Health, Nutrition & Fitness

Think running is only for the young and fit? Think again! Even if you're officially qualified for a senior citizen's discount, you're never too old to start running. Case in point? Our own home-grown heroine, Gloria Lau, first Singaporean woman to complete a marathon in each continent, only started...

Hilly routes are probably the least favourite choice among runners because of the extra amount of pressure and energy needed to propel your legs and body against the unrelenting gravitational force in conquering the upward slopes. Benefits of Hills Running While the idea of racing up and down slopes might sound...

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 women...

Perhaps the New Year has seen you resolving to get down to, or maintain a current healthy weight. Good for you! With the festive season over, it is time to put the endless party snacks, alcoholic drinks and special occasion meals behind us, and to return to a normal...

Following my blog on the Evolution of Team Costa, the team had its first run out of a planned series of ten routes. Born out of a CNN Travel article entitled 10 Best Places to Run in Singapore that covered popular sites like the Green Corridor, MacRitchie Reservoir & Keppel Bay, the team...

Maintaining your motivation is critical to sustaining your running habit. JustRunLah! is here to assist our buddies to maintain that habit. 1. Sign Up Pick one race that you run every year. JustRunLah! has a Race Database to get you started with the most comprehensive listing of races in Asia Pacific countries....

To get away for an hour or two from the fast paced and stressful daily life Most of us are familiar with the daily grind. Getting up at 6am, sending the kids to school by 7am, sending the spouse to work by 8am, and reaching office by 9am. As if...

Antarctica, Mount Everest, The Great Wall of China... ...these places of extreme terrains and/or weather conditions are usually areas that many people, even young healthy adults themselves, would never think of spending their holidays in, travelling to and conquering. Yet, Gloria Lau, at the age of 62, has completed marathons...