Jeffrey Beattie (50), who suffers from lupus and epilepsy, was in poor health and every day was a struggle for him.<\/p>\n
Beattie decided to turn his life around and joined Unique Physique Gym in Primrose, training under the guidance of personal trainers Marius Wessels and Jean Bertillon.<\/p>
\u201cHe has made good progress and his health, strength and weight have all increased since he joined Run\/Walk For Life.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe made such great progress with his gym resistance training and walking complimenting each other, and soon Beattie entered his first race,\u201d said Wessels.<\/p>
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ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Training is paying off for Beattie<\/a><\/p>\n Personal best time reached at charity walk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n To date, Beattie has achieved 18 medals and is enjoying the competitive side of walking.<\/p>\n The most recent medal he achieved was for the Colgate 15km race held recently at the Boksburg Stadium.<\/p>\n Jeffrey completed the race in two hours and 17 minutes.<\/p>\n His coaches are proud of all his achievements so far.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or\u00a0Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n