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Health & Fitness
Reviews, tips and advice on how to stay on track to be the fittest, healthiest you.
People take part in a yoga session at a recent SoberSweat event. Hong Kong’s young professionals are ditching traditional networking for wellness social clubs like this one. Photo: SoberSweat
Wellness

Hong Kong’s wellness social clubs are redefining networking. Here’s how

Wellness social clubs in Hong Kong blend fitness and networking, offering the health-conscious a new way to connect beyond dinners and bars.

Fame and celebrity

Inside Alo, the ‘secret gym’ favoured by Hollywood A-listers

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Wellness

What is the horse pose in yoga? Only ‘3 out of 10 students’ can do it

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Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong tops global daily step rankings again, with average of more than 10,000

Report links position to city’s urban design and public transport network, making walking essential daily, and its strong hiking culture.

Hong Kong’s strong weekend hiking culture played a large part in keeping the city top of the rankings. Photo: Eugene Lee
Trending in China

Chinese woman resembles actress Joey Wong after losing 20kg, plans dance career

Married 32-year-old who piled on pounds by binge-eating charts weight loss journey online, now has better skin, new-found confidence.

Wellness

7 of the most popular health and wellness stories from 2025

Body transformations, scientific breakthroughs and weight-loss journeys are among your most-read health and wellness stories this year.

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Trending in China

Bikini-clad Taiwan ‘bodybuilding grandma’, 72, flaunts toned muscles at competition

Lin’s anti-ageing regimen is simple; she commits first hour of each morning to weight training, focuses on whole foods.

A 72-year-old Taiwan woman, known as the “Bodybuilding Grandma,” recently went viral after confidently showing her toned muscles in a bikini at a bodybuilding competition. Photo: SCMP composite/IG@suicilin/commonhealth.com.tw
Ant Group

China fintech giant Ant upgrades AI health app to tap eldercare, wellness demand

App AQ integrates Apple and Huawei devices, adds family health profiles and smart reminders to boost user engagement.

Wellness

She’d make excuses to skip running club. Now she’s smashed the 6 big marathons

Sophia Leung didn’t start running until her 40s and even then she wasn’t keen. Six world major marathons later and running is her ‘medicine’.

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Singapore

In race for tourists, Singapore pumps up appeal with push into fitness events

High-octane competitions like Hyrox and the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon are helping drive more visitors to the city state.

More than 2,200 international participants took part in the Hyrox race in Singapore on November 30. Photo: Hyrox
China society

Editorial | Silver lining in China’s ageing population shouldn’t be overlooked

Increase in life expectancy affirms Beijing’s commitment to boosting healthcare standards and presents economic opportunities.

Elderly people relax at a park in Fuyang in China’s Anhui province on October 9. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Martha Stewart

How does Martha Stewart look so young? The 84-year-old icon’s skincare secrets

Stewart never stops – after the release of Netflix’s Martha last year, she’s launched Elm Biosciences and stars in American Eagle’s holiday ad.

Trending in China

Plump Chinese man ‘builds courage’, goes viral after ‘sports supermodel’ contest

‘Pot-bellied’ gym employee who eats more calories than he can burn off faces ridicule online, praises those mocking him as ‘talented’.

Wealth: Alternative Investments

Healthcare’s digital revolution could be a tonic for savvy investors

The rise of AI, healthtech and ageing populations is prompting wealth managers to monitor the pulse of a sector once seen as stodgy.

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BNP Paribas Wealth Management
Healthtech’s applications, including robot-assisted surgery, are now driving up companies’ valuations in the sector. Photo: Edmond So
Donald Trump

Trump rages at report about his age and energy, calls reporter ‘ugly’

The US president insists he is working harder than ever and boasted of a recent ‘PERFECT PHYSICAL EXAM’.

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US President Donald Trump during an announcement in the Oval Office earlier this month. Photo: AP
China’s private sector

Beauty market aglow: young Chinese splurge on self-care, Fosun-backed firm says

Growing number of men join women in embracing energy-based aesthetic treatments as a preventive measure: Sisram Medical.

Beauty

Slathering retinol below the neck? Read this first

Retinol’s skincare benefits can extend beyond the face to the body – we hear from the experts on how to maximise the good while minimising potential side effects.

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Lessons from China's history

Reflections | From slapping body parts to National Games, China’s history of exercise

Used to train soldiers long before its benefits were taught to regular folk, exercise has become a matter of national resilience in China.

新华社照片，广州，2025年11月9日 这是11月9日拍摄的开幕式现场表演。 当日，第十五届全国运动会开幕式在广东奥林匹克体育中心举行。 新华社记者 卢汉欣 摄
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 21-23

Watch Wicked: For Good, meet adoption-ready dogs, catch art on an island or go to a free wellness event this weekend in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Let the elderly enjoy mahjong as a sport – with all its benefits

Readers discuss promoting the game as a way to improve health, and Hong Kong’s advantages as an education hub.

Thailand

Asian Angle | Thailand’s youth mental health crisis is fuelled by neglect and legalised weed

Young Thais are beset by anxiety and debt – and turning to readily available cannabis to self-medicate their isolation and despair.

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Deprived of robust family or societal support, many young Thais are left to navigate stress, loneliness and relentless academic pressures alone. Photo: Shutterstock
Fashion

Oh la la! This holiday season’s luxury must-haves, from Celine to Roger Vivier

Roger Vivier’s rose-detailed shoes, Celine’s reimagined bags to Olivia Von Halle’s silk collection and From Future’s fitness essentials.

Roger Vivier shoes. Photo: Handout
Trending in China

‘First in China’: man splurges US$560,000 on acid shots to create 8-pack abs

Fashion and beauty content creator plans to inject his body 10,000 times with substance; medical expert warns of health risks.

Food and Drinks

This Korean bar owner’s motivation? The realisation that ‘life is so short’

Overweight and aimless, Dongyeol Shin decided to change his life. He now runs Kiez, a chic drinking hole in one of Seoul’s trendiest enclaves.

Environment

No more mercury in your mouth: toxic metal’s use as tooth filling to end by 2034

The move is a win for human health: the WHO lists mercury as one of the top 10 chemical elements of major public health concern.

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A man in Bolivia shows off his gold decorated teeth. Photo: AFP
Your Perfect Week

The best things to do in Hong Kong, November 9-15

Enjoy meaty Cantonese classics at One Harbour Road and watch Couture, starring Angelina Jolie, at the Hong Kong French Film Festival.

The Island Shangri-La Festival of Wine offers a chance to indulge in tailored menus and rare vintages. Photo: Island Shangri-La
Wellness

Is this the future of medical spas? Behind Canyon Ranch’s US$500m Texas resort

Women’s wellness often focuses on weight loss and appearances – but there is a shift towards empowerment and ‘health as a lifestyle choice’.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 fun things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 31 to November 2

Dance the night away, drink some mocktails for men’s mental health, visit a health-focused market and buy some Stanley 1913 drinkware.

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