Attempting the Swissotel Vertical Marathon throws up a different set of challenges compared to your conventional 42km marathon race. Scaling 72 storeys up Southeast Asia's tallest hotel is no easy feat especially when you're battling gravity, fatigue, cramped and stuffy stairways as well as protruding objects. You'll need a specialised training approach to condition your body. Dr. Roger Tian, Consultant Sports Physician and Deputy Medical Director, Singapore Sports Medicine Centre, cautions, "Running against gravity greatly increases the stress on both the cardiovascular (heart...
You've decided it's time to start exercising. Congratulations! You've taken the first step on your way to a new and improved body and mind "Exercise is the magic pill," says Michael R. Bracko, EdD, FACSM, chairman of the American College of Sports Medicine's Consumer Information Committee. "Exercise can literally cure diseases like some forms of heart disease. Exercise has been implicated in helping people prevent or recover from some forms of cancer. Exercise helps people with arthritis. Exercise helps people prevent and reverse depression." And there's no arguing that e...
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