Conferences and expos

Look & Feel Good Expo hits town

Brad Morgan

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30 August 2010

The Look & Feel Good Expo visits Cape Town in September and Johannesburg in October, offering an opportunity to explore every resource for conscious, healthy living under one roof.

The Expo made its debut in 2009 in Johannesburg and drew an impressive 16 000 visitors, which reflects on how important health and wellness has become to people, and how big it has become as an industry.

Included among the speakers was John Gray, the renowned author of Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.

Key words

What does the Expo explore? The key words are health, wellness, longevity, positivity, vitality, environmental awareness and sustainability. It's about living healthily, nurturing oneself and nurturing the planet.

The organisers say the expo, which attracts both men and women, is about "feeling fabulous within and without".

Exhibitors will showcase products in six main lifestyle categories: health, beauty, fitness, wellbeing, greening and happiness. Among the new attractions will be free treatments, samples and therapy trials.

Included in the healthy (pardon the pun!) line-up of offerings are health and wellness workshops, yoga demonstrations, a health kitchen, the Feel Good Joy Gym, the dance & movement stage, the style pavilion (makeovers and style advice), Boost Juice feel good health bar, Mr & Mrs Fitness zone, a day spa, a healing herb garden and a health assessment zone.

Workshops

The workshops will feature speakers from South Africa and abroad, including celebrities, leading nutritionists and exports.

The Liberty Medical Scheme Dance & Movement Stage will come alive to a wide range of dance styles, among them belly dancing, Nia, and ballroom dancing. Also on show will be TRX suspension training, Katabox, Russian kettlebells, Zumba, and kiddies’ dance.

The Yoga Studio's offerings will be led by some of the country's top instructors, and different disciplines, such as Bikram Yoga, Living Yoga Flow, Kundalini Yoga, Preggie Yoga and Yoga 4 Kids, will be explored. Visitors will be able to participate in the sessions.

Makeovers and pampering

Style advice, mini-makeovers and pampering will be on offer at the Style Pavilion. Expert advice on invasive and non-invasive treatments will be presented during an anti-ageing clinic.

At the Clicks Health Assessment Centre visitors can get a top-to-toe health assessment, including blood pressure, body mass index, cholesterol testing, stress and a lifestyle assessment.

For those up for trying something different, the Feel Good Joy Gym helps one laugh one's way to health with Laughter Coaching.

Also on offer are mini spa treatments and complimentary skin consultations.

Healthy eating

Health and wellness has a lot to do with eating a healthy diet and that's where the SABC/Spekko Rice Kitchen will come in, with top chefs putting on cooking demonstrations of delicious and nutritious food.

Among the offerings in the Mr & Ms Fitness SA Zone will be a Fitness Fashion Show featuring Mr & Ms Fitness SA at midday on Saturday. In addition, there will be an extensive exercise programme featuring, among others, dance fitness, boxercise, and British military fitness.

The Look & Feel Good Expo takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 10 to 12 September. The Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg hosts the Expo from 8 to 10 October.