There’s no denying the power of exercise when it comes to physical and mental health, that physical activity can also have a positive impact on others. This notion played itself out at the Chief Mogale Community Hall during the week of 05 July 2025, when Healthy Lifestyle Aerobics Team combined fitness with the concept of Ubuntu.
The Healthy Lifestyle Aerobics team together with its aerobics fitness partners explored the benefits of engaging in physical fitness while at the same time raise funds for charity.
The teams, all from Kagiso embarked on a five-hour high-voltage and gruelling aerobics marathon for a great cause to benefit Tiro Ya Modimo, a Kagiso-based Disabled People Organisation located at the Odirile Maponya Clinic, near the Engen Garage publicly known as Sonap Garage.
Mokete Tumisi, the Healthy Lifestyle Aerobics Team leader said he received a call from one of his clients indicating that there is a local disabled people organisation that is in dire need of assistance.
Through his connection to aerobics teams around Kagiso, he arranged an aerobics marathon which concluded with a happy ending when Tiro Ya Modimo Disabled People Organisation received vegetables to keep up the running of the organisation.
“I was alerted but one of my clients who happened to have met with the founder of Tiro Ya Modimo Disabled People organisation, and the client indicated that the organisation is in need of assistance,” Tumisi pointed out.
“So, as I always help out when there is a need, I decided to talk to Healthy lifestyle fitness gym to support the organisation which they without any hesitation agreed to raise funds so that we can assist with veggies,” Tumisi mentioned, beaming with smiles.
Tumisi manged to pull through the high-powered aerobics marathon through the support from local businesspeople such as Tery Mabasa Attorneys, Thanya Sports Development, Exogen Security Company, Van Conversions, Mothusi Trailers, Maplankeng Pub, and aerobics teams around Kagiso, who supported the initiative by buying tickets which contributed to buying of the goodies.
Charles “Mantashe”, the founder of Tiro Ya Modimo Disabled People organisation, was over the moon and related: “We are truly blessed that we are beneficiaries of the aerobics marathon programme.”
“We want to thank Mokete and his team for this noble gesture this donation will go a long way for the organisation, and we want to say may God blessed the team,” Mantashe said smiling from ear to ear.
Mogomotsi Phasha, of Good Example Fitness Club added his voice and said: “We feel very good and humbled to assist our local people as fitness clubs. We want to extend our gratitude and say we will continue to assist them.”
Tumisi, a former soccer player who got injured and while on his recovery and rehabilitation journey, he joined aerobics and later saw a potential into helping others with fitness and their wellbeing through aerobics.
He concluded the business of the day by mentioning, “We can only say all aerobics teams and sports people around Kagiso as well the Kagiso community saw that the event was beneficial, and it was for a good cause.”
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