Ditch the beach towel and get sweaty on the sand this summer with this ultimate beach bum workout by muscle physiologist and lifeguard Tayla Falmann.
6 Cardio Myths You Need To Stop Believing
Getting your heart rate up is great for stress relief and keeping your heart healthy. But there are tons of cardio myths floating around. Here’s the reality about the workout.
Your Easy 10K Training Plan And Tips To Crush It In Just 6 Weeks
From easy runs to time trails, this plan will get you over that finish line in only a few weeks.
“This Is How I Conquered Perimenopause Symptoms And Lost 14KG”
44-year-old Danielle Wium discovered more energy and a new lifestyle when she learned how to target her perimenopause symptoms. Here’s her formula for success.
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Best Post-Pregnancy Workout To Get Your Abs Back
Green light from your doc sorted? Awesome. Do this workout three times a week, following the pattern applicable to you.
5-Minute Body Fat-Blasting Workout
Resize your thighs, flatten your belly and firm your butt – in record time with these moves!
Fitmama Workout For The First Trimester
This Fitmama workout from antenatal personal trainer Gizele Monteiro and Vanessa Marques can be done three times a week.
5 Moves That’ll Help You Get Strong, Scuplted Shoulders
Want to get sultry shoulders by spring? Get acquainted with these moves from Richard Woolrich, biokineticist and personal trainer at Virgin Active…
How To Warm Up The Right Way
One possible reason your desired fitness results still elude you: you’re starting your workouts all wrong. Here’s how to warm up the right way…
5 Easy Exercises To Do With Your Baby
If you’re a new mum, here are five easy exercises from Cotton On Body for you to try with your baby…
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“Unforgiving Mean Girls At School Motivated Me To Lose 45 Kilos”
Losing weight isn’t easy — no matter who you are. Here’s how student Casey Viviers lost a whopping 40 kilos — in high school.
The 5 Biggest Misconceptions About Eating Fat, According To Dieticians
At some point, you’ve probably heard some myths and misconceptions about eating fat. Here are the biggest you’ve probably heard—and the actual truth.
There’s A More Effective Way To Curb Your Cravings Than ‘Enjoying In Moderation’
If you’ve ever found yourself staring at the bottom of an empty bag of chips (or tub of ice cream), you understand how difficult it is to fight off cravings
“My Pre-Pregnancy Dress Was My Motivation For Getting My Body Back”
After giving birth, this woman used her pre-pregnancy dresses as motivation to reclaim her body and boost her self-confidence.
What You Need To Know Before You Try A Fasting Diet To Lose Weight
A mere five years ago, fasting was a top diet taboo. Now it’s the core of an increasingly popular (and increasingly research-backed) weight-loss approach.
Turns Out Taking A 2-Week Diet Break Might Actually Help You Lose More Weight
New research suggests there’s an easier way for you to lose the kilos, and it involves ditching your diet entirely – for set periods of time, at least.
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9 Best Isometric Exercises You Can Do Anywhere
Isometric exercises are great to help get strong if you’re already dealing with an injury, since they don’t add stress on your joints.
“I Tried Kundalini Yoga And Now I Get Why People Love It”
If you can suspend your suspicions for a second, let me tell you why I really like kundalini yoga, and why you might want to give it a second chance…
Learn To Do A Legit Reverse Plank For A Major Glutes And Abs Burn
Reverse planks are essentially the next level of everyone’s favourite booty builder, glute bridges. They require more strength from your core, hip extensors, and butt — once you’re there, though, get ready for peach perfection.
This Abs Workout Only Takes 5 Minutes — But It’s INTENSE
It’s perfect for clients who want to transform their core, and even helped Kelsey get sculpted and toned during her own fitness journey.
“I Tried CrossFit For The First Time — This Is What I Learnt”
It’s the three-month Women’s Health Staff Fitness Challenge and I chose to do CrossFit to up my strength. Here’s what I learnt…
5 Surprisingly Easy Ways To Lose A Few Kilos
Whether you want to beat bloat or find out how to lose a few kilos, these expert-approved rules are so simple, you’ll forget you’re even trying.
Gear Up For The Beast Trail Run With These 5 Essentials
Starting at Forries, this brutal route takes you basically everywhere but fortunately back to the bar where a cold beer will be waiting. I’m frothing, to say the least…
4 Insane Body Benefits Of Using The Rowing Machine
Olympian and World Rowing Champion Kirsten Macdonald makes a case for not only the benefits of using the rowing machine, but the actual boat too.
This Total-Body Dance Routine Will Have You Burning ALL The Calories
Yup – depending on your weight, just 30 minutes of dancing can burn anywhere from 150 to 300 of calories. You ready for this?
This Woman Gave Birth To Miracle Baby After 13 Years Of Trying To Conceive
Infertility is a problem that faces around 50 million couples worldwide but for one couple, the difficulty of being unable to conceive is a thing of the past. At the end of May, a Durban woman gave birth to her miracle baby after 13 years of being unable to conceive.
“Why The ASICS METARIDE Shoes Are Perfect For Comrades”
Comrades is on every runner’s bucket list, including mine. I haven’t plucked up the courage yet, but when I do, these are the shoes I’ll be running in…
This 10-Minute Workout Will Give You A Taste Of CrossFit
From the outside, CrossFit looks scary: Lots of heavy weights. Big muscles. Loud noises. Moves that look like they shouldn’t be humanly possible. And there’s that way that everyone who does CrossFit always talks about it in a suspiciously cultish manner.