After the holiday season’s indulgences, many Filipinos are looking for realistic ways to prioritize their wellbeing. The good news? Small, consistent changes often matter more than dramatic New Year overhauls.

Here are five practical starting points that can help you ease into healthier routines—without the overwhelm.

Make Movement Social

Sign up for a dance class, try pickleball, or join a weekend walking group. When exercise doubles as social time, you’re more likely to stick with it. Harvard Health notes that socializing helps keep your brain sharp while reducing loneliness—a factor linked to heart disease, diabetes, and chronic stress.

Create a Simple Home Gym

You don’t need expensive equipment to stay active. Resistance bands, a yoga mat, or a jump rope can provide effective workouts without a gym membership, making it easier to move on busy days.

Upgrade Your Walking Routine

Walking remains one of the most accessible forms of exercise. Invest in comfortable shoes, a good water bottle, or a lightweight belt bag to make daily walks more inviting and sustainable.

Schedule Preventive Health Checks

Use the new year as a prompt to understand your health baseline. From executive checkups to bone density scans, early screening helps you catch potential issues before they become problems. Prevention, as always, beats treatment.

Support Your Nutrition

Strong bones, joints, and muscles form the foundation for staying active as you age. Focus on calcium and protein-rich foods—home-cooked meals, fresh produce, and fortified options like adult milk. Products like Anlene, which is clinically proven to support bone, joint, and muscle health, can be taken twice daily or incorporated into recipes.

Why Bone Health Deserves Attention

Six out of ten Filipinos—some as young as 24—are at risk of osteoporosis or osteopenia, conditions that weaken bones and increase fracture risk. Many don’t know until it’s too late.

To tackle this, Anlene Philippines has partnered with the Osteoporosis Society of the Philippines Foundation Inc. to launch the Kilos Lagi movement, which encourages regular movement paired with nutrient-rich nutrition.

“The great thing about the concept of Kilos Lagi is that anyone can start it at any time. It’s the first step to maintain strong bones, joints, and muscles at any age,” explains Jasmin Magsajo, Sales & Marketing Director of Fonterra Brands Philippines Inc., the local distributor of Anlene. “This is why we’re also amplifying efforts to provide free bone scans across the country to reduce the number of people at risk of osteoporosis.”

Want to check your bone health? Anlene is offering free bone scans nationwide. Message Anlene Philippines on Facebook or visit for locations and schedules. Follow them on TikTok and Instagram for more tips on supporting long-term bone, joint, and muscle health.