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At the National Heart Centre Singapore, Emily Leong works in the MRI department supporting cardiac imaging for patients. Her days at Singapore General Hospital are focused, precise and fast moving. Every scan requires careful preparation, safety screening and coordination to ensure patients can safely enter the MRI environment. Hospital work rarely runs on a fixed schedule. Lunch breaks can move, shorten, or disappear entirely. That is why the arrival of frehspod at NHCS stoo

HYROX does not reward shortcuts. It rewards discipline, consistency, and the ability to fuel the body properly under pressure. This Singapore-based HYROX medallist, JD Cheong Baoyue, is a powerful example of what happens when training, mindset, and nutrition align. By day she works as an analyst. Outside work, she is a wife, a dog owner to two Singapore specials, and an athlete who structures her life around movement and performance. As she puts it,  “Most of my free time rev

High performance is rarely built in dramatic moments. More often, it is shaped by the habits we repeat consistently, even on busy days. At NCS Hub, Esmond Sng works as a database administrator in a role that demands sustained focus. Despite full workdays, he trains five days a week, not out of motivation, but discipline. “Over time it became a habit,” he says. “Gymming helps me destress. It makes me feel in control of my own life.” For Esmond, health is non negotiable. “It’s

Many people have positive targets for 2026 and friend of freshpod Helen Han Quinfei has a huge goal: breaking 3 hours in the marathon Balancing a full-time finance career with elite marathon training takes discipline, consistency and smart nutrition. Helen embodies all three. Originally from China and now based in Singapore, Helen built her career in finance while discovering running in 2017 with friends from NUS. She wasn’t naturally gifted and often finished last, but she f