signs of degeneration. This information is crucial for Dr John to determine the right course of chiropractic care to correct his problem, and how the spinal segments involved are to be adjusted.

Is Chiropractic Only For Adults?

Since the kids were with us that day, Dr John also examined them. In case you had misconceptions like me that chiropractic is only for adults, we need to renew our mindsets! Chiropractic treatment is suitable for everyone including newborn babies, toddlers, children, teenagers, busy working adults, elderly, pregnant women and sports enthusiasts. As we age, the misalignments get more and more serious, and most people would only do something about it when the symptoms become unbearably painful and affect their daily lives. But the truth is, we can all do something at the early stage so that we do not need to suffer unnecessarily.

Personally, I was surprised to see many kids receiving chiropractic treatments when I was at the clinic – In fact, many families go every week and receive treatments together because while some need chiropractic care for pain relief or to correct certain misalignments, many use it as a form of wellness and to prevent future problems from arising. Because Jayne is still young and generally has good posture, Dr John merely did some slight adjustments and that was it. Joey has a slightly more serious problem in her posture and would need more follow-up treatments. We were also surprised to hear for the first time that Joey has flat feet! It’s no wonder that she would often complain of aches when we had to walk long distances during our overseas trips - On hindsight, it all makes sense now!

X-Ray Findings & First Adjustments

After Isaiah has had his full spine X-ray taken, Dr John brought him through his analysis at the second appointment with him. The X-rays confirmed his preliminary diagnosis – His neck spine area has some degeneration symptoms, neck spinal is curved in the reverse direction and the lower back spine area has degeneration symptoms. He is at Degeneration Phase Two, and chiropractic treatment can help to rectify his problems. His recommendation is for Isaiah to go through 40 sessions of chiropractic treatment, beginning with twice a week and eventually once a week.

 

At the second appointment, Dr John also started Isaiah’s chiropractic adjustments. Frankly, it was interesting to watch, and I took a video clip of the adjustment process that I will be sharing in my next post, so watch out for that!

Joey also did her first adjustment on the same day! She was very apprehensive before it, but at the end of it, she commented that it was not so bad after all! =P Dr John recommended for Joey to go for two months of weekly adjustments, just to rectify some minor issues in her posture and misalignment. Along the way, I’ll share more about the benefits of letting your kids try chiropractic treatments – I’m sure it’ll be very relevant information to all you parents out there. :)

After First Adjustments

After merely one session, Isaiah commented that his neck and shoulders are a lot “looser” after the adjustments done by Dr John. Another obvious difference was in his rib cage – His left rib cage was slightly protruding before the adjustment due to his bad posture but after the adjustment, it was no longer protruding! The adjustment must have rectified his tilted posture. Of course, more sessions would be required to rectify the whole problem, but it was exciting to see the improvements step by step. Seriously can’t wait to see more visible improvements as he continues his sessions at Asia One Chiropractic. :)

More updates to come along the way – Stay tuned! If you have any questions pertaining to chiropractic, feel free to email me and I’ll try to address them the best I know how. =)

Asia One Chiropractic
111 Somerset Road #07-26
Singapore 238164
www.asiaonechiropractic.com
https://www.facebook.com/AsiaOneChiropractic/

Disclosure: This series of posts on Chiropractic is done in collaboration with Asia One Chiropractic. We are sharing our experiences as we receive the treatments for review purposes. No other financial compensation was received and you can trust that our experiences will be authentic and honest.

Shape Run 2017 1.8km Family Run

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Woke up bright and early on Sunday morning and got dressed in our running tees and new Skechers running shoes for SHAPE Run 2017! The kids were understandably excited – It’s been quite a while since our last family run together and everyone can’t wait to put our new shoes to the test!

All set with our race bibs and ready to go!

Good vibes even though it’s very early in the morning – everyone’s happy to be out doing some healthy activities on a Sunday!

And Skechers’ cute pink shoe mascot appeared! And all the little ones wanted a photo with him of course. :)

Before the race day, the kids had worn their new Skechers shoes out several times and they love how comfortable they are, and I am glad that I found shoes that my kids would wear and walk long distances without complaining. Apparently, they are so well-cushioned that the 1.8km race felt really short to them! =P

And so, we completed the race in no time at all – The weather was perfectly breezy with a little sunshine, and we had lots of fun along the way!

It might be the first race that I did not hear the little girl complain about being too tired – In fact, she managed to run most of the way! Good job, proud of you Jayne! =D

Thanks for having us, Skechers & Shape Run 2017! We had a fun and healthy Sunday morning! =D

See you, Shape Run 2018!

Disclosure: The J Babies was sponsored four pairs of Skechers running shoes and complimentary participation in Shape Run 2017 for purpose of review.

5 Reasons Why You Need A Sleep Made To Measure Contour Pillow

Product Review

As I get older each year, quality sleep becomes more and more important to me. Whenever I don’t get a good night of sleep, I ache all over and become extremely grumpy the next day. It affects my work, my mood, energy levels – Basically everything. And it’s not just me – so many people around me, including my husband, struggle with sleep issues every night (I am pretty sure you might be one of those who suffers from bad quality sleep too!)

My husband often finds it hard to get a good night of sleep and would complain of neck, back and shoulder pain when he wakes up the next day. We used to think it was because of our 15-year-old mattress (that was probably one of the reasons of course), but when he had the chance to try out Sleep Made To Measure pillow the last few months, we realized how big a difference a good and suitable pillow makes! If bad sleep is not reason good enough for you to get this pillow, I’m sharing 5 reasons today why you totally need a Sleep Made To Measure pillow:

Reason #1: It Is Made To Measure.

I am sure you know anything customised is always better. If normal pillows sold in the market are good enough, we would not be experiencing any aches and pains! Sleep Made To Measure pillows are the only ones in the world that requires you to be measured before you get your pillow! You can be measured in two ways for a Pillow Made to Measure - Directly online when purchasing or by purchasing a redeemable Pillow measuring kit that will be mailed to you. Or, you can always get yourself measured at one of the shops selling the pillows. For our review purpose, we met up with one of the staff who demonstrated to us how measurements were taken, and to learn more about how important good pillows are.

One of the our best takeaways from this session was learning that our sleeping postures are totally wrong and bad for a good night’s sleep! I would safely say that most people are sleeping in the wrong posture every night – It’s no wonder we hear of people complaining of pains and aches all the time!

Do you sleep this way? IT’S WRONG!

This sleeping posture adds pressure to the shoulders underneath and back, so after a whole night of sleeping this way, you wake up with shoulder and back pains, especially if you have a soft pillow that is not able to support your neck properly. It is very likely your head will sink downwards and the posture will cause a strain to the neck area. Besides using a Sleep Made To Measure Contour Pillow, the staff advised us to hug a pillow or cushion when we sleep on the side, as well as tug a small cushion in between our legs for better support. This way, our whole body will be nicely cushioned during sleep and we will sleep better too. The husband tried this posture and said he could immediately feel the difference. The weight on the shoulders was greatly reduced and he felt a lot more comfortable in this position as well.

When you  customise your pillows, four essential factors are taken into consideration (Yes, I was surprised to know about this too! Didn’t know that there are so many things to consider!):

a) Build Of Your Body
The width of your shoulder in conjunction of your bed is measured. This is used to determine the height of the pillow, so that your neck and head are kept in a relaxed and neutral position.

b) Your Weight
This helps them to determine the density that the pillows need to be. This will help you to better maintain the neutral position that is essential for a healthy night’s sleep.

c) Your Sleep Habits
This is essential for matching you with the right pillow. After all, different positions will have a different set of needs for these pillows.

d) Your Bed
The type of bed you use will have different support needs based on the material and size.

Now that’s why customization is always better!

Reason #2: It Provides Better Support.

My husband is one classic example of a tall and lean person who often experiences body aches after a night of sleep because he has a rather long neck, which is hard to be supported by a normal soft pillow. Sleep Made To Measure Contour Pillow provides a much better support to his neck because it is customised to the right shape and contour, and retains its shape well. As a result of that, he gets better sleep quality every night and lesser interruptions due to adjustment of the body for a more comfortable fit. After close to three months of using the pillow, I don’t hear him complain about neck and shoulder aches anymore! In fact, he wakes up feeling more refreshed and rested everyday, and definitely much happier because of that!

See how fitted the pillow is to his neck and shoulders? This is the key to a good night of sleep!

Reason #3: It Is Comfortable.

What good is a pillow if it is only supportive and not comfortable? With Sleep Made To Measure Contour Pillow, you can be assured that you will get the best of both worlds – Your neck, shoulders and body get the support they need without compromising on comfort. It is firm on the inside, yet soft on the surface. Every pillow comes with a fitted lightly quilted organic cotton that protects the pillow and keeps the sleeping surface soft. Every Sleep Made To Measure Contour pillow purchased also comes with a slip over cotton cover that is easily washable. The husband especially loves the little support pillow sent over for him to hug in between his legs – It’s soft, fluffy and very cuddly!

Reason #4: It Is Hypoallergenic.

All I can say is – “Don’t underestimate the material used in making your pillow!” The creator of Sleep Made To Measure Contour Pillow is Dr Andrew Macfarlane DC (DO Osteopath and Chiropractor), who literally made hundreds of pillows using different materials before deciding on 100% certified organic latex. This material is hypoallergenic, which means it’s suitable for people with allergies and asthma because it will not cause breathing problems or aggravate existing respiratory conditions. Smooth breathing always makes for a better sleep experience!

Reason #5: Great For Kids Too!

As parents, we often find ourselves having to deal with kids who struggle to focus and pay attention. Apart from the fact that they may be hyperactive and overly stimulated during the day, one of the reasons may be because they are not getting good quality sleep at night. Research has proven that good sleep gives us clearer mind and thoughts, so if we are able to help our kids get a good night’s sleep, they will wake up more refreshed and ready to learn and absorb in school. That tackles the root of the problem, in my opinion, and don’t we always want to give the best to our kids? :)

Thanks to Sleep Made To Measure Contour Pillows, my husband now wakes up every morning feeling more refreshed and energized. Even I can feel the difference in his energy level and mood! Have you been suffering from body aches and pains because of a bad night’s sleep? Perhaps it’s time you check out Sleep Made to Measure Pillows – You’ll be surprised what a big difference a small change like this can make in your life. :) Find out more on https://sleepmadetomeasure.com.sg/product/pillow-made-to-measure/

If you would like to enquire more about this pillow and other options you can consider, have a chat with Sleep Made To Measure’s direct sale in Singapore by calling/texting Jacqueline: 9108 1650 and letting her know that you got her contact number from this blog. No harm finding out more and see if this is an option that can help you!

Disclosure: The J Babies received a sponsored Sleep Made To Measure Contour Pillow and a support pillow for review purposes on the blog. Photographs and opinions expressed in this post are solely ours.