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How embracing wellness can lead to your best life

HOW does one define their best life? Whatever your definition, one thing is certain — your journey to your best life begins with embracing a healthy and active lifestyle. Southstar Drug and Maxicare, champions of health and wellness, provide a starting point for this through Run for Wellness.
This year's Run for Wellness is one of a kind as it aims to honor the national athletes of the country by supporting their journey to win gold in upcoming competitions. It also seeks to share the stories of their passion and dedication to bringing pride to the Philippines. By doing so, the event encourages participants to become champions.
Competing on the international stage and bearing our country's flag is no easy task — it requires years of hard work, patience and dedication to reach the pinnacle of success in their respective sport.
An athlete's journey is filled with countless ups and downs, but they continue to endure to become champions who can proudly represent the Philippines. Champions come in all shapes, sizes and backgrounds — they are all within us.
Taking on the challenge of embracing their wellness and rising as champions were the 6,624 runners who joined this year in the University of the Philippines – Diliman leg of the Run for Wellness.
The annual running event featured 3-kilometer (km), 5km and 10km distances. It attracted experienced and novice runners who are well on their path towards unlocking their best life, which included executives from Southstar Drug, Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc., Maxicare, select VIPs, media, content creators, and celebrity couple Megan Young and Mikael Daez.
Following this, Southstar Drug and Maxicare will bring the Run for Wellness event to Naga City on Sept. 15, 2024 as they empower wellness advocates and runners in the Bicol Region to join the movement and rise as champions.

Participants of Southstar Drug and Maxicare’s Run for Wellness are on their way in a journey as rising champions. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO