The theme for 2019 is: Active Life! Longer Life!

Aim for at least 30 minutes a day, every day of the week.

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How to join the WoW! Movement

Visit the website www.westerncape.gov.za/wow for information/tips, healthy and delicious recipes and much

more. * Join the WoW! Active Public sessions (details on page 2) or start a WoW! Active Public movement.

* Become a Wellness Champion and start a WoW! Group. Email wow@westerncape.gov.za for more information.

* Subscribe to the WhatsApp or SMS platforms and receive three healthy lifestyles-promoting messages per week.

* To subscribe to sms, email your Name, Surname and Cell number to wow@westerncape.gov.za.

* Join the Facebook Group: WoW! WesternCape on Wellness

Newsletter ISSUE 37 | MARCH 2019

World Day for Physical Activity

The WoW! COPC Group in

Citrusdal hosted their first WoW!

Family Fun Day on 8 March. The

day focused on fun ways to

promote healthy living from

childhood to adulthood.

Citrusdal COPC Fun Day

Join us! A free and fun event for

everyone! Start with a gentle

warm-up and then a fun walk

along the beachfront.

Saturday 6 April, 09:00 – 11:00

from Mouille Point Lighthouse.

World Day for Physical Activity - 6 April

Join the World for a Virtual Walk

on 6 April at 10:00.

Take a walk with friends, family, neighbours,

anybody and log your activity with the rest of the

world on www.portalagita.org.br and the WoW!

WesternCape on Wellness Facebook Group.

Newsletter ISSUE 37 | MARCH 2019

Newsflash! WoW! Active Public - Join us for the next event

New Wellness Champions

15 New Wellness Champions from

the West Coast District and Paarl

attended the 3-day WoW!

training course. These Champions

are now starting WoW! Groups in

their respective settings.

PhysiFun Training

Staff from the College of

Emergency Care attended the

training, presented in partnership

with Eskom. This 1-day training

focuses on stress management

and building emotional resilience.

Healthy Minds Training

16 Wellness Champions attended

the very first PhysiFun Elective. This

1-day training focused on

enabling Champions to promote

fun physical activity amongst

children in their community.

WoW! Activities:

The WoW! Dance

PhysiFun

Citrusdal Fun Day

Safe Play Streets

Activity: Zumba

Date: Wed 17 April Time: 13:15 – 14:00

Venue: Company’s Garden, Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town

Healthy WoW! Recipe of the Month

VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI

INGREDIENTS

500g spaghetti (or replace with rice or couscous)

2 tbs olive oil (or adjusted measure of alternative oil)

4 cloves of garlic, minced

12 baby marrows (or replace with green beans or spinach) sliced

2 fresh mealies (cut the kernels off the mealie) or 1 tin corn

3 carrots, chopped

2 onions, thinly sliced

2 tbsp tomato paste

2 cans diced (cut into small cubes) tomato

2 tsp Italian herbs

2 tsp paprika (smoked adds additional flavour)

1 tsp sugar

salt and black pepper to taste

METHOD

Cook spaghetti according to packing directions. Keep 1 cup of pasta water

after cooking and drain rest of pasta.

In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat, add garlic and cook until fragrant -

about 1 minute.

Add baby marrows, carrots and red onions and cook until soft - about 7

minutes.

Stir in tomato paste, add diced tomato and season with dried herbs and salt

and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Add spaghetti to vegetables and add ½ the cup of pasta water.

Dish onto plates or in a large bowl and serve.

NOTES

Serve: 6

Credit: Food Network Kitchen

Keeping an inclusive approach, new partners with commitment and expertise

in the field are welcome and encouraged to join the growing partnership.

WoW! Partners