A healthy lifestyle simply means doing things that make you happy and feel good. For one person, that may mean walking a mile five times a week, eating fast food once a week, and spending virtual or in-person time with loved ones every other day. Making changes to...
What are the benefits of exercise during pregnancy? Exercising for 30 minutes on most, or all, days can benefit your health during pregnancy. Exercising for just 20 minutes, 3 or 4 days a week, is still beneficial, as well. The important thing is to be active and get...
Detect Cancer Early – Be Proactive According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer control objectives are best achieved through a multi-faceted approach for reducing the risk for cancer. Food, nutrition, physical activity and body composition all play a role...
Now, more than ever, you would want to spend the next three minutes of your life reading all the way to the end. This could be the difference between your current life and just how much quality needs to be added to it. Covid-19 brought about challenges that if not...
There is a buzz on our campuses again, which we haven’t seen for a very long time. Hopefully, we will have fewer Teams meetings and more in-person ones this year, and of course, new fitness goals! Certain COVID-protocols will still be in place (see...
So, another New Year has come around again and the first thing most of us do when the 1st day of the year hits is set some resolutions for the year ahead. One New year’s resolution I hear every year, is “I want to be healthier and change my lifestyle”. This is one...
Here’s to 2021! Welcome to the final edition of the official Maties Gymnasium Newsletter for 2021. We sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are all still safe and remain fit and healthy. Thank you all for supporting your favourite gymnasium in Stellenbosch...
Longer nights and shorter days, cold and raining days… all of these spell winter, and it is sometimes enough to derail even the most avid fitness fan’s exercise routine. But instead of hibernating under a warm blanket on the couch, find an expert to help you create an...
Student life can be challenging at times, especially when it comes to meals. Sometimes you just want to make your own food and then you are stuck with just a microwave. Luckily there are a lot of healthy food you can prepare in this little convenience oven, says...
At the age of 80, Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura, became the oldest person to summit Mount Everest in May 2013. No small feat, if you think that out of about 4 000 people, only 660 succeeded to scale this 8 848m mountain. What is more, Yuichiro had reached the...
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