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7 Tips to reset your kratom tolerance this winter

As winter approaches and the weather gets cooler, there are probably some kratom users who are looking to reset their tolerances so that they can enjoy it more fully

Banesa Tseki. (Supplied by Banesa Tseki)

Yoga: Connecting body, mind and soul

Today is World Yoga Day, here are different types of yoga practices that work for different people

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VIDEO | How to know if you’re exercising hard enough

To keep your heart happy and healthy you should be exercising for 150 to 300 minutes a week. Watch this short video for other useful tips on how to exercise properly

Statistically, our population is classified as one that is ageing rapidly. There are ways to ensure that we go into our retirement years healthier, fitter and more cognisant

South Africa may be ageing as a society – but we can live better, longer

Statistically, our population is classified as one that is ageing rapidly. There are ways to ensure that we go into our retirement years healthier, fitter and more cognisant

Residents exercise in the early morning at Berea Park in the Johannesburg inner-city suburb of Berea. (Ihsaan Haffejee/New Frame)

Early-morning exercise: Jo’burg’s three golden hours

Under level four of the Covid-19 lockdown, the hours from 6am to 9am became the time when inner-city residents could use local parks to escape the nightmare around them

As good as a trainer… well, almost: If you’re on your own this January and looking to follow through with new year’s resolutions, here are some tips.

How to get the most out of your gym membership

Finally, go where you’ve always feared to tread at the gym with these four tips.

Cosatu said it had lost confidence in Zuma to lead and unite the ANC and the country

Vibrations shake it up, for some

If you’ve been told to rid yourself of some weight, a machine on its own can’t do it.

Gogos step up for peace of mind

Depression among the elderly is largely overlooked, but exercise can help to counter it.

For well over a generation the management of diabetes focused primarily on bringing blood sugar levels within the normal range to prevent a huge list of complications such as blindness, kidney disease, heart attacks, strokes and amputations.

Physician, exercise thyself

Doctors can get patients to take better care of themselves by setting a good, healthy example.

Comment: Obese SA has to get a move on

There is a simple way to combat chronic lifestyle diseases, and that is to eat properly and exercise.

The incredible story of Frank Hendricks who is changing the lives of gangsters and drug addicts in his community with his backyard gym.

Frankie’s gym: Addicts, gangsters welcome

The incredible story of Frank Hendricks who is changing the lives of gangsters and drug addicts in his community with his backyard gym.

Obesity: Children tip the scales

The drive to prevent childhood obesity in the United Kingdom has not made progress.

Get fit in five minutes

High-intensity training improves results and takes away the old excuse of no time, writes Sam Murphy.

Three-pronged plan to tackle diabetes

The three tactics type 2 diabetes sufferers should incorporate into their lives in order to effectively manage disease.

Want to be fit? No sweat!

Want to be fit? No sweat!

It is a testament to mankind’s determination to exercise without doing any.

Unabridged bait for the treadmill

Exercise is really hard and boring, until you take Keith Richards running with you.

The organisations say lockdown regulations are unconstitutional because they do not protect the best interests of children

A baby for the biceps

A new arrival can wreak havoc on parents’ fitness, but not if they use their baby as a home gym.

Researchers scan cyclists’ brains at race speed

Researchers have found a way to measure the brain activity of cyclists at racing speed, breaking new ground in the study of how the brain works.

Statistically, our population is classified as one that is ageing rapidly. There are ways to ensure that we go into our retirement years healthier, fitter and more cognisant

Exercise: Girls want to have fun too

Why are women told that exercise is a way to lose weight, when so many enjoy sport for how it makes them feel, not how it makes them look?

Obesity — the silent killer

Obesity — the silent killer

Obesity can be dangerous to one’s health. Many South Africans are unaware of the dangers of being overweight.