General fitness-related information and exercise articles.
Professional Personal Trainer and Director of Body Excel Gym, Dave Giloi, discusses how to effectively and efficiently build bigger muscles.
It's almost summer, and summer means sleeveless tops and naked arms. Follow these easy steps to tone those flabby bits and give yourself arms you can be proud of.
Sports stars bare all to show just how the demands of their sporting codes shape their beautiful physiques. Check out the steaming hot gallery.
This is one policeman you don’t really want to catch you speeding… he may be a gentle giant, but at 154kg of pure muscle; he’s a still a giant in a police uniform.
Can't afford a gym contract but need to get in shape? Personal trainer Dave Giloi believes that there are many good reasons to train at home instead of at the gym.
You want to get fit, but launching yourself straight into a tough exercise programme is going to end in one of two ways - injury or giving up. Hear what the experts have to say.
New Year's resolution to get fitter? That's great, but if you plan on working out at home check out these video's of people who workout at home - and learn from their mistakes.
If a flat, toned tummy is what you're after check out this video demonstrating the five most effective abdominal exercises and how to do them right.
Check out this video for some awesome upper arm workouts that will tone your biceps and shape your triceps.
Muscle cramps are painful when you're exercising. Biolineticist Keri Drake, of The Lean Aubergine Dietetic Services explains how to avoid them and how to treat them.
Election time: long waits and irritation. How do you make the most of your time in the queue? Take advantage of this time to exercise your body and mind (without anyone noticing).
Biokineticist Keri Drake of The Lean Aubergine Dietetic Services gives us some tips on how to exercise during winter and keep motivated.
Humans were not built to sit in chairs in front of a computer all day. And it's starting to take its toll. Check out this infographic on how sitting down is slowly killing us.
You’ve got the gym contract, you have the gear... but do you have a plan? Personal trainer Dave Giloi explains the basics of aerobic and resistance training and why you need both.
Positive reinforcement and feedback may help people keep on track with their fitness training programmes, a new study suggests, and personal trainer Dave Giloi, agrees.
Training to do a triathlon – something she’s never done before – Supergirl101 has a theory about her trainers: fitness people are drunk with endorphins from exercising so much.
After being on a fitness hiatus for almost a year, Private L gets whipped into shape.
Staying fit is not as easy as pie, but it can be with these five great fitness applications for your smartphones.
Ariel Navarro, a fitness expert, gives advice on how to get fit in this three part series.
Part 3 of Ariel Navarro's fitness training programme. Part 3 focuses on creating a work out routine that suits you best.
Winter is the season where it becomes even more important to continue regular physical activity, says Ayesha Seedat, Registered Dietitian at the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
Personal trainer Dave Giloi trains the members of the False Bay Rugby Club.He offers some training tips for rugby players.
Whether it’s because the beat of the music matches your heart beat, or because it psyches you up – music is one of the best additions you can make to your workout.
What keeps blogger Fat Girl Slim going back to gym every week? It's not just the facilities that have her sticking to a fitness programme.
Win a ThinQ Pedometer and walk your way into shape for summer.
Being a star is hard work and looks are everything! Whereas most celebs go to gym or have a personal trainer, others enjoy sport to stay fit. Let these 10 stars inspire you.
The Fittest in Cape Town competition is a gruelling two day event in the fittest athletes will compete in a variety of workouts to determine who is the fittest in the mother city.
So you have decided to hit the gym and get healthy again - but you want immediate results and its difficult making the time. Here's how to make a plan.
If you're looking to tone and strengthen your glutes for a firmer looking behind, check out this video of some easy bum-firming exercises you can do at gym or at home.
Recurring muscle cramps are painful and surprisingly common.Dietician Karen Protheroe of the The Lean Aubergine Dietetic Services explains how to combat them with diet.
What does it take to be a US Navy SEAL, the likes of whom were sent on the mission to locate and eliminate Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden?
She's in such pain, but she's contemplating doing it again next year! Blogger Lotus writes about running her second Comrades.
Gymnasts, wrestlers and boxers often feel pressure to lose weight to boost performance, but the drastic methods they sometimes use - including strictly limiting kilojoules and intentional dehydration - can be dangerous to their health, experts warn.
Mona Pretorius is petite, blonde and 22. She’s also an Olympic weight-lifter and a woman of deceptive physical strength. Today she represents SA at the CrossFit Games in the USA.
New research has added one more benefit to the long list of weight training benefits - it can also help smokers kick the habit for good.
Athletic performance, also called exercise performance, describes an individual's ability to use various muscles to stay physically fit.
Recent statistics show that 80% of all people will suffer from back pain at some point. Ceri Hannan of Virgin Active gives us some back strengthening exercises to prevent this.
For World Heart Awareness month, Virgin Active's National Group Exercise Manager gives us some cardiovascular exercises to keep your heart strong.
For many people, travelling means packing a suitcase, arriving at the airport and waiting for their next flight. Here's a few tips on how to stay fit while travelling.
Part 2 of Ariel Navarro's fitness training programme. Part 2 focuses on training for specific body types and training for specific goals.
It is an undisputed fact that the sports massage offers numerous benefits to the athlete. However, the nature of these benefits and how they are bought about is less clear.
