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The 5 Numbers Your Annual Health Screening Misses
12 min

The 5 Numbers Your Annual Health Screening Misses

Your annual screening finds disease. Five other numbers predict the decline you can still prevent, and most Singaporeans have never had any of them tested.

By Bervin Manoharan

DEXA vs InBody Singapore: Which Body Composition Test?
9 min

DEXA vs InBody Singapore: Which Body Composition Test?

InBody is good enough for 80% of people. DEXA is the reference standard, at about SGD 131 to SGD 370 a scan in Singapore, but only worth it for specific cases. Here is how to choose.

By Bervin Manoharan

Sarcopenia Screening Singapore: How to Test for Muscle Loss
11 min

Sarcopenia Screening Singapore: How to Test for Muscle Loss

32% of Singaporeans over 60 have sarcopenia and most have never been tested. The AWGS 2019 workflow uses four tests, and you can ask for them.

By Bervin Manoharan

VO2 Max Test Singapore: What Most Clinics Get Wrong
10 min

VO2 Max Test Singapore: What Most Clinics Get Wrong

Where to get a VO2 max test in Singapore, what CPET versus the sub-maximal step test costs, and why the number that matters is the trend.

By Bervin Manoharan

Sarcopenia: A Singapore Guide to Reversing Muscle Loss
12 min

Sarcopenia: A Singapore Guide to Reversing Muscle Loss

Sarcopenia affects 32% of Singaporeans over 60. The AWGS 2019 criteria, the Yishun prevalence data, and the resistance-training dose that reverses it.

By Bervin Manoharan

Minimum Effective Dose: 3 Hours a Week Builds Real Strength
7 min

Minimum Effective Dose: 3 Hours a Week Builds Real Strength

Research shows two to three strength sessions per week produce nearly all the muscle and strength gains available. Here's the dose, the evidence, and why more isn't better.

By Bervin Manoharan

Singapore Is Ageing Faster Than Almost Any Country on Earth
7 min

Singapore Is Ageing Faster Than Almost Any Country on Earth

Singaporeans live to 84 but spend ~10 years in poor health. Strength training is the single most effective intervention to close that gap. Here's the evidence.

By Bervin Manoharan

Why We Did Not Build Another Body Transformation Gym
6 min

Why We Did Not Build Another Body Transformation Gym

If you search 'personal training Singapore' right now, nearly every result promises the same thing: a body transformation. It's compelling marketing, and it works. We chose not to build another one of those gyms.

By Bervin Manoharan

The Four Numbers That Predict How Well You Will Age
8 min

The Four Numbers That Predict How Well You Will Age

Most people walk into a gym chasing a number on the scale. Some chase a number on the barbell. Very few walk in asking the question that actually matters: how well will I age? Catalyst's entire assessment protocol is built around that question.

By Bervin Manoharan

The 4-Pillar System: What Singapore's Best PTs Should Track
7 min

The 4-Pillar System: What Singapore's Best PTs Should Track

Most personal training in Singapore optimises for fatigue and soreness. The four pillars Catalyst measures are body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, stability, and strength.

By Bervin Manoharan

What Is Healthspan? A Singapore Guide
9 min

What Is Healthspan? A Singapore Guide

Healthspan is the number of years you live in good health, not just the number of years you live. Here's what it means, why it matters, and what to do about it.

By Bervin Manoharan

Why Most Diet and Exercise Plans Fail: Behavioural Change
6 min

Why Most Diet and Exercise Plans Fail: Behavioural Change

Most people already know what to eat and how to train. The real bottleneck is behaviour change. Identity, environmental design, and progressive habit layering are what actually produce results.

By Luqman Haris

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