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Essential breakfast tips for effective muscle building

Discover how your breakfast choices can make or break your muscle-building efforts.

Lifestyle Health
Gerry Cupido|Published

LOOK: Channing Tatum reveals incredible body transformation

Channing Tatum sent fans into a frenzy after sharing three shirt-less pictures on Instagram.

Entertainment Celebrity News
Kamogelo Makhura|Published

Get fit without breaking the bank: affordable home fitness gear to kickstart your journey

South Africans are embracing a cost-effective and transformative fitness journey as gyms evolve and home workouts become more popular, proving that health is truly a lifestyle.

Lifestyle Health Fitness
Vuyile Madwantsi|Published

How to build muscle naturally: Here’s what food you should be eating

Here’s a list of essential foods that can help you build muscle without supplements.

Lifestyle Health Diet
Gerry Cupido|Published

Rucking: The new fitness trend that’s taking the world by storm

One trend that’s recently taken the fitness world by storm is rucking. It’s likely that we’ve all actually ‘rucked’ in our lives without even realising it.

Sunday Tribune Lifestyle
Vuyile Madwantsi|Published

LOOK: First black South African bodybuilder Sibusiso Kotelo to compete in Dubai Pro

Sibusiso Kotelo will make history as the first Black South African bodybuilder to compete in the Dubai Pro this weekend.

Sport
Supplied|Published

Genetic blueprint for better health: How to take your fitness and wellness routines to the next level

As the infamous saying goes, summer bodies are made in winter, and with spring just around the corner, it’s time to optimise your workout routine with some clever tips.

Sunday Tribune Lifestyle
Vuyile Madwantsi|Published

Watch VideoFitness influencer dies in freak barbell accident in front of shocked gym goers

In a viral video on social media, Justyn Vicky can be seen at the Paradise Bali gym trying a squat press with the barbell on his shoulders.

Lifestyle Health Fitness
Asian News|Published

Strand youth is SA’s top male weightlifter after gold-medal achievements

A Cape Town youngster is considered to be the top male weightlifter in South Africa after having won gold at the 2022 South African Weightlifting Championships.

Cape Argus News
Shakirah Thebus|Published

Gritty powerlifter off to New Zealand tourney

Amelia Krishna, 30, will travel to New Zealand next month with a team of South African powerlifters to compete in the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships.

Sunday Tribune News
Mervyn Naidoo|Published

WATCH: History-maker Laurel Hubbard says not a transgender icon, but an athlete

New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard said she had never sought publicity, nor regards herself a role model or trailblazer, but just wants to be treated like any other athlete on sport's biggest stage.

Sport Olympics
Reuters|Published

Transgender Olympian Laurel Hubbard hailed as debate rages

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been hailed as a transgender pioneer after her short-lived Olympic debut.

Sport Olympics
Michael Andisile Mayalo|Published

Why is a transgender weightlifter's participation at the Olympics causing controversy?

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics.

Sport Olympics
Reuters|Published

Weightlifter’s silver medal at Olympics earns her free movies, pizza for life

Winning an Olympic medal is reward enough for any athlete, but Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu's silver at the Tokyo Games has earned her the added bonus of a lifetime's supply of free pizza and movie tickets.

Sport Olympics
Reuters|Published