by Women's Health | Jun 22, 2018 | Fitness, Sex & Love
My hip flexors are so tight you’d think I hadn’t moved beyond a shuffle in 39 years. But those weird hips were the last thing on my mind when I decided to take up Pilates – it was more that I felt my back needed oiling. I was so out of alignment I even sat...
by Women's Health | Jun 21, 2018 | Fitness, Workouts
First, let’s get one thing out the way: If you’ve had a never-again experience with yoga — on YouTube or IRL — where the chanty weirdness of it threw you off, consider giving yoga another chance. There are many different styles, some more chanty than...
by Women's Health | Jun 20, 2018 | Fitness
Mapule Ndhlovu is fit. She’s one of SA’s top trainers. She can lift. She runs at the least five kilometres daily. She does cycle tours on a whim. She doesn’t have off days. Correction: Mapule Ndhlovu is crazy fit. Check out her Instagram page. Her workouts look hard,...
by Women's Health | Jun 19, 2018 | Fitness
Let’s talk about hamstrings. Those things at the back of your legs that exist… But you’re not actually quite sure what they’re used for. As it turns out, they’re majorly important. Because they are attached to your glutes and make their way to your lower legs,...
by Women's Health | Jun 18, 2018 | Fitness
She’s got the body-fat percentage of a pro athlete, killer abs and enviable curves. So what’s Mapule’s secret workout formula for achieving serious #BodyGoals? These are the exercises she never skips — and why they’re important: Squats...
