Keeping fit with your kids

t is hard to get your children interested in sport if you do not involve yourself in it as well. If you leave the decision to your child they may never pick up a sporting interest and as such could miss out on the social element, that team sports provide, and of course the fitness element which is vital to your child’s lifestyle. You want to actively encourage your child to pick up a sporting interest not force it.  Beautiful tennis rackets ( image ) Tennis is arguably the best sport to involve yourself and your child in. There are plenty of local coaches out there dying for increased membership and as a result they provide a fantastic service. With 584 calories burnt an hour from playing tennis both you and your children will have had a decent workout. If you and your child are both novices then tennis is a very good place to start, there shouldn’t be too many discrepancies between you and your child, meaning they could actually beat you and this friendly comp......

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Get your Rugby Cottons on

As the RBS Six Nations gets into full swing and Cardiff is all abuzz today with funs, we savour another season of mouth-watering domestic rugby, and it makes me think that maybe it’s time to get motivated and get on the bandwagon and get into shape this year. I try to go to the gym/swimming  at least 2-3 times a week but I love to spend sometime outside. Being from South Africa originally (well John is from Wales), Rugby run's so deep in the culture of South Africa and I have spend many a day playing a friendly game with friends in the sun, so w hether it’s school, club or just a bit of a rugby run-around with mates, there’s plenty of ways to get into the game for  all levels of abilities and ages. Personally I think it is very important to keep fit and active, especially in an increasingly sedated world with more of us spending more hours in front of the TV, laptops and our smartphones. With anything balance is the key and it's pretty simple, put aside ......

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