Singapore Press : SPH launches inaugural Sports, Fitness & Lifestyle Festival, Feel Fab Fest 2018

Singapore, 20 June 2018
- Feel Fab Fest (F3 for short) will be the three buzzwords for fitness enthusiasts this year. The inaugural Sports, Fitness & Lifestyle Festival by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) will take place on 21 and 22 July at Suntec Convention Centre's Halls 405 & 406. Look out for a lineup of activities for both the young and young-at-heart who endeavour to make small but impactful changes to achieve a healthylifestyle.

F3 will consist of over 45 booths offering a host of popular health, lifestyle and food products and services. Exhibitors include HIC Juice, whichwill be launching itslatest Cold Pressed juice range at the Festival, YOLO Food, Optimum Nutrition and Core Collective, a co-working space for fitness and wellness professionals.

SPH Radio DJs from ONE FM 91.3 Glenn Ong, The Flying Dutchman, Divian Nair, Cheryl Miles and producers Shaun Tupaz, Andre Hoeden and his kids as well as UFM100.3 DJs Andrew, Wen Hong, Xiao Zhu, Wei Long and Cheng Yao will be there to keep your adrenaline pumping!

The highlights include F45, Australia's fastest growing functional training network which will give participants a full-body workout. Superfit Singapore will provide participants with a nail biting experience through its revolutionary intensive weighted vest workout as part of the RED-X Games, an annual fitness challenge now into its third year.

Mr Ignatius Low, Chief Marketing Officer of Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), said: 'SPH is proud to organise F3 in collaboration with our flagship papers, The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao and our radio stations ONE FM 91.3 and UFM100.3. This event brings together SPH's multi-platform and multi-lingual audiences in a unique media solution for our advertisers and partners, which include - for the first time - Sport Singapore. We look forward to future partnerships such as these that will provide our readers and listeners with a platform to achieve their fitness goals.'

SPH is partnering with Sport Singapore for the first time at F3 which will also see several high intensity fitness workouts including the very popular MEGADANZ®, OXIGENO® and FIGHT DO® conducted by Radical Fitness, an ActiveSG Programming partner. Famous football player Lim Tong Hai and the ActiveSG Football Academy will be on board for the Fab 4 Football Challenge, in support of the Singapore Football Festival.

Ms Tan Bee Lian, Director, Sport Fundamentals, Sport Singapore, said: 'Sport Singapore drives two key national movements - ActiveSG and Active Health, in helping Singaporeans embrace active lifestyle and celebrate living. Corporates like Singapore Press Holdings play a critical role in advocating and inspiring our people to lead a balanced and healthy life. We are happy to partner Feel Fab Fest to motivate families and friends to spend time together while squeezing in a fun workout. This will be a good lead-up to get people pumped up for the upcoming GetActive! Singapore that will begin a few days after this event.'

Entry to the two-day event is free and anyone can participate in the activities. Please register at www.feelfabfest.sg as pre-registration is required for the activities.

Feel Fab Fest 2018 is organised by The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao and in collaboration with SPH Radio stations ONE FM 91.3 & UFM100.3.

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For more information, please contact:

Sheralynn Shen Jega (Ms)
Assistant Manager
Brand Communications
Singapore Press Holdings Limited
DID: 6319 2205

Email: sshenj@sph.com.sg

Andrew Lum (Mr)
Assistant Manager
Corporate Communications & CSR
Singapore Press Holdings Limited
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Email: alum@sph.com.sg

About The Straits Times

The Straits Times, the English-language flagship daily of Singapore Press Holdings, is the most-read newspaper in Singapore and is followed widely in the region for its comprehensive coverage of local, regional and world news, provided by its correspondents in 20 bureaus in major cities worldwide.

Launched on July 15, 1845, The Straits Times underwent a major redesign across all platforms in July 2015, when it celebrated its 170th anniversary. This revamp is part of its continuing efforts to refresh its products, maintain quality and stay relevant to the changing needs of its readers. Its integrated newsroom operates round-the-clock, providing readers with news as it happens on all platforms, from its website at www.straitstimes.com, Apple and Android apps to social media.

The Straits Times is a member of two media networks - the Asia News Network and the Impact Journalism Day alliance of newspapers - and it has won multiple international media awards, including from the Society of Publishers in Asia, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, the Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers' Association (Panpa), Society of News Design and Wan-Ifra. In 2017, it was conferred the silver award for best news mobile service and the bronze award for best use of online video by the World Association of Newspaper at the Digital Media Asia Awards.

About Lianhe Zaobao

Lianhe Zaobao, the Chinese flagship newspaper published by Singapore Press Holdings, is the largest-circulating Chinese newspaper in Singapore. Widely recognised in Southeast Asia for its superior quality as a responsible, objective, fair and credible newspaper, it also enjoys a good reputation and considerable influence in the global Chinese communities. Its 200-strong editorial team, including correspondents based in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo, keeps Singaporeans informed of major developments in the region. Launched in 1995, Zaobao.com, the digital edition of Lianhe Zaobao in mainland China, draws over 5 million daily page views and attracts a monthly readership of 5 million. Zaobao.sg, the 3-in-1 Chinese digital portal comprising of content from Lianhe Zaobao and two evening dailies Lianhe Wanbao and Shin Min Daily News, was launched in 2016. It targets local readers and readers in other parts of the world, and enjoys half a million daily page views and a monthly readership of 1.4 million.

Please visit www.zaobao.sg for more information.

About ONE FM 91.3

ONE FM 91.3 is an English music station playing REAL MUSIC targeting males and females above 40. The station plays adult pop from the 80s to present. The station features lifestyle news and the latest on sports. The ONE FM 91.3 line-up includes Glenn Ong and The Flying Dutchman from 6am to 10am. Thereafter, Cheryl Miles takes over from 10am to 4pm. Taking you home from work is The Weekday Getaway with Divian Nair from 4pm to 8pm. Wrapping up your weekdays is Charmaine Phua from 8pm to 12mn.

About UFM 100.3 UFM100.3 is a highly-charged Mandarin music station targeting at working professionals aged between 35-49 years that is specially catered to their lifestyle. Its creative, lively and engaging delivery style is able to consistently hook listeners on for far longer period of listening. The station's drive-time programmes are anchored by veteran DJs Wen Hong, Li Mei and Xiao Zhu in the morning from 6am to 10am, followed by Kemin from 10am to 1pm. Yu Ling takes over from 1pm to 4pm and makes way for Xin Ying and Wei Long from 4pm to 8pm. Cheng Yao rounds up the day with his show from 8pm to 12am. About Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

Incorporated in 1984, main board-listed Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) is Asia's leading media organisation, engaging minds and enriching lives across multiple languages and platforms.

SPH's core business is publishing of newspapers, magazines and books in both print and digital editions. It also owns other digital products, online classifieds, radio stations and outdoor media.

On the property front, SPH owns 70% in a real estate investment trust called SPH REIT which comprises Paragon, a premier upscale retail mall and medical suite/office property in Orchard Road and The Clementi Mall, a mid-market suburban mall.

SPH also owns and operates The Seletar Mall. It built an upmarket residential condominium, Sky@eleven, at Thomson Road, and is developing a new commercial cum residential site at Woodleigh Road. It also has a stake in Chinatown Point.

It is in the aged care sector and owns Orange Valley, Singapore's largest private nursing home operator.

SPH runs a regional events arm and a chain of Buzz retail outlets. It also invested in the education business.

For more information, please visit www.sph.com.sg