Hey guys, hope your week has been
really great and your activity level has been high. Today, I’m here to share 2
more really cool functions in the Jawbone UP3 that I love.
For you guys who have yet to read part 1 of the review. Click here!
1) Advanced
Multi – Sensor (Tracking Heart Rate)
Whenever people talk about the
heart rate monitor on a fitness tracker, they will be talking about tracking of
heart rate when working out. But what many fail to notice is that knowing your
resting heart rate is actually a more important function on a tracker. It is
also really important to track your resting heart rate when you’re asleep as
there are tell-tale signs that the fitness tracker will pick up.
The Jawbone UP3 uses their
advances multi senor technology to take your heart rate throughout the day. It
will even show you your readings throughout the day too! My average resting
heart rate when I’m asleep is around 65bpm and when the reading went up to 75
bpm on one night, it prompted me the next morning that my resting heart rate
was higher than usual and its guess is that I was dehydrated.
And true enough,
I lowered my water intake that day as I was preparing for a photoshoot.
I’ve
been wearing the Jawbone UP3 for 1 month now and here’s a graph plotting my
heart rate.
2) Food
logging
I seldom track my marcos but when
I’m prepping for a show or a photoshoot, I’ll turn to my trusted food logging
app; My Fitness Pal. I’ve been using this app since my uni days and it’s really
cool to know that the Jawbone UP3 app is able to link with a big number of
independent app. This helps to have all my health & fitness information
holistically tracked in one app.
Here’s a sample of my day’s food
intake:
I’m currently eating at a slight caloric deficit so as to
lean down for a photoshoot. Still keep my protein intake high so that my
muscles can recover from all my workouts.
After using the Jawbone UP3 for 1 week, I’ve found out a lot
more about my life outside the gym and how to improve in those aspects of my
life. I have to continue to work on the kind of sleep I’m actually getting as
well as to get myself abit more active throughout my weekdays. I personally
find the Jawbone UP3 very useful when you’re using it with friends or loved
ones. Not only will you be able to challenge each other in different health
& fitness tasks, you’ll also be able to know their lifestyle better and
eventually help one another to improve.
A big thank you to Ban Leong Pte Ltd for choosing Limaran
& I to review the Jawbone UP3. Visit their webstore athttp://banleong.com/sg/jawbone
Ban Leong is also throwing in Free Express Delivery when you
enter “Freeshipping” at the checkout page.
Like
any typical Singaporean, I was handed my first pair of glasses when I was 8
years old. To be honest, I was pretty excited to be having this new piece of
accessory when I first got them. But the excitement soon turned into
frustration as my life had permanently became more inconvenient!
As
I was quite a sporty boy, that pair of glasses soon became something that I
really hated. One thing was for sure, glasses and basketball don’t really go
well together! My glasses broke into 2 during one of the basketball training
sessions and so I decided to give contact lens a shot. I managed to convince my
mum that I needed to wear contact lens for sports and she agreed to let me try
out the monthly disposal ones. But for some strange reason, my eye kept
rejecting the contact lens. I didn’t find them comfortable and they would drop
off whenever my eyes were dry. I had no choice but to say hello to glasses
again.
My next encounter with contact lens was after my national
service. For some reason, they fitted really well and so I started my journey
with contact lens ever since. With contacts, it really gave me so much more
convenience especially when I was playing sports and working out. I also
realised that my face feels less oily without glasses.
But there are also quite a number of down sides with contact
lens. Whenever I have them on for more than 10 hours, my eyes become really dry
and itchy. Every now and then, I will rotate between glasses and contacts.
2 years ago, a good friend of mine decided to go for LASIK Surgery.
He was complaining that he couldn’t take wearing glasses anymore. He then researched and compared the benefits
of LASIK vs wearing glasses and took the leap of faith and went ahead with the
surgery. He had nothing but praises for the procedure. Every now and then, he’ll
mention that going through LASIK surgery was the best thing he had done for
himself. I often wonder how having perfect vision will be like but can’t seem
to find a strong enough reason to go for the surgery.
This year, Limaran suffered from quite a number of eye
irritations and we started researching on what contact lens will do to your
eyes if worn for very long hours. We decided to also start researching on the different
procedures that are currently available in Singapore. We were given the
opportunity to get our eyes tested at a LASIK clinic in Paragon level 13 to see
if our eyes are suitable for the procedures.
After going through a series of test, the doctor told us
that we are suitable candidates for refractive surgery! That was really good
news for us! As my case was slightly special, I will be doing ReLEx SMILE for
one eye and LASEK for another! The doc shared with me his experience with LASEK
surgery as he got it done 6 years ago. I also remembered that my friend, Adrian,
recently went through LASEK surgery
As for ReLEx® SMILE (Refractive Lenticule Extraction, Small
Incision Lenticule Extraction) it is a new, bladeless, flapless and gentle
refractive eye procedure that corrects visual problems including shortsightedness
and astigmatism. It is the next generation of laser vision correction surgery
that uses only one femtosecond laser for the entire procedure. Like most
refractive eye surgery procedures, ReLEx® SMILE aims to reduce your dependency
on spectacles and contact lens in order to improve your quality of life.
Here’s a short clip to show what actually happens during the
procedure:
It was late March when we went for our consultation and we
decided to have our eyes fixed after our Bali trip.
SURGERY DAY (17 April
2015)
The day finally came! I was really excited to be back at the
clinic to get my vision fixed. We came in bright and early at 9am and since it
was the last day with our glasses on, why not take a selfie? =)
When we went into the surgery lounge, I started to have abit
of cold feet. But the staff nurse in charge took really good care of us,
answering all of my last minute questions to make me feel assured.
Limaran was the first to go in and the nurse administered my
numbing eyedrops. Before I knew it, she was out! I briefly asked her how it
went and she told me that the whole procedure went really well =) Thank God!
It was my turn next and I was starting to get
really nervous. I was placed on the surgery bed and pushed right below the
machine. I started with my right eye.There was some very slight discomfort for
a short while during the procedure but nothing unbearable.
The entire surgery procedure for my left took about 10 mins
My brother, Edric, came to pick me up after my surgery and
we headed home so that I could get a meal in and sleep. Took a few hours nap
and when I woke up in the evening, my right eye which did ReLEX Smile, was able
to see thing pretty clearly already. There wasn’t any discomfort at all =) As
for my left eye, it was slightly more uncomfortable due to some swelling. I was
given some painkillers before I left the clinic but it wasn’t necessary at all
=)
The next morning, we headed back to Paragon level 13 for our
eye check. Not forgetting the post-surgery care – SHADES ON!
The doctor was very happy with the results of my eye test. To
my gladness, I was able to drive that day.
Being in a position to be able to experience ReLEX Smile on
my right eye and LASEK on my left, I would recommend ReLEx Smile. What I can
say is that technology has come a really long way I
got a much clearer vision within 1 day after the surgery and there was no pain
at all.
But all in all, I’m so so happy to be able to able to go
through my life without glasses or contact lens anymore. Thank you ReLEx ®SMILE
for giving me this opportunity to be able to wake up to clear vision again
which I have come to realise is one of the biggest blessings in life. I have
also thrown away my glasses and contact lens as I will not need them anymore!
Thanks for reading and cheers to perfect vision =)
I’ve been suffering from acne problems ever since puberty
and though that was a long time ago, acne still tend to pay me a visit every
now and then.
If you’re someone who’s leading a very active lifestyle like
I do. And no matter how hard you try to keep your face clean, acne is still
present, then this post is written just for you!
First, let us have a look at the various causes of acne:
1.Hormonal
fluctuation
2.Hyperactive
sebaceous glands
3.Stress
4.Many
dead skin cells staying on the skin
5.Bacteria
in the pores
6.Skin
irritation or scratching of any sort
Source: www.dermatology.com
With this information, we will be able to better adjust our
lifestyles to control these causes for acne, and hopefully reduce the chances
of getting any out breaks.
But every once in a while, I still get some acne and it may
be due to hormonal changes or excessive amount of gym sessions and high amount
of protein shakes. I will then rely on
Dermagold’s Botanical Acne Gel.
When I was first introduced to this product, I was very
sceptical because for the past 10 years, many have claimed that they’ve the
best product for solving acne problems. And after trying them, the claims
seemed quite untrue.
I decided to try out the Botanical Acne Gel on my acne and
do some tracking.
Day
1: Acne clearly visible
Not sure about you but if I don’t do anything to the acne
when it first appears, it will start getting more inflamed for the next few
days before it starts healing and subsiding.
Day 2: Acne subsided
I was pleasantly surprised that when I woke up the next
morning, the acne did not grow any bigger but flatten totally!
Day 3: Acne is no
longer visible
In just 3 short days, the acne that was supposed to continue
growing to its full stage has subsided and almost not visible anymore.
Dermagold’s Botanic Acne Gel uses the different ingredients
that are naturally found in plants. The product is very safe for skin and
because it is a Singapore brand, the product is specifically designed for
Asians.
3 things that I always look at when I use acne gel:
1) How fast will the gel clear my acne?
2)Will it leave a different colour on the acne
spot?
3) Does it have a foul scent?
I will like to mention that Dermagold’s Botanic Acne Gel
passed all 3 criteria with flying colours. And what’s even more awesome is that
it is very affordably priced.
