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A yoga practitioner performs horse pose. Also known as horse face pose or vatayanasana, it is a very advanced posture in yoga that can boost hip mobility and strength. Photo: Shutterstock
Wellness

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

Horse pose, also known as horse face pose or vatayanasana, is a challenging yoga pose that boosts hip mobility, strength and concentration.

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Hong Kong transport

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

Trending in China

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

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.

Terri Cheong saw her weight fall 19kg from February to September, through strength training and a change in diet. Photo: Ultimate Performance
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.

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.

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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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Sophia Leung finishes the Nagoya Women’s Marathon in Japan in 2023, a race she has completed twice. She tells the Post how she used to make excuses to skip running, but not any more. Photo: courtesy of Sophia Leung
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.

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.

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.

Martha Stewart in the American Eagle holiday campaign. At 84, she looks as young as ever. Photo: @americaneagle/Instagram
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’.

A chubby man in China has gone viral after he entered a bodybuilding competition against his muscle-bound competitors. Photo: RedNote
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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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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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.

Lior Dayan says Chinese consumers can afford luxury services. Photo: Handout
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.

Medix 5.5 Retinol Cream. Photo: Handout
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.

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.

A staff member of a mahjong parlour in Hong Kong cleans the tiles. More mahjong parlours could be established, not as gambling dens but as health facilities for the elderly. Photo: May Tse
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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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.

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.

A Chinese man has sparked controversy by spending US$560,000 on acid injections to achieve artificial abs. Photo: Douyin
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.

Dongyeol Shin is the co-founder of Kiez in Cheongdam, a Seoul neighbourhood home to some of the country’s best cocktail bars. Photo: Dongyeol Shin
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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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.

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’.

Women meditating with sound bowls at Canyon Ranch in Tucson, Arizona. Photo: Handout
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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Catch world tango champion German Cornejo (right) at Tango after Dark in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on October 31 to November 2. Photo: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
New Openings

Hong Kong’s new openings, from Yume’s cocktails to Kai Fuk Lau’s contemporary Chinese

A kappou restaurant with hand-picked sake, a chiropractic clinic with yoga offerings in Central, and other new places to check out.

Biomedicine: Companies

China biotech forum bills antibody cancer drugs as next-generation treatment

Biotech insiders tout antibody-drug conjugates as the next big thing in cancer treatment, with firms urged to pursue global strategies.

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