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Health & Fitness
Reviews, tips and advice on how to stay on track to be the fittest, healthiest you.
last updated:
17 December, 2024
Physical education is now getting the attention it deserves in Hong Kong’s schools. Photo: CDNIS
International schools in Hong Kong

Hong Kong schools embrace physical education post-Paris Olympics success

The Education Bureau has proposed a grading system revision where PE scores will count for assessment – this is to enhance well-being and physical literacy

Food and Drinks

Salt to taste: chefs love to use it, but we all need to watch our intake

Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Lack of exercise is harming children in Hong Kong

Food and Drinks

Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s F&B experts on their resolutions for 2025

Maintaining a healthier work-life balance, taking a break from social media and keeping an eye on the small steps to success are among the goals for the new year.

Some of Hong Kong’s F&B leaders, including the team at Tell Camellia (pictured), talk about their resolution for 2025. Photo: Handout
Wellness

How to set boundaries at work to improve your mental health

Expert tips on managing your time, workload and technology for a better work-life balance.

Hong Kong

This ‘grandma’s game’ is taking Hong Kong – and all ages – by storm

Once a niche sport, pickleball has captivated the city and players of every age – even Taylor Swift and Michael Phelps are fans.

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Biomedicine: Companies

CR Pharma, NAMI join forces to fight Alzheimer’s with Pfizer cancer drug

Palbociclib, developed by Pfizer for certain types of advanced breast cancer, was approved for sale in 2015.

Hong Kong’s Nano and Advanced Materials Institute. Photo: innovationhub.hk
Asia travel

6 wellness retreats to try in Southeast Asia in 2025

Asia has a deep well of riches when it comes to wellness resorts, from the Namia River Retreat, in Vietnam, to Shinta Mani Wild, in Cambodia.

Wellness

Why change can be good for your mental health – even though it’s hard

How do you turn and face the strange? In her own life, psychologist Esslin Terrifghena explores why change is so difficult – and how to take the leap.

Wellness

That morning coffee is doing wonders for your health, says new study

Researchers at Tulane University have found drinking coffee in the morning appears to be better for health outcomes than caffeinating throughout the day – though they don’t know why.

A barista pours a freshly made coffee. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

Run clubs have arrived in Hong Kong to combine exercise and community

This booming subculture is attracting runners of all abilities and from all walks of life to join up and enjoy a workout together – and buy the merch.

Custom merch at DOP Training Club allows people to resonate with the brand. Photo: Kin Ho Photography
Wellness

Explainer | What are functional foods and should you be having them?

Functional foods claiming to provide all kinds of health benefits are blowing up on social media, but few examples have scientific backing.

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Britain

Scotland leader praises first UK consumption facility for illegal drugs

The pilot centre aims to reduce harm associated with injecting drugs, as Scotland grapples with the highest drug misuse death rates in Europe.

Wellness

3 top wellness trends to make 2025 a better year

In the advent of artificial intelligence, cutting-edge wellness technology and a growing awareness of holistic health practices, there are now more ways than ever to get in, and stay in, tip-top shape.

Participants compete at the Hyrox Open Asian Championships at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, in November 2024. Photo: Edmond So
Fame and celebrity

Why Golden Globe winner Demi Moore still looks so good at 62

Demi Moore’s latest film The Substance may be about the dangers of fame and one woman’s search for eternal youth, but in real life, Demi Moore has overcome negativity to find her healthiest self.

Demi Moore in the 1996 film Striptease (L), and attending the 2024 Academy Museum Gala (R). Photo: @demimoore/Instagram
Hong Kong society

Letters | Standardise sizes at eateries to make Hong Kong healthier

Readers discuss ways to optimise food portion sizes in Hong Kong, the city’s first breast milk bank, and the benefits of admitting we’re not perfect.

United States

Alcohol stocks drop after US surgeon general calls for cancer warnings

Unclear when or if the surgeon general’s suggestions will be implemented. Decision to update the label will ultimately be made by Congress.

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Wellness

We tried HBOT, infrared sauna and red light therapy at Hong Kong’s 10x Longevity

The Circuit at 10x Longevity has taken cutting-edge treatments out of the laboratory and the domain of elite athletics to make them part of everyday wellness routines.

The Circuit at 10x Longevity in Hong Kong offers treatments like hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), infrared saunas and red light therapy. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Fame and celebrity

Meet Don Saladino, personal trainer and friend to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Saladino is referenced in a legal statement in the sexual harassment suit filed by Lively against her It Ends with Us co-star and director, which alleges Baldoni called him ‘a damn spy’.

Food and agriculture

Outside In | Eating simply is the best cure for our Christmas excesses

The holidays are an ideal time to revisit Michael Pollan’s rules for food and examine how we buy and consume what we eat every day.

Wellness

Personal health forecasts based on DNA are getting close to reality

Personal well-being guides based on our genetic make-up that have the potential to predict disease risks are becoming increasingly possible.

Data pulled from hundreds of thousands of a person’s DNA sequence variants could predict disease risks - such as heart disease, diabetes, asthma and specific cancers. Photo: Shutterstock
Christmas

Hundreds join Hong Kong’s ‘Santa Run’

The rise in running clubs in the city has offered people new ways to meet friends and socialise

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 20-22

A dance workout to get in shape for the holidays, a charity roast goose feast and a celebration of a Japanese pop duo are among our picks.

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Beauty

Unlock the magic of fermented skincare, from kombucha to ginseng

Is fermented skincare the secret behind the glowing success of SK-II and Sulwhasoo, who boast Twice’s Mina and Blackpink’s Rosé as brand ambassadors?

Wellness

I cried when I finished my first marathon. My pacemaker, my dad, smiled

Erika Na catches up with her dad’s long-distance running club mates in Korea. The oldest aged 81, they train and run marathons together.

Sixty-year-old Korean marathoner Kang Ho. Photo: courtesy of Kang Ho
Wellness

Are blue zones a scam?

The secret to longevity seems to be bad data and record-keeping, finds a new study.

Elderly residents rest in the grounds of a temple in Tokyo in 2014 as the country marks Respect-for-the-Aged-Day. Photo: AFP
Wellness

Why you should have your own at-home spa – like Gwyneth Paltrow

The Goop founder’s home spa has inspired a self-care revolution, but for those without the money or space, Therasage offers portable spas too.

New medical drugs

Novel drug awaits Hong Kong diabetics suffering from debilitating eye disease

Oculis’ OCS-01 eye drops, currently in phase 3 trials for diabetic macular edema, can be an alternative to injection, CEO says.

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