https://www.scmp.com/rss/328795/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Seven guests sit down at a restaurant. They all want the steak, but one says only with salad and olive oil, the next only wants the meat, the third wants the steak replaced with soybean patties. The fourth wants it covered in melted butter. The fifth asks for the steak to be bought out in three hours. The sixth wants the steak, sauce and chips blended and the seventh brings his scales to weigh the steak and sides. A bizarre scene, but the least likely aspect of it is getting Paleo, carnivore,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/health-fitness/article/3038408/dieting-athletes-can-be-emotionally-charged-politics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/health-fitness/article/3038408/dieting-athletes-can-be-emotionally-charged-politics?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Nov 2019 02:15:09 +0000 Nowadays, you can lose 10kg in four weeks while eating what you want and taking some special pills, get the beach body of your dreams by standing on a vibrating plate several times for a few minutes, become a fast runner by running hard just 6x30 seconds twice a week, supercharge your brain power by taking supplements from the Amazon, and so on. What a great world we’re living in. Welcome to the wonderland of bio-hacking. Bio-hackers aim at being healthier than the norm, having more energy,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/gadgets-gear/article/3025888/there-are-no-shortcuts-fitness-you-need-respect-bodys?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/gadgets-gear/article/3025888/there-are-no-shortcuts-fitness-you-need-respect-bodys?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:00:05 +0000 I can still vividly remember the stunned expression of the two hikers I came across at the top of Tiger Head, the summit above Discovery Bay, that misty winter day. They were clearly shocked by my unconventional hiking gear – my neoprene wetsuit, my foam gear, my swim paddles, my safety swim buoy, my swimming cap and my swim goggles. It seems they were not familiar with Swimrun. But who is? Swimrun is a new sport that started in Sweden about 15 years ago. It’s a combination of swims and runs,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3023891/growing-sport-swimrun-and-why-hong-kong-perfect-place?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3023891/growing-sport-swimrun-and-why-hong-kong-perfect-place?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Aug 2019 00:00:07 +0000 When Olivier Baillet stood on the start line of Ironman’s most prestigious event in Kona, Hawaii, he had every right to be nervous. The Frenchman, now based in Hong Kong, was anything but. Baillet did not even think about the 3.8-kilometre swim, 180km cycle and marathon run to come. “My way to cope with this is to be in the present moment,” he said. “It shuts down my inner, usually destabilising and demeaning chatterbox.” Time, money and sacrifice brought him to the start line, but also a mental... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/2165644/top-tips-how-stay-mentally-present-during-running?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/2165644/top-tips-how-stay-mentally-present-during-running?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Sep 2018 06:30:45 +0000