Category: Resources

We are all familiar with reaping what we sow. As a somewhat meritocratic society, we are very aware that our actions, or inaction, will determine our future. This is largely true also in exercise. People who are physically active have less health issues in the future and also reduced risk of premature death. On the [...]

Big news just dropped in the weight loss world. Just last week, the FDA approved Eli Lilly's Foundayo. It is the world's first oral GLP-1 pill that you can take any time of day without food or water restrictions. This is a huge contrast to ozempic, which is the injectable GLP-1 used to treat diabetes [...]

Did you know that the average IRONMAN finisher earns US$247,000 (~S$335,000) per year? That's more than five times the median income in Singapore (~S$60,000)! The online debate is if Ironman is a rich man sports aka you need to be rich to participate in the sport or if the traits that allow for an individual [...]

When we talk about pilates, the reformer comes to most people's mind. Indeed, most studios offer reformer group classes and even pilates-inspired methods like Strong Pilates or Lagree used equipment that very much resemble a reformer. While the reformer is popular, pilates is more than that. To a very large extent, pilates is more a [...]

It's been six months since my last blog post! If you've been following Square One Active Recovery for a while, you might have noticed that October 2025 was the last time I published anything here. For someone who built Singapore's most-read chiropractic blog with over 300 posts and 10,000 readers, that's a pretty significant break. [...]

The lesson for today is to understand positive versus negative interventions. In science (and psychology), we sometimes use the terms positive and negative to denote addition of something and removal of something. For example, in positive feedback loop, it is about the amplification of something. So there is more. Whereas negative feedback loop will lead [...]

How well you recover from chronic pain or injury really comes down to how good you are at managing probability. If you understand the hard science and statistics really well, you can definitely can maximise your chance of success. If you don't, it's pretty much a gamble. Your results will come down to how well [...]

Last year, I wrote an article about running with knee pain. It's a more holistic approach to getting back to running given you have enough time to rest and rehab your knees. However, that is not always possible. As a competitive athlete, you may have time constraints. Sometimes you just need to get some running [...]

About a month ago, I wrote about how the protein intake of one of my clients was inhibiting his IPPT training progress. Today, I am going to discuss his training plan and strategy, as well as how he managed to pass his IPPT in such a short training window. IPPT results: Pass Thankfully, my client [...]

As a chiropractor who helps people move better and get stronger as a living, I'm always curious about what are the exercise options available in Singapore. When I had the opportunity to experience a session at Pilates Flow @2nd, I knew this was worth sharing with y'all . Pilates studio near Sixth Avenue Walking into [...]

You may not want to pay someone to exercise if you have chronic pain. Simply because everyone can exercise. It doesn't sound enticing at all to pay for something that you can already self-learn. Everyone can go to the gym and lift some weights. In Singapore, we are spoilt for choices with ActiveSG gyms and [...]

One of the personal trainers I met yesterday asked a really good question. When I mentioned that I work mostly with clients seeking chronic pain relief, he asked if I helped them with strengthening and improving range of motion. The short answer is no. Whilst it's true that physical strength and flexibility may be important [...]