The City of Johannesburg Region A hosted an aerobics event at Rabie Ridge Stadium on May 18, drawing community members for two hours of lively exercise.
The event featured 86 people, mostly women, but a few men joined in too. It lasted for two hours and included fitness coaches from various gyms.
Sylvia Maela, a resident in attendance said, “I started seeing the importance of exercise when I almost ended up on high blood pressure medication and the doctor recommended that I should start exercising. It was not easy in the beginning but I pushed myself and now I can say aerobics saved my life.”
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The event ended with a cooling-down session, allowing participants to relax and stretch after their workout.
There was also a short prize-giving raffle officiated by sports and recreation officer Enoch Mosiea, where a few lucky attendees won small prizes.
The event was a big success, showing that fitness can be fun for everyone. The organisers hope to continue inspiring more people to join in and stay active.
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Mavis Mkhize, an instructor from Trimax Fitness Club concluded, “Overall it was a great session, we had good numbers and people from all age groups attended. We wish to have more sessions that are bigger than this one for us to raise awareness in our communities so that we can push for a healthy lifestyle.”
These sessions happen every two weeks around Johannesburg Region A.
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