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Austin Zhang

From snake-themed events to whether your luck is in: discover all you need to know about the coming Lunar New Year in our Year of the Snake 2025 series.
Get ready for the Year of the Snake by boosting your fitness at a day-long fitness retreat on Hong Kong’s Lamma Island ahead of the Lunar New Year.
Two Sweet Feet, an enterprise co-founded by British strength training coach Harry Taylor and Hong Kong yoga instructor Kalam Chu, has organised a day of fitness and community connection in Tai Peng village to take place on January 25.
The company has hosted 10 other retreats in Hong Kong and Phuket, including one to celebrate Songkran, the Thai New Year.

The coming event will use snakes as the core motif for the day’s activities.
“Our classes include snake-themed games, movements and colours,” says Taylor, who adds that having the retreat on an island, set in nature, underscores the theme.
Taylor will lead a strength-building team training session and Chu will head a yoga class, while professional Muay Thai fighter and coach Natalie Sin will put participants through the paces of her martial art.
“We aim to inspire people to stay as strong and healthy as possible by embracing the numerous benefits that exercise and community experiences give us,” Taylor says.

Outdoor activities on the day’s agenda combine physical challenges, teamwork and friendly competition as players navigate through exercises designed to test their strength, agility and endurance.
Taylor says his workout has a snakes and ladders theme, with a “workout board” for competitors to complete that bears similarities to the classic board game.
A yoga class, meanwhile, will incorporate rotating, twisting stretches imitating the movements of a snake, with the idea to improve flexibility and mobility, he says.
Taylor and Chu say yoga makes you a better weightlifter and lifting weights makes you a better yogi.












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After the morning activities, participants will tuck into a lunch of locally prepared Thai food.
Beyond the fun and games, the retreat aims to bring together people who are passionate about fitness and wellness, in an environment that encourages learning and personal growth.
“Our core objective is to educate, motivate and support individuals to create lasting change that has a positive impact on both their personal and professional lives,” Taylor says.
Year of the Snake Retreat, Tai Peng Village, Lamma Island, Jan 25, 2025, 10am-6pm, HK$1,880 (including lunch and goody bag). For more information and to register, visit Two Sweet Feet’s website.
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The day-long fitness retreat taking place on Lamma Island before Lunar New Year will include strength-building, yoga and Muay Thai classes


The day-long fitness retreat taking place on Lamma Island before Lunar New Year will include strength-building, yoga and Muay Thai classes.
