Running with Ryan Sandes

Running with Ryan Sandes

I recently joined ultra-distance trail runner, Ryan Sandes on one of his training runs at one of his favourite places to run – Table Mountain. We chatted about his extraordinary rise to fame and success in the world of endurance running and his new book,...
Functional Training – Four reasons to do it

Functional Training – Four reasons to do it

Contrary to popular belief (especially among women) working out and exercise should not be about being skinny, but rather about conditioning your body in order to perform your everyday activities without much fuss. Yes, ladies, that means being able to fetch and carry...
SWITCH Playground and the Steve Uria Phenomenon

SWITCH Playground and the Steve Uria Phenomenon

It’s Sunday morning and as usual the congregants arrive for worship in their ‘Sunday Best’. The reception area of this church is jam packed with people ready to praise and worship, the only difference is they are not at the church you may think, they’re at SWITCH...
Nike Run Club

Nike Run Club

I recently attended my first Nike+ Run Club (NRC) meet. I had heard about it before and seen the club members running through the streets of Rosebank , but always thought it was for ‘serious’ runners only. However, if there is anything I have learned by now about Nike...
Gunnar Peterson – Personal Trainer to Hollywood Elite

Gunnar Peterson – Personal Trainer to Hollywood Elite

As the phone rang for me to connect with celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson, so many thoughts went through my mind – ‘How will he sound?’, ‘Will he be nice?’, ‘Hope he doesn’t cut me off after 5 minutes’. After all, I was interviewing him while he was doing his morning...
Beyoncé’s – Ivy Park

Beyoncé’s – Ivy Park

Be still our beating hearts – the original Queen B, Beyoncé Knowles has launched her own active wear range. Beyoncé has named her range ‘Ivy Park’ and is in part obviously named after her daughter, Blue Ivy. As for the Park part – related to the park she used to run...
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