The Happiest 5K on the Planet was in Pretoria town, at the Rugby Club, on 21 July 2018 under the theme, Carnival Tour. Color Run South Africa had earlier promised to roll out the grandest parade yet, and true to its word, the Carnival Tour Pretoria, brought with it stilt walkers, balloon shapers, music, good-natured clowning around, and…
We hear it all the time! “I need to lose weight, but first I must do a detox.” And around this time of the year when we are recovering from the festive season, almost everyone is looking for concoctions to help them detox. The fact is you do not need to cleanse your system with…
It has been almost three months since I received brand new kicks from Asics South Africa. Since then, I have literally been gliding on the road in the Asics Gel Pulse 9. The shoes have so far helped me to effortlessly hit two personal 5k bests. I have covered a distance of 45 kilometres…
Hunting for the birthday gift for your mum or looking for the top 10 Mother’s Day gift ideas? I have simplified that mission of finding the best fitness-related gifts for healthy-minded mothers. I know that there can be no gift worth the gift of life that a mother gives but in a way you can…
My workouts and nutrition for the month of February are being fuelled by the Exox Lean-Pro Protein and Protein Synergy Bars from Evox, a leading local and international supplements brand. Evox has been around for years and I have been one of their devoted customers ever since I discovered their ‘to die for’ flavour of…
One does not simply go into combat without the essentials needed for the fight. And so should you never step on to the gym battlefield without your gym bag essentials. Yep, the gym is a combat zone. A gym is a place where you don’t compete with anyone else but yourself; it is the place…
Some of us can testify that we have on numerous occasions received unsolicited fitness advice in the gym. There are two sides to this. Some of the advice is legit while the rest is just broscience. The solid and legit fitness advice is welcome because it saves us, especially beginners, from making cringe-worthy fitness mistakes.
Fitness Chat has rounded up 10 of the best personal trainers/coaches in South Africa. These fitness gurus are by reputation highly sought-after and are known to sculpt bodies to absolute perfection. With the New Year fast approaching, new fitness goals will be set by almost everyone. People will be needing to lose weight, some will…
Until recently, I did not ever think that I would ever classify myself as an emotional eater. But stressful situations in the recent past have had me questioning my eating habits and this caused me to reach out to a wellness expert and nutritionist and seek some answers about emotional eating.
There are days and times when workout motivation is solid and you kill it in the gym without even using the ultimate gym playlist. Then there are days when you feel like you need a pair of binoculars to find the motivation to workout. This is called life. It happens to most of us and…
I know you are well aware that the Color Run Superhero Tour has been doing rounds this year since it’s 2017 world debut, in Soweto, back in April. If you claim not to be aware, no worries, I will tell you all about it and the best part? I will even rub photos in your…
