How Does Yoga Help Runners?
Many runners do not practise yoga and there are several reasons for this. For example, some may think they lack the flexibility, while others do not see the benefits of … Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Sports
Testing shoes out on a run before buying them
For the past few weeks, the local running club, Running Department, has been giving runners the opportunity to test out the Inov-8 trail running shoes. These 10km test runs, with … Continue Reading →
Toughest Ultra Marathons in the World
To some runners, simply completing a marathon or an ultra is enough to last them for a while before they’ll decide to run in another one. But for others, they … Continue Reading →
Basic Techniques For Swimming Novices
If you are keen to pick up swimming but you don’t know really where to begin, here are a few basic tips to get you started on your swimming journey. … Continue Reading →
How to choose a bike
So you have decided to buy a bike. And now you are trying to decide what type of bike is the most suitable for your needs. Here are some tips … Continue Reading →
Running Versus Cycling as a form of exercise
The two most common forms of cardio activity for most people, are probably running and cycling. Here is a look at what effects these workouts will have on the body. … Continue Reading →
Running 50km Every Day… For 50 Consecutive Days
Yong Yuen Cheng, 43, currently has a swollen Achilles tendon – which needs icing every 5km. But still, the pain won’t stop him from continuing with his rather ambitious bid … Continue Reading →
Neo Jie Shi Ran 3 Marathons in 3 Months to Qualify for SEA Games
In a last-minute ambitious bid to qualify for the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore, marathon runner Neo Jie Shi, 30, ran three marathons in three months. This began with the … Continue Reading →
Mayweather Defeats Pacquiao: How The Fight Played Out on Twitter
As you probably know already, yesterday Floyd Mayweather Jr (@FloydMayweather) defeated Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) who had won world titles in an unprecedented eight weight divisions – by unanimous decision – … Continue Reading →
Race Review: Energiser Singapore Night Trail Race 2015
I took part in the 18km Category of the Energiser Singapore Night Trail Race 2015 last night, at the Lor Asrama trails in Mandai. Three night trail running categories available … Continue Reading →
National Sprinter Calvin Kang: Going for Gold at the SEA Games 2015
Sprinter Calvin Kang Li Loong, 25, fell ill the week before the 77th Singapore Open 2015 – which took place in early April this year. The meet had been his … Continue Reading →
2015 SEA Games Representative Melvin Wong Started Running in 2012
This June, national athlete Melvin Wong, 31, will be representing Singapore in the 5,000m and 10,000m track events at the 2015 Sea Games – taking place on home soil for … Continue Reading →
2015 SEA Games Cyclist Low Ji Wen: Success Comes With Sacrifice
He had been so determined to achieve his dream of becoming a professional cyclist – that Low Ji Wen, now 25, withdrew from Anglo-Chinese Junior College – after having studied … Continue Reading →
OCBC Cycle 2015: Healthy Cooking Workshop
Last Saturday morning, dieticians from the Singapore Sports Institute (SSI) gave a workshop on healthy cooking for participants of the OCBC Cycle 2015. The main aim was to give some … Continue Reading →
Review: The Salomon X-Scream 3D Shoes – Testing Them at the Launch
It was a wet and rainy morning and the humidity level was soaring. But I still decided to join a group consisting of members of the media and some Salomon … Continue Reading →