Entering the campus of International Sports Academy with light steps, Muhd Zulqarnaen is a highly motivated individual who is attempting an unconventional route for his education and sporting career. We sat down with Muhd Zulqarnaen to find out more.Tell us more about yourself.Prior to applying for my diploma, I pursued a NITEC in Facilities Management. I am currently playing for the Young Lions which is for youth players 21 years old and below. It is also my 4th years with …

When you think about it, pretty much everyone has tried to do a push-up at at least one point in their lives. Push-ups are the most common strength training exercise. Bar none. More than pull-ups, or even crunches. However, have you ever asked yourself, am I doing the push-up correctly? If someone says he can do 50 or more push-ups in a row, he typically can’t complete one PERFECT push-up. And if an athlete says he can do 100 push-ups, his true number is …

What are you working as?I am working as a BU head in Force 21 Equipment Pte Ltd managing a fitness business. Describe a typical day at work.Starts around 0730hrs, clear emails, attend to admin and operations matters, meetings with customers, network with potential partners probably end with a 45 mins workout for myself around 1900hrs. Why did you decide to enter this industry?I have an unyielding and burning passion in sports and fitness, ever wanting to make a difference for the fitness …

People have been successfully convinced that they need to spend their hard-earned money on gym memberships. To get your attention, there are gyms that are willing to do anything to get your signature by offering flashy workouts that are often less effective. Fortunately, there is a way out of this. The secret is not a new concept. In fact, it is primal and dates back to our tree-living ancestors – classic bodyweight exercises. Below, I outline some distinct advantages bodyweight …

There is a massive “follow-me” trend in the fitness industry to glorify exercise as an all-out war on the body. I call it the “capitalism” of fitness and health—all the military-style boot camps, Latin dance-inspired workouts, ridiculously intense pseudo workout routines, and general glorification of pain, sweat and vomit. Various boutique fitness studios and gyms are cashing in on massive hyped-up fitness programmes sold to the masses. These programmes are devised by influential “experts” from overseas and delivered to the local market via partnerships. These …