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Outdoor & Extreme: Health & Fitness
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Pavel Toropov had headaches, fever and night sweats, but didn’t want to waste months of training. He soon regretted his 50km race in Hong Kong. Others have suffered more after mistaking pneumonia for a cold. So what to do?

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Events part of a global series meant to inspire urban dwellers to get off the couch and rediscover their city as they race to clear dozens of augmented-reality checkpoints and tackle challenges on the go

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Old-school watch look makes Nokia tracker stand out from the pack; it’s as accurate as market leader Fitbit’s devices when it comes to fitness data, but falls down on sleep tracking and notifications. Battery life is great

Derek Kwik has run an ultra-marathon every year since 2000, but despite approaching 50 years old and being a father of one-year-old twin girls, he plans to keep going. He gives his advice on how to juggle exercise and family

He almost lost all his gear before starting out, and encountered bears, rattlesnakes and dangerous ground, but Tony Or hung in there thanks to friendship, the kindness of strangers – and Swedish death metal

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Hongkonger Lucia Tam used a rebounder during rehabilitation after an injury, and was so impressed she opened a studio in Sheung Wan, where her Bounce classes offer a fun way to get fit

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Powerlifting is growing in popularity among Hong Kong women, who see having a muscular figure as inspiring and feminine and say the sport has boosted their self-confidence

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Former mixed martial arts fighter Kimberley Carder talks about teaming up with Women’s Five, a five-week, female-focused training programme, and why mental health has become just as important to her as the physical side

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Experienced trail runners offer advice on the best ways to train and compete for off-road events, emphasising it’s better to focus on climbing and descending hills, rather than putting in the hard yards on the flat

By putting on free fitness and exercise activities daily, university aimed to spread message about benefits of lifelong regular physical activity in an era when ever more people lead sedentary lives