Police shape up at Joubert Park and get ready to tackle crime in Johannesburg
HILLBROW - It was all sweat and fun with onlookers joining in from the side lines
The South African Police Service’s officers from various clusters in Johannesburg took part in keep fit activities held on 17 March at the Joubert Park in Hillbrow.
The exercises were facilitated by Hillbrow South African Police Service Cluster commander, Major General Dimakatso Ndaba who took the officers through their paces with various forms of exercises.
It was all sweat and fun with onlookers joining in from the sidelines to give motivation to the men and women in blue.
According to the National Department of Police, one of the elementary requirements of being an effective police officer is physical fitness.
During the fitness training session, police officers were handed exercise and diet manuals which guide them on living a healthy lifestyle. This manual educates them about training and dietary changes they will need to make in order to rectify their body mass index and training programmes which will assist them in improving their fitness level to the standards set by the South African Police Service.
Ndaba led the officers in different forms of workouts to help them release sweat and some unwanted calories. The session lasted for about an hour and many said it had been fun and believe it was a worthwhile exercise to help them keep fit as police officers.
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