This past weekend was a weekend with many firsts in one day. 1st Trail run with PURE Nutrition Technology as official hydration partner, 1st Trail run of the year in Gauteng, 1st event held at The Blades Hotel. Wild Trail SA, Kinetics.co.za and The Blades teamed up to bring Gauteng their first trail run for 2012. Read On ...

By Andries Lodder www.topbio.co.za During locomotion the most involved joint of the lower body is the patello-femoral joint. Forming part of this joint is the patella, whom is a sesamoid bone which reduces patello-femoral stresses, Read On ...

By Anna-Mart Kruger, Physiotherapist. Causes. What are some common causes of pain that can cause a limp in children? The most common cause of a limp in small children is a fracture. Toddler’s fractures involve buckling or bowing Read On ...

By Natasha Steyn, MA Kinderkinetics. To be a parent is the most valuable job on earth. You get to make your child’s decisions. What to wear, which school to go to, what to eat and which sports to take part in. Read On ...

By Kate Bailey, Occupational Therapist. Feeding issues in children can be part of different Developmental difficulties, it may be a phase your child goes through, or it may be due to Sensory Processing difficulties. Read On ...

By Jacqui Pitt, Mother; Athlete & PURE Fan. We all have that perfect time to shine. Sometimes it comes in early childhood were we are the very best at a passionate sport. Ooh how sweet that attention from parents, teachers and peers. Important life skills are patience, perseverance and confidence. Patience knowing that regular exercise [...] Read On ...

Once a month 7th Avenue Medical Centre holds a talk by one of the various experts in the centre. This Thursday Lisa Steingold will be speaking on Empowered Wellness and what it means for you. So what exactly is wellness? Most people think that wellness relates to health, but much more than that, wellness is a choice to assume responsibility for the quality of your life. Read On ...

Swakopmund, Namibia: venue for the FNB Desert triathlon. I guess many would forigve me for thinking this would be a hot race. Wrong! Pre-race jitters… As a seasoned campaigner, I am often asked if I still get nervous before events. Well, the answer is when the unpredictable happens, yes. Read On ...

Hardly a day goes by without rhinos featuring in the news. considering last year poachers slaughtered a staggering 448 rhino, mainly in the Kruger Park and KwaZulu-Natal, it is hardly surprising. These wonderful prehistoric beasts are being butchered at a rate of more than one a day. Read On ...

Soccer star Gordon Gilbert’s 140km walk for conservation brings the message home to local communities… The Saturday Star, 21 January 2012 (Jonty Mark) Read On ...

Pure sponsored athletes Corinne Berg, Gerhard de Bruin, Riana de Lange, Justin Jeffery, Travis Johnston and Kim Dovey took part in the 2012 Ironman 70.3. Read On ...

TriSport – 130 racers did the Duathlon or the 8.5km Trail run. It was the 1st time the event was done, so we were quite happy with the number of entries. It will be done again this year during December. Read On ...

The Union International de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) will host its first Biathle event in Windhoek on Saturday the 28 of January 2012. Biathle is a continuous run- swim -run event and is the development arm of the Olympic sport of Modern Pentathlon. Visit the UIPM website on www.pentathlon.org. Read On ...

The perfect start to 2012, round about 50 Tri-athletes (Elite and Novice) joined Gerhard de Bruin on the 2nd to the 9th of January 2012 for his annual training camp in the most beautiful Golden Gate Nature Reserve. Read On ...