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Vicsland Poh enjoys the challenge of doing difficult pole-dancing tricks such as spins and inversions. The 60-year-old Singaporean who regularly posts her fashion photos on her TikTok and Instagram accounts is showing others how to age well. Photo: Courtesy of Vicsland Poh
Wellness

How this 60-year-old Singaporean is defying age through pole dancing and fashion

Known on TikTok as the ‘Corridor Runway Aunty’, Vicsland Poh proves that a person’s silver years can be full of new challenges and knowledge.

Wellness

The 10-minute morning exercise workout that millions of Japanese people do

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What is ‘nonnamaxxing’? Viral health trend embraces Italian grandma’s lifestyle

Wellness

Are you ageing well? 5 simple tests to get a picture of your biological age

Particularly useful for over-50s, these simple physical tests can give you a better idea of your biological age and highlight any red flags.

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The “flamingo” test - balancing on one leg - is one of the ways you can assess how well you are ageing. Photo: Shutterstock
The “flamingo” test - balancing on one leg - is one of the ways you can assess how well you are ageing. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Are ice baths good for you? What you need to know before taking the plunge

Ice baths and cold plunges are springing up across Hong Kong, but will traditional Chinese medicine ideas freeze them out of the market?

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How a zoo’s sights, sounds and smells can benefit people with dementia

Tour programmes at Berlin Zoo for people with dementia are helping them feel part of society and even jogging happy childhood memories.

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SCMP Highlights

Alternative knee pain therapies; monthly zodiac forecast: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Hong Kong’s upcoming drama The Season to the latest dessert shop in town, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Tim McCosker (kneeling), a physiotherapist at CoreOFit Physio, works with his patient, former Hong Kong rugby player Rob Naylor
Tim McCosker (kneeling), a physiotherapist at CoreOFit Physio, works with his patient, former Hong Kong rugby player Rob Naylor
Wellness

Is your family addicted to screens and junk food? How to change their habits

In her book Dopamine Kids, Michaeleen Doucleff examines our reliance on ‘magnets’ that hamper happiness and explains how to overcome them.

Wellness

‘Hero of his own life’: how this Hongkonger beat high cholesterol in 12 months

Shashank Gangil had high cholesterol, signs of fatty liver and plantar fasciitis. Here’s how he got in top shape before his twins were born.

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Music

A stroke paralysed pianist’s right hand. Now he wows crowds with just his left

Inspired by his music teacher, South Korean pianist Lee Hun now plays left-hand music only after a stroke paralysed his entire right side.

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South Korean pianist Lee Hun, who plays with only his left hand after his right side was paralysed by a stroke, is now preparing for a new challenge: his first joint performance with an orchestra at an international music festival next month. Photo: AP
Beauty

From beef tallow to salmon sperm, natural skincare products are on the rise

Cosmetics firms used to shy away from them, but now animal-based skincare products fly off shelves. Experts weigh in on their effectiveness.

Animal-based skincare products, including beef tallow, are gaining popularity across social media and at high-end spas. But are they effective, or can they be harmful? Experts weigh in. Photo: Shutterstock
Animal-based skincare products, including beef tallow, are gaining popularity across social media and at high-end spas. But are they effective, or can they be harmful? Experts weigh in. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

How cooking can help lower your dementia risk – even just 1 meal a week

Experts say the processes involved in cooking, from grocery shopping to following recipes, can all have a positive impact on brain health.

Food and Drinks

Is this soup being culturally appropriated? Dispute boils between 2 nations

Greece and Turkey are arguing over a traditional soup’s origins as one restaurateur attempts to register it as a dish of Greece with Unesco.

Wellness

What menopause products actually work? Doctors share how to buy wisely

From skin serums and rings to lotions and gadgets, products promising to help women with menopause symptoms are everywhere now.

Wrinkle-prevention skin care products are just some of the products being aggressively marketed to women entering their menopause. Doctors explain how to “navigate the marketing onslaught”. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Feng shui guru who’s helped the Rolling Stones, Steven Spielberg gives top tips

Marie Diamond talks about her journey to becoming a feng shui and manifestation master and gives tips on how to turn desires into reality.

Feng shui master Marie Diamond shares her spiritual journey and how her teachings have helped others. She also shares some simple feng shui tips to set you up for success. Photo: Instagram/mariediamondofficial
Feng shui master Marie Diamond shares her spiritual journey and how her teachings have helped others. She also shares some simple feng shui tips to set you up for success. Photo: Instagram/mariediamondofficial
Wellness

Got knee pain? How exercise can help you avoid surgery, as a rugby player found

Exercise and other therapies are often preferred treatment alternatives to knee replacement surgery. Rob Naylor experienced this first-hand.

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Pros and cons of aiming for 10,000 steps a day and why less can be more

Walking 10,000 steps a day comes with a host of powerful health benefits but can be an off-putting goal for people who sit all day for work.

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Do you have trouble visualising things? Maybe you have aphantasia

Aphantasia is the inability to visualise objects or scenarios in the mind, a condition affecting up to 4 per cent of people.

Aphantasia is the inability to create mental images in your “mind’s eye”. When sufferers attempt to visualise memories or objects, they often describe the result as having a “blank screen” in their mind. Photo: dpa
Aphantasia is the inability to create mental images in your “mind’s eye”. When sufferers attempt to visualise memories or objects, they often describe the result as having a “blank screen” in their mind. Photo: dpa
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 17-19

Trying to avoid the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend? Check out an exhibition by Marino Funahashi, then enjoy a rave or two.

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SCMP Highlights

Family of 7 ‘hot’ dentists; Hainan chicken rice roots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Joey Yung’s journey to Cantopop stardom to a mother’s inspiring weight loss story, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Wellness

‘I was taught to shrink’: rugby player fights against Asian beauty standards

German-Chinese national athlete Sofie Fella urges girls and women to transcend traditional Asian femininity norms and build strength.

German-Chinese rugby player Sofie Fella, who competes for the German national team, wants women to understand that they can be physically strong if they want to be, and that they are allowed to “take up space”. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Wellness

Too old to exercise? Meet the 100-year-old who works out twice a week

Rudolf Goetz, who started going to the gym in his nineties, believes you can start exercising at any age. And he is not alone.

Rudolf Goetz is 100 years old. Remarkably, he only started going to the gym in his 90s. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa
Rudolf Goetz is 100 years old. Remarkably, he only started going to the gym in his 90s. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa
Wellness

She was a 102kg diabetic with a ‘death wish’. After losing 40kg, she’s thriving

Keya Wingfield comfort-ate to morbid obesity after her baby son died. An epiphany led to her losing 40kg and reversing type 2 diabetes.

Wellness

Hong Kong hairstylist’s cancer battle takes him on a crowdfunding campaign

Pitt Cheung and his brother Lego have so far raised thousands for nasopharyngeal cancer treatments not covered by Hong Kong’s public system.

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Hypertension’s link to dementia calls for stronger blood pressure control

Links between dementia and hypertension are reasons to keep blood pressure under tighter control – sooner rather than later.

The links between dementia and hypertension mean getting high blood pressure under control is even more important than previously thought. Photo: Shutterstock
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