5 Fitness Events in Singapore Not to be Missed in 2016
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1. Pledge Your Heart Walk 2016
This 3.5km run/walk happening on 25th June 2016 (Saturday) is held collaboration with Go Red for Women (GRFW) campaign. The GRFW campaign aims to raise awareness and reduce cardiovascular diseases among women. Post-walk, you and your family can enjoy a mass Zumba session, kids-friendly carnival games...
3 Things Runners Hate At Races
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#1 No Water
You're panting and sweating buckets and maybe getting hydration at the next water point is the only thing that would keep your body from losing all 70% of our body's water. Okay, I exaggerate. But we runners understand how important having water at water points are when you're...
5 Breathtaking Routes in Asia All Runners Must Try
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#1 Meguro River, Japan
This cherry blossom spring time wonder is a must-go place for runners. Along the way, there's going to be vibrant shopping malls, izakayas alive with people (at night) and the smell of freshly baked bread emanating from cafes. An evening run with the orange glow of sunset does...
Checked off more than 5? You are addicted.
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1. Your wardrobe is dri-fit.
We agree. It's the most convenient and useful piece of clothing. All those day-to-evening fashion statements should start including dri-fit. Sometimes, we even try to wear a black dri-fit shirt and convince yourself that if you stand really far, it would look like a classy...
11 Singapore Sites for Your Daily Needs
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Between the cheapest and the most useful, it's always a constant struggle. Singaporeans love to find something that is the most value for money. But what is the most value? This is good but can it be cheaper? Or you think, what does everyone else say about this brand?
We suffer through reviews, endless walking...
3 Right “Weighs” for Runners to Lose Weight
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The heavier we are, the more negatively it affects our run performance. Interestingly, this correlation is more distinct with runners than swimmers and cyclists. This is because body weight increases the energy cost of overcoming gravity. With every stride we take, we are effectively lifting our body weight (source).
Having...
5 Things Runners Do When We Think No One is Looking
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We all probably have had a fair share of our friends rolling their eyes at us and giving us the "why do you even do that?" look. Definitely, there are differences between runners and non-runners. And some of them can be pretty ridiculous.
Shopping for new running gear
Raise your hands if...
Top 5 Fitness Trends – Runner’s Edition
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What's the top fitness trends of 2016? You probably scanned through a Buzzfeed article about it because it was trending on Facebook during New Year. High Intensity Interval Training, Barre, TRX... They all sound so distinctly irrelevant to a distance runner.
We want to resist fatigue. High intensive training that...