Looking at the hectic schedules of today’s showbiz personalities, it’s easy to conclude that the stars hardly have enough time to eat three square meals a day and get eight hours of sleep. But KC Concepcion proves that you can be an actress and still be healthy.
She tells the Philippine edition of Women’s Health in its maiden issue, “Every morning, even if my call time for the day is at 8 a.m., I'm at the gym. [My trainer] never lets me start the day without working out.”
Aside from being a pesco-vegetarian and following a specially-prescribed circuit training workout, KC also shares that she has declared 2009 her “Wellness Year.” She tells Women’s Health, “It’s funny because I haven’t even had the time to do my nails for almost two months! Now I’m realizing it’s so important to take care of yourself.”
For KC, taking care of yourself also means taking care of the relationships with people you hold dear.
“I really like being busy, except in the end, you start thinking, you’re working like a machine,” she says, “And the people around you are not machines. You need to build relationships with them. One of my resolutions for this year is to have that real balance.”
She even recalls bursting into tears inside a club after finally seeing her friends again. “I realized how much I missed them. In this kind of lifestyle [where] 30 minutes of free time is a big deal, I’m very thankful to have friends who understand that.”
KC is the perfect choice as the first cover girl for Women’s Health, which editor-in-chief Lara Parpan describes as “the premiere lifestyle magazine for the woman who values a healthy lifestyle and strives for balance in all areas of her life.”
Read more about KC in the maiden issue of Women’s Health, available in newsstands, bookstores, and supermarkets nationwide this April for P125 per copy.