by Women's Health | Jul 27, 2018 | Fitness
Skateboarding is alive and well, and while your teenage self couldn’t be bothered, now is sure as hell the time to get on a roll. “Skateboarding is really progressing,” says skater Kelly Murray, competitor and programs officer at Skateistan, an organisation that...
by Women's Health | Jul 10, 2018 | Profile
Dayna’s sport is not for sissies. For starters, motocross racing is an extreme sport, where riders on roaring dirt bikes are pitted against each other in a Mad Max-esque setting. Then there’s the fact that Dayna is a woman in a largely testosterone-fuelled space. But...
by Women's Health | Jun 7, 2018 | Fitness
There’s way more to roller derby than chicks in fishnets beating each other. SA derby player Sam Baloyi gives you a crash course in toughening up. You’d be forgiven for thinking roller derby, the sport you’re likely associating with Ellen Page in the film Whip It is...
by Women's Health | May 29, 2018 | Fitness
Imagine the trauma of discovering that your body isn’t functioning properly, that you need an organ transplant. Then imagine the transplant is a success. What would you do with your second chance? These three women have gone from regular sports-lovers to...
by Women's Health | May 3, 2018 | Fitness
Caster Semenya, our star South Africa athlete and all-round awesome human being trains her butt off to be where she is today. The Hours Of Hard Work Caster trains twice a day, six days a week. “Imagine what that can do to your body!” she exclaims. “That’s why you need...
