Why Natural Is Better – A Foodstate Resource

I am not much of a gardener, but I absolutely love admiring flowers and all types of botany. So a friend and I decided to go to the Johannesburg Botanic Gardens. It was the most amazing day out in a long time!
We first walked around the beautiful Shakespeare garden. Where some of the plants are [...]

Yesterday I saw a comment on one of the blogs. Somebody was asking how they could get into shape fast to run a race. Here are a couple of tips on how to achieve this.
Diet
Focus on what you eat and when you eat it. It is important that you keep your portions modest, but do [...]

Physical activity is absolutely essential to go through every day and perform all of your tasks without fatigue. Every day activity will improve your well being, it will strengthen your heart and it will improve your outlook on life. In short, it will make you feel fantastic!
Not exercising at all can cause premature death, chronic [...]

If you’re reading this blog, you might be looking for ways to lead a more natural lifestyle. Alternatively you might be looking for things to do that will get you off the couch and out of the house.
If you want something that will tick off both of the above boxes, then why not try [...]

I got into work this morning and found a link to a great website from a co-worker who is planning on running the JP Morgan race later this year.
TrailRunner is a fantastic little piece of Mac software for any runner, hiker or biker. And if you are the type of person who only runs [...]

My husband and I decided to get out of town for the weekend and headed to Waterval Boven (Mpumalanga).
We visited a crag called ‘Flying is Fun’ on the Saturday – our name for it is the ‘Fun Factory’.
This crag is suitable for beginners and features an assortment of easy and intermediate routes.
Not being [...]

My dad is a real role model of living life well. At age 61, he is still physically active and in a week’s time him and I be participating in a three day MTB stage race.
Last weekend in preparation for the race, we did a 40km MTB ride around the Renosterspruit area. How awesome to [...]

Nestled in the Magaliesberg, about 120km’s from Johannesburg. I had to escape from the city and have some time to myself.
As always, I managed to unwind by following one of the hiking trails to the grotto. Spent time listening to the falling water and drank some of the cleanest mineral water straight from the stream.
I [...]

The couple passed us on their evening run, with clever smug expressions, asking a question. ‘Where’s the sled?’
Not funny! I thought. ‘Can’t you see that I’m it?’
When you prefer to be outdoors rather than in, run rather than walk……own five huskies.
I’m not partial to gyms, the stale smell, the never changing view unless you count [...]

One of my favorite things to do early on a Saturday morning, is to take my dog for a walk at Rhodes Park in Kensington. (Cnr Cumberland and Ocean Streets, Kensington, JHB.)
There are many people walking their dogs, playing tennis or just simply feeding the ducks in one of the big ponds.
The park [...]