{"id":35005,"date":"2018-07-12T18:14:31","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T10:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?post_type=health-article&#038;p=35005"},"modified":"2024-05-27T18:22:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T10:22:40","slug":"be-fit-malaysians-5-life-after-being-a-national-athlete","status":"publish","type":"health-article","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/be-fit-malaysians-5-life-after-being-a-national-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Fit Malaysians #5: Life After Being A National Athlete"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35005\" class=\"elementor elementor-35005\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73922d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d73922d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d5e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10d5e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>Dr. Harjeet Singh, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon<\/em><br \/><br \/>Being a professional athlete is something that many people aspire towards. It takes a lot of hard work and sacrifice to play at the highest level of any sport, but it can be quite rewarding. However, after the glitz and glamour, what\u2019s life like upon retirement? 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