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6th February 2018

Boxing on the banks of the Princess Vlei

When 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 a wetland system on the Cape Flats of Cape Town, was saved from development by a group of committed activists...

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29th January 2018

Fighting to claim back a contested space

Box 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 of Box Anywhere. The park was once notorious for criminal activity, but a recent upgrade – in 2012 – and...

Categories Box Anywhere/Fitness

29th January 2018

On running and changing lives…

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 old, is the founder of both the Nantes Athletic Club – based in Bridgetown, Cape Town – and the Bridgetown...

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20th January 2018

Box Anywhere is live!

Box 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 exhilarating to be punching it out in public, but soon a crowd of interested and enthusiastic people grew, cheering us...

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5th January 2018

Ready, set, reboot!

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 sentimental gal – and because I believe in marking milestones – I’ve decided to do another 30-day reboot, starting on...

Categories Focus/Food

2nd January 2018

Step outside the ring and #boxanywhere

Boxing 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 spaces and becoming fighting fit while you’re at it. Watch my other Box Anywhere videos: Box Anywhere Wynberg Box Anywhere...

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1st January 2018

Get some breakfast in your belly

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 cappuccino – with two sugars – and a chocolate croissant at the bakery next to my office. On the days...

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1st January 2018

To be in the race, you must stay on track

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 a very personal one, and everyone will have different strategies that worked for them, I’m sharing my top 5 strategies...

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26th December 2017

Everything. Is possible.

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 you realise you should stop moving – and then they stop. But you get off, tap the scale with your...

Categories Focus