How a 100kg father struggling to keep up with his 4-year-old lost 27kg in 6 months (opens in new tab)

Even now, Ayo Canlas can still vividly recall the elite tennis athlete he was as a student, a time that saw him represent the Philippines in the 2006 Junior Davis Cup. Last year, however, the 37-year-old corporate executive found he was struggling to keep up with a four-year-old. This wake-up call came during a family staycation in Singapore in December, when his daughter Arya challenged him to swim the length of the hotel pool with her. “It was difficult for me to match her pace,” says Canla...