MOVEMENT | SPORT • Nicol David is a Malaysian from a small island called Penang. She held the position of World No. 1 Squash Champion for 108 consecutive months. On 2nd February 2021, with 318,943 votes, she was announced as The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time. The retired professional squash player, Datuk Nicol Ann David DB PJN DSPN KMN AMN (born on August 26, 1983) was officially ranked the number one female player in the world in January 1996 — a status that was never before held by an Asian woman. Nicol speaks to us from her second base in Colombia and opens up about mental health and how sports helped prepare her to be mentally strong during the 2020 pandemic. She spoke about her hometown Penang, her dad who was a former athlete himself, her mom's chilli crab curry, her siblings and being hyper active as a child, and her foundation for young women. We also spoke about Malaysians and their passion for food!  >p> Read the article: "Asia’s squash darling Nicol David named The World Games Greatest Athlete of All Time": https://www.asiafitnesstoday.com/?p=9003.

Co-hosts Jasmine Low & Nikki Yeo are joined by medical lab scientist Dr. Desmond Menon from Perth, who posed a technical question to Nicol on an elite athlete's training.

RHYTHM • At the conclusion of every show, we'll introduce music from singer-songwriters from the region and this round we introduce Amrita Soon was a young singer songwriter who had a dream of visiting Nashville, Tenneesee when she met Jasmine & Nikki, who then ran a music cafe and open mic events. She has since released two albums and performed in Malaysia, China, Nashville and even sang at the renowned Bluebird Cafe! Visit www.amritasoon.com to learn more about the singer.

We advocate rhythm & movement as therapy. Find out more about the Move8 fitness movement: www.move8.org.

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Edited/Produced by Jasmine Low & Nikki Yeo
Recorded at Sydney Podcast Studios
Music “24” by Amrita Soon
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First published 9 February 2021, revised for clarity
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