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1. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM), a World Athletics Gold Label Road Race that is held annually in Singapore. The event returned in 2021 (due to the pandemic) and there were 4000 participants in this 10km event. This event gathered people from all walks of life to run together, though restrictions were still implemented.

1. People coming together despite adversities, especially since singapore had the circuit breaker that left our society segregated

2. some people are not able to participate in the marathon due to various reasons

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Cedrick and Alden

1) Provide a summary of the article that is relevant to this selected argument:
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/Exercise-with-a-friend#:~:text=You%20can%20build%20new%20friendships&text=You'll%20be%20starting%20with,better%2C%20and%20make%20new%20friends.

This articale summarises that exercises help to bring people together with a common goal of improving their physical health. This creates brotherhood and camaraderie. This helps people to see past their differences be it racial or ideals.

Characteristics of Singapore:
For example, ActiveSG is a government sponsored gym that allows all Singaporean Citizens and PR to use their facilities at an extremely low cost. This helps people of different generations to come together

How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance?
While facilities may help to bring people together, it is not a full solution to help people to come together and form communities. Some people may still be reluctant and still not use the facilities provided by the SG government.

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Eight reasons to exercise with a friend

We know that exercise is great for our minds and bodies, but sometimes it's challenging to maintain interest. That's why exercising with a friend can be a huge benefit. Here are eight reasons to get exercising with a friend.

1. It's more fun exercising with a friend

You're less likely to get bored when you have a workout buddy, especially a friend. While you're catching up, having a laugh, encouraging each other, you're also getting healthier. It's a win-win.

Chatting to a friend during exercise and breaks can help time pass quickly too. You'll have more options as well, such as a game of tennis or squash.

2. You can build new friendships

Exercising with someone you don't know well provides an opportunity to build a new friendship. You'll be starting with a shared interest - improving your health - which can make it easier to chat about other things as you work out.

Joining an exercise class can be a great way to meet people, get to know them better, and make new friends.

3. You're more likely to stick to your commitment

If you've arranged to meet a friend for a walk or booked an exercise class, you're more likely to keep that commitment. Not wanting to let your friend or exercise partner down can be a great motivator to show up.
And as your exercise becomes routine, perhaps after a few weeks, you'll both find it less challenging and will more likely stick to your commitment.

On those days when you don't feel like exercising, a pep talk from your workout buddy might be just the lift you need. You can support each other.

4. You're more likely to succeed in your goal

Having someone to motivate you can make all the difference to achieving your goal. In fact, has found that people are more likely to lose weight if their exercise buddy is losing weight. Bonus!
But remember, exercise is still beneficial even if you aren't losing weight.

5. You'll work harder with someone else around

When you exercise with a friend who's around the same fitness level as you, you're more likely to encourage each other and to push a little harder (to increase intensity, for example) than you might do on your own.

A friend can bring out your competitive side and spur you on. When you're ready to give up, the sight of your friend powering on might be just the incentive you need to keep going.

6. It can be more affordable exercising with a friend

If you hire a personal trainer, or buy equipment, splitting the cost two ways will save you money.
You can also save on travel costs by car-pooling to get to the park, gym, pool or sports venue.

7. Your friend may have new exercise ideas

Your workout buddy probably has some skills and knowledge that you don't. Along the way, you might learn new skills - refine your running style, for example - or you could learn a whole new sport or activity.
Variety is the key to sticking with your exercise plan. Mix it up. You'll have more fun and less reason to quit.

8. It's safer to exercise with someone else

Having someone to spot you when you're lifting weights (that is, someone ready to support you, if need be), or to go running with you, especially at night, means you have help at hand if anything goes wrong.

Finding someone to exercise with

There are plenty of ways to find an exercise partner. Here are a few suggestions to get the ball rolling.

Friends or family

Start with friends and family who live nearby, or maybe your neighbour or a work colleague. Suggest a daily or weekly workout date, and make the commitment, helping each other along the way to achieve goals.

Join or start a walking group

Walking groups are easy to find, or to start up from scratch. Check out the for everything you need to know to get started. What about starting up a lunchtime walking group at work?

You can also find walks in your local area and throughout Victoria on the .

Charity or fundraising teams

Get fit and do a good deed at the same time while taking part in a charity event. Many charities host walks, runs and triathlons to raise money and awareness for their causes.

Popular events include:

For more activities, check out the following events websites:

Neighbourhood boot camps

Boot camps are a fun and affordable way to join a fitness group. Many personal trainers, as a side line, offer discounted boot camp programs at local parks and recreation centres. Search online for a 'boot camp' or 'personal trainer' in your area.

Search for your local or for professional advice and ongoing support.

Sports clubs or groups

If a particular sport takes your fancy, there's sure to be a club or group where you can share your passion, practise and play. Think soccer, AFL, tai chi, table tennis, darts or dancing. Search online for clubs or groups in your area. Having structure to your exercise helps to keep you committed.

You can find a list of recognised sporting associations at , and at .

Exercise options are endless. Here are a few suggestions to try with a friend:

or

aerobics classes

a gym class (this can be easier to do together if you are nervous to try on your own)

hiking in local nature reserves

Where to get help

Friends or family

Your neighbours

Your work colleagues

Local sports club

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We know that exercise is great for our minds and bodies, but sometimes it's challenging to maintain interest. That's why exercising with a friend can be a huge benefit. Here are eight reasons to get exercising with a friend. You're less likely to get bored when you have a workout buddy, especially a friend.

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1) Provide a summary of the article that is relevamt to this selected argument: a Singapore citizens faces anxiety that her body was not up to standard with social media influencers. She started working out excessively until she suffered from bulimia and she felt she is abusing her body

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?
Kiasu culture that always want to be the best
Meritocracy culture - only by merit and one's skills and talents can one succeed

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?

Specific to only some people not everyone will suffer from this obssesions. Youth are most vulnerable but older generation suffer less from this

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1) Provide a summary of the article that is relevant to this selected argument: Mcdonalds arranged for the entire organisation to be initiated in the Active Health Programme by the end of 2018 to encourage employees to exercise

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here? :Singaporeans, especially locally based companies are gradually shifting towards a work-life balance approach by incorporating exercise into the lives of workers by signing their employees for exercise events. Mcdonalds has collaborated with ActiveSG and organised a family sport day to encourage workers to exercise with their families.

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here? : This is contradictory to how modern cult of fitness attempts to alienate those who need it most as this sports day even does not discriminate against those who are unfit and those who are unfit can exercise together with those who are fit, thus there is no division between the fat and fit as they can come together to exercise

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https://www.pa.gov.sg/our-programmes/community-sports/

1) Provide a summary of the article that is relevant to this selected argument:
sports activities held in community centers, such as football, so as to keep people of the community bonded, promote family and community bonding while developing participant’s physical and social skills through football.

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?
Sg is kept united via the multiple Community Centres that provide activities for like-Minded individuals.

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?

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The People's Association works through Community Sports Networks (CSNs) to foster community bonding through a wide array of sports activities for residents to participate and interact with one another.

Over the years, the CSN has curated flagship programmes like the evergreen PAssion Community Football.

The CSNs at the grassroots level organises an array of activities such as brisk walks, mass swims, sports carnivals, bowling, badminton, football and sepak takraw, and in recent years also included disc golf, kin-ball and floorball.

Visit our Facebook for more information! Alternatively, you may email us at PA_Community_Sports@pa.gov.sg!

The PAssion Community Football (PACF) programme was initiated in 2004 by the People's Association (PA). In partnership with the Football Association of Singapore and POSB PAssion Kids Fund, the programme is a platform for participants aged five to 16 years old to spend quality family time with their parents and bond with the community through football.

With the motto "Every Child is a Champion," the objectives of PAssion Community Football are to promote family and community bonding while developing participant's physical and social skills through football.

Parent Volunteers are a vital part of the programme and thus parents are encouraged to participate as assistant coaches and facilitators. Regular workshops are organised to equip Parent Volunteers with the knowledge and skills on football training for participants, first-aid and other topics.

For further enquiries, please email PA_Community_Sports@pa.gov.sg.

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The People's Association works through Community Sports Networks (CSNs) to foster community bonding through a wide array of sports activities for residents to participate and interact with one another. Over the years, the CSN has curated flagship programmes like the evergreen PAssion Community Football.

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https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/wellness/year-end-depression-exercise-walking-yoga-lifting-weights-339711

it is proven that exercise can benefit one’s mental health by reducing stress levels and also improves one’s mood and cognition

2) what are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?

many people suffer from anxiety and depression from working in singapore due to the stressful environment

3) how would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?

however, this will only work for people who do minimal or the right amount of exercise. those who overly exercise might lead to it becoming an obsession which will result in them comparing themselves to other peopl e, making exercise an unhealthy obsession

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The Hub that can be used for sports may be used for people to gather to watch and play sports, which will bring together people from different backgrounds.

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?
Singapore has integrated free sports facilities in the neighbourhood. eg basketball badminton courts downstairs HDB. Allows people from different backgrounds to engage in exercise together while getting to know others.

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?
However, some people may choose to exercise individually for example run in the park connector.

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2 women who signed up for spin classes got rhabdomyolysis, were not given prior instructions or tutorials before the class and underestimated the intensity of the workout. This resulted in spending DAYS in pain and discolouration in their skin and urine.

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?

Most Singaporeans are impatient and competetive, taught to continuously strive and push themselves thanks to the pressure cooker nature of our education system

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?

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https://www.straitstimes.com/life/nourish-mind-and-body-at-yoga-and-wellness-events

1) Provide a summary of the article that is relevant to this selected argument:

-Large-scale wellness and fitness events were cancelled or scaled down in the last two years as a result of social distancing rules during the Covid-19 pandemic.

-This year Yogafest World Edition is back, which organisers say is the first large-scale in-person yoga event since the pandemic.

-The highlight of the festival is the AcroYoga Village, which will offer yoga enthusiasts a space to perform a combination of yoga and acrobatics known as acroyoga.

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?

- wellness became a priority during the pandemic following periods of circuit breaker in Singapore. This has taken a toll on people’s mental health.
- this experience has helped Singaporeans enrich their lives by forming personal connections with people they meet in the class.

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?
However, some may argue that this is only applicable for people who are willing to step out of their comfort zones and join this progrmme. Although we comcede to this, We still agree that on a larer scale, this has positively impacted singaporeansk mental health

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1. the article explains why exercise might benefit both physically and mentally. examples such as stress relief and relief of different physical conditions. according to the report, exercise also helps us to attain inner peace more easily.
https://www.sweatboxyoga.com.sg/how-yoga-can-improve-spirituality/

2. The results of Virgin Active’s recent Singapore Fitness Trends Study 2022 - conducted on 798 respondents in Singapore aged between 18 to 75, who are "at least moderately active/ keen to improve", and/or to whom "nutrition and fitness is at least somewhat of a priority in their life" - showed that more Singaporeans want to improve their fitness, health, and wellness, especially after the pandemic. 8/10 of singaporeans exercise at least once a week, according to the same article.

3. although exercise might provide some sort of spiritual benefits, over-exercising might lead to negative effects instead. Unhealthy comparison might also lead to us being overly obsessed with exercise, leading to negative side effects as well.

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If there is one word that best describes the yoga practice, it's holistic. Practicing yoga entails all aspects of your being.

It's not only a physical exercise, but yoga practice promotes spiritual and philosophical foundations, calmness, and mindfulness. This makes yoga a spiritual practice and a mindfulness meditation program.

The yoga practice is crucial in bringing inner peace, positive spiritual interpretation, and positive mental health.

Let's look further into the positive spiritual interpretation of the yoga practice, its spiritual and intelligence structures, and how the movements enhance spiritual interest.

Although yoga is occasionally practiced in some religious rituals, this is not a religious system. The yoga practice is mostly taught as a set of physical postures and exercises to enhance physical and mental health.

The yoga practice is more than a purely physical yoga practice. It has beneficial mental health effects, and practicing yoga makes it easier to attain inner peace.

It will open your eyes to the spiritual benefits of yoga. Practicing yoga brings your mind, body, and spirit into harmony until you reach the state of enlightenment.

A recent 2021 study showed that practicing yoga brings innate happiness. The yoga practice plays a significant role in improving the practitioners' outlook on life.

Practicing hot yoga Singapore helps bring in spiritual intelligence and well-being.

Yoga practice comes in different kinds. You can choose which yoga classes to attend depending on what you want to obtain from them.

Each yoga practice taps into different aspects of mindfulness and spirituality.

Lack of exercise makes the body more prone to the damaging effects of stress. This will cause stiffness in the joints and muscles and breathing problems. This will also make you more prone to having disturbing thoughts.

Practicing yoga will help you discover how to manage stress by drawing on your inner power. You can start by performing regular breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga poses.

You will learn how to control your breathing as you go along. When you practice yoga regularly, you will learn to relax by reducing muscle tension.

You can focus on yoga classes that teach whole-body exercises, like the Sun Poses, where you will learn how to breathe deeply and steadily.

On the other hand, daily yoga practice help in training the mind to be calmer, especially when you are overwhelmed. Yoga emphasizes meditation that taps into your inner resources, making you feel happier and fulfilled as you last in it.

It is also easier to attain greater self-awareness when you practice yoga regularly. Yoga classes and yoga practice vary in complexities, styles, and forms.

Some practitioners join an intense yoga program promoting physical and appearance motivations. Others choose the type of yoga practice that will suit their needs, like Hatha yoga.

Yoga promotes positive mental health measures. For example, Hatha yoga practiced movements aimed at relieving stress. Hatha yoga helps in reducing anxiety and gives you a better sense of well-being.

Hatha yoga is recommended for beginner yoga practitioners because of the easy movements done at a slow pace.

Yoga practice is known for its three core components - meditation, poses or physical postures, and breathing exercises.

Meditation

Yoga practice is synonymous with meditation. It helps you focus on what is now and learn to accept the present without judgment.

Yoga poses or physical postures

Practicing yoga poses makes it easier for you to deal with diverse physical health conditions. The physical postures comprise a series of movements to boost your flexibility.

Yoga poses enhance your physical fitness. It guides you into adopting a yoga practice suited to your capabilities. You can begin with simple poses, which can become more challenging as you continue practicing yoga.

Breathing exercises

Practicing yoga will help in learning how to control your breathing. You will find it easier to control your body and calm your mind as you practice yoga breathing exercises.

Aside from the beneficial mental health outcomes, yoga practice can also help alleviate symptoms of different health conditions. They include insomnia, heart problems, pain, and depression.

While yoga practice leads to spiritual readiness, psychological health outcomes, and improved physical and mental processes, it is not recommended to practice yoga as a beginner on your own. There are holistic yoga practices, holistic yoga programs, physical practice, and physical exercise you can only learn properly through the guidance of a yoga teacher.

Yoga teachers can help assess your capabilities and the baggage you need to address. They will design the physical postures and philosophical and spiritual teachings based on your openness and flexibility level.

Yoga practice is more than physical postures. Whether you're into modern Hatha yoga styles, undergoing classes under Iyengar yoga teachers, enrolled in intense holistic yoga programs, or for physical practice, it doesn't matter. You will gain a lot from the process.

Yoga is a physical practice that encourages spiritual growth. It makes yoga a spiritual practice that can help improve spiritual health through the following:

Yoga as a spiritual practice improves inner and outer harmony

Yoga practice enables you to attain a greater sense of alertness, flexibility, and balance.

Yoga practitioners describe the benefits as harmony. It means that whatever you achieve during your yoga practice reflects whatever you do once you get out of the room or a yoga mat.

Yoga practice also helps you attain the following:

You develop a more positive attitude because, along with physical flexibility, you also gain mental flexibility. When you practice yoga, it becomes easier to become more confident and believe in yourself.

You find it easier to combat stress. It comes after going under a physical exercise control group. It teaches you not to compare your physical capabilities to others.

You do the difficult physical postures in yoga along with breathing exercises. This harmony of postures and breathing develops a sense of strength in you. It makes you feel like you can breathe through hardships and problems.

Yoga practice makes you more aware of your inner self

When you practice yoga, it becomes easier to connect to your inner self. You can understand your core and be "at the moment."

It boosts your spiritual health by giving you reasons to smile at the end of the day, despite the trials and hardships. As a spiritual practice, yoga makes you a more loving, caring, and responsible person.

Yoga practice leads to the cleansed inner self, making it easier to reach the deepest layer of sleep. As a result, the spiritual practice contributes to feeling refreshed and well-rested each day.

Yoga teacher positively correlated the practice to developing your spirit

Regular Iyengar yoga practitioners and continued Hatha yoga practice make it easier for you to tap what's within. It opens your eyes to your truth.

Yoga practice allows you to understand the yoga philosophy. It makes you achieve spiritual growth.

Its teachings enhance spiritual connection and spiritual thinking style.

Investigated yoga practice has a fundamental spiritual nature. It's a form of a spiritual practice that makes you more aware of the possibly occurring spiritual struggles.

It results in enhanced spiritual health. You will understand more about the spiritual benefits of yoga once you begin with the practice.

Aside from spiritual development, yoga helps in developing your physical form. It makes you stronger and fit.

Yoga comes in many forms. You can do Ashtanga, Hatha, Iyengar, Vinyasa yoga, and more.

Each type has different effects on the physical and psychological aspects of your being. They also contribute to becoming more open about your spirituality and more aware of the present and your inner self.

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What's The Relationship Between Yoga and Spirituality? - Sweatbox

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If there is one word that best describes the yoga practice, it's holistic. Practicing yoga entails all aspects of your being. It's not only a physical exercise, but yoga practice promotes spiritual and philosophical foundations, calmness, and mindfulness. This makes yoga a spiritual practice and a mindfulness meditation program.

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1) people with similar sports interest will join or form a sports club to compete together professionally. as they train and grow closer through training, they motivate each other to press on and it heals their soul.

2) SG has a high stress rate and long working hours, hence they are inclined to turn to playing sports with their friends to heal the soul

3) however, not all sports are team sports. sports like golf is more healing when done alone.

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https://www.ahealthiermichigan.org/2012/01/30/do-stigmas-and-stereotypes-keep-you-from-working-out-in-a-gym/

1) Provide a summary of the article that is relevant to this selected argument: A personal account about how one might experience reluctance towards exercise and the reasons for it.

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?
Singapore places heavy emphasis on fitness. For schools, there are the programs exclusively for students who are overweight, which creates a division in schools. This demonstrates SG’s concern over the health and physical well-being of its citizens.

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?
This view is mostly reliant on the social notion of being judged, especially if they have an ingrained fear. Furthermore, the modern cult of fitness can bring people together since they have common interests and can exercise together. In our opinion, this psychological barrier ,when ‘entering’ into exercise, becomes their only obstacle to reaping the benefits of exercise.

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When I began my new lifestyle years ago, I had to face the fact that I needed to partake in some form of exercise in order to lose weight. This is something that I did not want to do, due to the fact that I was morbidly obese and the word "exercise" meant working out at a gym. There was no way that this 300-pound mother of three was going to be seen at a gym with all those size 3 fitness fanatics in spandex. I had been judged by my weight and appearance for more than two decades and I was not ready to go through that all again. Not being accepted by my peers was not something I wanted to have to deal with in my thirties - it was difficult enough during my teenage years.

OK, so I never actually stepped foot in one of these facilities, so I didn't know whether my idea about what the women who worked out there looked like was correct or not. I just assumed that all gyms consisted of model-like figures who strived to be thinner and wore designer apparel to show off their bodies that were already in amazing shape. This was the very last kind of place that I would have ever wanted to visit or even attempt to work out in. And I wouldn't have been able to afford it anyways, since I was a stay-at-home mom and our budget was stretched to the max as it was.

More Than One Way

I'm very content that my choice of exercise was walking 1½ miles daily, which worked wonders and helped me lose the weight in 16 months. But I can't help but wonder... what if I had known?

What if I had been more open to the idea of working out in a gym and let myself learn that there are fitness centers out there where I could feel comfortable. I surely would have also realized that there are gym memberships that I could have been able to afford back then, too.

But I didn't know these things. I just had a predetermined concept of how these gyms worked and felt very strongly that joining one wasn't a smart decision. And as I ask around, I realize that I'm not the only person who feels this way. There are some people who tell me they're afraid not only that they'll be the only out-of-shape person there, but that they won't know how the machines work or they just won't know what to do and where.

You're Not Alone

Let me tell you that I'm happy to have someone to answer these questions for me: my oldest daughter. Kirstin is the daughter of mine who wrote the letter about what it's like to have a mother who is overweight. She is now a personal trainer at a Planet Fitness gym and she absolutely loves it! Why? Because she works where each member feels comfortable exercising and doesn't feel as if they are being judged. This is very important to her because she listened to me and understood my fears and concerns about the gym. She now shares that with others who are overweight and it helps them to learn that they are not alone.

I find it interesting that she now reminds me that gyms are a great place to work out, especially during the winter months. They are not full of size 3 fitness fanatics, but they do include members who are trying to become healthier and want to start living a more active lifestyle. Hey, that's exactly what I wish for!

Whether you join a gym, belong to a weight-loss support group, exercise at home, or take a daily walk alone or with your best friend, it is awesome! I look at each option as one more step towards a healthier you and a healthier Michigan!

Are you leery of the gym? What's your favorite way to get in a workout?

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Do Stigmas and Stereotypes Keep You From Working Out in a Gym? - A Healthier Michigan

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Top five most overworked cities 2022 | Human Resources Online
-Singapore is the 4th most overworked country in the world, and as citizens are increasingly busy, stress would start to build up. Hence, exercise is increasingly a more prominent outlet to release stress.

Exercising to Relax - Harvard Health Publishing - Harvard Health
-It is known that exercise helps to relieve stress

Fitness study shows 8 out of 10 Singaporeans exercise once a week: Our thoughts, Lifestyle News - AsiaOne
- Yes, 84% of Singaporeans do exercise.

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Balance:
With people having more work, taking time away from work to exercise may worsen people's stress and workloads, feeling that they are "wasting time" exercising.

However, it is proven that exercise can even boost productivity, helping Singaporeans cope with increasing workloads, rather than adding on.

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Interestingly, Kuala Lumpur made the top five in third place, overtaking Singapore. Hong Kong also features prominently. Here's the full list.

Following previous years' reports, Kisi has released its " Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance 2022", comparing data on various cities' work intensity, institutional support, legislation, and liveability. The study ranks cities based on their success in promoting work-life balance to their citizens, "in the context of rampant inflation and the fallout from the pandemic and war in Ukraine."

In this year's study, Kisi set out to build on previous iterations by offering simulational comparisons between previous and current results. The same cities as 2021 and 2019 were therefore studied - all of which are renowned for their employment opportunities and lifestyle offerings.

The results revealed how cities have compared over the last few years when vaccination rates were still low and mobility was more difficult. Rather than being a liveability index or a ranking of the best cities to work in, the study seeks to show which cities provide the healthiest work-life balance for their citizens.

In 2022, Singapore ranked fourth amongst the top overworked cities, falling two spots from 2021's rankings. Hong Kong also dropped from its number one spot, ranking second this year.

Interestingly, Kuala Lumpur made the top five at third place, overtaking Singapore.
The full list of the top five overworked cities is as follows:

1. Dubai, UAE

2. Hong Kong

3. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

4. Singapore, Singapore

5. Montevideo, Uruguay

Conversely, Kisi also ranked the top cities in the ranking for work-life balance. The rankings were based several categories such as the city's work intensity and liveability factors such as affordability and happiness, culture & leisure.
The top 10 cities for work-life balance are as follows:

1. Oslo, Norway

2. Bern, Switzerland

3. Helsinki, Finland

4. Zurich, Switzerland

5. Copenhagen, Denmark

6. Geneva, Switzerland

7. Ottawa, Canada

8. Sydney, Australia

9. Stuttgart, Germany

10. Munich, Germany

In this list, Singapore was ranked 45 th, while Kuala Lumpur was at 98 th spot. A couple of spots away, Bangkok was ranked 96 th and Hong Kong took 93 rd spot.

Methodology

To rank a city's work intensity, Kisi looked at the suitability of each city for remote working, a central feature of employees' lives nowadays. This was achieved by calculating the percentage of jobs that can be performed remotely. Then, it collected data on overworking, holiday allowances and the number of vacation days taken. Amongst other things, it also considered unemployment figures and the percentage of people working multiple jobs to understand how the economic fallout of the pandemic has affected the job market in each location.

To determine the role of society and institutions in caring for city residents, Kisi examined the impact of the pandemic and the support offered in each city. It also looked at the quality of healthcare, access to mental healthcare and the extent of gender and LGBT+ equality.

Finally, it considered factors related to liveability, starting by looking at the affordability of each city for its residents - a factor that is becoming a key issue around the world as inflation takes hold. Following this, it analysed cities' happiness and access citizens have to culture and leisure activities outside of working hours. It then examined the safety of each city, as well as the number of outdoor spaces and air quality. Lastly, Kisi considered the levels of wellness and fitness in each city.
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Interestingly, Kuala Lumpur made the top five in third place, overtaking Singapore. Hong Kong also features prominently. Here's the full list. Following previous years' reports, Kisi has released its " Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance 2022", comparing data on various cities' work intensity, institutional support, legislation, and liveability.

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At the same time, the author acknowledges that not everyone reaps these benefits. She argues that the modern cult of fitness can ironically alienate those who need it the most and create divisions in society between the fat and the fit.  (Para 7)

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At the same time, the author acknowledges that not everyone reaps these benefits. She argues that the modern cult of fitness can ironically alienate those who need it the most and create divisions in society between the fat and the fit.  (Para 7)

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https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/Exercise-with-a-friend

Exercise often needs a spotting partner with trust. It helps bring friends together and many friendships are made in this way. However this may also arise rivals as they compare who is more jacked.

Sg is very competitive in gyms hence more rivals than friends. In Singapore we are all stuck in the rat race where we strive to be better than others rather than improving ourselves.

Rivalries is helpful as long as it is healthy.  E.g junwei he is a gym fanatic, and he often ask friends to go to the gym which is bringing friends together and creating a better community. however, the downside is he is so obssessed he cannot find a girlfriend. (Logically flawed...)

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The overweight are discriminated when exercising in the gym because of their body shape, which discourages them from exercising. However, they are the ones who really need to exercise.

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?

Singaporeans practises kiasuism which means the fear to lose. This makes them regularly comparing themselves with others better than them. Therefore, the fat people in Singapore particularly get a sense of failure when exercising in the gym with the people of better physiques. This discourages them from exercising.

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?

Some people may argue that this situation is due to the weak mentality of the fat people instead of  the unhealthy trend in the society.
Rebuttal: this is not the case.

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Hi am yuanhao I hate Singapore, and I want to go back to china 😡 because Singapore is not communist :(  ZHONG GUO DI YI 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🆙️🆙️🆙️🆙️

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Romanoff even ventures that despite the purported health benefits of exercise, there are many modern gyms which cut corners on staffing and are under-regulated, leading to customers’ being in danger of injury from underqualified and unscrupulous instructors. (Para 8)

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Romanoff even ventures that despite the purported health benefits of exercise, there are many modern gyms which cut corners on staffing and are under-regulated, leading to customers’ being in danger of injury from underqualified and unscrupulous instructors. (Para 8)

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The author argues that exercise allows us to meet like-minded people who share our interests. For the urban-dweller, it energises and rejuvenates both the physical body and the mind. The mind is free of all thought as the focus is on completing the exercise routine. (Para 4 and 5)

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The author argues that exercise allows us to meet like-minded people who share our interests. For the urban-dweller, it energises and rejuvenates both the physical body and the mind. The mind is free of all thought as the focus is on completing the exercise routine. (Para 4 and 5)

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A deeper issue raised by Romanoff with the cult of modern fitness is that it thrives on a deeply unhealthy, almost pathological pattern of self-punishment. People are driven to obsessive exercise by harmful feelings of inadequacy and dissatisfaction, spurred by the unrealistic images of perfection on social media. She argues that this appearance of being ‘better versions of ourselves', ultimately undermines the benefits exercise is meant to endow, as people are trapped in unending cycles of negativity. (Para 9 and 10)

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A deeper issue raised by Romanoff with the cult of modern fitness is that it thrives on a deeply unhealthy, almost pathological pattern of self-punishment. People are driven to obsessive exercise by harmful feelings of inadequacy and dissatisfaction, spurred by the unrealistic images of perfection on social media. She argues that this appearance of being ‘better versions of ourselves', ultimately undermines the benefits exercise is meant to endow, as people are trapped in unending cycles of negativity. (Para 9 and 10)

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The author also extolls the communal value of exercise, particularly group exercise. She argues that it facilitates the coming together of individuals who are typically segregated and isolated by modern living, and allows for the creation of diverse and inclusive groups. (Para 3) 

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The author also extolls the communal value of exercise, particularly group exercise. She argues that it facilitates the coming together of individuals who are typically segregated and isolated by modern living, and allows for the creation of diverse and inclusive groups. (Para 3) 

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The author argues that exercise offers not only physical benefits, but also spiritual comforts. She argues that the intensity of the experience is a gateway to a higher plane of existence, allowing one to find a more significant and sustained state of fulfilment. (Para 2 and 6)

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The author argues that exercise offers not only physical benefits, but also spiritual comforts. She argues that the intensity of the experience is a gateway to a higher plane of existence, allowing one to find a more significant and sustained state of fulfilment. (Para 2 and 6)

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Nearly 6,800 people participated in the 11th OCBC Cycle's community rides - The ST Ride (23km) and The Sportive Ride (42km) - at the Singapore Sports Hub, including families at the Mighty Savers Family Ride.

Participation of families in this event

Participation of participants with different disabilities: One participant was hand cyclist Prashant Arkal, 33, from the Para Cycling Federation of Singapore, who spent about three months preparing for the event. While others focused on speed, he focused on the technical aspects of riding in such a big group. Still, this shows how diverse and inclusive the event is.

2) What are the relevant SG context/ SG characteristics that you would like to highlight here?

- Fast-paced hectic liefstyle in SG, need for work-life-family balance: such activities encourages people to practise healthy living and gets the community to exercise together.
- Rich, diverse SG society: Exercise/ sporting activities cater to the rich diversity of SG and seeks to promote causes and well as participation by indi to promote inclusivity (as seen in this example).

3) How would you evaluate and attempt to provide balance here?

- While some may feel that such events are one-off events that are not regular, the increasing popularity as seen from the increased sign-up rates is a testament to the interest and willingness of Singaporeans to commit both time and money (there is usually a sign-up fee) to this.
- Some may also feel that the social bonding and appreciation of diversity in SG through such one-off events may be superficial. While I do agree that there could be more regular events such as those hosted more consistently at our community centres, these large-scale events do collectively bring our society together and create a celebratory spirit for the nation. Even hosting such events would have allowed various organisations and individuals to collaborate and work together for a common social cause.

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During the OCBC Cycle Mighty Savers Family Ride on Saturday, she had to watch her two children have fun from the sidelines as her family car could transport only two bicycles at once. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/the-mental-health-benefits-of-exercise.htm

Essentially, exercise helps to relieve stress, calm the mind and make people more energised. Endorphins released during exercise help to reduce anxiety by focusing on the routine, and exertion helps to release tension in the muscles by forcing them to work their muscles, which in turn improves the mental state.

Sg context:
Singapore is a fast paced society, where people are always working to try to improve themselves and be better than others to earn prestigious placings in companies or school. Add on to the Kiasuness of Singaporean which means the fear of missing out, it means that Singaporeans spends absurd amounts of time and gains a lot of stress from all the enrichment programs they take to stand out from the crowd. Exercise is a simple way to relax and relieve stress, and can help Singaporeans to work more effectively.

Balance:
Not everyone has time to have sufficient exercise to gain the full benefits. Some may work late and are too tired to engage in workout and would prefer to sleep instead. However, we can try to weave in small exercise during breaks, like calf exercise while in the MRT to gain the benefits of exercise over a period of time.