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WomenOfKovsies Arina Engelbrecht advocates healthy living nationally
Arina Engelbrecht’s vision is for all Kovsies to lead holistically healthy lives.


How do you start living a healthy lifestyle? Arina Engelbrecht, a wellness specialist in the Employee Wellness Division at the University of the Free State (UFS) says it only takes a few changes. Her passion is to motivate people to live a balanced life.  

Being active enables a person to live life to the full. “Aim to exercise 150 minutes a week, which equates to 30 minutes five times a week in order to experience health benefits like prevention of lifestyle illnesses, better sleeping patterns, decreasing stress or anxiety and feeling more energetic,” says Engelbrecht.

Some of the initiatives Engelbrecht and her team drive are the Healthy Lifestyle Challenge, Park Runs in Bloemfontein, and the Healthy4Life Pedometer Challenge, which encourage staff members to become more physically active. “Everything we do, think or feel is influenced by what we eat! It is therefore important to eat a balanced diet. Healthy food = quality fuel = good health = sustained energy = peak performance,” she explains. 
 
Pedometer Challenge

In the space of eight weeks 240 staff members from all campuses walked 54 000km as part of the Pedometer Challenge. Engelbrecht and her team mobilised 53 active teams from all three campuses. Three of these teams emerged as the winners as they exceeded the target of 1 300km which is the equivalent of walking to Cape Town. In September 2018 the Challenge is going national as the North-West University competes against UFS.

Celebrating women

This Women’s Month Engelbrecht’s message to women of Kovsies is: “We must start embracing who we are and start believing in ourselves, whether it is in the workplace, in business, or at home.” 

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Kovsies vs Pukke - Intervarsity results 2005
2005-08-15

Kovsies vs Pukke - Intervarsity uitslae  / results 2005

Sport Spanne / Teams Uitslae/Results
   
UFS
PUK
UV
PUK
Gelyk
Gholf /
 Golf
Mans / Men
1
7
0
1
0
Sokker
 Football
Kovsies -   Pukke Mans/Men
1
3
0
1
0
Soccer UFS Men“B”  -  Pukke Triangle  “A”
1
2
0
1
0
  UFS Ladies“A”  - Pukke Ladies “A”
7
0
1
0
0
Tennis  Mans / Men
10
5
1
0
0
  Dames / Ladies
3
9
0
1
0
Hokkie
 Hockey
Soetdoring -  Oosterhof
1
4
0
1
0
Hockey Roosmaryn   -  Minjonet
1
0
1
0
0
  WNB -  PUK Gekombineerd 
0
2
0
1
0
  VMN -   Wanda
0
3
0
1
0
  Hobhouse  -   Heide
2
1
1
0
0

Netbal
Netball

WNB 1   -  Kasteel 1 
22
17
1
0
0
  WNB 2   -  Wanda 1
26
17
1
0
0
  VMN 1 -  Karlien 1
15
15
0
0
1
  VMN 2 -  VMN 1
8
27
0
1
0
  Roosmaryn   -  WNB 1
13
18
0
1
0
  Soetdoring -  Dinki 1
14
15
0
1
0
  Hobhouse   -  Minjonet 1
12
21
0
1
0
  Marjonein  -  Wanda 2
0
1
0
1
0
Rugby Shimlas -  Pukke
28
48
0
1
0
  Irawas  -   Ibbies
14
61
0
1
0
  UV/UFS 0/21 -   PUK 0/21
7
46
0
1
0
  Colts -  PUK Jongspan
19
31
0
1
0
  UV/UFS 0/19 "A"  -  PUK 0/19 "A"
22
34
0
1
0
  UV/UFS Panthers - PUK Uitnodigingspan
6
27
0
1
0
  Veritas   -  De Wilgers
10
13
0
1
0
  Vishuis   -  Overs
17
25
0
1
0
   JBM -  Veritas
8
10
0
1
0
   Verwoerd -  Heimat
19
0
1
0
0
   Karee   -  Patria
0
5
0
1
0
  Reitz  -  Villagers
15
14
1
0
0
       
8
22
1
Intervarsity opsomming / summary 2005 
 
Kovsies
   Pukke
Wedstryde / Games
31
31
Gewen/ Won
8
22
Verloor/ Lost
22
8
Gelyk/ Drawn
1
1
     

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