Helping others through fitness
KUCHING: When he began his fitness journey, 30-year-old personal trainer Vincent Mallang Alfred did not expect it would turn into a full-time professional career. Embarking on the journey at 17 when he was in secondary school, he was active in sports and even competed in bodybuilding. Since then, he has coached and trained over 200 […]
Sarawak welcomes first-ever functional fitness competition
KUCHING: Deka Fit Sarawak 2022 is an international decathlon of functional fitness competition under the Spartan brand where athletes compete through Deka zones. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said Deka Fit Sarawak 2022, the first organised in Southeast Asia, would be held on Nov 12 (Saturday) […]
Enthralling start for ‘Fitness’ weekend
BY LEE SHAW WEI & ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY KOTA SAMARAHAN: The La Promenade Fitness Weekend, which was held for the first time at the new mall along Kuching-Samarahan Expressway, kicked off with a bang. The three-in-one festival began yesterday with a functional fitness competition, followed by the main event, a half marathon today (Sunday) at […]
Damai Virtual Run
The art of pole dancing
Pole fitness instructor, Ang Kai Li shares her thoughts on one of the most stereotyped dance medium in the world. Over the years, pole dancing has been slowly reinvented as an underground fitness culture, fusing dance and acrobatics, in studios and gyms worldwide. All it takes is practice A rare gem, 26-year-old pole fitness instructor […]
Sweat factory for gym lovers
KUCHING: Hock Seng Lee (HSL) has announced its second large anchor tenant for La Promenade Mall, today. A functional fitness centre,occupying 5,000 sqft of the corner lot space, Hock Seng Lee thrilled to introduce ‘Sweat Factory’, the gym that will be instructor-focused, offering group classes, personal training and tailored goal setting. Located in a highly-stylised […]
50 partake in Zumba Chugether
SIBU: About 50 participants from all walks of life have enlivened the ‘Zumba Chugether’ programme which took place at a zumba studio near Ding Lik Kong Lane 12 here today (Sept 22). The 90-minute non-stop programme was jointly organised by D’Fitness Studio and Flylab Athelantic. Speaking at the opening of the programme, Kapitan Theng Swee […]
Why fit people drop dead
By Ainul Huda Mohamed Saaid KUALA LUMPUR: English league professional footballer Fabrice Muamba was a fit 23-year-old athlete when he suddenly collapsed on the field in the middle of a televised match in March 2012. Muamba’s heart stopped for 78 minutes before it was revived. Thanks to the medical team’s fast action and a cardiologist […]
