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GET AGILE!

Strength training at the gym won’t stop you falling over the first slippery root in your path. But apply physiotherapist CAREL VILJOEN’s basic ladder drills, as well as the advanced moves, and you’ll be able to nimbly skip over and around whatever the trails throw your way.

Isn’t it wonderful to observe top trail runners in action? They seem to elegantly float across obstacles, nimbly navigate technical terrain, and scurry across rocky surfaces like dassies.

You might feel like the complete opposite on the trails: tripping over

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