Men\'s Health Singapore - June 2017

there was no way I was going to disappoint my
greatest fan.”
For Faith, a banker and ultra-distance
runner, it was more a mental challenge than
a physical one. She said: “My willpower was
tested repeatedly, especially during the last few
exercises.” To prepare, she had supplemented
her daily weight trainings and runs with similar
exercise movements to that of the competition,
and focused on her weaker ones, like the
sandbag throws.
Both Jet and Faith went on to compete with
five other pairs of urban athletes from Malaysia,
the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei
in the regional finals, held in Kuala Lumpur on
May 6, 2017. These finals included functional
training challenges that emphasise the power,
strength, agility, endurance and stamina of

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each participant. The overall male and female

champions walked away with a cash prize of

$2,500 each, and other awesome prizes.

The Singapore heats also had national

athletes and Under Armour brand ambassadors

challenge their physical limits and willpower – like

Chase Tan, actor and national basketball player;

Kelly Latimer, new mum and sports host; Royston

Wee, Singapore’s first MMA fighter to be listed

in the UFC; Stefanie Tan, Singapore’s No. 1 tennis

player; and Amanda Lim, national swimmer and

SE A Games gold medallist.

Additionally, Heiryl Ilham and Shirley Tan

both clocked the highest number of sandbag

throws during the Singapore heats. They

were awarded the Subaru Endurance Award,

and walked away with $100 worth of Subaru

merchandise each.

“THE COMPETITION WAS

TOUGH BUT I’M GLAD I GAVE

IT MY ALL AND GOT MYSELF

OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE.”

• FAITH TAN
  FEMALE WINNER OF UNDER
  ARMOUR TEST OF WILL 2017
  (SINGAPORE HEATS)

“I’M VERY PLEASED

TO HAVE DEFENDED

MY POSITION, AND

TO ONCE AGAIN

REPRESENT THE

NATION TO

COMPETE IN

THE FINALS.”

• JET NG
  MALE WINNER OF
  UNDER ARMOUR TEST
  OF WILL 2017
  (SINGAPORE HEATS)