It seems everyone is hitting the gym these days – except you. I promise – everyone. Social media is replete with pictures of people showing off their gym bods and post-workout sweat. Here are 16 Zimbabwean personalities that are sweating it out so that you and I can be inspired to one day find those tatty sneakers and trek to the gym, or so that we can spend whole days on Instagram swiping up and ogling other people’s bodies…
Ellen Chiyindiko
Radio presenter | MC | TV Host
We follow Ellen’s fashion closely and love her wardrobe. When she recently announced she was starting a workout regimen, we were stunned. We thought she always ran or did something of the sort to keep looking so good.
Acurious Poet
Poet | Runner
Acurious Poet posts some frightening distances run in frightening times. We don’t ever want to be in the same marathon as this poetic jogger. Anyone who can run 10km or more before breakfast is an intimidation to lesser mortals like us.
Acie Lumumba
Politician | Entrepreneur
We first saw his biceps and abs as part of a political campaign when he posted topless photos of himself on social media. So when he cursed the president loudly and in public we were like hatimutyire uyu, he can protect himself :-D.
Michele Fortmann
Photographer
Michele is one of our favourite wedding and fashion photographers. We love her work. We also love her new work – on herself. When she started posting photos of her working out a few years ago, we never imagined such solid results.
Zihlo
TV Presenter | Radio Presenter
The vivacious Battle of the Chefs presenter showed off this leg day photo on Instagram. We’ve seen her legs so were not surprised she devotes whole days to them in the gym.
Trevor Dongo
Musician
When Trevor first showed off his abs on Facebook a year or so ago, there were haters – obviously – who told him this sort of thing doesn’t work in Zimbabwe. They were wrong. The number of female fans we’ve seen screaming their heads off at his naked torso is testament to that. Zvinoshanda.
Tracy Ushe
Makeup Artist
Tracy is a facial magician. We’ve seen her transform faces with MAC Cosmetics, Langa Cosmetics and Vault Cosmetics products. We suspect that even if we gave her ashes, dust and water she could make your face look better. Good thing is she practices what she preaches. Healthy living. Don’t just look good on the outside, work on the inside too.
Tongayi Chirisa
Actor
This piece of Zimbabwean candy based in Hollywood makes us go Grrr. Did we just objectify him? Haha. Yes. Happily so. Hollywood is all about looks, so we totally understand and forgive him for working hard to keep looking hot.
Tariro Mazvarirwofa
Radio Host | Mai Judah 😉
We love listening to Tariro on StarFM and follow her advice religiously. When she says drink more water, we do. When she says get a life we do and when she starts working out, we seriously start considering doing the same.
Ruvheneko
TV Host | Radio Host | MC
We bumped into Ruvheneko once when she was coming from the gym. Boy, was she glowing. She talks about thighs that won’t go away, we ask where do you want them to go #SlayingTheWayYouAre? Yes, we know this is an old photo, but question still remains.
Outspoken
Hip Hop Artist | Arts Administrator | Comedian | Poet
Green belt. Muscles. Tattoos and dreadlocks. You won’t catch us messing with Da Brutha Out anytime soon. Actually, when we see him coming our way, we run. Fast.
Nelsy Ncube
Artist Manager | Traveller | Blogger
Nelsy not only manages, but is married to, Zimbabwe’s busiest and most famous comedian, Carl Joshua Ncube. She’s hard working – and funny. When she posted about balancing her junk food intake with appropriate exercise we started suspecting she was the real comedian in the Ncube family. We wish her well on her #FitnessJourney.
Makosi Musambasi
TV Presenter | Entrepreneur
Makosi is one of the most serious healthy living peeps we know. Boy does this woman workout or what. She sacrificed some of those curves we loved so much when we first got to know her in Big Brother UK. She became a born again Christian and along with that came a new look and new way of life.
Joe Njagu
Filmmaker
He hasn’t posted any gym photos that we know of, but we see that chest Joe! We see that chest. And, we appreciate it – as much as we appreciate your films – off course.
Fadzayi Mahere
Advocate | Activist | Investor | Politician
The day we noticed her pronounced cheekbones, we knew this Zimbo lifted some serious weights. Haha. Kidding. “Never miss a Monday,” she says. We agree. Her Instagram name is zim_iron_lady. We thought this referred to her activism and politics until we saw the picture above.
Prayersoul
Musician | Entrepreneur
When you can sing like this dude, you don’t need muscles for anything. You can croon away and heaven will open and shut at your command. Having said that, we’re so glad he’s working out. Gives us something else to be happy about when we see him 😉 ;-).
And you? Get up off that couch and do some push ups, hit the gym. Something!
