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Sue Teoh: 5 tips to cycle off your calories and get race ready

Happy New Year of the Monkey! Everyone ditched their bikes for Chinese New Year treats and parties and now we have to get ourselves back on the bike pronto! Post CNY celebrations, we probably also gained some unwanted weight and fitness on…

Dennis Simonaitis inducted into USATF Masters Hall of Fame – Long Distance runner receives Lifetime Honor

The USA Track & Field Utah Association publicly recognizes Dennis Simonaitis’ induction into the national USA Track & Field’s Masters Hall of Fame. This formal recognition occurred at the 2015 USA Track & Field National Convention this past December in…

Warrior Trail 2016 race Report Card by Cereal Buff

After experiencing Semenyih trails on a mountain bike, this part of the Selangor countryside is slowly becoming one of my favourites. When I was offered a chance to join a obstacle mud race there, I just couldn’t say no. However,…

Warrior Trail: Obstacle racing in the lush rainforest by Alicia Teoh

Unbeknownst to many, Semenyih in the state of Selangor is known for its lush rainforest and idyllic streams and waterfall. That alone was sufficient to convince me to participate in the first ever Warrior Trail Obstacle Race in Malaysia touted…

Ninja Warrior Princess Ashima Shiraishi climbs to greater heights

A Ninja Warrior Princess has been living among us in the face of Ashima Shiraishi, a 14-year-old Japanese living in New York. Look at that sweet, effortless smile as she scales walls and boulders, higher than most adults can with her nimble…

Sue Teoh: Improve your swimming strokes with drills

What are swim drills? Swim drills may sound alien to you if you’ve not attended formal swim coaching sessions before. Don’t get intimidated by drills, it is merely an exercise that exaggerates a particular aspect of a swim stroke. Used appropriately,…

South Pole explorer dies in record attempt

The British ex-army officer was evacuated 30 miles short of his goal. Henry Worsley, a 55-year-old British ex-army officer and veteran polar explorer, has died in his attempt to become the first person in history to cross the Antarctic continent…

CrossFit Newbie: Interested but scared of CrossFit

“I’m interested in CrossFit, but I’m scared” Many of my friends across the region have taken up CrossFit and seem to have found a new lease of their fitness life. Even though I’m a regular gym junkie, I still hadn’t…

CrossFit Box Review: CrossFit Pahlwan – Open 7 days a week

CrossFit Pahlawan, located in a shopping mall, Citta Mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor pride themselves as the only CrossFit box to open 7 days a week in KL. Established by Dann and a group of workout buddies who discovered the…

86yo woman conquers Kilimanjaro and creates Guiness World Record

86 year-old Angela Vorobyeva has just conquered Kilimanjaro, making it into the Guinness Book of World Records. RT spoke with the inexhaustible traveler to find out what keeps her going. “It was extremely hard. On the first day, we went through a…