October 2011
11 posts
I’m a believer
I am still a bit in awe that I actually woke up at 5.30 (it’s the second week, humour me!) on a cold, grey Monday morning, found the boot camp location that had eluded me the week before, and was functioning enough to put my shoes on the right foot, and reverse my car, let alone run sprints or perform triceps dips. We performed total-body exercises in circuits, from lunges to bicep curls...
Itching To Exercise
We’re three weeks into the intermediate programme, and I’ve managed a whole four sessions. And even though I have gymmed alone in between, it doesn’t make it much better. Last week, I was off from Wednesday as I was still ill. The cold had gone to my throat and chest, which, as Murray says, can put strain on your heart if you’re exercising. So I decided to lay low in bed and I’m finally starting...
Early Mornings Missions
Let me state for the record: I am not a morning person. I set alarms for alarms, hit snooze for so long that I incorporate the sound into my dreams, and am generally still asleep for the first 5 minutes of my shower. So, it was with some reluctance that I chose the early morning time slot for Boot Camp. No margin of error, no time for snoozing – for the next 8-weeks, Monday, Wednesday and...
Let's Get Physical
Jane Fonda was onto something when she donned her lycra leotards, put on those legwarmers and changed the way people exercised in the ’80s. If you long for those days or wonder what it was like getting physical the traditional aerobics way, Virgin Active has a class for you. They’ve just launched their new Retro Aerobics group training class.
The class is a great all rounder with...
Nutren Activ Adventure Boot Camp Challenge Winner!
After a gruelling 14 weeks of attending Adventure Boot Camp, five days a week, for three consecutive camps totalling exactly 60 days, 26 year old Tanya Ellis from Durbanville has won the Nutren Activ Adventure Boot Camp Challenge 2011.
With the help of Nutren Activ, a dietician, a life coach and numerous sponsors, she was able to make the biggest holistic lifestyle change that helped her lose...
Down A (Belt) Notch
Much to my disappointment (if you can believe it), I was only able to exercise twice last week as I fell ill. Monday’s session was far more enjoyable than the week before. I thought that Murray was taking it easy on us; until I woke up the next day and could barely walk – we did so many leg and glute exercises (which feel fine when you’re doing it as you’re lying down), but they certainly caught...
In Search of my Bikini Body
I will be the first to raise my hand and give a “hell yeah” for how tough winter’s been on my fitness regime. While I understand that, when I dejectedly left work in the winter darkness, I could have dutifully swiped my card in a well-lit, Rihanna-playing gym (and I’m sure I would have felt better for it afterwards), the wind and rain blew me home… where I...
Wear Jewellery Like A Goddess
Shelley Robertson, founder and jewellery designer at the Shelley & Harry Collection, shares her top five tips on wearing, choosing and owning the jewellery you wear – for any occasion. Shelley recently celebrated the company’s first birthday by launching the Goddess range – bold, daring and sultry gold pieces inspired from the ancient Etruscan jewellery items, which date back to over...
What have I gotten myself into?
That’s what was running through my head last week, as I began the SSISA Healthy Weight Intermediate Programme. Instead of exercising with a biokineticist three times a week, I’m now working out twice a week with a new bio, Murray, and at least twice more in my own time. Which sounds fine, but when you’re not being held accountable, and expected to show up on time, it gets easier to talk yourself...
Introducing The Circumferential Award Winner
That’s right, I won the award for the most centimetres lost in the group! How many is that, you ask? Twenty-six, from all over my body. In more detail:
Chest: 3.5cm
Waist: 11.7
Hip: 6
Thigh: 3
Bicep: 1.8
The most interesting part? I only lost 1.25kg. It goes to show that losing “weight” is more about centimetres than kilograms lost, because muscle takes up less space, but weighs the same as...
The Holy Grail Of Trail
by Thamar Houliston, Photographs Jacques Marais
Trail running is more than just a sport – it’s about enjoying creation in its purest form. And so a trail runner couldn’t dream of running anywhere more spectacular than on the Otter Trail in Nature’s Valley. The route runs for 42 kilometres along the coast and is some the most diverse terrain you’ll cover in one day – from boulder hopping on...
