Day: November 8, 2019

BY CHRISTA SGOBBA You know that carrying around extra weight is bad news for your heart. But your gut might be warning you about something else just as serious: cancer. Your waist measurement may predict your cancer risk, a new meta-analysis in the British Journal of Cancer suggests. After crunching […]

Loading posts… Going from scrawny to brawny is time-consuming business. So maximise gym efficiency with exercises that work a range of muscles in a single move. The seated cable row targets your upper, middle and lower back, and shoulders, biceps and triceps. In your back alone, it helps you achieve […]

ST Photo: Ashleigh Sim Back in 2014, no one would sit next to Mohamed Faizal Abdullah (above) on public buses, and at 175kg, he had to board a bus via the back door due to his sheer size. He did not dare to take the MRT because it was just […]

This will open your hips and shoulders. Sit and cross one leg over the other, heels close to buttocks. Stretch your left arm out to the side. Arch your chest forward, then lower your arm, wrapping your left hand up behind and between your shoulder blades, fingers pointing up, palm […]

Gabriel Yap wanted to be in shape by the time he hit 40, and he got ripped after losing over 6kg. NAME: Gabriel Yap PREV WEIGHT: 87.8kg / 19.7% body fat CURRENT WEIGHT: 81.1kg / 11.1% body fat HEIGHT: 1.85m OCCUPATION: Trader TIME TAKEN: 12 WEEKS Gabriel Yap wanted to […]

The ability to pull your body to the bar (repeatedly) proves that you’re a man who can truly pull his own weight — not someone who just dabbles in fitness. Let elite fitness trainer John Romaniello explain what you should be doing on the way up. 1. Squeeze your shoulder […]

For whatever reason, you don’t want to go to the gym, spend money on equipment, or even leave your room to work out. Here are 5 easy, fuss-free exercises to help you cut down the flab. Do three sets of these exercises in the following circuit: 20 JUMP SQUATS Do […]

Loading posts… If you want to catch a flawless flawless wave all the time, regardless of the weather, try flowboarding. It’s a sport that involves riding a stand-up board on the flowrider – an artificial wave-producing machine that shoots out water at speeds of 32km/h to 48km/h  over padded surfaces that […]