#439 ft. Ian Tan - Co-Founder of Ritual Gym, on The Problems of Fitness Trends & His Own Struggles with Physical & Mental Health

Ian Tan and his co-founders at Ritual Gym revolutionised the fitness space in Singapore when they launched their trademark “20-minute workout sessions” back in 2012. Since then, they have expanded beyond Singapore, to locations as far as Spain and Brazil. Having been in the fitness space for so long, Ian is now keen to share his learnings as well as some very introspective thoughts about “healthspan” vs “lifespan”. And why he thinks there are serious problems with the current fitness space.

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Some of the Research Papers Quoted by Ian

• Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality Among Adults Undergoing Exercise Treadmill Testing
• Association of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity With Mortality Among US Adults
• Insomnia as a predictor of depression
• Reducing workplace burnout: the relative benefits of cardiovascular and resistance exercise
• The effect of experimentally induced sedentariness on mood and psychobiological responses to mental stress
• Experimentally increasing sedentary behavior results in decreased life satisfaction
• Regular exercise is associated with emotional resilience to acute stress in healthy adults

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• Ritual | The 30-Minute Gym
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Edited and mixed by Tristen Yeak

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