Greg is surrounded by Navy culture 24/7. A motorcar accident paralysed him from the waist down, but, as he says, “I couldn’t blame myself for the rest of my life. I had to move on.” He is now training for the Midmar Mile, the world’s largest open water event.

Mamela started dancing in Gugulethu when she was eight years old. Her home town is still her inspiration. For Mamela, dance is “an international language that everybody understands”. An award winning dancer and single mother, Mamela lives with her son, Amkele Mandla.

Bertha comes from a small town and enjoys the little things in life. As a plus size model she believes sexiness comes from the inside out. “You can have a pretty face but if you don’t have love in your heart it’s not long lasting.”

what moves me? well thats easy when i was younger running around all day with a waitressing job it was easy to keep trim, but know that i work in an office environment where your only exercises is walking down a few stairs. and this is my year i am getting married and all girls [...]

I was standing in a que at the bank and a yound man who is probably my age approached me and said ‘ mme, how can we help you’? In my head am thinking this dude can’t he see that we are the same age? Y is he calling me mme? That’s when I decided [...]

Gyming, has been the best thing that could have ever happened for me. It took me time, but I finally got down to it. Going to gym in the mornings, I feel is the best. After training, you feel more energetic and the day goes on better. I feel less stressed after a good workout. [...]

MONTANA HEALTH CLUB. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A GYM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN MY ENTIRE LIFE – I AM IN MY 50′S – AND I JOINED MONTANA WHEN THEY OPENED NOVEMBER 2010. I AM HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE. I LOVE ALL THE AEROBIC EXCERSISES EG ZUMBA, BOOT CAMP, STEP AND V-BOX. [...]

Yoga moves me just the feeling of stretching and feeling that my muscles are being toned but in a non strenous way. I was 62 kg’s size 12, went to a dietician joined Virgin and now I am at 46 kg’s size 8. Really proud of myself and will motivate people around me whom want [...]

Oh yenneh! first i thought no not the gym but then i realised I was wasting my time by not being at the gym. its not about loosing the weight but its about the glow in my face when I see how much energy i have after an active day. Sorry no turning back for [...]

What moves me is perseverance. When i started it use to be drag and such and effort to get up earlier than usual in the mornings. But now more than a year later, looking at what all the effort and early mornings sometimes afternoon pain and sweating was all about – i can not only [...]