By Gretchen ReynoldsWHEN DUANE KNUDSON, a professor of kinesiology at California State University, Chico, looks around campus at athletes warming up before practice, he sees one dangerous mistake after another. “They’re stretching, touching their toes. . . . ” He sighs. “It’s discouraging.”If you’re like most of us, you were taught the importance of warm-up […]

Activate Executive & Medical Wellness CentreWhat are we and what do we do?We are a high touch, high care environment that offers a personalized and supervised training environment. We are NOT a gym. We use world class technology to track, monitor and guide our members to achieving their health and fitness goals.Do you know that […]

By Dr. Ashana Harryparsad, BDS (WITS), PDD (UWC), MChD (UP), Specialist Prosthodontist, Netcare Waterfall City Hospital.A Prosthodontist is a qualified dentist who has completed an extra four years of full-time postgraduate training in the specialty of prosthodontics at an accredited university.The specialty involves the restoration of:Broken down teeth (caused by decay, trauma, and “wear and tear” […]

I was reading through a couple of my assignments from my varsity days and came along this Response Paper from my Sports & Exercise Psychology Course. Just to show the importance or relevance of this, I wrote this more than 10 years ago, and it is still applicable to our lives in one way or […]

Very Important read for all parents with young childrenMALCOLM GLADWELL GOT US WRONG: OUR RESEARCH WAS KEY TO THE 10000-HOUR RULE, BUT HERE’S WHAT GOT OVERSIMPLIFIEDMalcolm Gladwell (Credit: Hachette Book Group) Yes, it takes effort to be an expert. But Gladwell based 10,000-hour rule in part on our work, and misunderstoodANDERS ERICSSON AND ROBERT POOLAdapted from […]

THE DISORDER ASSOCIATED WITH GRINDING AND CLENCHING OF YOUR TEETHBy Dr. Ashana Harryparsad, BDS (WITS), PDD (UWC), MChD (UP), Specialist Prosthodontist, Netcare Waterfall City Hospital.Grinding or clenching of your teeth is medically diagnosed as bruxism, and can occur while asleep or awake. Few entities in the dental fraternity are as perplexing as bruxism. Its prevalence […]

Inspirational! The importance of staying healthy and active! 

Article by Matt Blake – Charles Eugster is the greatest British sprinter you’ve probably never heard of. He currently holds world records in the 200m (indoor) and 400m (outdoor) sprints, as well as British records in the 60m (indoor), 100m (outdoor), and 200m (outdoor). A couple of weeks ago, he narrowly missed out on the […]

Jan Withaar during the Gauteng XCO Cup Series #3 at Wolwespruit Track in The City of Tshwane

HYPERTHYROIDISMBy Dr Kershlin Naidu, Endocrinologist and Specialist Physician, Netcare Waterfall City HospitalLast month, we focused on Hypothyroidism where the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. This month’s article discusses an overactive thyroid.To recap, the thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland that is normally located in the lower front of the neck. The […]