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Fit to a T25
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 29/07/2014
» You would have to live a completely offline life to not have heard about the new exercise craze Focus T25. It is not entirely new, actually, but it was only recently that time-starved urbanites turned their attention to this high-intensity workout DVD series that promises to give them a better body by exercising 25 minutes a day, five days a week, as opposed to the general recommendation of spending 30-60 minutes in a sweat session.
The sin of giving
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 28/07/2014
» Anyone who grew up in Thailand will be familiar with this urban myth:
All on the line
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 28/07/2014
» The last thing you would expect from a daredevil who walks, sometimes unsupported, sometimes naked, on a rope at great heights, is to see him break down and cry at the mere mention of a deceased friend, but unpretentiousness is one of the endearing qualities of Californian Andy Lewis, aka Mr Slackline.
Busting online health hoaxes
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 08/07/2014
» We live in the age where sharing is not caring. We see something we like on Facebook and we share it without really trying to verify the facts.
A Thai in Mumbai
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 27/06/2014
» Jariya Somboon, known in the entertainment business as Ann Mitchai, is one of the fortunate few who have seen their childhood dreams come true. For her, this means a career in Bollywood.
The problem with financial trust
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 11/06/2014
» A few months ago, a person whom I would have described as a “close friend” up until the incident I’m about to share, contacted me out of the blue with two sentences: “Can I borrow 10,000 baht? I will pay you back in three days.”
The heroines of Thai football
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 07/06/2014
» Manager of Thailand women's national football team discusses why it's time to write a new chapter in Thai sport
Feminine fitness
Muse, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 17/05/2014
» ‘Female trainers are in great demand and the fitness industry just can’t get enough of them,” said Suzanne Hosley, the founder of Fitness Innovations (Thailand) (FIT).
Loosen up
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 13/05/2014
» We live in a city where massage shops are more commonly found than hair salons or som tum carts. That goes to show how widespread muscle tension has become over the past decade, thanks in part to the growing reliance on smartphones and computers. We’ve conveniently named the soreness “office syndrome” because it seems to happen to office people more than other groups. But is it really fair to blame office work for the pain?
An all-encompassing view of life
Life, Napamon Roongwitoo, Published on 22/04/2014
» Dhitinart Napattalung wowed her compatriots a decade ago when the story about her struggle to overcome difficulties in life first emerged. In fact, it was more her descriptions of not struggling and yet still managing to retrieve happiness from a horribly chaotic situation that really amazed people.