Being an athlete is one thing, you can work hard, eat clean and train hard. Being an elite athlete is something completely different. Elite athletes don't just train to be healthy, they live and breathe to be able to push their bodies and perform on a level most of us only dream of. And yes, even trainers dream of that!
We are running a Family package special during the month of October, a wonderful way for the whole family to spend some quality time together while getting fit and healthy!
Being healthy should not be something we approach as a goal. Being healthy should be a lifestyle, depicted by the day-to-day choices we make. The 'Spring into Health' event aims to equip you with everything you need to make your health a lifestyle!
Be like Carmen and find your way to a more energetic life
This week, we want to share an incredible story from one of the ladies who has had a plan to change her life through exercise over the past 10 months with Conrad.
Khensani did it for her kids, who will you do it for?
Many people have fallen into the trap of 'quick fitness fixes', only to find themselves right back where they started a couple of weeks or months later. When it comes to your health and fitness goals, sustainability should always be the top priority. Khensani, one of our amazing members, has shown just what consistency can do for you in the long run.
If I have to say so myself, I realised I was overweight and out of shape, so I decided to make a change. I joined BodyLife on the 23rd of August 2012 to fight not only my weight but my shortness of breath as well.
At BodyLife we strive to give you the tools to help you take control of your fitness journey. Well done to one of our members, Morne Claasen, who's been working hard with one of our trainers and is now reaping some incredible benefits! Don't take our word for it, read it for yourself.
Stay active and join our healthy community with our once-off membership offer! No joining fee, no contracts and no hassles. Simply pay upfront and you will have an all-access membership. You'll have access to both of our facilities, all of our online classes and all daily workouts on the Intensity app!
Seeing that we're not able to train in our facility at the moment, we saw an opportunity to keep healthy and stay fit from home! Join us for our online workouts today by getting one of our online memberships. For only R99 you get a six-month membership! This will give you access to our various online workouts and help you keep the blood pumping from home.
We would like to assure all our members that our gym facilities are safe. We have done everything in our power to ensure a safe environment for you to train, keep healthy and stay active. Staying active is one of the best ways to build your immune system in these times.
Let us help you accomplish your goals, in and out the gym
Consistency is arguably the most important component when working to accomplish goals, in or out of the gym. Showing up is the hardest part. Let us help you get there.
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Survive those early Monday mornings in the gym by starting your day with an espresso. If you do not like coffee, how about grabbing one of our refreshing smoothies?
Your journey to getting stronger and living longer awaits
You don’t need to be a certain age, gender or have a specific skill level to start a journey to living longer and getting stronger. All you do need is an opportunity to start. Join Body Life Bendor in October and get 50% off your joining fee. This is only valid for the first 50 new members.
We are excited to announce that we will now be allowed to accommodate more people at our facilities. We may accommodate a maximum of 132 gym members at each of our facilities, and activity classes have now been extended to 18 people per session.
We understand that some of you are finding it difficult to exercise while under lockdown. We are here to help you find new ways to make movement a part of your daily routine.
Especially during periods of uncertainty and fear, it’s important to remember that doing something is always better than nothing. While you are spending a little extra time at home, why not utilise the opportunity to get some fresh air, stretch your legs, and try one of our Daily Home Workout classes. It's the ideal way to take a break from the everyday stresses, and to find some new perspective.
Challenge yourself to live a happier and healthier life
We understand that some of you are finding it difficult to exercise while under lockdown. We are here to help you find new ways to make movement a part of your daily routine.
Especially during periods of uncertainty and fear, it’s important to remember that doing something is always better than nothing. While you are spending a little extra time at home, why not utilise the opportunity to get some fresh air, stretch your legs, and try one of our Daily Home Workout classes. It's the ideal way to take a break from the everyday stresses, and to find some new perspective.
Don’t get hamstrung. Keeping your hamstrings flexible will help you move better and avoid Achilles injury. We have four simple exercises that will help you do this. If you are stuck at home, doing these exercises from your house can help you stay safe and strong. We can help.
Who: Everyone who wants to lose weight (in a healthy way!), tone up, transform your body and maintain results! Open to members and non-members of BodyLife.
Due to health and safety reasons, it is compulsory for all members to use sweat towels and wear training shoes and clothes. Sweat towels are meant to clean where you sweat and to cover equipment where you sit or lie on. Training shoes covers your feet and helps to protect you from serious injury. We know that the majority of members respect other members and use their towels and that we are very grateful for. Please take note that we will enforce our rules with regard to sweat towels, training shoes and training clothes and simply not allow members into the gym who do not adhere to these rules.
Living an active lifestyle means moving every single day, and this takes commitment. But dreading the thought of exercise and forcing yourself to do it is not likely to help you lead an active lifestyle.
You probably know by now that we’re huge fans of compound exercises. They are efficient and effective at improving strength and power, building muscle and burning energy.Compound exercises engage multiple muscles and joints simultaneously and usually involve big movements. They challenge not only strength and power, but also agility, mobility and balance.
You’ll also know that we place huge emphasis on proper technique, as it enables you to enjoy all the potential benefits compound exercises have to offer. Learn more here: http://goo.gl/YdL7R2
Getting fit in 2019 is going to be more motivating and more fun here at Bodylife! Why? Because our classes are dynamic and for everyone, so bring a friend or family member - we all know that training together is more fun anyway!
Valentine's Day is fast approaching and if you don't have any plans yet, you need to start brainstorming. If you have someone to share it with or not, remember this is the day you should also practice self-love and self-care. If you're planning on getting your sweat on amidst all the romance in the air, rounding up some Valentine's Day workout ideas to celebrate your kickass body will remind you to love yourself on Valentine's Day, and every day.
Here are some basic workout ideas to help you feel like the god/goddess you really are.
Cardio (short for cardiovascular) exercise is “aerobic”, which means it requires your heart to pump oxygenated blood to your muscles to fuel your exercise. The more efficiently it does this, the fitter you are.
Along with strengthening your heart and lungs, cardio is great for weight-loss, stress reduction and more stable sleep patterns. Exercises like running, cycling and swimming are the most common forms of cardio, but there are many other forms of cardio to choose from.
Bootcamp-style functional workouts can also be good cardio workouts, and outdoor activities like hiking are also a form of cardio. To find out more, follow this link: http://bit.ly/2HYW2qA
Functional movement training involves training the body for activities you perform in your day-to-day life. It doesn’t just strengthen one muscle group at a time. Instead, this kind of training works several muscle groups at once. As a result, you build strength holistically, training your body to function as a single unit. Because you’re using several muscle groups at once, coordination, balance and neuromuscular control are all improved simultaneously.
It's time to get out of your own way and achieve what you've wanted to achieve. It's easy to slip back into our old routines, but 2019 is the year to break out and smash your goals! Here are a couple of tips on how to do that: http://https://bit.ly/2QSv17p
Want to stick with your resolutions this year? We all start a new year with good intentions, but by the time February rolls round, we tend to fall of the bandwagon. But here is a simple tip to help: Make your goals specific and realistic.
We are turning up the heat tomorrow | 17:30 - 19:30
Body Life will be bringing the heat in the upcoming winter season.
This Wednesday (tomorrow) we are bringing back the long awaited Aerobics Marathon, with 4 Instructors back to back! Join us at 62 MacDonald Street, Florapark between 17:30 - 19:30 and get ready to sweat it out!
Please note, that every Wednesday at Body Life Flora Park, our Biokineticist will be hosting a series of challenges that will test a variety of fitness categories to help our members to be aware of their strengths and weaknesses.
One of the challenges was the "Wall Sit" which will help you see the endurance in your legs. This is done by seeing how long you can sit on the wall.
Well done to everyone that have come out over the last few weeks to test themselves. We look forward to seeing you there next week! https://bit.ly/2I9eI6Y Well done to everyone that have come out over the last few weeks to test themselves. We look forward to seeing you there next week! https://bit.ly/2I9eI6Y" />
We have decided to make the InBody body composition testing more accessible to all our members by reducing the testing prices. Single members can do an assessment now for only R150 and a family of two for R250.
Going beyond your bathroom scale, body composition analysis breaks down your body composition into four components: fat, lean body mass, minerals, and body water. This is an excellent way to test your body composition changes over a set period of dieting and exercise. If you would like to book an assessment or get more information on the system, contact us at our Bendor Branch : https://bit.ly/2G1xWp1
You probably know by now that we’re huge fans of compound exercises. They are efficient and effective at improving strength and power, building muscle and burning energy.
Just a reminder, compound exercises engage multiple muscles and joints simultaneously and usually involve big movements. They challenge not only strength and power, but also agility, mobility and balance.
You’ll also know that we place huge emphasis on proper technique, as it enables you to enjoy all the potential benefits compound exercises have to offer.
Biokinetics is the science of movement and the application of exercise in rehabilitative treatment of performance. Biokinetics primary function is to improve physical functioning and health care through exercise as a modality.
We are also proud to announce that we have invested in the latest cutting edge body composition testing technology. We have tested the technology over the past few weeks and found remarkable accurate results in clients.
Being at your ideal bodyweight doesn’t just look good. It has underlying health benefits that are even more valuable.
When you’re at a healthy weight you reduce your risk of developing chronic conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.
Remember that weight-loss and fitness are about holistic health and wellbeing, not just fitting into smaller clothes and looking good.
ISO-MUM is pH balanced and fast acting, deterring heartburn and indigestion commonly associated with protein supplementation. It provides readily available protein for muscle fibres, aiding muscle recovery, preventing muscle degradation and providing a Safe Quality Whey Isolate supplement as an anytime protein snack.
For Mums who are looking for the best Whey Protein supplement to improve body composition, enhance athletic performance and and general overall health maintenance, ISO-MUM is the protein of choice!
Whether you’re looking to maximise muscle development and fat loss, or you’re simply looking to take the best pathway to optimal health, fish oil is a supplement you must be adding to your daily diet.
OM3GA uses only the most ultra-pure, filtered fish oil to supply the two critical omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA. These fatty acids are known for a multitude of health benefits.
With it’s high concentrations and natural triglycerides, just one serving of OM3GA soft gels delivers the proper dose of DHA in conjunction with EPA to replenish even the most demanding omega-3 micro-nutrient needs.
FAHRENHEIT is a ultra concentrated fat burner that meticulously combines high doses of natural stimulant agents that attack body fat from three different angles to provide you the most effective strategy for cutting body fat:
Stage One: Increase the release of fat from the fat cells Stage Two: Help to carry more of that fat into the mitochondria to be utilised up as energy. Stage Three: Increase your metabolic rate to burn up more of that fat through the day.
Looking to supplement your training with good nutrition?
We have the solution for you... FUEL - Clean, Honest, Effective Sports Nutrition.
To find out more about what they have to offer, check out their page: www.getfuelonline.co.za
The effort you are putting in to create the best YOU, calls for the Highest Quality Nutrition. No compromise. If you’re serious about results, and aware of what you put in to fuel your body….then FUEL should be your first choice.
WOW 11 is here!!!! This is a short week with Easter weekend coming up. So for all those easter eggs you're going to eat, you cannot miss a session at the gym!
The WOW's are there for our members that come to the gym, without a workout plan, or for those of you that just want something else for the day!
And remember to book your Body Assessment with one of our trainers.
Take time to go through the workout and the video's. Remember, even if you do not want to take part in the challenge you can still do the workouts as part of your road to health and fitness.
WOW 11, option A AMRAP 15 MIN: (as many rounds as possible in 15min) 5 PULL UPS 10 PUSH UPS 15 BODY WEIGHT SQUATS
WOW 11, option A Scaled AMRAP 12 MIN: (as many rounds as possible in 12 min) 5 JUMPING PULL UPS 10 LADIES PUSH UPS 15 BODY WEIGHT SQUATS
WOW 11, option B EMOM 16 MIN: (every min on the min for 16min) MIN 1(ODD): 10 BURPEES MIN 2(EVEN): 20 SIT UPS
WOW 11 , option B Scaled EMOM 12 MIN: (every min on the min for 12min) MIN 1(ODD): 7 BURPEES MIN 2(EVEN): 15 SIT UPS
Please feel free to ask any instructor to assist you with technique or to explain to you how the workouts work.
Competitors will be ranked according to the time they spend on completing workout in Option A. Option A (Scaled) will not form part of the challenge. See our Video Library under More for demonstrations on these exercises
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