Your life depends on it!
MONDAY 6am BOXING – Rumble in the Jungle Great start to Challenge Week this morning. 36 people braved the damp conditions and smashed it out at four different Boxing stations. The Greens currently lead with 69 points, followed by the Blues on 55, AND in equal 3rd the Yellows and Reds on 41 points each. ATTENDANCE is crucial folks so get there! There were TWO main point scoring … [Read more...]
In case you missed it, a Kiama Fitness business won some major international recognition recently. Oxygen Health & Fitness is part of a Mastermind group of fitness professionals that share ideas, strategies and systems for success. Each year there is a Member of the Year award and I was humbled to be one of 5 Finalists. They were looking for an inspiring story, implementation and success … [Read more...]
Being a few weeks into Winter now, the weathers obviously getting cooler. It’s not that bad, I mean we don’t live in Melbourne but the coldest is still to come I suppose. I’m constantly amazed at how exercise raises your core body temperature, in particular running. For instance, this morning we all walked over to the Harbour to start our Interval Run wearing hoodies, jumpers and … [Read more...]
Oxygen was asked to conduct a Core Fitness Session for the Lifeguards Workshop at the Australian Professional Ocean Lifeguards Association (APOLA) National Conference held at The Pavilion Kiama - 29 April 2010. Australian Lifeguard of the Year Andy Mole consulted with Oxygen's up and coming Personal Trainer, and Lifeguard, Ali Day regarding our availability for the 3 day National … [Read more...]
On Saturday 1st May to Sunday 2nd May 2010 Kiama held it’s first ever Relay for Life, a 24 hour walking event that raises money for the Cancer Council. There were over 51 teams that entered and I am proud to say that Oxygen were well represented and achieved by far the highest lap tally with an enormous 1494 laps! After setting my own personal goal of 105 laps (the equivalent of a 42km … [Read more...]
Seems as though we’re attracting a lot of attention lately at Oxygen Health & Fitness. With record numbers still turning out for our morning Kiama Boot Camp Classes, plenty of good feedback from local residents and business owners, plus the ongoing enquiries I had a feeling we were doing ok. Now there’s even extra attention throughout the region as the below photo demonstrates. The group … [Read more...]
Being the last week of summer we're obviously looking at lower temperatures over the next 6 months. I've had a few clients, friends and even curious onlookers ask me what we do in the cooler conditions of autumn and winter. Well I'm here to tell you, NOTHING CHANGES! In the rain, we still train. In the cool, let exercise rule. If there's a gale, we're training, don't bail. If it gets … [Read more...]
This week, Jan 24-30 is ‘Australia’s Healthy Weight Week’, an initiative of Dietitians Association of Australia. Given the time of year with New Year’s Eve Resolutions and aspirations of being fitter, stronger and healthier in 2010, the timing of this initiative is perfect. Don’t forget it’s also Bring a Friend Fortnight so if you know someone in Kiama who needs weight loss, to get … [Read more...]
The latest news from Oxygen is the new sections on our website for Members and Business Associates. Under Members you will find information about our Training Packages, Merchandise, Member of the Month and also Referral Rewards. On the topic of Referral Rewards, Oxygen member Kylie Starling used her Gift-a-Friend Voucher from last month’s newsletter to introduce her friend Kerry Philp. … [Read more...]