The body…where it all begins.
Park Run is an international event which made its way to Grahamstown last year. It is run by volunteers who act as time-keepers, event coordinators and barcode scanners. Each person who participates registers online and is given a barcode through which their time is recorded and later emailed to them. This park run barcode enables … Continue reading
The Rhodes University Internal Rugby League begins in the third term of every academic year. The league, comprised of five teams, is becoming increasingly popular by the year as students stream to the Great Field on a Friday evening to watch the teams play. Nick Bloom, the captain of The Hill, speak to Tonic about … Continue reading
When you’re seven years old and some of your best friends are fictional characters created by Roald Dahl and JK Rowling, those four-eyed kids seemed like the coolest because they also seemed like the smartest. I begged my mother for a pair of glasses, convinced that they would give me some sort of super-reading-power, and … Continue reading
When I first set myself the target of completing Kayla Itsines’s 12 week exercise programme, I remember feeling motivated and excited. But when I actually began the programme, my initial determination was overridden with shame and disappointment. Struggling to do even 5 push-ups, I was ashamed that as a former gymnast I now battled to … Continue reading
When you burn fat, what exactly happens to it? Does it shrink into smaller little balls of fat? Does it literally turn into muscle? When I asked a students around campus, the response to the question was met with an overwhelmingly amount of “I have no idea”s and “I really don’t know”s. Well, when I … Continue reading
As we approach the end of swot week and the exam period begins to dawn on most students, the last thing that students should be worrying about is dealing with stress which could be said to be our body’s natural “fight or flight” and insomnia. For this reason, students who have sought medical help in … Continue reading
Winter is coming and unlike in Game of Thrones, it will not take about five seasons to descend upon us with its icy winds and brutal chill. In fact, as much as it pains me to have to say it, winter is already here. Gone are the days of shorts and t-shirts and the search … Continue reading
Post-grad Pharmacy student Nomsa Chemuru is currently working on a project to prevent teenage pregnancy in the rural communities of Glenmore and Dwayana. Continuing a project that started three years ago, Chemuru was tasked with developing a manual for community care workers to use in facilitating the prevention of teenage pregnancy. Using the pan-3 model, … Continue reading
The Rhodes Health Care Centre held a Sexual Health Open Day today for anyone on campus who wanted to come and learn more about various aspects of sexual health. While not well attended by students, a significant portion for the Rhodes support staff, mainly from the Grounds and Gardens, were in attendance. “Sexual Health is … Continue reading
Does even just the thought of going to the gym make you feel a bit terrified? With all those complex machines and macho men and ladies with bodies out of magazines, it’s easy to feel a bit intimated. Especially when it feels like you’re the only one who has no idea what they’re doing. Don’t … Continue reading
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