Fit Night Out Cape Town

When Women’s Health SA advertised late last year that Fit Night Out, Cape Town was on the cards for early 2018, I had a serious case of FOMO and very impulsively decided to book my ticket. Maybe this is the point where I mention that I actually live in Johannesburg.  Travel all the way for a fitness event? I hear you ask.  Well who wouldn’t when #FNO is a gathering of women from all walks of life who do so in the name of fitness and fun. Women’s Health has created a platform that is all about women empowerment, self-acceptance and love and a whole lot of letting your hair down, getting your beautiful bodies moving and building up a sweat. In short,  FNO is an epic workout party and one you seriously shouldn’t miss.

The weekend finally arrived and I hopped onto a plane headed to the Mother City for some fun in the sun.  Little did I know that I would be presented with an opportunity to hang with and interview fitness experts who inspire and motivate me.  This was truly the stuff dreams are made of and I was absolutely beside myself.  I mean I was spending a weekend with my amazing friends, they were going to experience my lifestyle change in person (instead of on Instagram) and …. I was getting to meet the people who have impacted my life in the most profound way.

With approximately 1700 women in attendance, almost doubling 2017’s register, it was a truly magnificent summer’s day with DJ Zar pumping out the coolest of the coolest tunes.  As the sun blazed down upon us ladies, the rhythm took control and as energy levels increased, uncertainty and nervousness washed away for the first-timers readying us for an amazing evening of fitness fun.

The event kicked off with Grid workouts at the Virgin Active stand, photo ops at the Shield stand and some retail therapy at the Adidas store.

An impressive line up of some of SA’s top fitness experts was scheduled for the night.

• Ceri Hannan and his team kicked of the night with an energising warm-up.
• Women’s Health #NextFitStar Inge Viljoen took us back in time with an 80’s aerobic workout.
• Queen Fitnass pulled off an impressive skipping demo
• PopUpGym with Letshego Zulu and Queen Fitnass demonstrated a killer partner workout
• Inge Viljoen challenged former Miss SA, Melinda Bam to a workout (check out the March issue of Women’s Health Mag to find out how she got them abs)
• Yoga with Earthchild Project lead by the uber sassy Noks
• Afropop Gumboot Class with 33Concepts
• Rumble Boxing Class with Virgin Active

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Additional intense workouts by Queen Fitnass, Takkies and Fitness Bunnie got the ladies moving at the Shield Stage while Siv N and Aneeke aka FitGirlZA amped things up on the other end at the Powerade stage.

Shield #FitSquad with  @sbahle_mpisane, @queenfitnass  and  @takkies7 were #ShieldReady

Boy oh boy, did the #FITSQUAD bring the heat.  What better ambassadors than these three remarkable fitness experts, to put Shield’s Invisible Black & White range to the test of all tests.  These ladies are absolute powerhouses and are always on the move. Fit Night Out was no exception.

QueenFitnass performed several demonstrations and if you follow her on Instagram, you will know that this titan of a woman knows no limits and its easy to see that #NeverDone is the epitome of everything she encompasses.  Having recently given birth to a beautiful baby girl, sexy fit mom Takkies helped the ladies get in touch with their sexy selves.  This Creator/Founder of Rockingnheels Dance Workout and choreographer showed off her moves and the ladies were keen to follow suit.  Takkies is an excellent example for all women out there that there are #NoExcuses.  She is real and oh so relatable.  Last but most certainly not least of the #FitSquad is Sbahle aka FitnessBunnie.  Her high intensity workout had the ladies pretty much in it to win it … of course I’m referring to the spot prizes that Shield handed out on the day.  She was relentless and pushed the ladies to give it their absolute all.  Aside from her demonstration, FitnessBunnie was also wonderfully supportive, encouraging and dancing alongside her #FitSquad when they performed on stage. If fitness videos and meal guides are what you’re after then this entrepreneur and fitness expert is indeed the one to follow.

Shields latest innovation for the invisible range is “specially formulated with Clearex and Micro-Crystal technology.  As a result it offers less product buildup with the same 48-hour protection – so your clothes stay protected and so do you”.  The fact that almost everyone in attendance was dressed in black and white, really made this the perfect opportunity to determine if Shield’s latest innovation was all it’s cracked up to be.  So it  was exceptionally apt that the awesome goodie bags we received, contained Shield Products so all the ladies were indeed #ShieldReady for Fit Night Out.

Low and behold, after 7 hours of working out and running around taking pics as well as conducting interviews, I can honestly say no white marks on black tops; no yellow stains on my FNO white vest and despite me sweating up a storm, I was and definitely felt protected.

Fit Night Out is powered by @womenshealthmagsa and @adidasza in partnership with @shieldza, @totalsports_sa, @virginactivesa, #powerade and #polaroideyewear .

FNO Goodie Bag

See you soon Durban and Johannesburg, because Fit Night Out will be heading your way sooner than you know it.