Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Fitness, Walking and Travel Blog
Intro Trust that you all had a good Valentine’s Day. We had an enjoyable walk and brunch followed by a brief visit to Casa das Natas at Bedford Crossing. Some of the ladies in our group had decided to rather do the ‘Gal-entine’s 5.1 km Walk’ around Essexwold🩷❤️. We had brunch at Bem Bom and
Intro – Bedfordview Walking or Rucking – 2025 Nov 16 Not particularly pleasant weather conditions. It wasn’t just raining, it was pouring… unrelenting rain the entire route. Small rivers both side of van Buuren. Does anyone remember the pavements? Well I didn’t see any pavement this morning… that bad! But all’s well that ends well.
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I enjoyed the 60 km ride this afternoon. Virgin Active Bedfordview introduced a new Skillbike a few months ago. I enjoy this bike: it gives a great ride, the app works well and it provides lot’s of useful features. I rode Wattbikes at the gym for a number of years but I had endless issues
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Cardio may be good for your health in the long run — but it may not be the best method to burn fat and build muscle. A study has found that those who did strength training lost more fat and had better blood sugar maintenance than those who did cardio or a combination of both.
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Intro A Happy New Year to everyone! To start off the year on the right foot we had a large group of enthusiastic hikers. Beautiful blue skies😎 but it got hot later on🥵. Overall, another most enjoyable hike. I have never seen the Nature Reserve this lush green and there were flowers everywhere. Thanks to
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Intro Beautiful blue skies😎 but it got hot towards the end🥵. Overall, another most enjoyable hike. Thanks to everyone who joined us on the 11K and the 15K hikes. Welcome back to Erik and Sylvia. Erik spent a few weeks in Cape Town where he enjoyed a great deal of hiking. Welcome back home Sylvia.
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Intro Absolutely amazing weather. Spring Day, celebrated in South Africa on the 1st September, marks the beginning of this delightful season, where nature awakens from its slumber, and the air is filled with a sense of joy and rejuvenation. Spring in the Southern Hemisphere starts on 22nd/ 23rd of the month but in South Africa, warmer
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Intro – Winter Flowers in Johannesburg This past Sunday I went to the gym and afterwards I went for a walk. It is always cold at night (some nights dipping below freezing) but most winter days are sunny with the most amazing blue skies. It never ceases to amaze me seeing flowers in bloom in
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Intro Thanks to everyone who joined us on the 11K and the 15K hikes. Please do join us on the next hike. Thank you to David, Maggie, Nachi, Paul, Rochelle, Sylvia, Teslar and Tony for the great photos. Stats – Hiking Klipriviersberg Johannesburg – 2023 June 4 So much fun. You burnt 1000 calories on
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Intro – Hiking Klipriviersberg Johannesburg – 2023 May 7 A cold, overcast autumn morning with promise of rain but it turned out to be very pleasant hiking weather. The dassies (a distant relative of the elephant) were out in their numbers and apparently not frightening of the hikers. To quote Teslar “it seemed as though
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