HK Magazine: When did you first commit to running the marathon?
Judy Tong: I started running four years ago, and this is my fourth time doing the Standard Chartered marathon. At first, I was lazy and rarely practiced. It was [only] last year that I started to work hard, because I now have a...
Climb Some Rocks
Hong Kong’s largest outdoor climbing wall is within easy reach for cheapskate fitness fanatics. The King’s Park Centenary Centre is home to the wall, which is 18 meters high and 16 meters wide. As a non-member, you can can walk in and use the wall for $80 during off-...
Punch ‘Em Up
Martial arts aficionados can check out Epic MMA Club (1/F, Aon China Building, 29 Queen’s Rd. Central, 2525-2833, www.epicmma.com) or Impakt Academy of Mixed Martial Arts (2/F, Wing’s Building, 110-116 Queen’s Rd. Central, 2167-7218, www.impakt.hk)—both...
Nutrition
Lose It
Looking for an app to keep track of what you eat? This is well designed and easy to use; it allows you to make records on how many calories you should consume for each meal throughout the day. It also has a wide database of food, and allows you to set up your own recipes.
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Skip the escalator to the mid-levels and… walk? No, that doesn’t sound right. What is it called when you use your own legs to move your body through space?
Develop a crippling phobia of elevators, and then relocate your refrigerator to the rooftop of your building. If the cardio doesn...
The latest running shoes. Designer yoga pants. The iPhone running armband with matching ergonomic headphones. Free weights and protein shakes; classes and club memberships. Personal trainers and sweat-wicking sports socks. Yes, the business of fitness is one that can hit you in the wallet if you...
HK: Magazine: What is dermatoglyphics?
Mark Lee: Dermatoglyphics is the scientific study of fingerprints. The term was coined by Dr. Harold Cummins, the father of American fingerprint analysis. All primates have ridged skin. In humans and animals, dermatoglyphs are present on fingers, palms, toes...
Bombarded with weight-loss adverts in the MTR and believers in the unhealthy idea that girls (and even guys) of all shapes and sizes should be around 100 pounds, Hongkongers live in a city that’s crazy about diets. Using measures from diet pills and slimming massages to parasitic worms (which...
It’s an all-too-common Hong Kong story. At the beginning of the week, you make a solemn vow to hit the great outdoors over the weekend and go on a nice, healthy hike. But come Friday night, the allure of happy hour drinks is too much to resist, and before you know it, it’s noon the next...
On a clear, blue-sky day, this pleasant stroll is ideal for lazy folks who want to get up close and personal with nature without expending a lot of effort.
Located in Tai Wai, the Lower Shing Mun Reservoir was built in the 1960s, and while the lower reservoir falls outside of the protected Shing...
