Primavera Residences Ends July with a Successful Wellness Day

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Primavera Residences hosted a three-part wellness activity for the health conscious and fitness enthusiasts in the city last Saturday, July 26. Primavera Wellness Day is part of a series of activities at Primavera Residences celebrating Nutrition Month.

At 2 P.M., the Culinary Institute of Cagayan de Oro (CIC), the first culinary school in Northern Mindanao offering programs such as Culinary Arts with Holistic Nutrition and specialized courses like Certificate in Catering and Restaurant Operations, conducted a free healthy cooking demo with three hale and hearty recipes—Coleslaw, Granola Bars and Pepperoni Bruschetta.

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Aside from that, Chef Ivy Trapero and her student JP Tan of CIC shared their experiences in eating not only healthy food but having a healthy lifestyle. “We only live once; why not make the most out of it by enjoying your food without feeling guilty?” Tan asked.

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More so, attendees became more conscious and were eager to find out what went wrong after getting evaluated on their wellness levels. It was indeed a day full of knowledge and motivation.

At 3 P.M., Coach Noel Villa, the founder of CDO Rugby Club, demonstrated different exercises you can do at home. He further explained how to train smart through the Dynamic Training Approach, a specialized training approach that focuses on body sculpting, strength training, and sports conditioning. It is ideal for both men and women who want to get in shape, stay in shape and carry on a healthy lifestyle. D.T.A. is not a quick fix, it’s a lifestyle.

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Primavera Wellness Day didn’t just end with knowing your wellness status and how to be fit through D.T.A. but it ended with a deeper sense of peace and contentment, with a yoga party. Julie Bonita Corrales, a US-trained yoga instructor, had a great time with Primavera Residences’ clients and partners as they connect with the universe through yoga.

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Also present during the event were representatives from Pascual Laboratories who gave away free samples of their fitness product C-lium and Calchews.

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The Primavera Wellness Day was the perfect time for unit owners and guests to start living a healthy lifestyle, because sometimes all we need is just a little nudge in the right direction to get our motivations going.

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Living the Good Life the Healthy Way with Chef Ivy Trapero

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They say the fad that never fades is health. Fashion trends come and go and even the concept of beauty changes over time. Whatever the color your skin is or what shape your eyes have, people notice your healthy glow even if the clothes you wear are two seasons past. Fashion and beauty products are only add-ons that enhance what is already there. Beauty comes from the inside – literally.

Filipinos have caught with this trend of living the good life through health and wellness. Cagayan de Oro, a city not to be left out, now sees a growing number of marathon runners, yoga centers, and more recently, nutrition clubs. One such nutrition club is being run by Chef Ivy Trapero, a Cagayan de Oro native who had trained in the culinary arts in Davao City.

Her experience in the food business reaches far back to when her family had a bakery when she was still 12 years old. She and her siblings would help in the baing and marketing of their goods. Later on, even as she majored in human resource development, her involvement in the industry did not stop as she worked in a fastfood chain during her undergraduate years.

After graduating from college, she further earned a Diploma in Special Education Teaching. Her engagements also show her propensity for wanting to share whatever knowledge she gains. She took short courses on  E-WORLD, ‘Enhancing Essential Skills – Teachers’ Seminar/Workshop,’ and ‘Teachers’ Effectiveness Training, and joined the Dep Ed-organized Seminar Workshop on Early Childhood Care Development.

Her training in education and her love for cooking have added fuel to her passion for teaching chef wannabes. Chef Ivy is an instructor at Northern Mindanao’s first culinary school, the Culinary Institute of Cagayan de Oro. She teaches Culinary Arts with Holistic Nutrition. Her enthusiasm about food and health also led her to create the nutrition club which aims at changing people’s lives through a healthy lifestyle.

To share more of this healthy way of life without foregoing the simple luxury of eating good food, she will be giving a talk at the Primavera Residences on the 26th of this month together with a free wellness evaluation for the guests.

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Her nutrition club does not have a template for its members. Rather, nutrition and health practices are recommended depending on each person’s goal and each person’s circumstance. A recommended diet usually allows an individual to have two meals with meat and rice, and one meal substituted with a protein shake and herbal tea. Exercise should of course complement the diet.

Believing that a recipe is a simple guide to achieving a delicious dish, she is innovative in her ways of food preparation including short cuts in what could be tedious and long traditional kitchen practices. Ultimately, the goal she espouses is for the individual to not only be able to prepare something delicious, but to bring the individual to a state of accomplishment and happiness.

For more information about the Primavera Wellness Day on July 26, visit the official Primavera Residences page on Facebook or call 088-880-5002.

 

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July Social Media Contest: #PrimaveraWellnessGoals

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July is Nutrition Month. It’s the perfect month to be concerned about proper nutrition and our well-being, to examine our lifestyle choices, and to actually start to do something about it.  So this July, we at Primavera Residences are embarking on a month-long journey to kickstart a healthier lifestyle. And of course, we’d like you to jump aboard and take part in our wellness campaign, too.

Start by joining the #PrimaveraWellnessGoals online contest in Facebook. All you have to do is tell us what your wellness goals are and we’ll help you begin to achieve those.

Here’s how to join

For this social media contest, all you have to do is share  your wellness goals on Facebook using the hashtag #PrimaveraWellnessGoals. Make sure your post settings is set to PUBLIC so we can view your post.

Your wellness goals could be quirky, funny, deadly serious, earnest, or totally out-of-this-world. It’s up to you. Let your creativity shine and make your post stand out!

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How to win

Our team of wellness experts composed of Ms. Julie Bonita Corrales of The YOGAHOME, Chef Ivy Trapero of the Culinary Institute of Cagayan de Oro, and Mr. Noel Villa of the Cagayan de Oro Rugby Club will choose one winner from the online participants on July 26 during the Primavera Wellness Day. The winner will be announced at the venue and in the official Primavera Residences Facebook account simultaneously.

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But wait – – you can also bring your family and friends to the Primavera Wellness Day to listen to talks about wellness, get a free wellness evaluation, and end the day with a yoga party!

The prize

Whether your goal is to lose weight, gain weight, or tone down all the unwanted flabs, getting the right nutrition is the proper first step. The prize for this contest, a 10-day free membership to Chef Ivy Trapero’s Cellunite Nutrition Club, will help you begin your journey right. The nutrition club membership will include a free personalized wellness evaluation and counselling, as well as ten days of  monitored nutrition intake.

So what are you waiting for? Start posting your #PrimaveraWellnessGoals now!

 

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