Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 98, September 2017 | Page 28

Smashing Old
Boundaries
PS: Happy
Birthday, New Body!
Dumisile Mthalane transformed her body and her life when she
discovered triathlon, and she is maintaining this new lifestyle
thanks to a new lease on life along with the support and
motivation of Discovery Vitality.
D
umisile Mthalane’s adventure began when her gradually increasing
mass really started to weigh her down. “I felt heavy and would huff
and puff from climbing just one flight of stairs,” says the 34-year-old
project manager from Durban. At this point, Dumi weighed 82kg, with a body
fat percentage of 36.9 and cholesterol of 6.9 mmol/l.
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Her weight had gradually crept up over the years. “It started when I moved
to varsity in Johannesburg. I stayed in residence, where the food was not
the healthiest, and because I didn’t exercise at all I gained a lot of weight.”
In 2014, she decided enough was enough and she started road running in
order to lose weight. “I love to be outdoors and I have the beautiful Durban