Sweat + Shape Work-out by Nike Training Club

To get fitter, stronger, and healthier, exercise is important. If you want to do exercises at home, I suggest installing the Nike Training Club on your IOS or Android mobile device.

The application has fitness programs that gives you a regular schedule of work-out and runs to do.

One of my favorite cardio workouts there is "Sweat + Shape".

This 30 minute routine gets your heart pumping and body sweating. Expect the push-ups to be tiring to the arms but if you want to lose your love handles, it is worth it.

If your tummy is bulging, the burpees can be a challenge but you will get use to it in no time.

Be flexible with your schedule. Personally, I tend to do my workouts and run on late evenings.

To do this set, you will need the following. When I got my gears, I visited "near the area" sport stores. The limitation though is that choices are limited. I hope the links I added here can be useful reference regardless whether you will get one online from your favorite source or in retail sport stores.

1. Exercise mat
There are exercises that requires lying down. I usually do my exercise in an outdoor area of our house so this one is really needed. Will also be useful (and sanitary to have your own) when you join running clinics and offsite workout programs. This is a good investment to make as it can also proxy as a "banig" or "sleeping mat" as needed.

2. Exercise clothes
Wear comfortable clothes. Although I would suggest investing on your exercise shorts or running pants as normal home shorts may get damage especially when doing the burpees.

3. Running shoes (and socks)
You will usually need to do jumping exercises and indoor jogs with Nike+ Training Club. If you will try a workout program, it will also suggest doing steady runs (I use Nike+ Running for tracking my run). If you are serious in getting fitter and stronger, investing in a good pair of running shoes is worth it.

4. Weights (or Dumbbells)
You can do this workout without the weights. But on my end, after doing it the first time, I end up getting one as the other workouts use it too and to maximize its effect.

If your goal is to lose weight, complimenting it with diet can help a lot. You can consult a fitness professional to recommend the right fat burner should you decide to take one. I am currently trying out Capsinesis. A product endorsed by Biggest Loser Philippines Coach Toni Saret.

Tips when buying from Lazada Philippines

Online store Lazada Philippines offers exclusive daily deals from its website and mobile application. For faster access anytime, anywhere, make sure to download the Lazada mobile application.

Buying tips for newbies

Of course, when buying online, you want to get the best deal as possible. Here are some pointers to help you out:

1. Note of the Special Promotions

What makes Lazada an interesting site to shop-in are its various mobile app promotions. Some of these deals will require you to download (or access) the Lazada Mobile App to avail them.

Whether you want to buy something for yourself, a gift item, or for your business peers, these deals won't put a big hole on your pocket.

Download (or access) the Lazada Mobile App to be able to get the latest deals once it goes live. Usually, sale items are on limited stocks only and return to its regular promotion rate afterwards.

2. Check out the discount codes.

If you follow the Lazada Philippines Facebook Page, you will often see discount codes being given out. A big chunk of these though can be used on your mobile device. So make sure to download the Lazada Mobile App.

3. Know the "sale" dates.

In Lazada Philippines, they have sale dates too including:

a. MasterCard Mondays (which you can also access from the Lazada Mobile App) that allows buyers to get an additional 10% discount when buying items online.

b. They also have Payday Sale where you can get items at 80% off.

4. If there is a product or item that you got to like, search it within the site.

As a product can come from several suppliers, it can happen that there are several listings of it in the database and may have varying prices. Choose the best price for you. :)

5. If you are #TeamBahay, availing of "cash on delivery" is convenient.

Make sure to leave a reminder to a household member in case you need to go out to avoid missing deliveries.

If you are a busy person, best to pay ahead using the various payment options so you will just wait for the product to be delivered.

Lazada Philippines typically sends a text message informing you that your delivery is on the way. Please make sure to give your mobile number correctly to be kept posted.

Remember to leave your ID and authorization letter in case you will not be around to receive your delivery package.

Be realistic on the delivery dates though as some suppliers tend to get overwhelmed with the volume of orders they get (on big sale dates, this usually reaches up to x20 of their normal daily volume). In the end, it is the sellers who ships the order to the customer (unless they availed of warehouse & logistics service of Lazada).

Will update this article further and add more tips.

Join the Lazada Affiliate Online Revolution Competition

Last October 22, Lazada Philippines launched the Lazada Philippines Affiliate Online Revolution (LAOR) where I got the chance to share the online lead generation framework along with Mannix Pabalan of Hashtag Digital who gave affiliate marketing strategies.

Lazada Philippines Affiliate Program

Current individual Lazada affiliate members, mostly bloggers and social media specialists, can earn up to 10% commission for referred sales to the site.

You will also see these affiliates carrying the "Lazada Accredited Affiliate" badge on their site for proper disclosure to its readers.

Lazada Philippines Affiliate Online Revolution

The Lazada Philippines Affiliate Online Revolution is a contest giving recognition to the best performers in its community.

As the November 11 and December 12 online revolution sale nears, the LAOR competition is a good opportunity for bloggers and affiliate marketers to put their digital marketing skill set to the test.

The Lazada Affiliate Online Revolution will run for two months. Round 1 will be from October 26 to November 22, 2015. The 2nd round will be from November 23 to December 20, 2015.

Apart from commissions, top 13 to 58 performers can compete for bonus incentives. These top performers will be recognized in a special awards ceremony this January 2016.

"These winners can proudly claim as one of the best e-commerce affiliate marketers in the Philippines after this competition."

Affiliates wanting to join or know more about this competition can e-mail affiliate@lazada.com.ph.

Adding affiliate links and codes on your website

For affiliates, you can logon to the Lazada Affiliates site to start creating your links and add to your websites. (If you are not an affiliate yet, visit Lazada affiliate page and sign-up.)

IMPORTANT: READ THE AFFILIATE FAQ FOR PROPER GUIDANCE ON THE DO'S AND DON'TS.

Check the Lazada Affiliate Program Starter Kit and YouTube page as well for short 1 to 2 minutes tutorials. Some of them are:

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SALES CONVERSION MONITORING

Conversions don't happen overnight. It takes time as you gradually need to introduce your readers to your Lazada related content. Here are some ideas:

1. Match your affiliate ads with the kind of content and audience patronizing your website.
2. If you already have an active blog, you can update your popular blog post and add deep links. Then re-share them.
3. Build your authority on the topic you want to niche in. Users who value your content will appreciate your product recommendations. Create a content calendar to plan your postings.
4. Be consistent in posting useful content. You can start with topics close to your heart or profession.
5. Be disciplined on how you promote your content or your affiliate links. When using social media, use links, images, and videos. Email marketing can be helpful too.
6. Depending on how serious you are with your online business, advertising your blog post, social media presence (and your affiliate links), to gain more readership can be considered too.
7. Use your social media scheduling feature to carry out your content sharing.

HELPING THE NEWBIES

Oftentimes, newbies get intimidated with affiliate marketing and unsure on how to go about it. Hence, I decided to create a learning program to help the newbies out. 

Take our FREE "E-Commerce Affiliate Marketing & Lead Generation Boot Camp" posted online