Your body is a phone battery, not a car engine
Glycogen is a primary energy source for your body. To ensure you don't run out, you must consume the right foods at the right time.
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- May 29
- 3 min
Reassessing my performance with UFIT
I return to UFIT Singapore after almost 14 months to reassess my health and fitness and see whether I've progressed or regressed!
- May 22
- 4 min
The best exercises for every muscle group
Discover the top 3 load-bearing exercises for each muscle group and empower yourself to create your own structured program.
- May 15
- 4 min
Are weight loss drugs the future of fitness?
Have you heard of Semaglutide? It's being heralded as a "magic pill" for weight loss, but should it really be used for cosmetic purposes?
- May 8
- 3 min
The Satiety Index: Eat more and sacrifice less
The Satiety Index ranks foods that'll help keep you fuller for longer. If you're on a weight loss journey, it'll help stave off hunger.
- Apr 30
- 4 min
Glucose monitors for non-diabetics: Fad or fab?
Glucose monitors offer diabetics potentially life-saving benefits. But should they be marketed to non-diabetics too? Let's look closer.
- Apr 24
- 4 min
How hormones affect exercise and how to manage them (part 2 of 2)
Learn about hormones that influence exercise—growth hormone, insulin, epinephrine, and norepinephrine—and how you can manage them.
- Apr 17
- 5 min
How hormones affect exercise and how to manage them (part 1 of 2)
Learn about hormones that influence exercise—cortisol, oestrogen, and testosterone—and how you can manage their effects on your body.
- Apr 4
- 3 min
Gender matters when tracking gym progress
Do you sometimes feel that you're not making any progress at the gym? It could be because of your gender and your hormones.
- Mar 22
- 3 min
Not all proteins are created equal
Protein is an essential macronutrient that your body needs to function properly. However, some proteins may yield more benefits than others.
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Why you must strength train after age 30
The average person loses between 3–8% of muscle mass per decade after age 30. The repercussions of that could be more severe than you think.
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Change the tempo, gain muscle and strength
Music and weightlifting are more similar than you think, tempo is everything. Here's how tempo training can help your growth and gains.
- Feb 20
- 4 min
Carbohydrates: Friend or Foe?
Learn more about the two types of carbohydrates, how your body uses them, which are good and bad, and how much you should probably consume.
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Can you eat more fat to lose weight?
Learn more about fat, which fats to avoid, how eating more fat can help you lose weight, and how much you should probably consume.
- Feb 6
- 3 min
4 ways to increase your self-motivation
Adopting healthy behaviours isn't always easy. It requires time, effort, and, above all, motivation. Here's how you can increase it.
- Jan 31
- 3 min
What happens if you eat too much protein?
Learn more about protein, why your body needs it, and what happens if you have too much or too little in your diet.
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Why do women skip arm day?
Challenging common misconceptions: why you can't "tone" muscle and why doing upper body exercises won't make you look bulky overnight.
- Jan 16
- 3 min
Must you avoid carbohydrates to lose weight?
To keto or not to keto? Let's take a closer look at the keto diet and ask the question: is it truly sustainable?
- Dec 25, 2022
- 4 min
The run-up to my first half marathon
How I trained, how I felt, and the lessons learnt from completing my first half marathon.
- Oct 26, 2022
- 5 min
The dark side of the gym
What impact could "too much of a good thing" have on your mental health? Let's talk about exercise addiction what causes it.
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