Hi! My name is Joel Chong, and I’m an ACE certified PT (FIT Asia Alumni), former Head Coach of REVL Training at Raffles Place, and a competitive powerlifter under Powerlifting Singapore. Recently, I’ve moved to a consultant role with REVL Singapore assisting with REVL’s Programming. In addition, I’m a coach at F45 Tanjong Pagar and…
Strength Training – A vital component to improving running performance By: Ranell Hobson MSp.Coach. NSCA CSCS, ASCA L2, ATFCA L3 If runners of all distances took strength training seriously then they would most likely see a dramatic decrease in their performance times without any addition to km’s covered each week. In fact, if most runners…
Now that I’ve caught your attention, with this title, let’s be honest. You probably felt like you’ve tried everything out there, and nothing seems to work anymore, or worse still, watch your best friend lean up twice as fast, putting in just half the efforts you have. With the multitude of diets, gadgets and information…
This article first appeared on Homage, an award-winning personal care solution that provides on-demand holistic home and community-based caregiving and medical services to seniors and adults, allowing them to age and recover with grace, control, and dignity. High blood pressure is a serious medical condition that can affect men and women differently. Read on to…
Fit Singapore has always strived to make an impact on Fitness Education and raise the standard of Personal Trainers in Singapore. With an ever-growing industry and ever evolving sport science knowledge base to draw from, our goal is always to deliver the highest level of education to fitness professionals and fitness enthusiasts, ensuring we cultivate…
Ken Baldwin – FAI Master Trainer Did you know that 10,000 people are turning 65 everyday in the US Alone? Here’s another interesting fact for you – in the 1900’s life expectancy was 49. Today women aged 65 have a 75% chance of living to 100. Men have a slightly less percentage. The average age…
By Filipe Pereira Would you be able to tell how many ways of training and how many styles of training people tend to gravitate towards? I am going to mention just three of them as I am very sure there are many styles I won’t be able to cover or even heard of before in…
Within the fitness industry, many professionals recognize that cardio programs built around the mathematical concept of maximal heart rate (HRmax) have inherent limitations. While many different HRmax formulas exist, the traditional 220 − age has been an integral part of our cardio culture for over 35 years. Researchers have examined the age-HRmax relationship and demonstrated…
Chris Mallac, Tarek Taz Chouja and Nathan Quinn discuss the fundamental concepts of grip strength training and the benefits of improving grip strength – both for improving athletic performance and also developing proximal shoulder strength In the context of athletic performance, grip strength is a fundamental prerequisite in many sports that require aggressive ‘crushing grip’…
