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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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