For Clark Chung, a terminal cancer diagnosis is not the end, but the beginning of a new chapter. “It’s brutal, terrifying for sure, but life doesn’t stop,” he says. The Hong Kong fitness trainer and actor is one of a group of locals in their thirties – including a musician and an insurance agent –…
Hong Kong’s suicide statistics paint a depressing picture. Last year, the city recorded 1,138 suicides, the highest number since 2003. That, on average, is about 3.12 suicide deaths per day, and was a 4 per cent rise from 2023 figures. Compiled by Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong, an NGO, the numbers are based on an analysis…
Too busy to pursue a fitness routine or sticking to diet for your wellness? Yoga trainer Saurabh Bothra says even following a few simple healthy habits every day can be life-changing, rather than making difficult and drastic lifestyle changes. Saurabh Bothra says habit-building can contribute towards healthy living.(Saurabh Bothra) Bothra, who offers habit-building programs and…
From art to meaty Italian brunches, Hong Kong is dishing up something for everyone this weekend. Art lovers can head to M+ to see “Trevor Yeung: Courtyard of Detachments”, a reconfiguration of the Hong Kong artist’s solo exhibition featured at the 2024 Venice Biennale. At Italian steakhouse Carna, charismatic Tuscan chef Dario Cecchini returns for…
After entering the Israeli market with its first store at BIG FASHION Glilot in February, the brand is now also launching a full digital front. OYSHO, the sports and leisurewear brand from the giant Inditex Group, is launching its online store in Israel on Wednesday, May 28. Starting this week, Israeli women will be…
Sometimes you can be spoiled for choice when it comes to things to do at weekends in Hong Kong. Do not despair – we have cherry-picked some to make your life easier. From a crossover pianist’s latest Hong Kong performances to the return of the Affordable Art Fair to an unmissable Tom Cruise action film…
The Princess of Wales is known to follow a strict diet and workout routine 09:43, 07 May 2025Updated 10:35, 07 May 2025 Catherine, Princess of Wales(Image: Mark Cuthbert, UK Press via Getty Images) A nutritionist has weighed in on the health and weight loss benefits of the breakfast the Princess of Wales is said to…
It is no easy feat for a fitness studio to have survived years of Hong Kong’s high rents, the 2019 anti-government protests and a pandemic, but that is exactly what Heather Thomas’ Flex Studio has done. Flex Studio opened in 2005 in Stanley, in the south of Hong Kong Island. Today the Pilates studio has…