Pickleball Sports for Newbies and Beginners Open Play

 I was a varsity player of volleyball in grade school so I have  an idea of how to serve a ball. I played badminton as a kid but I only played it as a hobby. This year, it tried a new racket sport.

My office friends are inviting me to play pickleball. Pickleball is on hype now as you can see in social media. For ladies, it's fun also to wear sports OOTD similar to tennis. For anyone new like me, I suggest to try joining newbie training to understand the game and to get the correct body form for serving, volleying and returning. There is a sports app known as RECLUB where you can join open plays and newbie training for a minimum fee and you can choose your preferred location spot.

                               

For my newbie pickleball training, I have joined the CCF BCG Pickleball Sports. They have open plays every Wednesday night which is conducive for me and the location is near my residence. What I loved about this community is that they do quick 10 minute talk about Christian faith and they offer free food for players. Thank you to Coach Martin of Pickleball Mindset who was our Newbie Coach in our CCF BGC Newbie training.

UP Diliman Oval Walk, Ayala Ave Free Car Sunday and Nuvali

When I had an elbow bone fracture in Q4 of 2025 due to slip and fall accident, it made me quite immobile. I could not do my usual swimming routine exercise and it made me feel sulky. In September last year up to January of 2026, I could only do moderate walk and started controlled weight lifting of kettle ball when my bone gradually healed in the last week of February.

Due to that long medical leave, I realized more the importance of health as top priority. Health is Wealth and it is good to start little by little until all exercises are becoming habits.

To make long walks interesting, I have tried this January three (3) outdoor places where I can freely walk with nice view:

1. UP Diliman Academic Oval (Weekends)

2. Ayala Avenue on Sunday (Free Car)

3. Nuvali Park, Sta Rosa

UP Diliman Academic Oval

I have seen frequently in social media that more people are flocking to UP Diliman every weekend for fitness run and long walks. If you go there on Saturdays, half of the oval is car free. If you visit on Sundays, entire oval is car free based on my reading in the news.  UP Diliman is my alma matter and it brings nostalgia whenever I visir. After doing walks, you can eat mangoes, tusok tusok fishball, carioca and yellow corn. You may also visit D Mall (the previous shopping center) to eat lunch and buy UP merchandise.

                          

Sports Recreation: Swimming in Philipine army Gym

I aspire to get more stamina and cross-train like that of a triathlete. I usually prefer high intensity workouts; I do get bored on the usual thread mill runs and on slow moving exercises, such as yoga. This 2015, part of my fitness goal is to have a variation on my exercise,sports and recreation.

(picture of Phil Army gym Taguig)

I am a beach lover who often seeks adventure through island hopping and water sports activities, but I want to confess that I am not a swimmer. Better late than never, I started my Swimming lessons through the help of my friend who has a training background from Lozada's swimming school. Now, I am practicing (1) survival swim (2) breast stroke and (3) free style swimming. Later on, I will try how to tread water on pools with above 5 feet water depth and on deep sea (i.e.open water swimming)

Run for your Life in PSE Bull Run and Unilab Run

During the start of the year, most of us often resort to ways on how to burn the excess calories gained from festive eating. To shed out one (1) pound of fat, you have to burn 3,500 calories.  If you have a sedentary lifestyle, you really need to engage yourself in exercise, coupled with a healthy diet, to achieve the best result.