September 2019/Fairlady 65s a working mom
of two, 38-year-old
Surina Neethling
of Laaiplek was
struggling to
prioritise her own
healthandhappiness on top of all
herotherresponsibilities. It got
toa pointwhereshe no longer
recognised herself in the mirror
and had lost the motivation to take
control of her weight.
‘When you have two kids, your
body is the last thing you think
about,’ she says. ‘I didn’t want
to see that person in the mirror
any longer, which is sad – that’s
not what you want.’ When herhusband, Hermie, asked what she
wanted for her birthday last year,
Surina settled on a mountain bike
(her first in many years), marking
the start of her fitness journey.
‘We decided that we both
needed to do something; Hermie
is over 40 and I’m getting there.
Once you’ve passed a certain point,
it gets that much harder to turnA
‘I wanted something
that would tell me
“this is what you must
eat; this is the exercise
you must do”.’‘Once you’ve passed
a certain point, it gets
that much harder to turn
your lifestyle around,’
says Surina.