PARTICIPATING IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IS BENEFICIAL IN YOUR CHILD'S GROWING UP YEARS.  

With the profound disruptions to our daily lives, families struggle to cope with working from home and running a home school. Given the opportunity to spend more time and bond together as a family unit, getting your child involved in physical activity reaps a multitude of benefits - physically, socially and...

It can be daunting trying to clean up your diet, especially after falling off the bandwagon or being unsure on where to start. It can also be challenging to do it alone without the proper knowledge or support. One way is to go on an elimination diet to identify food sensitivities and intolerances that can be helpful in fat loss and improving your energy levels, among a host of other benefits.

We sometimes are unsure on how much food or what we should be eating before and after our workout. The answer is: it depends on the type or goal of your training session. From here we can determine the best pre workout meal or snack.

We have some exciting news! Our fitness offerings just got bigger with the new UFIT Studio @ Fairmont  opening very soon at the poolside of the five-star Fairmont Hotel. We will be offering Private Group Training, Personal Training, and our Sports For Life program at this new location as we look to further expand our health and fitness services.

The question I constantly encounter here in Singapore is, "I have a sore back. Should I come see you, or should I see a doctor first?"

Have you ever experienced that achy, burning sensation at the base of your neck and shoulders after spending countless hours working on the computer or on school homework? Did you stretch those achy muscles? We bet it felt like heaven! Then you go back to work and 2 hours later, that same annoying sensation creeps in on you again.

A new year means there's no better time to take control of your health. With many of us looking to clean up our nutrition for the year, we should also be aware that what works for your favourite athlete or celebrity when it comes to their diets might not work for you. Reason being, every individual has different needs and requirements when it comes to their nutritional goals.

In this busy day and age time is money. However, due to the hectic lifestyles, some people may sacrifice their health and fitness due to busy work schedules.

In the first week of January, it's normal to see people flock to gyms with a New Year’s resolution to lose weight, build muscle, and get in shape. So as we look forward to 2021, here are 3 simple tips to setting those goals for the year and how to stick to them.

As we wind down the last day 2020, we have had some time to reflect on what has been an especially challenging year. The coronavirus pandemic has been on every one's minds this whole year, but it is thanks to all of you in the community that we have got through the year.

On Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th December, the UFIT community travelled an incredible 53,059km and raised over $20,000 for YMCA! 

Not only did we manage to visit Santa, but we amazingly flew him around the world and dropped him back home again in time for Christmas. 🎅 

A huge congratulations and a massive thank you to everyone who took part. We are so humbled and grateful to have such an...

You might have heard about foot postures. Flat feet, high arches, pronation, supination – What do they mean and do we need to do anything about them?

Join us on an expedition to the North Pole on Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th December for UFIT's virtual Singapore To Santa event!

Strength Training is essential if your main sport or type of training is predominantly endurance-based. This includes athletes looking for a personal best in their next endurance event, whether it be a marathon or cycling event or recreational runners looking to improve running efficiency. Even if you enjoy long distance walks or enjoy hiking – it is highly recommended to include a resistance...

Let's face it, eating optimally to boost our training is a topic that we have all struggled with over the years. This is not really surprising given the number of conflicting ideas and different schools of thought regarding diet in health and fitness circles.

What is the Reformer? The reformer is a piece of equipment specifically designed for Pilates, where a variety of exercises can be performed. You can be lying down, sitting, kneeling, standing, on your hands and knees just to mention a few.

Many of you might have come across scary nutrition-related headlines on the internet. Similarly, have you put in a seemingly simple nutrition question on Google and then ended up being even more confused than before? UFIT One-North Personal Trainer and Nutritionist Emily Whitelock gives us 5 tips on how to filter through the slew of information you find on the internet!

The return to competitive rugby after my battle through severe knee injuries is a badge of honour I wear with pride. Because of my injury history, one of the most frequent questions I am asked, particularly since the launch of Bondi Vite, is what vitamins I take to help reduce my knee and joint pain? So, in the most laymen way possible, here it is.

There are multiple, millions, a multitude of group exercise classes on offer in Singapore; ranging from Barre, to pole dancing and aerial silks, to the classic gym, body pump, zumba and spinning. However the big difference when you come to a UFIT Outdoor Class is that you get the additional benefit of being out in the open air.

With many races and runs delayed in the current situation, some of us might be thinking of doing a race once they are up, or even doing a virtual run! If you yooking to take on your first half-marathon but unsure on how to get started, UFIT one-north Osteopath Zoe McParlin shares with you 13 tips to tackle your first one!

You might have seen it all around the internet, heard about the hype or even come across it in your city. The Impossible Burger. Impossible what? The Impossible Burger was a product launched in 2016 by Impossible Foods, after years of research to replicate the flavour, smell and nutrition of meat using plants.

Unless you work in a trade job or in the fitness industry, chances are you spend most of your time at work sitting on your desk in front of a screen. Admittedly this is unavoidable, even more so that most of us are working from home now and spending even less time moving.

Chronic back pain has become a world-wide epidemic. This discomfort can cause issues with nearly every aspect of life; exercise, work, driving, and, arguably the most intrusive, sleep. Good quality rest can make a huge impact on your overall health and wellbeing, so it’s crucial to do everything you can to make sure that you get it!

Since the low-fat food guidelines came in at the end of the 1970s, the amount of sugar in processed and commercially produced food increased dramatically. The main reason for this is that when fat is removed from food it doesn’t taste, smell or look as appealing. 

The warm up is a very important part of a run so to make sure that we get it right, our avid runner and Senior Physiotherapist Máire Nic Amhlaoibh is here with some warm-up exercises you can do before you head off for your next run or race!