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Bedtime and routine are not just for small kids. It may seem like something your parents set for you when you were little, but a bedtime routine is excellent for promoting ease of falling asleep and staying asleep. A bedtime routine will help you sleep better, so try our list of relaxing night-time routines to…

Everyone knows the old adage of “breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” but if you’re not eating the right foods, then how important is it actually? We’ve got a great list of what to eat for breakfast, as alternatives to the standard options, and why those standard breakfast dishes aren’t necessarily the…

Today’s world consists of two main aspects – career and home, with both these elements and the more modern way of living posing a relatively unique challenge to the human musculoskeletal and locomotor system. One-dimensional and single-sided activity patterns, such as driving, office work in front of a screen, meetings, and even most activities at…

To help achieve our vision, we partnered with FNB and eBucks in 2018. FNB members can purchase BODYTEC sessions for a discount of 20%.

Essential oils may sound like something a little strange, but they’re becoming increasingly popular due to their natural beneficial and healing properties. What exactly are essential oils? Essential oils are volatile aromatic compounds found in the seeds, bark, stems, roots, flowers, and other parts of plants. It’s these compounds that protect the plant – they…

Exercise is good for everyone, and everyone knows it. In the context of a family, exercise is good for everyone in the family, including your children. Exercise in children has a variety of benefits including burning pent-up energy, aiding concentration, combatting childhood obesity, challenges coordination, better sleep, and strong bones and muscles. Healthy, physically active…

Winter is also a time when most people are hit with colds and flu and just feeling less healthy overall. Feeling good during winter is tricky but it does mean you’ve got to adjust your diet and lifestyle to balance the inner environment of your body with the outer environment around you.

Winter is around the corner and many people use the cold as a reason to not exercise simply because they don’t know how to dress correctly. Believe it or not, you can go out, into the cold, and exercise without getting sick, and our five tips will help you do just that. 1. It’s all…

Winter is slowly making its way to South Africa; and as the weather gets colder, many people struggle not to eat as a source of comfort when it’s cold outside and all you want to do is snuggle up under the blanket with your loved ones. Salads and other light meals lose their appeal when…

We all have our varying interests and things that motivate us. One thing that is fairly common amongst athletes and gym fanatics is the element of sound. Most people listen to something or other during exercise; whether this is to distract you from the task at hand, or to motivate you, everyone has their thing.…

Our bodies are our most precious resource but very seldom do we take care of it like we should. As we get older, our bodies tend to need more care, and this includes regular health checks to make sure everything is A-Okay. Regular health checks can also mean early treatment due to illnesses being caught…

You regularly take your vitamins and minerals, you exercise at least twice a week, you get eight hours of sleep a night and you eat plenty of fruit and vegetables. The majority of people would consider themselves to be healthy, which is why it can be confusing when odd things happen when you are being…