Relay For Life Kiama

May 17, 2010 By Dave Lambert Leave a Comment

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 Marathon) I was very proud to see three other Oxygen Members achieve the feat including Clint Nicholson, Judy Franklin and cancer survivor Julie Forster.

An outstanding effort to all involved, including the kids, friends and family members who also joined in the fun.

I’m sure next year we will raise the bar even higher and possibly break the 2000 lap barrier!

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Kiama Fitness Group In the Spotlight

April 1, 2010 By Dave Lambert Leave a Comment

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 pictured here in Orange at our very own Hindmarsh Park training grounds in Kiama is none other than the Wests Tigers Rugby League team. As well as they may be playing on the field at the moment, they just couldn’t seem to match you guys with the Boxing rounds you’ve been smashing out lately. It certainly was interesting to see the methods and training protocols the Personal Trainers were using with these professional athletes and it reinforced to me just how fit and committed our Oxygen members are.

Wests Tigers in action. They might have Marshall, Tuqiri, Farrah but I'd still rather have Starling, Philp and Miller on my side...

On the topic of attention, as a Kiama Personal Trainer I was interviewed last week by the Illawarra Mercury about “ways to stay motivated through the cooler months”. This article will be published next Wednesday with photographs from TONIGHT’S Interval Run session. The photographer is coming down for 6pm tonight so I ask everyone to turn out in force with your Oxygen shirt or singlet on. When you consider there’s no Saturday Boxing session and no classes AT ALL on Monday, you’re gunna need tonight’s session to get a head start on all those Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns that’ll be consumed this weekend!
So in summary, you’re as fit as a professional footballer, I‘m proud of you and you need to get to class tonight to make up for the Easter calories! Happy Easter from all of us at Oxygen Kiama, drive safe this looooong weekend and don’t forget Stretch 6am tomorrow morning then no classes until next Tuesday.

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Kiama Group Training Explosion

February 5, 2010 By Dave Lambert Leave a Comment

The last week or so has been unbelievable here with so many new clients signing up.  On top of the successful Bring A Friend campaign from January, our latest promotion of a 4 Weeks to Freedom Boot Camp has seen the business double almost overnight.

Oxygen Boot Camp Explosion

Early morning boot camps and group fitness are the new wave in fitness.  They are exploding across Australia and the rest of the world for 2 synergistic reasons:

1. Members report getting better results faster than with any other fitness program and;

2. People have fun doing it, explaining why they stick to it and get better results.

Added to this phenomenon are current TV shows like The Biggest Loser, the general time of year with New Year’s Resolutions, and parents having a bit more free time with kids being back at school. Many people now know that Australia’s girth has grown to become the Number 1 most obese nation on the planet. Everyone is so busy and time crunched,  most struggle to fit exercise into their day and when pressed it’s the first thing they drop. But we also know it’s time to do something about it.

When you make fitness the first part of your day, before anything else can interfere, it makes it more achievable to fit it into your day.  And when you add a structured environment of supportive people led by experienced fitness professionals, participants really thrive.

I can’t tell you how many people I have spoken to around town who have mentioned they have seen an ever growing tribe of blue singlets at Hindmarsh Park, Black Beach, The Blowhole, Surf Beach, everywhere in Kiama.  This exposure has been great for us also and the feedback we get is always so positive with comments like “what a great idea being outdoors”, “they all work really hard” and “those fitness fantatics in the park”.

So as a special gift to you and to thank you for your continued support, we want to share the love with you this Valentine’s Day with a 2 for 1 offer. Purchase any Personal Training Package and we’ll gift your loved one with a Package equivalent to half of yours.  Eg, purchase a 24 pack for yourself and we’ll gift your loved one with 12 Personal Training sessions.  Purchase 100, we’ll gift your loved one 50.

Share the love

It’s a special gift for that special person in your life but hurry this offer expires midnight 12th February 2010.  Conditions apply.

Contact Oxygen Health & Fitness on 4233 2963 or email info@oxygenfit.com.au

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Australia's Healthy Weight Week in Kiama

January 27, 2010 By Dave Lambert Leave a Comment

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 fit and be healthier in general then bring ‘em along.  For more info visit www.healthyweightweek.com.au plus look out for some great tips in our latest newsletter.

In the middle of Australia’s Healthy Weight Week we had Australia Day.  For many this represents a great chance to get together with family and friends and celebrate everything great about Australia.

Typically we are blessed with great weather for this day and this year was no different.  A beautiful sunny day meant plenty of people were outside enjoying themselves, swimming, playing games, cooking BBQ’s and having fun.

With that in mind, Oxygen Health & Fitness celebrated this great day in Kiama with an alternative session of fun and fitness games.  Our new Canadian connection of fitness professionals teamed up with some Oxygen members for the Australia v Canada Ultimate Frisbee Championship.  There were some wild throws, crazy catches and plenty of end to end action.  The Aussies, with one player short, were hammered 4 – 1.  But fear not, there was a game we knew we could challenge them with.

So next up, the Frisbee disappeared and the footy came out.  With two Cootamundra touch experts and two great wingers in Richard and Zane, the Aussies got their revenge winning 6 – 1.  Zane finished with a hattrick of tries including a diving effort in the corner right on fulltime.

Zane & the Opposition

Go Zane!

Two great games, two different cultures, fun and friendship. It was a great way to start Australia Day where we are proud of our multiculturalism, our outdoor lifestyle and fun loving attitude.

That’s what fitness and exercise HAS to be about.  It has to be fun.  If it’s long, boring and monotonous – it’s not something you can integrate into your lifestyle long term. If you’re not exercising long term, it’s hard to gain any of the wonderful benefits attributed to improved health and fitness.  This is even more so the case with kids fitness.

Young Zane is a great example.  He first started coming along to Oxygen because his Mum is a Member.  Now Zane is dragging Mum along to sessions because he enjoys it so much.  If kids enjoy what they’re doing they forget they’re exercising in the first place because they’re ultimately just having FUN.

Oxygen Kidz is coming soon to Kiama and with the volume of enquiries we’ve received it’s going to be a sell out!  If your kids need to get out of the house, learn some new skills, make new friends or even excel to the next level in their chosen sport, REGISTER your interest today for Oxygen Kids Fitness and put your family on the path to a lifetime of health and fitness.  It’s a skill and habit they need for life and just remember this stat:  80% overweight kids become obese adults.

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It's all about friendship at Oxygen Fitness in Kiama

January 20, 2010 By Dave Lambert Leave a Comment

Well Bring a Friend Fortnight is underway here at Oxygen in Kiama and I’m happy to say that lots of people have brought in their friends!

It’s a special promotion we’ll be running once or twice a year and it’s a great time for everyone to be thankful for the friends and family in their life. What better way to thank them than to give them the gift of health and fitness?

Famous friends

It sure does help though that there’s some nice little rewards for you too. For  more details on our Referral Rewards click here. For this special promotion though, there are EXTRA rewards for you. If you’re a PT client, you’ll get an extra session for every time one of your friends trains with us. For Group Training Clients, you’ll get 4 weeks group training FREE plus the usual Referral Reward for every Member that joins. For example, your friend Joe Bloggs comes along and joins up on our Unlimited Group Training for $99 every 4 weeks. You will get 4 weeks free Group Training PLUS $100 Cash Referral Reward! It’s WIN/WIN all the way around for everyone!

But hurry, they must sign up in January 2010. Offer expires 1st February 2010.

There’s one special friend I want to quickly mention and how they impact on my life. She’s the funniest person I know and the funnest to hang out with. She’s hard working, independent and strong willed. She’s a crucial member of this business and makes my life a hell of a lot easier by getting more of the important things done to continue moving forward. I’m so thankful to have her in my life and this Saturday it’s her Birthday!  Don’t forget to wish Cass a Happy 21st Birthday at Boxing on Saturday.

Back on the topic of your friends, keep bringing them in. They have the rest of January to come and sample our services so keep at them, drag them along and enjoy some training sessions together. They WILL thank you for it, and they’ll have some fun in the process.

Finally on the topic of fun, please note the change to our schedule for next Tuesday 26th January, Australia Day. We have only ONE session on for the day, at the sleep in time of 8am. This session will be approximately 1 hour and will focus on having a bit of fun whilst still being active in the great outdoors. We’ll have frisbee games, touch footy, soccer and even some modified handball and netball type games that will cater to all skill levels. Bring the family and kids along and help celebrate how lucky we are to live in Australia. Later in the day at Hindmarsh Park, there is an Evening Concert hosted by Kiama Council with musicians, dancers and other entertainment. The festivities will run from 5pm-8pm so bring a picnic rug and check it out.

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Important News for Oxygen Members

January 14, 2010 By Dave Lambert Leave a Comment

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.  Kerry utilised her FREE trial week, joined up as a member and then as a reward Kylie was gifted with a $40 Fruit & Veg delivery from Naturally Fresh.  Thanks Kylie!!

Check out the Referral Rewards page right now because the latest news is that next week is Bring a Friend Fortnight at Oxygen (January 18-30).  For all you Personal Training clients, that means FREE Personal Training sessions for YOU for every session one of your friends completes in the fortnight.  If they join up as well, YOU get even more rewards.

For all our Group Training clients, refer 3 friends that sign up in the fortnight and YOU get an entire month of Group Training FREE!  Refer 6 friends that join and that’s 2 months of Group Training FREE.  It’s WIN/WIN all around!

Be sure to also check our Business Associates page to see all the greatest deals from local Kiama businesses and exclusive bonuses and discounts for Oxygen Members.  Your Membership Cards are now ready and will be posted to you tomorrow.  Present your card at participating businesses to receive your bonus or discount and help keep the local economy going strong. If you would like to nominate your business as an Associate and you can offer Members a good incentive to utilise your product or service contact us at 4233 2963 or email info@oxygenfit.com.au

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