Anel Jurgens: Online learner and record-breaking weightlifter on the path to the Commonwealth Games
For Grade 11 Teneo learner Anel Jurgens, balance isn’t a goal, it’s a way of life. Between early-morning training, full school days, and evening workouts, she’s learned that real strength comes from focus, discipline, and flexibility.
Once a passionate gymnast, Anel is now a record-breaking weightlifter and jiu-jitsu competitor, earning provincial colours and breaking her own records twice in one year.
“With Teneo, I can train and still keep up with my studies,” she says. “I watch recordings, attend lessons, and finish my homework — it’s all doable.”
Thanks to the flexibility Teneo offers and the support of her teachers, Anel stays ahead academically while pursuing her athletic dreams. The experience has strengthened her communication, planning, and time-management skills, helping her prepare for both matric and her goal of competing at the Commonwealth Games.
🎥 Watch below as Anel shares how Teneo’s smarter balance helps her lift beyond limits in sport, in school, and in life:
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