Growing up in mainland China, Ting Ma never felt happy with the way she looked. At 1.73 metres (5 feet 8 inches), she was considered too tall and too thin. “I was bullied when I was a little kid,” she says. “People called me a giraffe because my neck is too long, my arms are … Read more
“Hi there,” said a receptionist at a clinically simple desk. Was I in the lobby of a boutique hotel? A doctor’s office? Or was this an astronaut training centre? Or all of the above? The idea for this lavish temple of wellness had been swirling in the back of Mackey’s brain for almost four decades. … Read more
“Last year I thought, why not give it a go for my 52nd birthday?” The adrenaline rush and excitement of climbing and reaching a peak drives her, as does a challenge that pushes her outside her comfort zone. For her friend Seshu Krishna Anne, 54, the appeal of climbing the mountain was to go on … Read more
“My nanny would carry me because I couldn’t walk, not because I had leg problems but because I had shut down. I didn’t even have the energy to open my eyes, even when awake,” she says. Marian Alonzo is a doctor at medical wellness resort The Farm at San Benito, in the Philippines. Photo: The … Read more
Commenters marvel not just at her clothes – which range from backless silk dresses to midriff-baring sportswear – but at Tan’s youthful verve and physique. “I’m Asian and my DNA is probably such that I’m naturally slim, and I was always athletic growing up,” says Tan. Photo: Gym Tan What began as a pandemic pastime … Read more
