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The exciting thing about hiking is that it’s for everyone. Whether you’re physically fit or not, you will find hiking trails to love. As Sir Edmund Hillary puts it: “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” There are many benefits to hiking, from sculpting your legs, core, hips and bum to burning fat. Hiking […] More
Women’s might be over, but here at we celebrate women — like these incredible home-grown sportswomen — all year round. You see, we understand that it takes more than a month to celebrate all these epic overachievers at local, national and international level. We couldn’t fit them all in one article obvs, but we’re extra […] More
I’m not one to generally back down from a challenge. In fact, I thrive on challenges. I love taking myself out of what I know and delving deep into the unknown, which is why taking part in a 10km trail run was something I needed to do. The Steenberg Spring Trail Run Steenberg Wine Farm […] More
You curled, squatted, and burpee-d your way through a full-body workout. But after an hour of nonstop fitness your sweat levels are… low. What gives? Did you totally phone it in during your exercise sesh? Because it doesn’t count unless you really break a sweat, right? *Insert buzzer noise here* Wrong! But you’re not the only […] More
Running alone can be dangerous. Even a survey from the States quantified that fear: women are more than twice as likely to say they’re afraid to venture out at night on foot. Which is tough because cooler dawn and dusk are the best times to lace up. The Run Angel is designed to mitigate some […] More
Having a tight pelvic floor sounds like a good thing, right? This is an area where many women have real problems — particularly after childbirth and as they age. When I began studying structural integration (a type of bodywork that focuses on lengthening and stretching connective tissue a.k.a. fascia) about a decade ago, I learned […] More
We all know Mapule Ndhlovu as the ‘Queen of fitness’ — a pro athlete with killers abs, insane power moves and mad skipping skills — but did you know that she also loves to run? She also happens to be one of the faces of adidas’ new ‘Feel The Boost’ campaign… so she gave us […] More
It’s been two weeks and we’re still all about the throwbacks to this year’s Fit Night Out Joburg, which rocked the Montecasino Outdoor Events Arena on 18 August. It was the tenth Fit Night Out and it did the milestone justice and then some. This is what went down on a day that felt like […] More
