FITNESS

Scoliosis is more common in Hong Kong than most people realise. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, the most prevalent form, affects between two and four percent of the population globally and is particularly prevalent in Asian populations. Many adults in Hong Kong are managing a scoliotic curve that was diagnosed in childhood and have been told either

DEFIN8 FITNESS built its reputation in Hong Kong as a Pilates and GYROTONIC studio, but the programming has always extended well beyond those two methods. Since 2016 the studio has been developing a group fitness timetable that now covers more than ten distinct class formats, ranging from high intensity cardio to strength training to dance

The decision to pursue Pilates teacher training is rarely a casual one. For most people who make it, the motivation comes from having experienced the method as a client and recognising that understanding it more deeply, and eventually being able to share it with others, would be genuinely meaningful. That motivation is a sound foundation.

Pregnancy changes everything about how your body moves, what it needs from exercise and how it responds to physical loading. The guidance most expectant mothers in Hong Kong receive from their obstetrician is accurate but general: stay active, avoid high impact, listen to your body. That is the right starting framework. It is not, on

Ask most people in Hong Kong what GYROTONIC training is and you will get one of two responses. Either a blank look, or a confident but slightly inaccurate description of something that sounds vaguely like yoga on a machine. Both responses reflect the same problem: GYROTONIC is genuinely difficult to explain without experiencing it, and