Meet Lim Xiaowei, a Relationship Manager for the SME Banking in DBS, and she loves outdoor activities. The 30-year-old started dragon boating back in her polytechnic days where her friend pulled her in to…
The Wellness Insider has talked extensively and openly about the topic of body image, covering issues of body shaming, emotional eating and eating disorders. So far we have given you facts and figures peppered…
Take a moment to consider these statements.
“You’re going to finish that cheeseburger? Aren’t you on a diet?”
“Go eat something and get some real curves, you bag of bones!”
In essence, they both involve the…
Our idea of the "perfect body" has evolved throughout the years. What our grandmothers thought was the perfect body is not the same as what our mothers thought was the perfect body. Over the…
Every year, Singapore hosts its fair share of marathons, from fun-themed runs such as the Hello Kitty Run to those who for good cause such as The Singapore Cancer Society Relay. The Standard Chartered…
We've mentioned that we're in the midst of compiling body positive interviews with notable personalities as part of our second anniversary. However, besides celebrating ourselves and trying to promote body positivity, this book is…
It does not take a genius to realise that our culture is obsessed with achieving the proverbial “ideal body”. We are bombarded daily with images of skinny models with flawless skin and perfect pouts…
Body-shaming destroys our self-esteem, encourages eating disorders, and diminishes our value as women. Media has been blamed to be the main culprit of body shaming as it has set an impossible standard of beauty. For…
Kelsey Wells is an all-around inspiring celebrity athlete, personal trainer, wife and mother. After having her son, she struggled with postnatal anxiety but overhauled her life by adopting a healthy eating and exercise plan…
With an increase of awareness about the feminist movement as well as the rise of the #metoo movement, we’ve started to look at the way in which we treat the subject of gender as…