Exercise Physiology

28 Aug 2012

Four years ago, Helen Glover had never picked up an oar or even sat in a rowing boat. At the recent London Olympics, the 26-year-old British rower lifted gold in the women's pairs with crewmate...

6:11PM

Eat your aches away

17 Jul 2012

When Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, said 'let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food', he was referring to food's intrinsic ability to nourish the body and to prevent and...

9:31PM

Chain gang

12 Jun 2012

Official figures suggest that Hong Kong's roads host about 12.3 million trips by vehicles every day. About 62,000 of them are by bicycle. Cycling is thriving in the city, with more and more people...

5:20PM

Fire in the belly

5 Jun 2012

'Almost every athlete has a nutrition mistake,' says cyclist Simon Chau, recalling his experience at the Tour of Hualien in Taiwan. Halfway through the 160 kilometre road race in 2005, Chau, 26,...

4:42PM

One-stop fitness programme sometimes makes mistakes

6 Dec 2011

All-in Fitness
99 US cents
Rating 7/10

Inspired by my experience with All-in Yoga, which I reviewed enthusiastically a few weeks ago, I downloaded the sister app, All...

2:36AM

Put a fire in your belly

26 Jul 2011

You want to shed some kilos, and you've spent a small fortune on gym memberships and diet products. But you're still stuck with belly fat and your fitness levels aren't improving.

3:38PM

Opinion

Alex Lo

A dangerous demagogue in our midst

4 comments

4:18AM

Jake Van Der Kamp

Ferry subsidies to push rents up further

5 comments

4:27AM

Boot camp for families welcomes parents and children to exercise together through games

Now that his boot camp for adults is up and running, Davide Butson-Fiori, founder of the outdoor group circuit-training programme Circuit25, wants to get children away from their computers and...

2:03PM

Late-starting bodybuilder Orlando has no intention of withering on the vine of middle age

Orlando To Delfino, brother of singer-actor Alex To, believes body building is not just a young man's game.

At the ripe age of 53, he recently won the 'best poser' award at this year...

1:59PM

Patients' concerns over steroids are based on misconceptions

Two recent hearings before the Hong Kong Medical Council have put the spotlight on steroids.

8:43AM

Brave move as Canto-pop dancer gets physical with masters of a French art

It wouldn't be off-base to say quite a few people feel this city's Canto-pop stars are manufactured and not exactly, um, gifted musicians.

7:05AM

Weight gain can be natural and well-controlled