Late year Hluhluwe Hilltop
Honorary Officers took to the challenge to help create five small remote gyms.
The Section Rangers were looking for Gym equipment to build small gyms in the
remote Field Ranger Camps where the teams can use the time between patrols to
do exercises and build up their physical strength to assist them in conducting
their physical tasks.
Our main aim was
and is to provide weight training access
as their patrols during the day keep their aerobic fitness up, weights will improve leg strength for hills;
chasing poachers etc. and a stronger upper body will help in long extended
patrols where they carry heavy backpacks (40kg).We have this year equipping another
6 camps with gym equipment to help the H.I.P field rangers keep fit in there
down time to help fight the war
against poaching and to show that people do care and appreciated their efforts.
The Hluhluwe Hilltop Honorary
Officers would like to thank our sponsors that help make this project a
possibility. Thank you for the support from RBCT, Duys, Gym Africa, Leomat and
the individual’s members of the public.
The project
is still on going and we will be working at increasing the remote gyms equipment
in the camps. If you would like to help with this project and sponsor equipment
or funds please email admin@hilltophonoraryofficers.org.za.
Still needed
Weight plates and Punch bags and gloves
