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STAND UP FOR SINGAPORE: ATHLETIC INC EDITION 🇸🇬

Our coaches share 6+1 Singlish Words of Encouragement this 61st National Day to keep you inspired!

From Carl’s tough love of “Got so hard meh?” to Dexter’s endearing “Steady, you can one!”, this is our way of doing our athletic part for our dearest nation.

What’s your Singlish word of motivation?

Happy 61st Birthday, Singapore! 🎂✨

🎵 Stand Up for Singapore

For professional Ballroom Latin dancer and coach Lindsey (Lindsey 💓), resting her hip simply wasn’t an option.

When she came to ATHLETIC INC, Physiotherapist and S&C Coach Yu Heng (Chin Yu Heng) didn’t sideline her, he built her capacity. By analysing Latin dance mechanics, he identified that constant weight shifts force dancers to favour one side, leaving the gluteus medius vulnerable.

Instead of pausing her season, Yu Heng designed a targeted stability and strength program to run alongside her intense training. The result? Effective pain management, improved joint stability, and career longevity.

Whether you are on the dance floor, field, or track, your rehab must match your sport’s exact demands. Tap the link in our bio to speak with our team and book your assessment with Yu Heng today.

Are you unintentionally under-fuelling your young athlete? 🍽️

Youth athletes and swimmers burn an enormous amount of energy. Between intense competition seasons, seasonal training, daily activities, and the massive metabolic demands of simply growing, their bodies require serious fuel.

Often, parents worry about their child overeating and unintentionally restrict their food intake. But under-fuelling does not just tank their performance—it actively compromises their growth and recovery.

So, how do you know if your child isn’t eating enough? In this reel, our Sports & Performance Nutritionist Keith (Keith Tan) breaks down the critical red flags:

🚩 Persistent fatigue or poor moods
🚩 Constant hunger
🚩 Underperforming in the pool
🚩 Frequent sickness or lingering niggles and injuries

The Fix: If you are noticing rapid weight gain, look at the quality of the food (nutrient-dense vs. calorie-dense) rather than simply cutting their portions.
Stop guessing with your child’s nutrition.

Every youth athlete is unique, if you’re keen to personalise your child’s nutrition plan, tap the link in our bio to book a personalised consultation with Keith and build a tailored fueling strategy today. ⚡

Scored 5+ on the hypermobility test? Here is how to train. ⚡

Hypermobile joints struggle to stay in place, meaning your muscles are constantly working overtime to stabilise your skeleton. Strength training is non-negotiable—but as our Sports Physiotherapist, Megan, (Megan) explains, not all training is created equal.

The Golden Rule: Control Before Range.
Avoid deep movements that push joints into extreme ranges you cannot yet control. Instead, start with Isometrics. These builds immense strength in static positions, teaching your muscles to stabilise the joint safely.

Try these 3 isometrics (3 sets x 30–45s):
🔥 Split Squat Hold: Strengthens hip and knee stabilisers. Crucial for field athletes.
🔥 Hamstring Bridge Hold: Fires up the posterior chain. Essential for runners and swimmers.
🔥 Bear Hold: Bulletproofs the shoulder girdle and scapular stabilisers. A must for overhead athletes.

Need a blueprint for stability? Tap the link in our bio to find out more via our blog, and book a consultation with Megan at Singapore’s premier sports performance facility today.

Do your joints bend further than everyone else’s? Let’s find out. 🤸‍♀️📏

Being “super flexible” isn’t always a superpower—sometimes, it’s hypermobility. If your connective tissue doesn’t limit your joint range the way it should, your training needs to look very different.

At ATHLETIC INC Singapore, our Physiotherapist and Performance Coach, Megan (Megan), uses the Beighton Score to screen athletes. Try these 5 movements right now and keep track of your score:

1️⃣ Pinky Finger: Can you bend it back beyond 90°? (1 point per side)
2️⃣ Thumb: Can you passively pull your thumb down to touch your forearm? (1 point per side)
3️⃣ Elbows: Do they hyperextend beyond 10°? (1 point per side)
4️⃣ Knees: Do they hyperextend backward when standing? (1 point per side)
5️⃣ Palms to Floor: Can you rest your palms flat on the floor with straight knees? (1 point)

The Verdict: This gives you a total out of 9. If you scored a 5 or higher, there is a very good chance you are hypermobile.

Drop your score in the comments below! 👇 And make sure you are following us—in Part 2, Megan will break down exactly how hypermobile athletes need to change their strength training to stay injury-free.

Part 2: The Dryland Framework 🏊‍♂️⚡

Fixing a swimmer’s stroke isn’t about random stretching. It requires a targeted progression to ensure dryland work actually translates directly to pool performance.

At ATHLETIC INC, our roadmap is simple:

• Central (Core & Spine): Establish stability.
• Proximal (Shoulders & Hips): Unlock movement.
• Distal (Limbs): Drive power.

Why it works: A poor streamline isn’t just a shoulder issue—it usually starts in a stiff thoracic spine. A weak kick often points to weak glutes, not just stiff ankles. You must build control before you load for speed.

The 10-Minute Daily Fix:
Consistency beats complexity. Run through this before you even look at the water:

• Breathing reset
• Thoracic & Hip mobility
• Posterior chain activation
• Ankle mobility
• Integration work

Mobility on land directly equals power in the water. Being pain-free isn’t the goal; being performance-ready is.

Don’t just train hard. Train right. Tap the link in our bio for the full article on the ATHLETIC INC blog, and catch up on the Part 1 video.

An elite athlete in the ring. An expert clinician in the gym. 🥊⚡️

Say hello to Leah Warden (Leah Warden)—our newest Sports Physiotherapist and Strength & Conditioning Coach at ATHLETIC INC Singapore.

From a 2025 SEA Games Silver Medal in boxing to a lifelong career in varsity basketball, Leah’s background in competitive sport gives her a massive advantage as a practitioner: she actually understands the demands of your training.

Having navigated the sports injury and rehab pipeline herself, her philosophy is simple—bridge the gap between getting you out of pain, and making you too strong to break again.

Ready to get back to doing what you love? Book your session with Leah via the link in our bio. 📲