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Want a break from your usual gym routine? The Aerial Fitness Factory in Centurion could be your new workout spot. These classes are all about hanging from ropes or flying through hoops, and focus on strengthening the core and increasing flexibility.

What started out as a 100-day keto challenge turned into a major lifestyle shift for Asanda Kwakweni. No more waking up with sore and stiff joints – these days, she wakes up fresh and more alert than ever. In March last year, Asanda Kwakweni was the

Most of us prefer our food fragrant with herbs and spices, and when we’re on a weight loss regimen it becomes even more important to be able to savour our meals and feel satiated. But dried herbs and spices often contain hidden salts and other diet a

for 24-year-old education content writer Lara Moyles, the biggest drawcard of veganism was its ethos. As a child she’d dreamed of being a marine biologist and had been considering adopting a more environmentally friendly diet for a while. ‘I looked i

Serves 4-6 Cooking time: 23-25 minutes • 2 tbsp oil• 2 medium yellow onions, or 1 large red onion, diced (I prefer red onions because they’re sweeter)• 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes• 2 x 400g tins chickpeas, drained and rinsed• 3 garlic cloves, mince

I haven’t eaten in eight days and I feel on top of the world. Right now I am standing in the shower, letting the water course down my body. It is close to scalding but I need the heat. I am cold to my bones. It is mid-summer but when I get out I will

The Wazoogles emblem is a unicorn. According to avid surfer (and eternal optimist) Warren Goodman, the man behind the health food range, this magical creature depicts the properties of the superfoods he sources worldwide. With organic ingredients suc

'Ancient yogis believed that how you breathe determines how you live,’ says Cape Town-based yoga teacher Stevie Hiscock. So if your breathing is shallow, you’ll live a shallow life; if your breathing is deep, you’ll live a full, long life. ‘It’s call

Metabolism is a complex process. Simply put, it’s the process of converting what we eat and drink into energy. A slow metabolism burns fewer calories, with the leftovers being stored as fat in the body. A fast metabolism burns calories at a quicker r

Whether it’s three, 13 or 30 kilos, slimming down is about much more than losing weight – it’s about seeking health, wellbeing and confidence. But if diets boycott this, how can we permanently achieve a healthy weight? We strive to stand out in so ma

Vegetables supply us with lots of important nutrients without being high in calories. Aim for 400g a day. Note that you shouldn’t eat more than 250g of fruit a day as it’s naturally high in sugar (see ‘Last word’, opposite). Wholegrain foods high in

@lifestylechangewithlelo Just a few months after Nompumelelo’s 40th birthday, her mother unexpectedly passed away. The shock of losing her mom took a huge emotional toll; for a year she felt depressed and unhappy. What made it worse was the fact that

A staggering 68 percent of South African women aged 15 and older are obese or overweight, according to the most recent Demographic and Health Survey. And it’s estimated that as much as 75 percent of overeating may be triggered by feelings rather than

Growing up, Yolandi Smal never had a problem with weight. ‘I was active at school, not particularly sporty, but I earned my colours for judo,’ she says. ‘Then in my gap year, the wheels came off. Later, after getting married and having three boys, my

We’re crawling with bacteria – though perhaps we’d feel better about that if we called them by one of their other names: microbes (which also take in the viruses and fungi present in the gastrointestinal tract). They’re in our guts, in our mouths, on

Doctors have long been using the term ‘burnout’ to refer to people who are experiencing severe chronic stress, and in March this year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) finally recognised burnout as an official medical condition. It’s been classifi

If you don’t feel comfortable in your own skin, you aren’t going to feel good about yourself. A 2016 study published in medical journal Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment found that regular exercise increases body positivity (no matter the physic

Some beauty claims are easy enough to decipher. Descriptions like ‘100% vegan’ or ‘organic’ are self-explanatory. Other, more vague claims, such as ‘green’, ‘natural’ and ‘hypoallergenic’ have no legal definition, so there is a lot of grey area. Then

Our body is home to trillions of microorganisms – in fact they outnumber our human cells 10 times. We’re finally waking up to the importance of those that colonise our digestive system, but it seems microorganisms on our skin may be as crucial. Our s

Prep + cook time: 1 hour, 10 minutes Serves 6 • ¼ cup (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil• 1 medium bulb fennel (300g), chopped finely• 2 cloves garlic, crushed• 2 shallots (50g), chopped finely• 1 tsp ground fennel• 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest• 500g sp