Blog Tag - fitness

Kapital Koopas: Ringfit Adventure Got Released in China And Almost RMB 1000 Cheaper, Universal And Riot Games Collaborate For Esport Music
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Ringfit...
All Fitness Venues and Pools Set to Reopen as Beijing Further Downgrades COVID-19 Risk Level
This past Friday, Jun 5, the Beijing Municipal Government announced that as of midnight that same day the capital's emergency response to the...
Beijing Bunker: a Confession From The Stay-home Fitness Instructor, Daniel
As Beijing enters its sixth week in self-quarantine, the stories of how people have been dealing with the coronavirus outbreak – by staying, leaving...
Exercise the Boredom Away With These Easy-at-Home Workouts
This post is provided courtesy of Ankit Nayal, Director of BActive Sanlitun Soho gym, as well as an ACE certified personal trainer and fitness...
Free Online Fitness Classes
Being stuck at home for long periods is bad news for your health for several reasons: you're deprived of the movement you get from walking or cycling...
Lean, Mean Fitness Machine: How Beijing's Mothers-to-Be Maintain Fitness Through Pregnancy
For most of us, it's hard enough to get out and maintain fitness at the best of times, so imagine the mammoth task of finding the time and motivation...
Beijing Plogging: How Fitness and Environmental Justice Became One
Beijing Olympian is an ongoing column in which we explore the newest, the funnest, and the downright whackiest in Beijing’s fitness scene. If there...
Remember These Health Essentials to Enjoy Autumn Without Falling Ill
As well as heralding the beginning of warm sweaters, hot chocolate, and watching the leave turns, Fall also tends to usher in a wave of sicknesses....
Your Beginners Guide to Beijing’s Dance Studios
If there's one thing that can be said for Beijing's dance community it's that it's vibrant and very active. While dominated by the urban studios (...
Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Aug 6-11
We take a break after the weekend, putting down our drinks to take a more productive look at what's going on around Beijing. Here is our top pick of...
"I Put a Lot of Emphasis on Being Kind" the World's Strongest Man on Keeping Good Form
The bullies didn’t know who they were messing with. After a bunch of drunk teenagers ganged up on then 13-year-old Martins Licis, he vowed to never...
Explore Asia on Foot: Five Upcoming Marathons to Get You Out of Beijing
Running a marathon is not only a great way to discover local areas when you're training but also a fantastic excuse to head further afield and...
Wushu Were Here: Where to Do Martial Arts in Beijing
A little over a year ago, I'd never done so much as a kung-fu chop. Now, I can’t imagine life without the physical and psychological benefits that...
R1 3 Fun and Unconventional Classes to Help You Get Fit in Spring
As spring rolls in and summer approaches, the pressure is on to get that Beijing bikini bod ready for action. If more time at the gym seems like an...
Trending in Beijing: Underwear Run, 300 New City Projects for 2019, and Foldable Phones
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this: a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags, local press, and general...