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South Africa’s Amanda Dlamini pictured during the 2012 London Olympic Games for Banyana Banyana vs Sweden at the Coventry City Stadium, on 25 July 2012. Picture by Wessel Oosthuizen / SA Sports Picture Agency

Banyana star Dlamini Gives Back to Community

By on 3 April, 2013 in Development, Fitness & Health, Newsroom, Soccer, Womens Interest

Banyana Banyana star midfielder Amanda Dlamini is giving back to her community at a sports event at Umuziwabantu in Harding on Saturday 6 April, aimed at inspiring young girls to dream big.

Some of the volunteers from the East Rand branch of Reach for Recovery. The Ekurhuleni breast cancer awareness group was formed in 2009 in Kwa-Thema Springs. Breast cancer support group, Reach for Recovery, has been helping breast cancer patients for 45 years. Look out for them at the SPAR Johannesburg 10km Challenge this Sunday and support a good cause. Photo: Supplied

Breast Cancer Awareness at SPAR Race

By on 13 October, 2012 in Charity, Features, Fitness & Health, Newsroom, Running

Breast cancer support group, Reach for Recovery, has been helping breast cancer patients for 45 years. Look out for them at the SPAR Johannesburg 10km Challenge this Sunday, and support a good cause.

Netball SA calls on world-renowned visual sports specialist, Dr Sherylle Calder for visual training exercises based on her Visual Performance Training Science. Pictured are (back, from left to right): SPAR Proteas captain Amanda Mynhardt, Claudia Basson, Adele Niemand, vice-captain Zanele Mdodana, and coach Elize Kotze, with (front) Eye Gym founder Dr Sherylle Calder and Bongiwe Msomi. Photo: Eunice Visagie, Eikestadnuus

Netball Calls on the Eye Doctor

By on 17 July, 2012 in Fitness & Health, Netball, Newsroom

Netball SA calls on world-renowned visual sports specialist, Dr Sherylle Calder for visual training exercises based on her Visual Performance Training Science.

Visual Performance and Skills Sport Scientist, Dr Sherylle Calder, originator of the high-tech programme EyeGym, an online software visual training component. Photo: Supplied

Training the Eyes for Success

By on 15 May, 2012 in Features, Fitness & Health

Dr. Sherylle Calder’s EyeGym is the talk of the town, and she is jetting around the world helping athletes train their eyes.

Smiles all around as visual training expert Dr Sherylle Calder pays a visit to the 2011 SPAR Netball Championships in Cape Town.

Dr Calder Pays Visit to Netball Champs

By on 14 August, 2011 in Fitness & Health, Netball, Newsroom

2011 gsport Woman of the Year award winner, Dr. Sherylle Calder, founder of EyeGym, a one-of-a-kind online software visual training program, stopped by the Bellville Velodrome to support the teams participating in the SPAR National Netball Championships. Here Dr. Calder (middle) smiles with coach and captain of winning team Gauteng North, Elize Kotze (left) and Erin Burger (right).

Cape Town Boot Camp Call to Fitness

By on 7 February, 2008 in Fitness & Health

Boot camp rookies get into action under the close supervision of certified physical exercise trainers. Adventure Boot Camp, an action-packed outdoor fitness programme for women, is the latest craze taking South Africa by storm, and organisers will be in full swing in Simon’s Town on Sunday, 17 February 2008, at the Puma Peninsula Marathon, demonstrating [...]

Outdoors Make-Over for Summer

By on 4 November, 2007 in Fitness & Health, More Sport ..., Multi-Sport

  While those of us elsewhere in the country will have to wait, Cape Town ladies are offered a unique opportunity to get into shape in the great outdoors, with Adventure Boot Camp’s unique four-week exercise program (branches of Adventure Boot Camp are planned for Joburg and Stellenbosch). Cape Town women of all shapes, sizes [...]

Deshun’s Table Mountain Trek

By on 17 October, 2007 in Climbing, Development, Fitness & Health

Legendary South African mountaineer and Laureus Friend and Ambassador, Deshun Deysel, pictured on one of her many exciting climbs. Legendary South African mountaineer and Laureus Friend and Ambassador, Deshun Deysel, will be conducting a hike from Platteklip Gorge Trail to Table Mountain on October 28th with 20 youths from projects supported by the Laureus Sport [...]