Healthy and Fit in Ballito
Whether its a formal Gym environment, tranquil yoga studio, fun dance class or extreme outdoor adventure fitness you look for, Ballito has something for everyone.
Lean and Supple with Pilates
Pilates offers a gently INTENSE workout. Stretching and holding simple poses with minuscule muscle movements creates a longer, leaner physique. Although Pilates does not work on increased heart rates for cardiovascular fitness, it WILL generate a satisfying ‘glow’ of exertion.
CORE Stability is integral within any Pilates class, building a tight abdomen and strong back. Professional sports athletes often incorporate a regular Pilates regimen into their training schedules to give them a distinct edge over other competitors: Core Strength enhances all other motor actions – and will improve anything from surfing to a golf swing.
Something Awesome to Try: Pilates on a SUP board run by Tash B Pilates studio at the Thompsons Bay Tidal Pool, Chakas Rock.
CONTACT:
Umoyo Pilates, Salt Rock: 079 677 1060.
TashB Pilates Studio, Ballito: 0836959121
Functional Fitness Fundis
As modern lives become more technologically based, a certain sector of the population choose to go back to their roots (in their fitness regimes at least!)
Functional Fitness is the modern buzzword – classes geared around fitness as the human body was meant to be fit. In these classes, clients run, jump, squat, push, pull and lift in a way similar to our Paleolithic forefathers. Kettlebells are the modern rendition of an unevenly weighted object a laborer might lift and swing in his every day physically demanding job. Crossfit is a revolution of unrelenting physical stamina and endurance. Get Fit have created a series of 12 week challenges to bust individuals into shape…
Pulse Ballito for Kettlebells: 082 801 3717
The Original GetFit Challenge: 072 1378 353
Crossfit KUZA: 082 577 4835
DynamX Ladies Health Club, Salt Rock: 032 525 4290
Sweat and Grit with BOOTCAMP
Experts suggest training outdoors could constitute a caloric burn increase of up to 25%. The Bootcamp format uses the group dynamic to further push contenders that little bit harder, that little bit further in a series of functional exercise moves reminiscent of an elite training squad. Exercises include cardio and strength based workouts as well as core stability strength work, flexibility, propreoception and endurance.
Bootcamp classes are regularly held at Umhlali Preparatory School, Salt Rock Main Beach, Salt Rock Country Club and Ashton International College in Ballito.
CONTACT:
Bob’s Bootcamp, Salt Rock: 0824417958
Dance for Fun and Fitness
Ballito resident celebrity Patricia Lewis loved her Zumba Dance Fitness classes so much she created her own Dance DVD “Va Va Voooma” to promote her latest music release. Lewis, who lost 10 kg in a health and fitness regime claims the Fun Factor of Dance was an important part of the journey for her, “I have so much fun dancing to the music, I don’t realize how much WORK I’m actually doing in the class.”
Dance classes, whether for fitness, competition or a simple desire to try something new and out of the ordinary are becoming increasingly more popular as a means to sweat off stress and calories in unison.
CONTACT:
DynamX Ladies Health Club offers ZUMBA classes: 032 525 4290
Sugardance Studio, Ballito: 0732244001
Expressions Dance Studio: 032 586 3737
Fighting Fit
With the global popularity of MMA Cage Fighting and living in a country with disproportionately high crime rates, fitness classes incorporating martial arts, boxing or Tae Kwon Do are taking the country by storm. In Ballito and surrounds, various fitness classes have been created, incorporating components of professional fighting fitness as well as authentic fight moves which double as self defense maneuvers.
Classes are physically demanding, incorporating high levels of cardio and core strength stability.
CONTACT:
Martial Arts Master Academy Ballito: 071 685 8979
Ringside Boxing Gym, Ballito: 082 782 9129
Spartan Fight Academy, Ballito: 081 482 2744
Ballito Martial Arts: 071 110 5673
Outdoor Adventure Health
KZN is a province MADE for outdoor leisure. Residents on the Dolphin Coast are not shy to take advantage of the great weather and ideal outdoor environments to incorporate physically demanding leisure hobbies into their weekends.
Surfers congregate at the best breaks along the coastline, rock and surf fishermen have their secret spots at dawn and dusk while the increasingly popular MTB fraternity gather at one of the privately run MTB trail parks before setting out into the sugarcane trails.
Something Special: Check out the Floriculture Precinct at Sugar Rush Park
CONTACT:
Holla Trails: 0748978559
Sugar Rush: 0873532247
Gym Environment
The traditional gym environment remains the place where an individual can access a bit of everything under one roof: from cardio intense spinning classes to water aerobics and free weights.
Many gated estates offer resident only gym facilities within their own clubhouses, but for those without these facilites, Ballito has a number of options to try:
CONTACT:
I Move Fitness: 032 815 0645
DynamX Ladies Health Club, Salt Rock: 032 525 4290
Virgin Active Gym, Ballito: 0860 200 911
Breath Workout with Yoga
The ancient form of Yoga has been used to quieten the mind and create an inner sense of balance and equilibrium for centuries. The series of postures (Asana’s) work inwardly as well as outwardly, certain postures fortifying internal organs or allowing ‘flow’ as needed.
Hollywood celebrities swear by it, claiming Yoga creates a sense of contentedness within their chaotic lives while giving a good workout too.
Liquid Yoga, performed in a heated room, is particularly strenuous and gives a cardiovascular workout as well as the traditional flexibility and strength training workout of regular Yoga.
CONTACT:
Unity Through Yoga: 082 5642472
Lorna Bowman: 0827704643
Passive Exercise to Slim and Tone?
Traditional ‘wisdom’ says the more you move, the more you lose. Cutting edge technology and 21 years of Olympic training shows passive exercise has its place in health and fitness! The Firm Ballito at Simbithi Office Park offers beautifully appointed private facilities where Electro-Muscular-Stimulation is used to augment muscle use. Carefully placed pads with a computerized program to stimulate deep muscle contractions and infra-red light therapy which enhance metabolic actions have a proven history of weight loss and toning. A scientific study proved EMS can increase abdominal muscle by a whopping 100% and reduce abdominal fat as diet and normal exercise is unable to do.
CONTACT
The Firm Ballito: 032 815 2715
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