Only a microwave? No problem. Try these delicious recipes

Only a microwave? No problem. Try these delicious recipes

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...
You are never too old to start exercising

You are never too old to start exercising

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...
Get personal with your training

Get personal with your training

When you wanted to become a ballerina, your parents took you for ballet lessons. When you wanted to learn a musical instrument, they hired a music tutor. The enthusiastic mathematics teacher who became the rugby coach had to hang up his boots when the team decided to...

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From 1 July 2021, the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) comes into full effect. The POPIA is designed to protect how your data is collected, used stored and processed. We fully support POPIA and we are pleased to share the steps we have taken to...
Strength Training vs Aerobic Training

Strength Training vs Aerobic Training

Strength training vs Aerobic training Strength trained individuals might question whether they should include aerobic exercise in their programs due to the popular belief that muscular strength can be lost when combined with aerobic training. To explore the truth of...
TB Awareness Month

TB Awareness Month

  TB Awareness Some of you might not know that March is TB awareness month. Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection mainly affecting the lungs that cause thousands of deaths every year worldwide. TB is the second greatest killer worldwide due to a single...
Hypertension

Hypertension

Hypertension High blood pressure, medically known as hypertension is something that many of us have heard of before and are screened for or asked about when visiting the gym or other training facilities. According to the South African Hypotensive Society 4 out of 10...
What do you know about Kidneys?

What do you know about Kidneys?

Our kidneys are 2 small bean-shaped organs, located in the upper abdominal area, against the back muscles. The saying: ‘dynamite comes in small packages could not be any truer for this small organ. It might be small, but it is lifesaving organs, responsible for...
Healthy Lifestyle

Healthy Lifestyle

  Healthy Lifestyles – 22 February is Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Day   Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Day is there to remind us to keep on track and be proactive about our health. We the year with a list of New Year’s resolutions, whatever they...
Fitness during Pregnancy

Fitness during Pregnancy

  Fitness during pregnancy   Staying fit during pregnancy can be tricky. First and foremost, consult your doctor. Complications do occur during pregnancy, so get the green light before attempting to continuing/starting with your fitness routine.   Why...