Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or chronic lifestyle diseases are a global epidemic; the mortality prevalence of NCDs ranged from 36% to 39.5% people in 2015. This constellation of diseases includes chronic non-infectious diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cancer, chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well as other lifestyles diseases that inhibit one’s quality of life. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 70% of all the global deaths in 2015 can be attributed to NCDs. Cardiovascular diseases and their related comorbidities have become the principal diseases of the NCD group. Stats SA reported that within South Africa, NCDs were responsible for 61.2% (282,128) of all deaths recorded in 2015. The leading causes of death attributed to NCDs in 2015 were cardiovascular diseases (27.1%), metabolic diseases (10%), and respiratory diseases (7.8%). Due to the prevalence of NCDs in South Africa, the WHO estimates that the longevity of the South African populace is approximately 59 years. NCDs are characterized by an unhealthy lifestyle and are strongly influenced by personal choice. Predisposing risk factors for NCDs include smoking of tobacco, poor nutrition, physical inactivity, hypertension, hyperglycemia, obesity, and dyslipidaemia. In 2008, physical inactivity (sedentariness) was estimated to be responsible for 5.3 million deaths worldwide. Both poor diet and poor quality of food are positively associated with the development of overweight and obesity, which substantially contributes to development of NCDs. Excessive eating and physical inactivity are further contributing factors that are associated with overweight and obesity. The percentage of the South African population that has being classified as either overweight or obese has progressively escalated, with the South African National Health and Nutrition Report of 2012, identifying approximately two thirds (66%) of women and one third (33%) of men as being overweight.The international inter-professional medical management strategy of NCDs includes pharmaceutical medication, education, and counselling, as well as diet management and regular physical activity. Evans et al. reported that while exercise therapy is financially the cheapest modality of treatment for NCDs, it is nevertheless a very effective option. The South African National Health Plan has identified regular exercise and physical activity as one of the fundamental elements of the possible solution, which will assist in the management of the NCD epidemic.