Getting that summer body ready was a total blast at the second Herald FitFam Masterclass, held at Ignite Fitness in Walmer on Saturday.
A squad of instructors led by Kim Slabbert, Unathi Majara, Chris Bright and Robyn Cherrington took dozens of guests through their paces in activities that included yoga, tae bo, zumba and self-defence.
“It was awesome, so much fun!” participant Kat Flanagan, one of the fitness fans in the Saturday workshop, said.
Yoga instructor Slabbert – the daughter of Lisa Slabbert who presented the first Herald FitFam Masterclass in May – started the day off with a gentle yoga flow as sunlight streamed in to the fitness studio.
“It was lovely to see so many people who are new to yoga and everyone was really enthusiastic,” Slabbert said.
The tae bo class upped the pace as uber-fit teacher Majara demonstrated key moves of this body fitness regimen while his assistant, personal trainer Siya Gunya, revved the class on from the floor.
“This was just the basic principals of tae bo with no combinations of hip moves and punches but they loved it,” Majara said.
And Gunya and Majara’s rippling muscles pushed up the women’s heart rates as much as their power-packed demo of tae bo kicks and punches.
Then it was time to slow down and look at personal safety with the return of popular FitFam instructor Chris Bright, who also shared his skills at the first Masterclass earlier this year.
The Port Elizabeth Submission Fighting Academy head coach and his assistants demonstrated important self-defence moves designed to keep women secure if they are ever unfortunate enough to be in a tight spot.
Zumba instructor Cherrington presented the fourth and final Masterclass of the morning to end the sweat-fest with an up-beat party feel.
Guests relaxed after the morning’s physical activity with 20% off cinnamon smoothies and other treats from Ignite’s in-gym coffee and smoothie bar.
They also won lucky draw prizes of fitness gear, health meal vouchers, haircare and photoshoots from Masterclass partners Ultimate Stylists, El Herve, Frederick and Son, Flush, Kindred Kitchen and Wear It’s @.
The Herald Cooking Masterclass is next up – more information from Berna Walters at The Herald marketing department, (041)504-7135.