Power couple to represent SA
FEATHERBROOKE – Body builders, husband and wife, will represent South Africa at the World Fitness Federation World Championships in November.
Competitive body builders from Featherbrooke Estate Nico Fourie and his wife Monique acquired a place in the SA national team that will represent South Africa at the World Fitness Federation (WFF) World Championships in November. The power couple triumphed while competing with other body builders from various provinces in iZulu Theatre at the Sibaya Casino in Umhlanga.
They represented the Gauteng team at the NABBA/WFF National Championship on 10 October. Monique took position three while Nico was crowned position number two at the competition.
Nico was selected after winning the Men’s Class1 category at the recently held National Amateur Body Building Association (NABBA)/WFF Gauteng Championship held at University of South Africa (Unisa) in Pretoria.
Monique earned the title, Ms Gauteng Overall Beach Bikini after she won both her classes: Ladies Beach Bikini Tall and Ladies Beach Bikini Overall at the Nabba/WWF Gauteng Championship.
“My first show was in 1997, after I had decided two years before that I wanted to compete. This year was Monique’s first stage appearance – which makes her achievements so amazing, but she has been training seriously for the last three years,” explained Nico.
He further explained that his desire for success and to see results for the hours he invested in training and sweating motivates him to work hard.
This body builder has acquired overwhelming titles since he started in 1997. Currently he is holding five provincial titles, two national titles including an overall title at the Rossi Classic.
“Bodybuilding, fitness and living healthy gives us an enormous amount of self-satisfaction and a feeling of personal achievement – something that no one can ever take away from us,” said Nico.
Although Monique and Nico are each other’s biggest supporters, competing in fitness events is not a team sport. “The amount of individual effort and sacrifice that each of us is willing to put into this sport daily, influence how successful we are in the end,” emphasised Nico.
Being in shape, and being stronger and healthier than ordinary people gives this couple pleasure in the sport.
Details: Nico Fourie NicoF@mcmotor.co.za.
