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Fitness fanatic or couch potato? Millennials need to find a middle ground in exercise
While the all-or-nothing approach is understandable, such extremes are rarely sustainable and never healthy.
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A healthier lifestyle does not necessarily mandate a drastic change in daily routines, or dramatic statements such as competing in a race or marathon.
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Faye Ng Yu Ci
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When I was in junior college, the canoeing club had an annual rowing challenge to fundraise for charity. The event T-shirt was among the popular co-curricular activity (CCA) tops worn around school. Printed in bold neon letters across the back was the slogan: “When the muscle fails, the mind takes over.”
When it comes to exercise and millennials, there are usually two ends of the extreme – the maniacally fit and those who are desk-bound and screen-glued – with the rest of us scattered in between.
