| Airport Junction club re-opening: what we’re doing to ensure your safety | Airport Junction club re-opening: what we’re doing to ensure your safety | Connect | We can’t wait to welcome you home with big smiles, albeit from behind compulsory face masks for the time being. The world around us has changed, and we’ve changed with it to ensure you can return to Virgin Active and enjoy your workout with peace of mind. | Read more | 2020-05-20T22:00:00Z | what-we-are-doing-to-ensure-your-safety | | 379 | | |
| Staying healthy | Staying healthy | Connect | Following the announcement by Government, we have closed all our clubs until further notice. Sadly, this means that you won’t be able to visit your local clubs until further notice, but there is some good news. | Read more | 2020-03-29T22:00:00Z | online-exercise-experience | | 252 | | |
| This is the most important health check you can do at home | This is the most important health check you can do at home | Connect | Forget high-tech scales and complex equations: a tape measure is all you need for this five-minute check up. | Read more | 2020-03-26T22:00:00Z | important-health-check | | 239 | | |
| 10 facts you probably didn’t know about keeping your heart healthy | 10 facts you probably didn’t know about keeping your heart healthy | Connect | Some heart tricks are less well known. This is your 10 step guide to making your heart healthy and happy this Heart Awareness Month. | Read more | 2020-03-26T22:00:00Z | 10-facts-you-probably-didnt-know-about-keeping-your-heart-healthy | | 240 | | |
| How to cope with disappointment during novel coronavirus, according to a psychologist | How to cope with disappointment during novel coronavirus, according to a psychologist | Connect | You can say it: Life as you know it is completely different right now, and it feels crappy. | Read more | 2020-03-25T22:00:00Z | coronavirus-disappointment-psychologist-advice | | 227 | | |
| 5 methods that’ll help you cope with your feelings around traumatic events | 5 methods that’ll help you cope with your feelings around traumatic events | Connect | Although we all experience trauma in our own way, most people find it difficult to just “bounce back” — it can take days, weeks, even months. | Read more | 2020-03-25T22:00:00Z | trauma-coping-mechanisms | | 231 | | |
| 11 questions about the coronavirus and your mental health, answered by a psychologist | 11 questions about the coronavirus and your mental health, answered by a psychologist | Connect | A clinical psychologist answers pressing questions about maintaining your mental health amid the coronavirus. | Read more | 2020-03-25T22:00:00Z | coronavirus-and-your-mental-health | | 235 | | |
| How risky these everyday habits are to your health | How risky these everyday habits are to your health | Connect | Keep a tidy space and enjoy the health benefits that come with it! | Read more | 2020-03-25T22:00:00Z | how-risky-these-everyday-habits-are-to-your-health | | 237 | | |
| Follow these 12 steps to improve the quality of your life | Follow these 12 steps to improve the quality of your life | Connect | Heed the science on aging, and you'll add years to your life! (Just don't do 3 and 4 at the same time.) | Read more | 2020-03-25T22:00:00Z | 12-steps-to-improve-the-quality-of-your-life | | 238 | | |
| Cheering on our champion: Ironman 70.3, Xolani Luvuno | Cheering on our champion: Ironman 70.3, Xolani Luvuno | Connect | This weekend, the IronMan 70.3 South Africa takes place in Buffalo City, East London, and Virgin Active could not be more proud to support Xolani Luvuno, the amputee triathlete who has participated in various races since 2016. | Read more | 2020-01-22T22:00:00Z | xolani-luvuno-ironman | | 207 | | |
| Are you our next PT? | Are you our next PT? | Connect | There’s something special about working with a personal trainer who truly loves what they do. And when it comes to our PTs, we’re always on the lookout for the best of the best to inspire our members and help them achieve their goals. | Read more | 2019-11-12T22:00:00Z | are-you-our-next-pt | fitness;personal-trainer;training;goals | 202 | | |
| Give back while getting active | Give back while getting active | Connect | Virgin Active has always believed in making exercise irresistible for everyone – anytime, anywhere. | Read more | 2019-07-08T22:00:00Z | adaptive-surfing-2019 | roxy-davis;roxy-davis-foundation | 176 | | |
| Up your after-gym hygiene – and support local business | Up your after-gym hygiene – and support local business | Connect | Being active is great: You get fit, feel good, build muscle and lose weight. Part of any exercise includes getting sweaty – and having to ensure your workout gear gets cleaned regularly. | Read more | 2019-05-23T22:00:00Z | sneaker-shack | office-active;sneakers;the-sneaker-shack | 173 | | |
| Let’s get them through it | Let’s get them through it | Connect | After massive devastation caused by heavy rains, cyclones and flooding, the Virgin Group and Gift of the Givers have come together with relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and our neighbouring countries Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. | Read more | 2019-04-28T22:00:00Z | storm-relief | point;changing-business-for-good;gift-of-the-givers;storm-relief | 171 | | |
| Shedding some light | Shedding some light | Connect | We understand that load shedding can put a dampener on your day, but check out how you can keep your training on track: | | 2019-03-27T22:00:00Z | shedding-some-light | core-conditioning | 170 | | |
| Start your zero-waste journey with Virgin Active | Start your zero-waste journey with Virgin Active | Connect | You may have heard the term “zero-waste” being pandered around but what exactly does it mean and, more importantly, what does it mean for you and your life? | Read more | 2019-03-18T22:00:00Z | zero-waste | point;zero-waste;changing-business-for-good | 167 | | |
| The most fun you can have in the dark. | The most fun you can have in the dark. | Connect | What could be more exciting than heading out for a night of mystery when the lights go out for Earth Hour? | Read more | 2019-03-18T22:00:00Z | wwf-earth-hour | active-lifestyle;wwf | 168 | | |
| WHY DID WE WITHDRAW OUR COMPLAINT IN THE STELLENBOSCH INCIDENT? | WHY DID WE WITHDRAW OUR COMPLAINT IN THE STELLENBOSCH INCIDENT? | Connect | UPDATE: | Read more | 2019-03-04T22:00:00Z | stellenbosch-complaint | | 175 | | |
| Find an Expert | Find an Expert | Connect | Whatever your health, wellness and fitness needs, the new "Experts" feature on the Virgin Active app uses filters to allow you to find an expert in your club. | Read more | 2018-12-04T22:00:00Z | find-an-expert | app;core-conditioning | 157 | | |
| Virgin Active Humewood Junior Care is upgrading to a Club-V | Virgin Active Humewood Junior Care is upgrading to a Club-V | Connect | Active kids are happy, healthy kids and Virgin Active Humewood will be giving them a great space to do just that. Virgin Active Humewood Junior Care is upgrading to a Club-V. Nice. | Read more | 2018-12-02T22:00:00Z | humewood-club-v | club-v;balance | 152 | | |
| Let’s Work It Together | Let’s Work It Together | Connect | When everyone’s working hard to reach their personal goals it’s up to all of us to do, and be ourbest. | Read Next | 2018-10-30T22:00:00Z | lets-work-it-together | club-rules | 88 | | |
| We’ve apped our game on the Virgin Active app. | We’ve apped our game on the Virgin Active app. | Connect | There are so many new and exciting features on the Virgin Active app. To make sure your workouts are always exciting, we’ve introduced “Rate your instructor”. | Read more | 2018-09-24T22:00:00Z | virgin-active-app | app;virgin-active-app | 144 | | |
| Introducing the Vitality Open | Introducing the Vitality Open | Connect | Discovery Vitality is excited to announce the launch of the NEW version of Vitality Active Rewards – with NEW partners, NEW rewards and much MORE choice when it comes to rewarding you for hitting your fitness and driving goals. | Read more | 2018-09-24T22:00:00Z | vitality-open | discovery;vitality;partnership | 146 | | |
| We're saying goodbye to some of our Squash Courts | We're saying goodbye to some of our Squash Courts | Connect | We recently announced that we would be moving away or reducing the squash court offering at seven clubs across the country. Understandably, this news was not well received by our squash fraternity. | Read next | 2018-09-17T22:00:00Z | goodbye-squash-courts | | 141 | | |
| Let’s get you all steamed up. | Let’s get you all steamed up. | Connect | It’s rained. It hasn’t really poured but there was much joy at every drop, and with every drop it was like you could hear a provincial-wide war cry as our dam levels slowly, slowly increased. | Read more | 2018-09-12T22:00:00Z | lets-get-you-all-steamed-up | changing-business-for-good;day-zero;water-wise | 140 | | |
| OH YAY, or just OK? | OH YAY, or just OK? | Connect | Sometimes you do a class that’s totally amazing, leaving you pumped up and ready to take on the world. But every now and again you might join a class that isn’t up to scratch, and you want to let someone know so that things can improve. | Read more | 2018-08-26T22:00:00Z | rate-your-instructor | app;virgin-active-app;virgin-active-instructor;virgin-active-sa;instructor | 137 | | |
| Elbey Kekana, aerobics icon, is about to rock you, body and mind | Elbey Kekana, aerobics icon, is about to rock you, body and mind | Connect | At Virgin Active, there are certain instructors who have reached the top of their game. They’ve put in their 10 000 hours and more, and you can see the results in the respect of their peers and the excitement of the members who attend their classes. | Read more | 2018-08-14T22:00:00Z | elbey-kekana-instructor | fitness;aerobics;elbey-kekana;instructor;virgin-active-instructor | 136 | | |
| Our app’s where it’s at. Let’s get you moving. | Our app’s where it’s at. Let’s get you moving. | Connect | Wanna totally slay your fitness goals? Hail the Virgin Active app, which will help do just that - book, train, track, rate and even win. Stay motivated – anywhere, anytime. Thank us later. | Read more | 2018-08-02T22:00:00Z | app-challenge | app;virgin-active-app;app-challenge | 135 | | |
| Forget leg-day. It's give-back day | Forget leg-day. It's give-back day | Connect | Ours is a business so inextricably linked to Nelson Mandela in that it was his phone call to Richard Branson in 2001 that saw the birth of Virgin Active South Africa. | Read more | 2018-07-17T22:00:00Z | mandela-day | nelson-mandela;mandela-day | 134 | | |
| Words of wisdom from our fitness icon, Ceri Hannan | Words of wisdom from our fitness icon, Ceri Hannan | Connect | Firstly, what is an Icon, and why do they deserve the capital letter? | Read next | 2018-06-25T22:00:00Z | ceri-hannan | | 126 | | |
| Timetables and scheduling | Timetables and scheduling | Connect | LET’S TALK ABOUT SCHEDULING AND TIMETABLES, SAID NO ONE EVER. | Read more | 2018-05-28T22:00:00Z | timetables-and-scheduling | app;virgin-active-app;timetables | 124 | | |
| 5 ways being a personal trainer at Virgin Active rocks | 5 ways being a personal trainer at Virgin Active rocks | Connect | Virgin Active is well known for having the widest range of equipment and facilities, but what really makes all that stuff work is the amazing collection of people in our clubs. | Read next | 2018-05-17T22:00:00Z | pt-recruitment | virgin-active-sa;recruitment;personal-trainer | 123 | | |
| WATER STEWARDSHIP AT VIRGIN ACTIVE SOUTH AFRICA | WATER STEWARDSHIP AT VIRGIN ACTIVE SOUTH AFRICA | Connect | By instituting operational efficiencies and making infrastructural changes, such as greywater systems, our efforts have been rewarded with a 67% drop in municipal water use since March 2015. | Read more | 2018-04-29T22:00:00Z | water-wise | waterwise;changing-business-for-good;environment;environmental-impact;every-drop-counts;power-shower | 119 | | |
| Net zero environmental impact | Net zero environmental impact | Connect | We’ve commited to setting science-based targets to reduce carbon emission. | Read more | 2018-04-24T22:00:00Z | zero-environmental-impact | changing-business-for-good;environmental-impact;environment | 118 | | |
| Virgin active app | Virgin active app | Connect | Training and fitness apps have become more and more popular amongst the fit crowd. If that’s your vibe, keep reading below. We take a look at some of the hippest, free training and fitness apps in the game at the moment! | Read more | 2018-04-23T22:00:00Z | va-app | app;virgin active app;strava | 117 | | |
| Meet the future of family fitness | Meet the future of family fitness | Connect | Once, while trawling the net trying to find out what chairs would look like if our knees bent the other way, we discovered a meme that read: Couples who train together, stay together. | Read more | 2018-04-19T22:00:00Z | family-studio | family studio;go52;twentyfour;club v | 115 | | |
| Let’s move. Active kids start with you. | Let’s move. Active kids start with you. | Connect | The physical activity level of the 21st century child has declined significantly over the past decades (Mc Veigh & Meiring, 2014). | Read more | 2018-03-25T22:00:00Z | active-kids | fun;Kids;family;play;virgin-active-instructor | 99 | | |
| Saving every single drop | Saving every single drop | Connect | 22 March was World Water Day, but in Cape Town, it’s more of an everyday sorta thing. In case you’ve been on a remote island without Wi-Fi, you know, ‘finding yourself’ or whatever, Cape Town’s been klapped by a massive drought. | Read more | 2018-03-25T22:00:00Z | saving-every-single-drop | cape-town;drought;waterwise;save-water;water;usage | 106 | | |
| 8 ways to grow happy active kids | 8 ways to grow happy active kids | Connect | For all you parents out there: according to the Healthy Active Kids South Africa Report Card (2016), only 50% of children meet the recommended amount of daily physical activity – that’s 60 minutes or more a day! | Read more | 2018-03-06T22:00:00Z | happy-kids | active-play;fun;Kids;exercise;run | 95 | | |
| Weird things that the drought has made normal | Weird things that the drought has made normal | Connect | You can’t turn a corner without hearing or reading about Day Zero. Will it happen? How can you stretch your 50l daily allocation? *Let this clever little infographic show you how* | Read more | 2018-03-05T22:00:00Z | drought | waterwise;drought;water-consumption;save-water;usage;water | 94 | | |
| A drought is our collective problem | A drought is our collective problem | Connect | Our reality is that we are experiencing a DROUGHT in the Western Cape. It’s not something that changes when we have a day’s gentle rainfall. There is no end in sight and we are using more water than is being replenished through rainfall. | Read more | 2017-08-17T22:00:00Z | saving-water | water-consumption;usage;water;save-water | 77 | | |
| RIDE YOUR HEART OUT FOR GOOD 14 – 17 JULY | RIDE YOUR HEART OUT FOR GOOD 14 – 17 JULY | Connect | Can you believe it? More than half a million children have to walk over 6km every single day just to get to school! | Read more | 2017-07-04T22:00:00Z | qhubeka-5000 | cycling;exercise;fun;ride;sport | 75 | | |
| A beach clean-up with a bend | A beach clean-up with a bend | Connect | We’ve got big love for the ocean, but there’s over 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in it. And we haven’t even mentioned all the trash that’s made its way onto our shorelines. We need to do more. | Read more | 2017-06-29T22:00:00Z | beach-clean-up | cape-town;twentyfour;exercise;fun;yoga | 73 | | |
| Screw business as usual. We’re changing business for good. | Screw business as usual. We’re changing business for good. | Connect | Water is our most precious resource but it’s in short supply. By 2030, it’s estimated that there’ll be 40% less water than we need! Say what?! | Read more | 2017-06-05T22:00:00Z | save-water | business-as-a-force-for-good;water-consumption;power-shower;usage;water;save-water | 72 | | |
| THE OCEAN IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS, MAKE IT YOURS. | THE OCEAN IS EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS, MAKE IT YOURS. | Connect | June 8th is World Ocean day and we’ll be celebrating all the amazing things the ocean does for us. It gives us oxygen, absorbs our CO2 emissions and puts food on our plates. | Read more | 2017-06-04T22:00:00Z | world-ocean-day | business-as-a-force-for-good;world-ocean-day;oceans-unite | 71 | | |
| YAY! IT’S ACTIVE PLAY | YAY! IT’S ACTIVE PLAY | Connect | As kids get older they become less active which can negatively affect their health. This is why it’s important to let them try different sports and physical activities to get their blood pumping and bodies moving. | | 2017-04-24T22:00:00Z | active-play | active-play;family;fun;Kids | 65 | | |
| Branson and Obama’s Battle of the Waves | Branson and Obama’s Battle of the Waves | Connect | It was a huge honour to be able to invite President Barack and Michelle Obama down to the British Virgin Islands for a complete break after Barack finished his second term as President and the family left the White House. | Read more | 2017-02-06T22:00:00Z | branson-and-obama | barack-obama;Splash;sport;surfing;richard branson | 51 | | |
| Kids feeling the post-holiday blues? | Kids feeling the post-holiday blues? | Connect | It’s the start of the year and sure, as parents, your ducks are in a row (most of the time). It’s a well-oiled machine of lift clubs, packed lunch boxes and getting tough stains out of dirty sports clothes | Read more | 2017-01-18T22:00:00Z | kids-feeling-the-post-holiday-blues | Kids;club-v | 48 | | |
| HELP SAVE THE DROP | HELP SAVE THE DROP | Connect | Southern Africa is experiencing it’s worst drought in 35 years. And we need you to help save every drop. | Read more | 2017-01-05T22:00:00Z | help-save-the-drop | save-water | 43 | | |
| WE’RE SERIOUS ABOUT SAVING WATER | WE’RE SERIOUS ABOUT SAVING WATER | Connect | Water has always been a big issue for South Africa - as you read this we’re under severe water restrictions because there’s not enough water to go around. That’s why we’ve taken every measure to ensure our clubs are as water efficient as possilble | Read more | 2017-01-05T22:00:00Z | we-are-serious-about-saving-water | water-consumption;save-water;water;usage | 44 | | |
