She lost 30kg but felt weak and unhappy... until she started lifting weights


It can be intimidating being the sole woman at the weight section but that didn't deter Ng from lifting weights. Photo: Art Chen/The Star Location: @theplayground.fit

Ellyse Ng has been eyeing the weight section of her gym for about two weeks now but never dared step foot on it.

“It took a long time before I finally ventured into the weight section. I was at the gym every day and I was just watching and watching. There weren’t any girls there, ” she says.

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