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                                                                                                                                                             ogy causing screen dependency and      Other stories featured in the
                                                                                                                                                             poor posture are wreaking havoc on  March issues include myths and
                                                                                                                                                             young bodies.                       misconceptions about drinking bot-
                                                                                                                                                                                                 tled fruit juice, why young girls in
                                                                                                                                                                In  this issue, Varsity reporters  China enjoy reading gay fiction and
                                                                                                                                                             explore how poor daily habits and  what challenges these fiction writers
                                                                                                                             Ageing and sickness are often   ergonomics contribute to body pain  are facing. Varsity reporters also in-
                                                                                                                          linked. Most people are not con-   in students. Yoga instructors and  vestigate why short dramas are get-
                                                                                                                          cerned about their health when they   scholars on posture share their tips  ting popular in China. Back in Hong
                                                                                                                          are young, as they can recover much   for good posture prevention meas-  Kong,  the  current  situation of  the
                                                                                                                          quicker. They only realise the impor-  ures.                           film industry is examined.
                                                                                                                          tance of health, when they fall sick.
                                                                                                                          We often associate body pain with     While many students are suffer-     This issue is a call to action for
                                                                                                                          ageing, as a natural consequence of   ing from body pain, a man in his 70s  every reader to prioritize their
                                                                                                                          growing old.                       embraces sports and training, prov-  health. Your body reflects your daily
                                                                                                                                                             ing that strength and vitality are not  habits.
                                                                                                                             But the situation has changed.   limited by age.
                                                                                                                          With the more common use of digi-
                                                                                                                          tal devices, more and more young      In this issue, Varsity report-           Stay strong, stay active, and
                                                                                                                          people  start to  have  body  pain,   ers introduce you to Roneo Tsu, a                   enjoy the read!
                                                                                                                          which should be in their physical   76-year-old gym enthusiast who has
                                                                                                                          prime.                             transformed his life through fitness,
                                                                                                                                                             spending over 12 hours in the gym
                                                                                                                             Varsity  talks to university  stu-  every week. His journey inspires                    Daniel Koong
                                                                                                                          dents who suffer from various body   everyone to rethink ageing. Ageing                      Chief Editor
                                                                                                                          pains, including text neck and lower   is not ‘lost youth’ but a new stage of
                                                                                                                          back pain. Excessive use of technol-  opportunity and strength.
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