Safety first for runners and walkers
Running and walking is two of the most enjoyable and popular ways of exercising and staying fit. Unfortunately, hitting the South African roads has become quite a dangerous endeavour. Here's [...]
Get the most benefit the most from your exercise
Exercise is critical for good health. It helps protect you from serious diseases such as obesity, heart disease, some cancers, mental illness, diabetes and arthritis, helps you sleep better, fight [...]
Your core and the muscles that support it
Training your core and the muscles that support it should be one of the basic fundamentals of any exercise programme. That's if you can identify it. Here's some help. Finding [...]
Discover easy but effective resistance band exercise
Keen to get exercising but don’t have space for a home gym? Or does travelling make it difficult to make effective use of your local gym? Then resistance bands offer [...]
Quick guide for cycling on South African roads
The tragic death of Olympic biker Burry Stander and the many other accidents involving cyclists on our roads have again brought the safety of cyclists on public roads into the [...]
CrossFit phenomenon
CrossFit has become the latest buzz word in fitness and has built a worldwide following among both men and women. For those who are bored with going to the gym [...]
Workout 101: exercise tips for novices
Making the decision to start exercising is the first and very significant step to improving your physical fitness and health. But failing to plan could mean that you are planning [...]
Dance your way to fitness
Hate exercising but love dancing? The good news is that dance in all its various forms has taken over the world of exercise and fitness and has proven to be [...]
Better ways of determining healthy body weight
For over 100 years, doctors, personal trainers and other health care professionals have used the Body Mass Index (BMI) to assess whether or not a person is overweight. But is [...]
Seven exercises you can do discreetly at work
You don't have to be an expert on fitness to know that sitting at a desk for eight hours a day is not what our bodies were designed to do. [...]
Winter exercise tips
If your favourite winter outdoor activity is going back inside, we have news for you. We would like to both inspire and motivate you take a new look at the [...]
Bikram yoga – something different for the new year
Bikram yoga aims to increase general health. Students of this style believe that a heated room helps to prevent injury while allowing the body to stretch, detoxify, relieve stress, tone [...]