Curl up on the couch with a copy of the April 2013 edition of DO IT NOW Magazine and let us bring all the adventure, sport and lifestyle to you. Now available in print, app and PDF reader formats, cover stories this issue include:

Masters of Chase or Escape, The Art of Parkour - DO IT NOW caught up with Shawn van Zyl, a practitioner of the Concrete Foundation Crew, to find out more about parkour, a movement culture that has found new life in natural and modern urban environments, and the sport that developed from it, free running.

Sit back, relax and enjoy a host of gripping adventure, sport and lifestyle articles in DO IT NOW Magazine #35, now available. Not to be missed is an interview with the current 2014 SA Long Distance Triathlon Champion Caroline Koll, who is one of only two women attempting ten consecutive IRONMAN South Africa races. Heard about triking? Find out more about trike drifting, a scene that is rapidly gaining momentum across the world, including South Africa. Discover what it is about the ProNutro African X Trail Run that attracts the veritable who’s who of South African trail running. Leaving the trails in South Africa behind, join Jurie Pohl as he heads to Lesotho on an epic adventure birthed from the desire to do something truly extraordinary, and do it for a noble cause. Further afield, we travel to Cervinia, a wonderful little Italian ski resort in the shadows of the mighty Matterhorn. White water SUPing tips and guidance, the state of SA men\'s hockey, taking some time out for tranquillity training, swimming for hope, realising a spina bifida boy\'s Cycle Tour dream, reviews, competitions and so much more. Don\'t miss these and many other great reads ...

DO IT NOW Magazine #34 is now available and this issue is a showstopper! Cover stories include Nitro Circus\' tour to South Africa, which featured more than 40 of the world’s best action sports athletes performing daring and often record-breaking tricks in freestyle motocross, BMX and skateboarding, along with heart-stopping stunts on unique contraptions. \'Diary of a rough rider\' is about a group of friends that embark on an amazing bike tour of Kalahari country and Namibia, and how things unfolded. The Dusi Canoe Marathon is not just any race, but rather a race of passion, perseverance, determination, blood, sweat and plenty of tears. Delve into this year’s event and get a day-by-day account of what happened, as well some other interesting info about the Dusi you may not know about.  Find out more about this year\'s The 24 Hours of Oak Valley mountain bike race. There\'s also some great tips on healthy eating choices. And if you are looking for a great holiday destination, then don\'t miss the A Swiss summer article, which takes you on a journey through Interlaken, claimed to be the adventure capital of Switzerland. Fantastic summer recipes, mountain boarding, kayaking in Ecuador, overcoming leg injuries, entertainment reviews, competitions and so much more. Don\'t miss these and many other great reads ...

DO IT NOW Magazine #33 is now available and promises to be another page turner. Cover stories in this issue include surfing in Dubai, a destination that actually offers a proper surf season enjoyed by a vast number of ocean lovers. We crank it up and take a look at cycling, a sport that is said to have South Africans spending more money per capita on cycling than any other nation on earth. Under the spotlight is triathlons in the Western Cape, a sport that is evolving into something big, and in a hurry. Then we find out what it\'s like to run in the clouds at the Lesotho Ultra Trail, an event that attracts Skyrunners from all over the world. Exploring the Wild Coast by motorbike, taking on the Dragon\'s Spine to raise awareness and funds for cerebral palsy, teeing off island style, paddling tips, summiting Aconcagua Mountain, delving into the world of the MMA warrior, feedback on the slalom industry in South Africa, culinary classics, entertainment reviews, and so much more. Don\'t miss these and many other great reads ...

Sit back, relax and enjoy another action-packed issue of DO IT NOW Magazine over the festive season. Cover stories in this issue include recipes for a fabulously fresh and festive three-course meal to treat the family to during the holidays. What do you get when you combine trail running and wine tasting? The Ways2Wine, a new event on the calendar where the only prize on offer was to win your own weight in wine for the best dressed team. It\'s that time of the year when we look at ways to make the lives of children in orphanages, homes, and hospitals all over South Africa just a little bit brighter and bearable. The annual Toy Run does just that and over the past 31 years, this event has grown exponentially. This year it was estimated that more than 35,000 toys were collected in Cape Town alone - enough to fill two very large trucks. Then get a taste for the outdoor life with the Spur Adventure Duo series of sprint adventure racing events, one of the best family fun ways to spend a day outside. Other articles to look out for include part one of the epic story about Jolandie Rust, the first woman to circumnavigate Africa, solo and on a bike; get some great freestyle paddling tips; take a glimpse into the world of adventure racing; find out more about the three South Africans who made it into the final selection stage of the Axe Space competition, where one of them is guaranteed to go into space; find out more about the causes of common sport injuries and how to treat them; then we explore Nepal and discover what makes Reunion such a fantastic holiday destination; and if you\'re looking for a gift, then check out the latest reviews on movies, games and books. Don\'t miss these and many other great reads ...

Don\'t miss DO IT NOW Magazine #31, which is packed with loads of great adventure, sport, and lifestyle stories. Cover stories for this issue include the introduction of the RxIt Summer Series, an annual nationwide CrossFit© event that will be held at every affiliate over a period of four weeks during November, with a Winter Series being added to the calendar in 2014. We take you to the Austrian town of Oetz, in the Ötztal valley, for the 2013 adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championship, where 150 of the world’s best white water, slalom, and freestyle paddlers from no less than 24 different countries met to compete for World Championship honours on the legendary Wellerbrücke rapids, considered to be one of the most difficult white-water sections on the planet. Get a glimpse into the world of wheelchair rugby, a sport that is played at an elite level in 20 countries across the globe, including South Africa. There\'s nothing like the bush to sort out the stresses and strains of everyday life, and the call of the Kalahari was just too strong for Dale and Lauren Barrow, who decided to deviate from their route and stop over at the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park for a short but memorable four-night stay. The magic of horses, fulfilling boyhood dreams, adventures on a bicycle, coming face-to-face with a shark, health and fitness tips and advice, trail running tales and feedback, introducing the new and unusual sport of 360Ball, culinary classics, entertainment reviews, and so much more. Don\'t miss these and many other great reads ...

DO IT NOW Magazine #30 promises to be another sizzling page turner. In this issue we take a look at the Otter African Trail Run through the lens. Then Jordy Smith answers a few questions between swells in California at the Hurley Pro Trestles in September 2013. Next we focus on the body and mind and how physical exercise is not only good for our general health but can increase academic performance too. Find out which of the four GPS watches reviewed is the most user-friendly and gives athletes as much (correct) data as possible. Follow 15 bike fanatics as they embark on a dream tour to Austria, to visit a KTM factory and the famed Red Bull Hanger 7. Growing baseball locally, following Mitch Wagstaff at the third stop of the PWA World Tour, riding the world’s highest roads to raise awareness and funding for Operation Smile, fly fishing for giant trout in the Karoo, introducing aerial dance, travelling through Africa, health and fitness tips plus great recipes, cycling from Jeffrey’s to Cape Town in search of adventure, playing the pension game, and much more. Don\'t miss out on these and many other great reads ...

DO IT NOW Magazine #29 is now available and there\'s something for everyone. Cover stories include surfing in Reunion, with some great travel tips. Get an insight into the horse racing industry in South Africa, which has long been seen as the enclave of English aristocracy and business tycoons, but is set for change. Read about this year’s Harley on Safari, which was a thundering success and made all the more special because it coincided with the 30th anniversary of the Harley Owners Group. Dylan and Misty Weyer\'s take on the Dragon’s Spine route, a mountain biking route across South Africa and Lesotho, to raise funds and awareness for cerebral palsy. And we follow a group of 26 female students on a guided trip to the Okavango Delta, but is taking a bunch of girls camping for a week easier said than done? Introducing canoe polo, about freediving, health and fitness tips, photographic chronicles, and much more. Don\'t miss out on these and many other great reads ...

DO IT NOW Magazine issue #28 is now available and features another fantastic line up of adventure, sport, and lifestyle articles. Cover stories include the Night of the Jumps, a heart-stopping show where freestylers perform death-defying, awe-inspiring tricks. Learn about a new event, the Zombie Run. This themed race is not your typical 5 km trail run, unless, of course, your trail is infested with an army of marauding Zombies. It\'s said to be the most exhilarating 5 km run of your life … if you survive. If you\'re looking for something a little less gory, and are a nature lover, dog lover, conservationist or hunter, then don\'t miss the article on field trialling and how you can participate in this fascinating sport. It\'s thumbs up to the Nedbank Save the Rhino Run, which was wildly successful, and all entry fees will be donated to the WWF Green Trust fund in aid of rhino conservation. Then we head to Namibia with a team from Christian Surfers Africa, who connect with and empower this local surfing community of this wave-blessed desert nation. Six-a-side football is also in the spotlight and definitely something to consider if you are looking to try something new. Surfing tales, duathlon records, high-octane motocross action, CrossFit Games, photographic chronicles, and much more. Don\'t miss out on these and many other great reads ...

The July 2013 issue will be the final print copy of DO IT NOW Magazine as we move to a fully digital publication with effect from 1 August 2013. In this issue, get ready to climb with the second in Kobus Bresler\'s educational climbing progression series, and be inspired by an 86-year-old adventurer who experienced China\'s Huangshan Mountain like the emperors of old. The Gravity Adventure Festival, presented by MERRELL, takes place just outside of Kleinmond, in August, and is not to be missed if you are an outdoor enthusiast. Are you up for a 4x4 challenge with a difference? Then don\'t miss the

The June 2013 issue of DO IT NOW magazine is now available and features some red-hot adventure, sport, and lifestyle articles. Cover stories include the legendary Tour de France and the three African cyclists who are taking part in this year\'s event. Then we head to the mountains of Lesotho for the Lesotho Wildrun, a spectacular run that only 50 trail runners get to experience. We introduce you to the new sport of the Flying Disk League, which combines the best of soccer, basketball, American football and netball into one challenging and enjoyable game for people of all ages. Delve into the wo

Enjoy another great line up of adventure, sport and lifestyle articles in the May 2013 issue because there’s something for everyone. For our divers, go local and discover Ribbon Reef in Sodwana (p. 60), or head overseas and find out more about diving in the world’s most bio-diverse underwater environment, a diving Mecca known as Raj Ampat, in West Papua, Indonesia (p. 64). We introduce showing Arabian horses (p. 16), and the first in a series of articles on climbing and the different forms on offer (p. 20). Find out how to train your brain for the best race ever (p. 80), and learn how to prepa

Rev it up this month with the March issue of DO IT NOW Magazine, now available. Cover stories it this issue include a review of the 2012 motocross season and what we can look forward to in 2013 (p. 60); we introduce Bossaball, the latest ball game to hit our shores - it\'s rad, it\'s fab and ranked #31 on CNN\'s lit of 50 things to do before you die (p. 12); then Hannele Steyn, the only woman to complete 9 Cape Epics, takes us down memory as she prepares for her 10th; and finally we soar to new heights as we follow Team SAVOLO\'s progress at the Indoor Skydiving World Championship (p. 28).

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