Most people accept that exercise is beneficial. When performed correctly, it can help to lower your risk of getting lifestyle diseases like heart disease and diabetes. What is often neglected is that how you exercise is just as important as how much you exercise. Exercising in the wrong way can cause injuries and generally discourage you from ever wanting to exercise again. Using the right methods to get into shape and to maintain that shape is essential.

Once upon a time, a woman might hide her beautifully-toned body because it wasn’t socially acceptable in Singapore society, but what a difference a generation makes! Today’s buff female is out to bury this stereotype, so acquiring a six pack—even an eight-pack—isn’t a rare ambition. Sound difficult? Not for Kelyn Lau, body builder, graphic designer and fitness whiz. If you ever run into her, ask her how she’s doing on her long-term goal to build that eight-pack abs, and prepare to be impressed. This woman is one spirited bundle of energy!

It was bound to happen: Our self-involved society found the ultimate way to pay homage to itself with the introduction of the instant self-portrait. You’ve seen the signs: someone’s arm springs forth with a small camera or phone and clicks can be heard throughout the land! Next thing you know, that shot may make smartphone rounds and/or travel at the speed of light across social networking sites. The selfie craze was bound to invade the world running scene, so learn a little more about this phenomenon before your next race.

An unlikely duo with a powerful cause: Partnering with Assisi Hospice, Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD) will be organising a charity run on Saturday, 3 October 2015. Happening from 5:00 to 11:00 p.m. at East Coast Park, Light Up Your Life Run 2015 will raise funds for both organisations.

Following the success of its sister resort’s Laguna Phuket Marathon in Thailand, the iLaguna Lăng Cô Marathon is soon launching at the largest integrated world-class resort in Vietnam. The inaugural event will be set in a place known for its pristine coastlines, lush green jungles and rugged mountain peaks—beautiful Lăng Cô in Central Vietnam.

Wearable technology is a massive global industry, and it is entering a new wave of popularity due to a growing interest in self-knowledge through tracking.Gary Wolf coined the term “Quantified Self” to apply to this, and he is the founder of the ‘Quantified Self’ movement. In line with this trend, Sony are set to up the game for sports data analytics, and through their innovations users will be able to gather insights about their own sports performance.