Health Supplements that promises to burn your fat or to hasten your metabolism sells like hotcake in the Philippines, main factor of this prevalence would attribute to Filipinos exercise habit or the lack of it.
The Philippines tops the list of countries in Asia where people don’t exercise regularly, sharing the same spot as with Thailand and Malaysia. According to this year’s Sun Life Financial Asia Health Index. Survey shows that 61% of the population in each of the three countries not engaging in any regular physical activity.
Probing further on why Filipinos find it hard to exercise, 57% of Filipinos blamed it on their lack of time due to work, 47% admitted that it is due to “lack of personal motivation,” while 47% also identified “distractions of modern life”. Other key barriers named were cost (45%) and the lack of accessible venues to engage in sports and recreation (36%).
All these factor sums up why there are various health risk among our citizens and Sun Life moves forward to break this vicious cycle.
Generation O
The Philippines tops the list of countries in Asia where people don’t exercise regularly, sharing the same spot as with Thailand and Malaysia. According to this year’s Sun Life Financial Asia Health Index. Survey shows that 61% of the population in each of the three countries not engaging in any regular physical activity.
Probing further on why Filipinos find it hard to exercise, 57% of Filipinos blamed it on their lack of time due to work, 47% admitted that it is due to “lack of personal motivation,” while 47% also identified “distractions of modern life”. Other key barriers named were cost (45%) and the lack of accessible venues to engage in sports and recreation (36%).
All these factor sums up why there are various health risk among our citizens and Sun Life moves forward to break this vicious cycle.
Generation O
This segment of Filipinos were dubbed back in 2014 Sun Life Financial Asia Health Index as Generation O, composed of individuals who are overworked, overweight and overwhelmed.
I find myself relating to this segment given the factors mentioned. Most of the people in this segment also knows that something has to be done but they don’t know where to begin.
Sun Life Asia Health Index
I find myself relating to this segment given the factors mentioned. Most of the people in this segment also knows that something has to be done but they don’t know where to begin.
Sun Life Asia Health Index
Sun Life Financial Asia Health Index is a periodic study of health trends in Asia that was launched in 2014. The research is based on the findings of an Ipsos survey conducted In August 2016. A sample of just under 4,000 Asians from 25 to 60 years of age and with middle class incomes was interviewed online from Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The survey questioned respondents on their attitudes towards healthy and active living, their health concerns for the future and expectations on access to healthcare.
There is Hope
The recent Asia Health Index also showed that Filipinos are still very positive about the state of their health. In fact, the Philippines scored the highest of all the markets surveyed on the overall Health Index, garnering a score of 89. Respondents from the Philippines were the most positive in Asia about their emotional health, wherein they were the most likely in the region to say that their emotional health is “good or “extremely good”; and was second most positive in the region (behind Indonesia) when it comes to their physical health.
There is Hope
The recent Asia Health Index also showed that Filipinos are still very positive about the state of their health. In fact, the Philippines scored the highest of all the markets surveyed on the overall Health Index, garnering a score of 89. Respondents from the Philippines were the most positive in Asia about their emotional health, wherein they were the most likely in the region to say that their emotional health is “good or “extremely good”; and was second most positive in the region (behind Indonesia) when it comes to their physical health.
“With all the things that demand our time and attention, it’s usually our health that suffers because it’s relegated to the least of our priorities. However, this should not be the case,” Sun Life President and CEO Riza Mantaring said. “This is why we at Sun Life have been boosting our suite of wellness products and mounting events that would help Filipinos to pursue their health goals.”
SUN Fit and Well
Realizing this, Sun Life recently launched SUN Fit and Well, a new generation wellness product that offers comprehensive life and health protection from childhood all the way to the golden years. While most products offer benefits only when an illness strikes, SUN Fit and Well covers our needs from prevention, to diagnosis, to treatment, and all the way to rehabilitation.
It is great to know that SUN Fit and Well can be fully paid in 10, 15 or 20 annual installments with options for Semi-annual, quarterly, and monthly modes of payment.
It also has the widest coverage of 114 conditions across minor and major stages with privileges of up to the senior years. Secure your loved ones’ future with guaranteed life insurance protection equivalent to the policy’s Face Amount until Age 100.
Realizing this, Sun Life recently launched SUN Fit and Well, a new generation wellness product that offers comprehensive life and health protection from childhood all the way to the golden years. While most products offer benefits only when an illness strikes, SUN Fit and Well covers our needs from prevention, to diagnosis, to treatment, and all the way to rehabilitation.
It is great to know that SUN Fit and Well can be fully paid in 10, 15 or 20 annual installments with options for Semi-annual, quarterly, and monthly modes of payment.
It also has the widest coverage of 114 conditions across minor and major stages with privileges of up to the senior years. Secure your loved ones’ future with guaranteed life insurance protection equivalent to the policy’s Face Amount until Age 100.
For prevention, SUN Fit and Well provides access to GoWell, Sun Life’s wellness program where members can enjoy special privileges that will help them keep mind and body fit. This includes easy access to health and wellness information, fitness and wellness events, nutrition and health experts, and more. Visit www.gowell.com.ph and register now.
“Sun Life remains committed to helping Filipinos face a brighter tomorrow by being in the best of health,” Mantaring said. “The results of the Asia Health Index reiterate the need to promote a healthier lifestyle, and Sun Life wants to be the Filipinos’ partner in pursuing this journey.”
For more information on Sun Fit and Well, visit http://www.sunlife.com.ph/.
For more information on Sun Fit and Well, visit http://www.sunlife.com.ph/.
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