My workout with John Lloyd Cruz

Did you know that I exercised with John Lloyd the other night? Yes, I did! And I have to thank him because he spared me the burden of finding diet pills that work because my workout with him was 100% foolproof!

Well, the workout consisted of laughing and laughing, as I was able to catch his movie with Sarah Geronimo, A Very Special Love, which was so funny! As in!

Laughing brings so much benefits, don’t you know?

• Laughter reduces the levels of certain hormones, namely cortisol, growth hormone, epinephrine and dopac, which are associated with stress response. Thus it helps relieve stress, depression, anxiety, grief, anger and irritation. Laughing also decreases pain by releasing a hormone, endorphins. It improves our attentiveness, pulse and heart rate.
  
• Laughing is proven to be very beneficial for the people suffering from hypertension. It helps lower the blood pressure to normal. Laughing causes deeper breathing and increase in blood flow, due to which oxygen and essential nutrients are supplied to all body parts. 
• Laughter is a good workout for respiratory, abdominal, leg, back and facial muscles. It tones intestinal functioning, massages abdominal organs and strengthens abdominal muscles. This activity is advantageous for digestion as well as absorption. Laughter also helps burn calories and is beneficial for weight loss.
  
• In addition to physical health benefits, laughing offers several psychological health benefits. It boosts self-confidence and gives mental strength to cope with conflicts and challenges in life. It also helps us come out of anxiety and depression. It improves out mental health and makes us forget all the tensions in our daily busy lives.
  
• Laughing enhances our ability to connect with others. It also causes a number of behavioral changes. It makes us energized and increases our interest in daily activities.
  
• Laughing also offers many social benefits. A person with a smiling face is always popular amongst a group. It lessens the distance between two individuals and brings them together. It increases healthy communication with others.
  
• Laughter positively affects many aspects of your life, including your health, well-being and energy, leading to a healthy, quality life. So always smile, it improves your face value too (from Buzzle.com). 

I was able to catch only one fourth of the movie, and yet, I was able to get a whole-body workout from laughing. It was soooo hilarious. So just imagine if I watch the whole movie! My sisters were actually shocked that I haven’t watched it yet that the youngest plopped a DVD in an instant [”Oh ayan, panoorin mo na ng buo!]! Well, maybe I’ll watch the whole movie as my exercise next week!!

So I advise you to laugh and laugh! It’s free, and you can practically do it anywhere!