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No Gym? No Problem!

Unless you are lucky enough to work in a gym, have a gym at home or live literally next door to a gym, there are going to be times where getting to the gym to workout is going to be…

Top 8 Toughest Races in the World

You begin with running a 10km. You decide to challenge yourself and go for a Half Marathon. Logically, the next step would be to run a 42.195 km. What’s next? You pick up new sports! You start cycling and swimming,…

The USANA Nutrimeal: Energy for Champions

Many of us are big on protein shakes, meal replacements or basically gulping down energy foods that offer us good amount of energy for a good workout. Check out the USANA Nutrimeal, which is basically a soy based meal replacement, great for…

PushMore for CrossFit Malaysia

How hard could this be? ‘ Fran ‘ 21 – 15 – 9 Thrusters @ 95lbs Pullups It was 2006 when I first heard the term ‘CrossFit’. Curious, I searched Google and stumbled upon something called a WOD (Workout of…

From Couch Potato to Runner Bean

I used to tell everybody, ‘Everyone can run’ and I was almost always met with the ‘there is something seriously wrong with you’ look. I often wondered why people liked to doubt themselves. I found it amusing that it was…

Borneo TMBT Ultra Trail Marathon: 16th to 17th August 2014

This is my first ever ultra marathon. Started 7.00am on 16th August, it took me a total of 28 hours and some minutes to finish this muscle busting event. Official distance was 102 kilometers and no one disputed that. Strangely…

Ironman attracts top international field for 2014 Subaru Ironman® 70.3® World Championship-Mont Tremblant Triathlon

TAMPA, Fla. (Sept. 2, 2014) — Nearly 2,500 of the world’s top athletes will converge on September 7 in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada to compete in the 2014 Subaru IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championship. The oldest participant, Bob Scott, an 83 year-old man from Naperville, Illinois and…

Fitness Conditioning on the Go

In our ever increasingly fast-paced world, setting aside time to maintain a fitness regime is tough enough, let alone getting leave from work for a vacation. So, of course you would not want to pass up an opportunity to go…

Happy 57th Birthday, Malaysia!

It has been 57 years since we proudly call ourselves a nation and not just an occupied land without an identity. With each passing year, we can all agree that we have grown to be more and more Malaysian. This…

Swing when you’re winning – Mastering the kettlebell swing

Kettlebells have been around for a long, long time. It’s unclear who can lay claim to their invention – the Russians have used them for hundreds of years and the wrestlers of ancient India used similar training devices too. Whoever…