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A Health & Fitness guide to a new YOU!

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Put a spring in your stepSpring is here and as the weather warms up and we head into summer, everyone starts to emerge from hibernation to enjoy more of the outdoors.If you’re tired of being a couch potato and need to get active, here are some unique activities to get you out and active this October.Tai ChiThe slow, focused and precise movements of Tai Chi have earned it a nickname of “moving meditation”. This is a great low-impact exercise that helps strengthen muscles and improve flexibility and balance while also being relaxing and enhancing the mind-body connection.Hula Hoops Hula hooping is not only great exercise, but heaps of fun! It increases core strength, flexibility, aids weight loss and lifts the spirits with feelings of joy. It will bring out your inner child!Find out more from Roundly Hoops and Arise & Hoop.Moonlight Mass Night CycleThis event takes place monthly at full moon, and the next one is on 19 October 2013 starting at 9pm. The ride is fun, but also has a message attached to it. It aims to raise awareness of using alternative methods of commuting, such as cycling, to reduce our carbon footprint. The ride kicks off in Green Point ending in Long Street for some post-ride drinks.fitCampfit Camp or boot camps continue to be popular. It takes place outdoors and great to get a healthy dose of fresh air while getting your booty in shape! So try your local gym, take a brisk walk, run and put that spring back in the new you!

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Editorial by Deevra Norling, Freelance Writer.

Email: deev67@gmail.com

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Converting first time customers into guaranteed RETURNs....

With winter on its way out and spring not sure whether it should stay or leave, we all hope that the "summer" of our business arrives and bring with it lasting clients. Often first time clients or customers are easy to attract. The question is: "how do I ensure their RETURN?"I've come to understand that there is no place in business or life for "fly-by-nights" and nobody appreciates being introduced to something good and then not have the good available again. So I figured, in order to ensure their RETURN, one should treat one's (first time) customers as follows:R - Build rapport and relationships. Everybody wants to know and be treated in a manner that says: "You matter" making sure that your client understand that it's about him or her is imperative in building relations.E - Conduct your business on solid ethics. In conducting business there should be no question in your or your client's mind as to whether you are doing the right thing. It should at all times be evident that doing business with you are business "unusual". Unusual in the sense that it's a given that with your business everything is always above board.T - Build trust. If clients at anytime wondered as to whether "the customer is always right", at least let

them know and believe that your business is one they can trust. Clients would rather want to trust a service provider than work with one who makes them believe that they are right.U - Be unique not just in your products or services but especially in your presentation and delivery. It should always be said of you and your business that: "Nobody does it like you"R - Be reliable. When no one can or won't, your clients should always know that you will (have). Be in constant supply as you intend to be be in demand.N - Be innovative and creative, always offering your clients something new !Apply theses principles consistently and you are guaranteed that your new and existing clients will always RETURN as you lead your business from where you are.

Email: dpsmit.zecan@webmail.co.zaTel: 082 962 1395 / 021 906 0976Twitter: dpsmax Websites: www.johnmaxwellgroup.com/denzelpedrosmit

A Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Your Cancer RiskBy Clint Pietersen – Registered DietitianEmail: dietitian@live.co.za

According to the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA), more than 100 000 South Africans are diagnosed with cancer every year. Only 10% of cancers can be connected to hereditary factors with 90% of cancers caused by environmental factors (such as chemicals & radiation) and lifestyle (such as smoking, being overweight, unhealthy diets and lack of exercise).

Practical Tips to Reduce Your Cancer Risk•Do not smoke, including exposure to secondhand smoke, as it’s the leading cause of cancer.•Limit alcohol intake to 1-2 drinks per day as drinking too much alcohol increases the risk of seven types of cancer. Smoking further increases the risk of many alcohol-induced cancers.•Maintain a healthy weight as being overweight can be a risk factor to many different types of cancers, including bowel, pancreatic, breast and womb cancer.•Eat a variety of fruit and vegetables of different colours, as each contain various nutrients which in combinations could reduce the risk of cancer. This

effect is not achieved when these nutrients are taken as supplements. •Eat smaller and fewer portions of red meat and processed meats, such as hot dogs, bacon, and salami. Limit your intake of braai meats and deep-fried foods as cooking meat at high temperatures until it chars can produce cancer-causing chemicals.•Being physically active can reduce the risk of various cancers. Aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate activity a day, on five or more days a week.

Disclaimer: Information cannot substitute for personalized advice with your healthcare professional.

Clint Pietersen – Registered DietitianEmail: dietitian@live.co.za

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Health and Wellness

I joined fitcamp in February this year to try it out for a month. It has been seven months now and I hqve never looked back. I have discovered that fitCAMP is not just a training program but a group of people like family who motivates you. It's where we believe anything is possible, and we push each other beyond our limits. The dedicated trainers are amazing because it does not matter what your fitness level is or how old you are, they make you believe in yourself and those positive thoughts propels you in the right direction. At the age of 39, I’m fitter than I’ve ever been in my life and hoping to do a race soon (I think I’m addicted to training now).

I believe that if we give as much energy to our dreams as we give to our fears we can make things happen. “DON’T FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS CHASE THEM”

Thank you fitCAMP it has been a real journey so far and for making me believe in myself.

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Share and Win....We are giving away a R350 hamper from Ina Paarman. All you have to do is send us your favourite braai recipe and a photo prepared dish/serving suggestion to info@zamserve.co.za before 25 October 2013.

Your recipe could be of a salad, marinade,sauce, preparing meat/chicken/fish for a braai, etc.

Roasted Tomato SaladThis salad can also be used as a pasta sauce or on sandwiches.SERVES 4500g selection of cocktail tomatoes, halved, 2 large Roma tomatoes, cut into 6 wedges, a handful of basil leaves, torn1 red onion, sliced,1 Tblsp red wine vinegar, 1 garlic clove, crushed1 Tblsp olive oil, ¼ tsp sugar

Preheat the oven to 180⁰C. Roast half of the cocktail tomatoes and the Roma tomatoes for 10 minutes.Mix the rest of the ingredients in bowl. When ready, add the roast tomatoes and toss to combine.

Health BenefitsTomatoes are a great source of potassium, niacin, vitamin B6 and folate.They are packed with lycopene, a cancer fighting substance that lends them their lovely colour.Eating tomatoes can help to protect against prostate and colon cancer and reduces the risk of getting cancer in the digestive tract.It contains naturally occurring free glutamate which enhances the natural basic flavours in foods.

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