A Really Good Massage
My New Year’s resolution to write more about fitness has been going pretty well so far, and over the past few weeks I’ve put myself through several grueling fitness routines for your interest/amusement. So I hope you’ll forgive this transgression as I attempt...
published: Mar 23 2012 - 12:00am
CrossFit Accomplished!
Those of you who know me will find this hard to believe, but last week I went to—and survived—my first-ever CrossFit class. I was actually a little nervous, seeing as my only impression of CrossFit was that it was some kind of terrifyingly hardcore workout that...
published: Mar 16 2012 - 12:00am
Lashing Out
For some reason (perhaps because of all the drinking I did, which I'll get to in a second), I was a little starved of inspiration this week. I sent a shout-out out to my Twitter followers to see if they had any health and beauty conundrums that needed solving. Coincidentally, 10 minutes...
published: Mar 6 2012 - 5:16pm
Rugby Season’s Here
If, like most of Hong Kong, you failed to snatch up one of the meager 4,000 Rugby Sevens tickets that went on sale to the public this year, you can still get your fix at a couple of events coming up later this month. On March 21-22, head on down to the Hong Kong Football...
published: Mar 2 2012 - 12:00am
Booting Up
The city’s PR representatives have been trying to get me to a bootcamp class for more than a year, and for more than a year I have defiantly resisted. So why did I decide to sign up for a class with Original Bootcamp last week? For one, thanks to twice-weekly (ish) Bodypump classes...
published: Feb 24 2012 - 12:00am
Hong Kong is a great city for bandwagons. From froyo shops to “experience” gifts, once someone runs with a good idea, you can safely expect a ton of other people to join in the race. Take beauty subscription boxes for instance. This year, three have entered the market: Glossybox,...
published: Feb 17 2012 - 12:00am
Valentine’s Day Special
Singletons: you might want to skip this week’s column, as I’m laying it on thick with V-Day specials. Apologies!
TST Treatments
As far as I can gather, what most men want from a spa treatment is a good massage—not faffing with wraps, masks, scrubs and...
published: Feb 10 2012 - 12:00am
Look Good Naked?
There’s a new group training school in town. LGN Fitness (which stands for Look Good Naked) is currently offering group ViPR, TRX Circuit, TRX RIP and Look Good Naked circuit classes to the good people of Central looking to get fit and shift a few pounds now tha