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Research backs the general observation that you almost always finish a workout in a better mood than when you started it. Photo: Alamy

Exercise in happiness: how the right workout boosts your mood

The way you structure your workout – how long, how hard – can supercharge the post-exercise mood boost and make you a happier person. See our five tips on structuring a workout that will keep you smiling afterwards.

16 Feb 2019 - 8:47am More on Health and wellness

Six recipes for Thai dishes that you can cook at home from classic pad Thai to fried pomfret

Missing the tastes of Thailand? Six recipes to make at home

13 Feb 2019 - 2:19am

Five heart health tips to lower your resting heart rate, from sex and salsa to eating Brussels sprouts

Sex, salsa and Brussels sprouts: how to improve your heart health

12 Feb 2019 - 8:48pm

Luxury travel agent Black Tomato has introduced Drone the World, where your every moment on holiday can be captured by a drone.

You’re still taking selfies? Travel photography has gone up a notch

12 Feb 2019 - 8:48pm

You can test your screams as well as your darkest fears at the Singapore Science Centre’s Phobia: The Science of Fear exhibition.

Six of Singapore’s strangest attractions for a holiday you won’t forget

10 Feb 2019 - 7:43pm 9

From BTS to Keyakizaka46, Asian pop stars slammed for Nazi-style dress

More Asian pop stars who were slammed for dressing like Nazis

30 Jan 2019 - 7:48pm 3

From alcohol-based to durian and coconut: five obscure hotpots you may never have tried

Durian and coconut? Five obscure hotpots you may never have tried

10 Jan 2019 - 7:37pm

Our five favourite teahouses in Shanghai, for hipsters and traditionalists alike

Forget one lump or two, Shanghai takes its tea dirty, cheesy and fruity

3 Jan 2019 - 6:56pm

The Story of Yanxi Palace was one of the most popular Chinese and Korean TV series in 2018.

Your favourite Chinese and Korean TV dramas from 2018

1 Jan 2019 - 5:39pm

Five Hong Kong hikes to walk off some of the Christmas excess

Five Hong Kong hikes to walk off that Christmas excess

28 Dec 2018 - 1:03pm

The Singapore chilli crab burger is available at Butchers Club in Central until mid-November.

Love Singapore chilli crab? It’s invaded Hong Kong in some cheeky ways

3 Nov 2018 - 6:28pm

Iceland is famous for its dramatic geothermal landscapes such as in Solfatara, Landmannalaugar. Photo: Alamy

How to plan an Iceland odyssey, from active volcanoes to glaciers

29 Oct 2018 - 8:21pm

Booking.com is owned by Booking Holdings, which also comprises Priceline, Agoda, Kayak, Cheapflights, Rentalcars, Momondo and OpenTable. Photo: Shutterstock

Five tips for using Booking.com, Expedia and other online travel agents

17 Oct 2018 - 6:17am

Last week’s banning of a woman who tried to take a squirrel with her on a flight in Florida wasn’t the first such case. Who can forget the hamster flushed down a toilet and the peacock forced to travel terrestrially?

Emotional support animals: why turkey flew and peacock didn't

16 Oct 2018 - 7:38am

White Rabbit lip balm? Chinese food brands sell crossover beauty products

13 Oct 2018 - 7:14pm 3

Improper storage and use of contact lenses can lead to damage and even blindness. Photo: Alamy

10 things you should never do if you wear contact lenses

11 Oct 2018 - 7:01pm

Singapore is full of glitzy, cookie-cutter shopping malls selling major fashion brands, but some retail outlets prefer to stock emerging labels and local designs

Eight Singapore stores and boutiques that dare to be different

6 Oct 2018 - 9:02am

Parents need to guide children to make a decision, not make it for them. Photo: Alamy

Six ways to help your children be confident decision-makers

5 Oct 2018 - 1:32pm

Fan Bingbing at the Cannes Film Festival in May, shortly before her disappearance from the public eye. Photo: Reuters

Not just Fan Bingbing: five other lawbreaking Chinese entertainers

3 Oct 2018 - 5:58pm 2

Ben Robinson’s book Beer Hacks includes tips on getting warm beer cold as soon as possible. Photo: Shutterstock

Beer hacks: from warm booze to missing openers, vital tips and tricks

28 Sep 2018 - 8:01pm

Are you making the most of your time in transit? Airports are often labyrinths designed to make people waste time – but you don’t have to. If you are travelling for work, here are five tips for how to use your time wisely

How business travellers can make the most of airport transit time

26 Sep 2018 - 6:17am

The aurora borealis (Northern Lights) seen in western Iceland. Photo: Shutterstock

You don’t have to go to Alaska or Scandinavia to see Northern Lights

22 Sep 2018 - 1:43am

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing’s disappearance since her tax evasion scandal in July poses some difficult questions for the luxury brands she endorses. Photo: EPA

Four luxury brands caught up in Fan Bingbing’s fall from grace

3 Oct 2018 - 6:26pm 17

Kim Kardashian leaves the West Wing of the White House after meeting with senior officials. Photo: TNS

Kim, Cate, Leo ... celebrities who use their fame for good causes

6 Sep 2018 - 7:10pm 1

Hong Kong personal trainer Angela Hancock doing lunges at XP Fitness Hub in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Five workouts for time-pressed people stuck to office chairs

5 Sep 2018 - 7:08pm

Sakura, who created the much-loved manga and anime series Chibi Maruko-chan, died of breast cancer aged 53, but other female manga artists will continue making their mark on the traditionally male-dominated industry

Japanese women manga artists who’ll keep spirit of Momoko Sakura alive

29 Aug 2018 - 11:01pm

US President Donald Trump appears to have coloured in the US flag wrong on a visit to an Ohio hospital yesterday. Photo: Twitter/Alex Azar

After Trump colours in US flag wrong, five other high-profile gaffes

27 Aug 2018 - 5:55pm 2

Jamie Oliver’s Punchy Jerk Rice didn’t go down well with a British politician of Jamaican heritage. Photo: SCMP

What do TV chef’s jerk rice and M&S curry kit have in common?

20 Aug 2018 - 6:32pm 3

Superstar Cruise has long insisted on doing his own stunt work in the Mission: Impossible series; that has included scaling the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, with suction cups. Here are some others who do their own

Five actors who do their own stunts like film superstar Tom Cruise

26 Jul 2018 - 1:15pm 1