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Stretches for muscles surrounding the knee

Another stretch. It stretches the piriformis.

Natasha van Zwieten
It is important to keep the knee joint mobile and to keep the fluids inside of it moving around.
Do a quad stretch: Stand on one leg and pull the other behind you. Keep your knees together. Pull the other leg behind you until you feel a stretch in the front of your thigh

NEW! PhotoReady Airbrush™ Mousse Makeup

PhotoReady Airbrush™ Mousse Makeup

Don’t shy away from your close-up – insist on it!!
Be more confident going in for a close-up with Revlon PhotoReady™ Airbrush Mousse Makeup – an air-infused mousse makeup that goes on ‘light-as-air’ while also perfecting the look of skin.

Strengthen your biceps today

It is good for your back
Natasha van Zwieten
Strengthen you biceps today
This helps protect your back so that their isn’t so much strain placed on your back.

Local is beautiful

Chrissanthie Cosmetics

A locally produced anti-ageing eye care range looks set to take the market by storm. Aimed at a high end clientele, Chrissanthie eye care products are specially formulated to target the visible signs of ageing around the eyes, usually the first location on the face to manifest the tell-tale signs of advancing years.

Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Day

We’ve all heard the hype around “healthy mind – healthy body”, but what does this really mean, and what impact does it have to you and your health?
With the 17th of February being “Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Day”, we would like to tackle the issues around lifestyle and illness from an Emergency Services perspective.

Personal Trainer Nick Frost shares some fitness tips

Personal Trainer Nick Frost

Let me start of by introducing myself, my name is Nick Frost, I am a Personal Trainer with a passion for assisting others in making the changes to their bodies they require as well as to their minds.
I qualified through ISSA (International Sports Sciences Association), a well-established organisation that has been training people all over the world, hence allowing them to be recognised in over 80 different countries.

10 exercises to flatten that tummy

10 exercises to flatten that tummy

Natasha van Zwieten
I am Natasha van Zwieten and I am a biokineticist. I have an avid passion for exercise and for researching the latest technologies regarding diet, exercise and natural organic ways of living.
What you will need a big gym ball or a chair. Try and do all 10 exercises 10 times, as you progress do 2-3 sets of the entire routine and progress up to 20 repetitions.

Correct technique for squatting

Natasha van Zwieten
Many, many people I see squatting do it incorrectly.
The easiest way to do it is to
• Stand in front of a wall

Exercise your legs today - you have no excuse not to

Exercise your legs today - you have no excuse not to

You have time to work your legs everyday by using your own body weight.
• Squatting at your chair at work or home is a brilliant and simple way to work those legs.

Forever slim without diet or gym

Forever slim without diet or gym

Why is the butter in a croissant not actually the worst part for you? Why can diet drinks make you gain weight? Why might going to the gym less be exactly the thing you need to do to lose those extra pounds?
In this ground-breaking book Dr Luc Evenepoel answers all of these questions and more, explaining why the basic ideas we are fed about dieting are often the very reason that we cannot lose weight.