Health, Nutrition & Fitness

Today marks the last 50km run of the Go50 Run project initiated by 2 admirable ultra runners, Mediacorp editor, Lim Nghee Huat, 61 and PE teacher Yong Yuen Cheng, 43 who have been running 50km daily for 50 consecutive days to commemorate Singapore’s 50th birthday and spark off the...

Many of us know that to regular exercise is necessary to maintain good health. Yet, a majority of us find it way too easy to make excuses about being too busy, or tired, or plain unmotivated. As the saying goes, if you are too busy to take care of...

As a runner, you only have to take two small steps to cross into triathlon territory. Triathlons are growing in popularity, and with events offering varying distances, the sport is accessible to all. Not convinced? Here are some reasons to try a triathlon. #1: Increase your overall fitness When you sign...

It all started with the simple desire to encourage Muslim women to lead an active and healthy lifestyle… In a day and age where global race brands, with hefty funding support, often start in the States before making their way over to Singapore, one little race is bucking the trend...

As stated in my blog, the whole intent and purpose of starting a running blog for myself is to serve as a mean for archiving my race records. Here goes my Personal Performance Review for 2013. Total Race Participated: 11 Total Race Completed: 9 Total Race Mileage: 161km Total Time Taken: 16hrs 56mins Average...

I had been running Army Half Marathon (AHM) since 2003, and had completed my first Standard Chartered Marathon in 2006, however they were done without much proper training. In 2013, I started to participate races regularly (almost every month), and also started to train regularly to prepare myself for...

Busy work schedules full of deadlines to meet, family to spend time with and kids to take care of, social gatherings to attend and personal interests to pursue. When the list of things to do each week seems to be never-ending, and 24 hours in a day is simply...

Proper nutrition is one of the cornerstones to improving sports performance and maintaining physical health. Most of the essential nutrients can be obtained from our everyday foods. However, with significant physiological differences between males and females, our needs subsequently differ. In this article, we will be exploring and analyzing the top 3 key nutrients for men...