Maba starts gym for community

“I was really overweight and miserable, so I decided to do something about it,” he says.

Maba soon saw results that encouraged him to invite others to join him in his quest for fitness.

“I just put up a post on social media and said that anyone who wants to join me should come to a certain place. I was overwhelmed at the response,” says Maba.

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He decided to establish his own club, GymTym, after people started asking for more sessions.

“I started charging a small fee because I was rendering a service,” he says.

He went on to explain that he had to rely on the help of other instructors to teach him how to conduct an aerobics class.

“I had no experience at all. So I also watched many videos to learn technique,” he says.

Maba says he enjoys aerobics more than any other exercise plan because one does not need much equipment for it.

“Aerobics is cardio, strength training and muscle building all in one. And it gives you stamina,” he says.

He has gone on to train two instructors who were students when he started the classes.

They meet every Monday to Wednesday at Lifa Ifa Secondary School at 6pm.

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And they also meet at the KwaThema Sports Complex every Thursday.

GymTym conducts aerobics marathons every Saturday at different locations around Ekurhuleni.

Maba says that it has become his life’s mission to help others reach their fitness goals and promote a healthier lifestyle in the community.