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Yanga Ngcayisa is the founder of YNOT Fitness, which brings innovation and enjoyment to the South African fitness scene. 

Getting a little heavier after high school is normal for many young adults. After quitting rugby and picking up a few unhealthy habits, Yanga Ngcayisa looked on track to follow the norm. But the 22-year-old Wits student was not going to become a stereotype. Instead, he decided that it was time to get back in shape and shed an incredible 34kg in just six months. He changed his mindset and out in the work to achieve his body transformation.

He is a keynote speaker, write, model and an online fitness coach which featured him in media outlets such as Men’s Health, GQ and Espresso Morning TV show.

-Get Behind the Wheel – Empowering people to take control of their lives by being the drivers of their own success.

-Mental Health Benefits of Exercise – An overview of mental health and its components. A deep dive of exercise and its various forms and the neurological effects of how it links to our mental health.

-Work-life Balance and Burnout – Debunking the work-life balance theory; defining burnout and the coping mechanisms for it.

-Wellness vs Fitness – The differences and links between wellness and fitness and the importance of a holistic view of being “healthy.”

-Goal Setting - Tips to setting, committing, and achieving your fitness goals.

-Product Designing – How to create a product and take it to the marketplace.

-Turning conflict into synergy - Empowering teams to use conflict as an opportunity to build relationships.

-Personal Agility and Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal Intelligence

-Men’s Mental Health - Breaking Down The Stigma

2022 - Nedbank YouthX Award Competition Winner - Entrepreneurship 2024 - City of Cape YouthStart 2024 Winner 2024 - Inspirational Young Person of The Year Award Contributor to the Men’s Health Magazine Opinion Pieces Innovator - Founder of the YNOT Exercise Cards
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