If you are keen and have queries, please contact Coach Rameshon at 9100 4369 or you can email him at m.rameshon@gmail.com or swift.rameshon@gmail.com. Please refer to website http://flexifitness.com.sg (for more information on him and his programmes)
By Rameshon
Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)
Masters in Education (University of Western Australia, 2005-2008)
Haze - Many physical activities by Flexifitness has been cancelled for outdoor activity.
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| Haze Situation - Getting Worse |
From my experience, the haze comes to Singapore from time to time, and usually, it stays for a month, the most about 3months, I guess, judging from the past PSI (Pollutant Standards Index) readings of Haze. People are hasty not to train or exercise and become worried.
In the past, for my training sessions, usually, from a PSI reading of 100 to 150, I could wait for the PSI go down to around 70-80 so that I can do workouts and also to do other forms of training. The current situation, however, shows that the PSI is stubborn and it is still staying at around 120 to 200 plus and this is not a good situation that we are going through.
Kids in schools are disappointed with the haze reading, I guess, as the activities are cancelled. From my understanding, the year 2015 is significant as the schools, all over Singapore, had to close as the PSI reading increased to 300 plus.
I guess, that it is about time that we can look at the past happiness that we had in having a good environment, and appreciate the nice situation that we have been having, all along. We are able to do many things with a good environment. Right now, we have to be careful with our own health and decide on when and where to go for food, social activity, physical activity and so on.
With a high PSI reading above 200, it is best that we totally go indoor. The important thing to do is to be consistent in training or in doing some form of activity. If you halt your training, there will be some negative consequences which will take place, which in fact, make our stamina to be reduced.
There are some sharing sessions that I may do in future blog posts so that many enthusiastic athletes do not give up on doing their sport. It is about time to find out on alternative training methods that they can do so that their performance is not compromised. When we do not train aerobically, for 3 weeks, the research (Saltin et al, 1968) shows that our stamina will be drastically reduced. Ascertain what you can do in order to continue so that your progression is always there or your maintenance of fitness is always there.
Haze comes to show that when things get tough, the tough will continue.
Next Issue: Dr Ansgar Cheng - An Interview on his official time of 37min 37sec for 10km, in Straits Times Run, overall 11th position.
By Narayanan
He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
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By Narayanan
Rameshon has taught in Hwa Chong Institution, plus several schools, and Republic Polytechnic as well. He has won many accolades and he was awarded Merit Award for 1991 marathon performance in breaking the national record of Singapore, at that time. He has made 22 male athletes do a marathon in sub-3hrs. He has made 7 female runners do sub-4 hours for the marathon, as well. He was inducted to the ‘Roll of Honour’ by the then College of Physical Education, organised by Singapore Olympic Academy, in 1998, for breaking the National record repeatedly 4 times, till he did 2hr 24min 22sec).
He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
