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May 18, 2010

Gym

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Naked In The Gym (And Other Interesting Trivia About The Gym)

A gym, like most things around us, has a history… in fact, there are bits and pieces of information that are fascinating, when it comes to the gym.

Here’s one shocker – a gym, in faraway Greece in the olden times, was a place for men only. Ancient Greece considered the gym as the go to place to train both the minds and the bodies of men. Interestingly, Greek athletes performed naked.
But this should be unexpected since the word “gymnasium” literally means “place to be naked.” (more…)

October 8, 2009

Feel Good Now!

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The Body and Soul team invites you to an exclusive health event which brings together health food specialists, a nutritionist, fitness specialists, a cooking demonstration, food samplings and fitness assessments – everything you need to get back on your fitness path. 

Renew your understanding of healthy eating and fitness. 

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Venue: ONAKA Healing Kitchen

8A Biopolis Grove, #01-17/18
Immunos @ The Biopolis
Date: 10 October 2009
Time: 10am to 12.30pm

Tickets: $20 per person
(incl light refreshments and goodie bag)
Call 6359 7314 to book now.
NB: There will be no refunds for bookings once confirmed

Click here for location map
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Health Talk: Life is Sweet Without Sugar

Nutritional Therapist Pooja Vig from the Nutrition Clinic helps you figure out why how sugar affects energy, cravings, weight and children’s behaviour and concentration. Understand the role of the Glycemic Load of food and discover how you can design your diet using the right foods and supplements.

 

Cooking Demonstration: Healing Through Food

Healthy-food specialists from the ONAKA Healing Kitchen show you how to prepare a simple yet delicious meal. Join them in their Open Kitchen and say goodbye to oily and unhealthy preserved and processed options and savour the goodness of whole and organic  ingredients. 

Fitness Analysis
Fitness specialists from Unleash Fitness Gym give you an overall assessment of your weight, flexibility, strength and measurements. They will show you how to begin your fitness regimen the safe and effective way.

 

 

WIN!

Two lucky participants will be chosen for an exclusive Fitness and Nutritional Programme (6 weeks) including

-         $200 gym pass and training session

-         6 week personal and phone consultations with a nutritional therapist to rework your diet and understanding of food.

 

At the end of the 6 week period, join Daniel and Janice on Body and Soul to tell us how it has given you the health boost you needed. 

 

http://www.938live.sg/Events/EDC090923-0000192/Body_and_Soul_s_Feel_Good_Now#

July 12, 2009

Gym Review: Jurong West SSC ClubFITT Gym

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Today we’ll talk about Jurong West ClubFITT Gym which is pretty new and very spacious. It overlooks the swimming pool which provides a pretty good view. If you are into machines, they have a good variety of them and of good quality.  They have a really good piece of equipment which is the modified glute ham raise. Great for your glutes and hamstrings and it is not found at other SSC gyms I believe. Also they have a small ladies corner (see pic) so ladies will like it there. However, it can get very packed during peak hours. Common mistake again like with the other SSC gyms include having a squat rack instead of a power rack. I won’t comment on the users there as I myself seldom train there.

6/10 for this gym.

Address: 20 Jurong West St 93 (648965)
Contact No: 6515 5256
Operating Hours: 7.00 am – 10.00 pm (Mon/Wed/Fri), 8.30 am – 10.00 pm (Tue/Thu), 8.30 am – 8.00 pm (Sat), 9.00 am – 8.00 pm (Sun), 9.00 am – 5.00 pm (Public Holidays)
This gym has a floor area of 955.4 sqm.

July 4, 2009

Gym Review: Seng Kang ClubFITT Gym

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Sengkang gym is pretty new and the place is spacious. However, as with the other SSC gyms, this place can be quite packed during peak hours. There’s a decent number of good quality cardio machines, 2 free weight areas (one heavy one light) and one section full of machines.  The strength equipment are not bad but dumbbells can go heavier. The atmosphere there is pretty commercialised, just like all the other newer SSC gyms. Most of the crowd there are into health and fitness. Big bodybuilders are a rare sight. I’d like to note that the full time fitness instructor there is very friendly and approachable.

I’ll give this gym a 6/10 (the squat rack sucks. Get a power rack next time)

Address: 57 Anchorvale Road (544964)
Contact No: 6315 3577
Operating Hours: 7.00 am – 10.00 pm (Mon/Wed/Fri), 8.30 am – 10.00 pm (Tue/Thur), 8.30 am – 8.00 pm (Sat), 9.00 am – 8.00 pm (Sun), 9.00 am – 5.00 pm (Public Holidays)
This gym has a floor area of 355 sqm.

June 26, 2009

Gym Review: Bedok ClubFITT Gym

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Dear readers, I will be posting a series reviews of gyms around the island. Today, I’ll start off with the one I’m most familiar with: Bedok Gym. This is the place where I first started training and I am still training there on a regular basis.

Bedok gym doesn’t have the newest of equipment but people there are generally friendly and that alone provides a very comfortable environment to train in. What I think is lacking is perhaps a decline bench press, a seated calf raise and chest supported row (hint hint Bedok Fitness Centre Management). A prominent figure at Bedok gym is Uncle Pang Nai Seng. This veteran bodybuilder who competed in Mr. Universe in the 1960s now coaches at Bedok gym. His total dedication to bodybuilding and fitness can easily be seen as he spends most of his time at the gym providing quality advice to his disiciples.

The gym is generally quiet in the mornings and afternoons but can be quite packed at night. Most of the crowd there are into fitness and there are not many ‘hardcore’ bodybuilders.
I would give Bedok gym 7 out of 10 stars.

Address: 5 Bedok North St 2 (469645)

Contact: 6244 5387

Operating Hours:
Mon/Wed/Fri : 7.00am – 10.00pm
Tue/Thur : 8.30am – 10.00pm
Sat : 8.30am to 8.00pm
Sun : 9.00am – 8.00pm
Public holidays : 9.00am – 5.00pm

Bedok Gym has a floor area of 260.15m2

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