GQ South Africa — May 2017

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is one of the Silo District’s top

personal trainers, so we checked

in to find out what she likes

seeingmostinaguy.Followher

on Instagram at @fitgirlza.

Shoulders

‘There’s something to be said about

a really beautiful pair of shoulders.

There’snothingmoresexythangreat

shoulders filling out a shirt.’

The exercise:

‘The important part to remember is

that there are three muscles that

make up the shoulder complex. The

full ROM (Range of Motion) shoulder

raiseistheoneexercisethattargets

the entire shoulder complex. Start off

asyouwouldafrontbarbellshoulder

raise, and extend the bar all the way

overhead,keepingyourarmsstraight

all the way through your reps.’

Glutes

‘Justasmuchasguysloveagreat

bum,welovethem,too.Aguywith

agreatbumjustmovesdifferently

with more sway in his shoulders.’

The exercise:

‘The greatest glute, and overall lower

bodyexercise,isthesquat.An

importantthingtorememberisthe

high chest position, dropping the

glutes back and as low as possible,

andmakingsurethekneesdon’t

extend beyond your toes.’

Hamstrings

‘It may be that athletic thing I was

talkingaboutearlier,butI’vegot

arealthingforgreathammies.’

The exercise:

‘Deadlifts are best. It not only works

on the hamstring, but the entire

posterior chain.’ >>

Aneeka Buys

It features the latest of
everything in cardio and
strength equipment,
Wattbikes decorate the
intelligent spinning studios,
andsuspensionyogaisjustone
oftheclassesonofer.It’snot
so much what’s in the play pen
as much as waiting for you out
of it that separates this club.
Spapools,steamroomsand
saunas,rainpowershowers,
aKohuCafé&WineBar,
FoxBox Groom Den and
shoeshining services cover
your upkeep, and if you wanted
tobootstrapastartup,you’d
also be covered. iMac work
stations, uncapped WiFi,
wireless printing and lockers
with built-in charging points
make taking business meetings
andgettingthejobdoneeasier
than your yoga class.

Virgin Active Collection, Silo

4, South Arm Road, V&A

Waterfront, virginactive.co.za

It’snotsomuchwhat’sintheplay

penasmuchaswaitingforyouout

of it that separates this club

Shoeshining bar

Rain shower

Bath and sauna

Strength training equipment

Changing room