FITNESS ATTITUDE

There are some great groups of people in our area. One of of our members, Ron Potter is a member of such a group, Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers.

This is a group of volunteers that rescue, rehabilitate and release injured animals, and we think they deserve a shout out!

Here is a picture of Ron in action, from The Gold Coast Bulletin 15 July 08

Yesterday was a hugely proud day for us!

We have 30 people at the event, from Kylie (our fearless leader) and Dean doing the Marathon, to Luke and Tara doing the junior dash.

Congratulations to everyone who competed, and well done for all the hard work that you all put in training for the day!

Gold Coast Marathon 08

Some of you know we were married on the weekend at Fitness Attitude.....

Kylie and Michael's Wedding

We understand that when people come to see us wanting to join and get moving, and are really convincing about how serious they are, yet fail to actually do anything, often other factors in their life have taken priorities.

Some things to consider:

• If you are looking after, or responsible for others, it can be very hard to put yourself first. In fact, always putting others first doesn't do much for your self esteem. Do something for yourself - it can make you a better carer.

• "Too busy" normally means low priority. Is the reason that you wanted to do something still important? If it is, then stop push it to one side and do something. "Too busy" might also be a simple organisational thing - leave your gym bag ready by the front door as a reminder.

• Do it with a friend. Having someone to exercise with makes it a social experience and a lot more fun. Plus, you can keep each other on track.

Just do it!

On 6th April

Thank Goodness!

Closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Open on Saturday as normal

Easter Monday - Opening from 8am until Noon, BodyPump at 10:10am

We are opening on Easter Monday, so you can bring me any Easter Eggs that you forgot to give me before Easter. Cadbury's Creme Eggs (Original) are also quite acceptable.

Pictures are in!

Super Saturday Q1 2008

Super Saturday, our official launch class has been and gone. So now it's time to see in full the brand new releases.
Everyone starts off in the same boat, so its a perfect time to jump in try something new!

American research has found that exercise can help to lessen some symptoms of menopause, although it cannot remedy hot flushes.

Pennsylvanian researchers discovered that physical activity can assist post-menopausal women in coping with anxiety, stress and depression. Study author Deborah Nelson, a professor of public health and obstetrics and gynaecology at Temple University in Philadelphia, said that the eight-year study, which commenced in 1996, found that increased levels of exercise correlated with results showing decreased levels of stress; ‘The level of anxiety, stress and depression were significantly lower among physically active, postmenopausal women compared to postmenopausal women in the lowest level of physical activity’.

Continue reading "Menopause symptoms eased by Exercise" »

Another American study has supported previous findings which suggest that teenagers who eat a filling, healthy breakfast are less likely to be overweight or obese.

Study co-author and associate professor of epidemiology and community health at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Mark Pereira, said, ‘There’s a pretty significant inverse association between how frequently kids report eating breakfast and how much weight they gain over time, and we took into account other dietary factors and physical activity. It’s interesting to note that the kids who eat breakfast on a daily basis overall have a much better diet and are more physically active’.

Continue reading "Skipping brekkie could lead to weight gain" »

I would like to thank everyone who was at Body Balance This morning at 10.

It was not a special launch class, there was no theme or dress up's. It was just a regular Saturday.

The reason for this thank you is one of simple gratitude.

Thank you for making the room laugh before the class started. Before the class started there were pockets of happy people just chatting and laughing. It put a smile on my face. You could sense a feeling of community there.

Thank you for the people that tried Balance out for the first time, and to those that have returned after being away over xmas.

Thank you for sharing your Saturday morning with me. Thank you for being the great people that you are.

One of my favourite sites is Lifehack.org.

They had a great article on making new years resolutions.

If you have struggled and failed - and 85% of people do - check out the tips in the article.

Rather than copy and pasting, here's the link to the site where the credit is due!

We are delighted that we are now open all day, Monday to Friday.

So for all those people that said "I would come down more often if you were open in the middle of the day", you now have one less excuse!

Our new opening hours:

Monday to Thursday 6am to 8pm
Friday 6am to 7pm
Saturday 8am to 12pm
Sunday 9am to 11am

So for all those people that said "I would come down more often if you were open in the middle of the day", you now have one less excuse!

See you down there!