Fun and easy exercises: Uniquely Singapore workouts over the years

Volunteers from Sport Singapore's Team Nila will support the GetActive! Singapore Workout 2023: Dance of the Nation by leading a dance fitness routine. PHOTO: SPORT SINGAPORE
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SINGAPORE – Nearly 30 years ago, in October 1993, Mr Mike Yoong was among thousands of people who did a 15-minute exercise routine at the Padang with then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.

That was a mass performance of the Great Singapore Workout, which had been launched that year to raise awareness that exercise was important for a healthy lifestyle.

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