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Health & Wellness
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       Then one day, Rob was walking ahead   many of the exercise
       of Malcolm at the gym. Malcolm asked   philosophies did not
       him what the problem was with his    make sense. “I came
       shoulder. Rob showed Malcolm the     to the conclusion
       X-rays and explained that he was due  that all the fancy
       to go for surgery to resolve the issue.  equipment was
       However, Malcolm disagreed with the  unnecessary. If you use the mass of your   exercises can in fact be done anywhere
       diagnosis that surgery was necessary.  own body, you can get similar or even   – at home, on the beach or in a gym.”
                                            better results in a safe way,” he explains.
       “He said, give me three months and I’ll                                  “Non Fit Injuria is suitable for all ages
       fix the problem,” Rob recalls. “Although                                 – children, teenagers and adults – and
       I was sceptical, I decided to give   SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES               all types of people, no matter their
       Malcolm’s programme a try.”          Rob started off doing a limited number
                                            of exercises using only his body weight.   level of fitness. Your muscles move
       Non Fit Injuria is an amalgamation of   Within two months, Malcolm had him   your skeleton around and movement
       yoga, Pilates, gymnastics and kung fu   performing exercises that he’d never   is the way you exert your will on
       combined with injury rehabilitation. “You   imagined he would or could do. “I’ve   the world. However, your joints are
       are never too old, too unfit, or too injured   never had any aspirations to be a   equally important. If you can get your
           Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens)
       to undertake this programme, which   gymnast, but I’m now able to exercise   muscles and joints healthy, you can do
       essentially uses your own body weight   on the pull-up rings using only the   anything,” Malcolm concludes.
       to take you to levels of fitness you never   strength of my arms, shoulders and
       thought possible,” Malcolm adds.     core. At the age of 70, I’ve decided to   Non Fit Injuria is situated at the
                                            take my fitness levels as far as they will   Dynamic Health Gym in The
       Malcolm has a B.Com Degree in Sports   go,” Rob says.                      Gantry at Pineslopes. If you’re keen
       Management and has spent many years                                        to find out more, Malcolm can be
       as a personal trainer in traditional gyms   “I have now reached a stage where I   contacted on 071 682 4397.
       – but he started to realise that, to him,  can manage my own fitness. And these

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