“The Wally Hayward is the last Gauteng qualifier before the year’s Comrades and it is estimated that 70% of the runners in the 42.2 km marathon are taking part to qualify for the 2012 Comrades”

Entries for Sunday’s Cross Triathlon and Duathlon at Buffelspoort Dam near Rustenburg close at midnight tonight (Thursday), with some of the sport’s top competitors expected to take part, organisers said.

Advertising agencies are geniuses when it comes to selling empty promises. Deep down every overweight person who has struggled to lose weight, knows that there is no such a thing as a miracle drug. No remedy can ensure weight loss whilst a person is still consuming thousands of calories in the form of cakes, breads, chocolates and chips etc.

Do any of these statements ring a bell? ‘I’m too busy to exercise’; ‘I can’t afford gym membership’; ‘I’d like to be fitter and slimmer but I just can’t get started!’

Developing a lean, flat stomach takes time and patience, especially when it comes to those last few kilograms in those hard to lose places.

It’s been one of those days. Since the moment you hit the snooze button this morning you’ve been behind schedule. Now it’s well past your normal workout time and you haven’t even changed into your gym clothes.

If your attempts at weight loss have met mostly with mixed or temporary successes, don’t despair. Give yourself some credit for persisting in the face of adversity. And give yourself the benefit of the doubt, too:

Imagine a world of absolute tranquillity and breathtaking beauty capturing your soul as you hover weightlessly in mother nature’s blue ocean depths. Fish life, the odd occasional Southern Right whale, even rays and dolphins grace your presence with pleasant surprise and ease.

Tight hamstrings can limit your freedom of movement and increase your risk of injury. Here's how to loosen them up.

Ever find yourself forced to politely listen to someone talk about how much they used to hate exercise, but now really love it? You probably wished you knew what pills this clown was taking, so you could get your hands on some of them for yourself.

Logical Golf is a very simple teaching system that has enjoyed worldwide success since its inception in 2001. The concept takes the complex issues of the golf game and simplifies them. It is vital that the teacher understands "cause and effect" throughout the various facets of the golf game.

Urban Angel is a platform where women can go to for all kinds of information. It is an online source of information on Sport& Training, Nutrition, Personal Finances, Life Coaching, Image Consulting and Fun.

Adventurous women were invited to join the Savanna Light Beginner’s Clinic at the River Club in Cape Town on the 24 of May 2008. This event has been developed to provide women with the opportunity of learning to play the game of golf and to inspire them.

Spice4life is proud to be a supporter of and supported by the Nike Game Changers Initiative.

Silent meditation is the follow up of our last month’s meditation (letting go of thoughts). It is used to settle your mind into a realm of silence.

Spring has sprung and we can start driving to work in sunlight. Getting up sure is easier...if only our weight and moods reflected the same 'springiness'.

When it comes to posture most of us covet the ballet ideal, long necks, open shoulders and straight, willowy backs – unfortunately not all of us are shaped like ballerinas but with the proper support we can all be a little closer to the confident statuesque shape that we desire.

Strengthening the muscles that support the knee with knee exercises is most important in protecting your knees from injury and knee pain.