Following a Paleo lifestyle doesn't have to be restrictive. You just need to get creative! To get you started, I'll be posting some delicious Paleo-friendly meal ideas.
Think losing weight is a purely physical experience? Think again. It can have deeply emotional and psychological effects on you - and those around you. This is the space where I'll explore some of these impacts.
Read moreI rarely go to Camps Bay. One of the reasons is that, when I was growing up, it was off limits to people of colour under South Africa’s Apartheid era Group Areas Act which enforced racial segregation. So, we stuck…
Continue readingWhen Coach Romeo and I first decided to box anywhere, I knew we had to take our boxing onto the banks of the Princess Vlei, which has a rich history, particularly for the indigenous people of the Western Cape. The vlei…
Continue readingBox Anywhere: Nantes Park Over the weekend I interviewed Caroline Peters, founder of Nantes Athletic Club and the Bridgetown parkrun, which is held at Nantes Park every Saturday, so it seemed the perfect time to share the Nantes Park installment…
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A park with a painful past becomes a place of power Running saved my life. This is what Caroline Peters tells me when I ask her about how she lost weight and regained control over her health. Caroline, now 54 years…
Continue readingBox Anywhere: Wynberg, Cape Town The idea to #boxanywhere came about early one morning when Coach Romeo and I took our boxing training out of the gym and into the food court of a nearby eatery. Not only was it…
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Regain your focus for the year ahead January 9 will mark a year since the start of my weightloss journey, which I kickstarted by doing my first 30-day reboot programme which introduced to the Paleo lifestyle. Because I’m a pretty…
Continue readingBoxing unbounded Watch this space for more on my and Coach Romeo‘s campaign to take boxing outside the confines of the ring and into public – and sometimes contested – spaces. Box Anywhere is all about redefining boundaries, claiming back…
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Six simple Paleo breakfast ideas When I changed my diet to adhere to the principles of Paleo, one of the hardest meals to adjust was breakfast. My favourite daily ritual had become my early morning stop-off to get a tall…
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Five strategies for success At the beginning of 2017, I decided it was time to get into shape, which meant getting fit and shedding a lot of extra weight I had been carrying. While every weightloss and fitness journey is…
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A year in reflection When I stepped on the scale in January 2017, I nearly had a heart attack when I saw the numbers settling down. You know what I mean… The numbers seem to go a bit crazy before…
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