Fit, Ripe & Proud!

CEBU, Philippines - Among the health conscious men and those into the fitness workout gyms, their efforts are geared towards the achievement of an ideal iron muscle size that will make them look great in accord with their heights. Of course, if one is not blessed with a beautiful face and height, and works out to achieve the Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body form, definitely one will look uglier than ugly! Among women, their regimen includes skin whitening, face & nose lifts, wrinkle-lessening skin care creams and laser technology, liposuction, eye bag & cellulite removal, body toning, firming and shaping and other what-have-yous!

No matter your age, you have the right to indulge in workout fitness programs that bring out the best in you. The only objective one can have in mind is to regain that “lost” or “fading” self confidence brought about by nature’s trip to maturity. As we go about our daily routine, we tend to forget to take care of ourselves, our body, our skin, physique and, to a certain extent, our mental development.

Technology has thus far advanced that failing eyesight can be reset to a 20-20 vision, those extra fats can be melted and excreted by the body through normal process and one’s face can be restructured through non-surgical procedures and voila! A new “YOU” emerges.

Engracita “Inday” Zabala is Prana Medispa’s undiscovered treasure in fitness and complete body care until today. She has been a member of good standing at Club Ultima since April 24, 2007 with monthly dues updated each month. In fact, Club Membership accounts-in-charge just discovered she has overpaid her condominium unit in Fuente Tower 3.

At 60, she looks radiantly regal. She’s fit, she’s ripe and she’s proud whenever she’s compared to any thirty-ish looking lady. Inday got married at 18 to her first and only boyfriend and begot four children, three girls and a boy. The girls are all married – the eldest, now 30, finished her Commerce degree and has two kids of her own, the 2nd & 3rd, a nurse and a physical therapist respectively, are happily settled in the United States. The youngest, Adrian Zabala, used to be a member of the Viva Hot Men, modeled for an Indonesian cigarette brand, which led him to New Zealand and will soon be granted his immigrant visa.

With all her children mostly on their own, Inday is privileged to take care of no one but herself. Time may have taken a toll on her but she too has managed to keep up with time which, in turn, manifested the better of her in terms of outlook, physique and natural charm. Her humble beginnings in Dapa, Siargao and Surigao City’s language accent captivates you with a natural flavor. Her aura simply gravitate you to listen to every word she utters. The dialectical expressions may sound unintelligibly Cebuano but readily understandable. This adds to the overall impact that impresses anyone who interacts with her.

Before Prana existed, day & night creams, facial moisturizers, hair dye and other beauty salon treatments were not strangers to her. She says she has gone through them all at one time or another because all she wants is self-pampering. Since her membership, she came to know about Prana Medispa. From then on, she hasn’t gone elsewhere.

Those wrinkles normally found in and around the forehead, eyes, cheeks, lips, chin and neck area can be unsightly but with the right treatment, this can be put under control or totally eliminated over time. Anti-aging facial creams, oxygenated eye procedures, full body scrub, hot tone massage, honey body massage, procedure to treat hyper- pigmentation called Aurora, facial procedures like diamond peel to rid off those dark spots on the face, legs and any other part of your body can truly work miracles. Inday goes through each and every beauty regimen to boost her self-esteem. Aside from these, she opts to enjoy the Intensive Slimming Package composed of the Therma Slim, Newlife Body Firming and Vela Shape. And she gets all these at Prana Medispa.

With all these beauty treatments seemingly not enough to achieve the desired form and shape, she also goes for dancing — a lot of dancing through Dance Sports program.

She got herself enrolled in Tango, Waltz and Foxtrot lessons and tried several local competitions and winning them all. And if winning the competitions here were still not competitive for her, she embarked in Asian dance contests and landed third place in Hong Kong and sixth in Singapore. This is quite an achievement for a 60-year-old, indeed! 

Maybe because age does catch up on all of us, she suffered from a knee injury while dancing, knowing the fact that the three dances require a lot of foot work — call that simply as speed and precision that go with a dance routine perfection. Having experienced all these, her next step is to take care of her knee while it can still be remedied. Now she is a visible character in Club Ultima’s Power Gym to undergo personal training in order to strengthen her weakened knees. We can only guess what could be the next agenda in her long list of fitness programs.

Inday Zabala has truly ripened in years, and with pride she can always claim to be “A-fit”! And that, to her, is the most perfect gift she can afford to give herself this Christmas!