There is a question that Singapore’s more clinically sophisticated movement practitioners hear regularly from clients and referring clinicians: why does reformer Pilates work when conventional strengthening has not? The client has done their physiotherapy exercises. They have attended gym-based rehabilitation. Their muscle strength, measured on a dynamometer, is within normal …

Singapore is one of the most high-pressure cities in the world. Long working hours, packed MRT commutes, tight deadlines, and the constant buzz of urban life all pile up quietly inside the body. What many people do not realise is that this daily stress does not just affect the mind. …