Walk & Run Club Saturday 26 February Results

Well done to everyone that smashed it out in the heat on Saturday morning - it was not easy. I have worked out the distance of our Tarragindi circuit as 1.1km. This is made particularly hard by the hill that hits us in the middle.

I have posted our lap times below sorted by initial. I have included all laps and placed an asterisk next to those where the short cut was taken. I apologise for leading everyone off course with the first lap. From next week every lap should be a complete circuit.

David Eggins: 6 laps (9.00*, 14.35, 21.20, 29.0, 36.20, 43.18)
R.E: 5 laps (6.26*, 16.04, 23.40, 34.02, 41.35*)
D.S: 6 laps (5.30*, 12.19, 19.39, 26.45, 34.30, 41.46)
M.L: 6 laps (5.30*, 12.19, 19.39, 26.45, 34.30, 41.46)
P.S: 4 laps (8.26, 20.08, 32.24, 45.0)
J.Ha: 5 laps (5.40*, 14.37, 24.11, 33.03)
A.C: 3 laps (9.20*, 22.12, 35.50)
R.W: 5 laps (5.35*, 13.10, 21,16, 29.46, 38.55)
M.B: 6 laps (6.08, 13.46, 21.52, 30.36, 39.25, 47.56)
P.B: 6 laps (6.20, 14.04, 22.05, 31.05, 39.15, 47.0)
M.P: 5 laps (6.32, 17.10, 23.20, 30.0, 38.17)
S.S 4 laps (6.32, 17.10, 27.15, 37.56)
J.He: 5 laps (6.10*, 14.22, 22.40, 34.25, 42.06*)
O.T: 4 laps (6.12, 14.14, 22.24, 30.55)
S.A: 6 laps (5.15*, 11.30, 18.10, 25.05, 31.58, 38.45)
J.M 6 laps (5.27*, 12.25, 19.30, 26.59, 34.42, 42.46)
M.M 3 laps (7.52*, 19.13, 30.57)
G.Mc 5 laps (5.45, 12.32, 20.10, 28.30, 34.0*)

Great to see everyone there and looking forward to seeing improvement next week either with improved time or greater distance. Remember to keep up the training in between runs focusing on keeping the leg muscles loose (stretching, foam roller and ball, trigger point ball), core muscles strong and hips, knee and ankles stable (balance and stability exercises).

See you all back at the Tarragindi studio this coming Saturday 7am.

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Moorooka & Camp Hill Win the Boot Camp Challenge!

At 5:30am this morning, on the wet grass, Drive Fitness boot campers from Moorooka, Camp Hill and Holland Park faced off in the 2nd ever Drive Fitness Boot Camp Challenge. Despite Holland Park Boot Camp having the home field advantage the joint team of Moorooka and Camp Hill were able to level the series 1 - 1 redeeming their earlier loss from December 2010. Well done to everyone - you worked really hard and put in a great effort. A special congratulations to all Moorooka and Camp Hill boot campers for taking home the 'W'.

The Drive Fitness Boot Camp Challenge brings together all Drive Fitness boot camp groups and faces them against each other in a series of fitness events that require endurance, strength, speed, agility, strategy and teamwork. This mornings challenges involved hills runs, sandbags, 10m+ length ropes, tyres, boxing and more.

In what is shaping up to be quite a rivalry the perpetual champions title belongs to Moorooka and Camp Hill ... for now. It is planned that the Drive Fitness Boot Camp Challenge will be a 2 or 3 time per year event. Alliances are expected to be broken with Camp Hill rumoured to be discussing a split from Moorooka to form there own team leading into the 3rd challenge. Whether this eventuates, only time will tell.

We are all looking forward to the tie breaker in the months to come. With all three teams presently holding a victory, the winner of the 3rd Drive Fitness Boot Camp Challenge will take the title. To find out how to be involved talk to your personal trainer or boot camp trainer next session.

Last Week to Enter the Bench Press Challenge

With the 4th annual Drive Fitness Bench Press Challenge only just around the corner pressure is starting to build between both trainers and participants in the Drive Fitness training studios. Saturday the 2nd of April will see over 50 participants take to the flat bench for the greatest test of chest, shoulder and tricep strength - the BENCH PRESS.

If you have not already joined your personal trainer's bench press team you are running out of time. Entries close this coming Friday (25 February). Everyone that enters helps to accumulate points for their personal trainer's team.

All Drive Fitness clients are welcome to participate in the Bench Press Challenge and we hope to see as many people there as possible.Morning tea and medal presentations all take place on the day. For more information please take a flyer from your Drive Fitness training studio or chat to your trainer.

Walk & Run Club Meeting at Tarragindi

The Walk and Run Club will be meeting at the Tarragindi studio for the next four weeks (from Saturday 26 February). We have had some great feedback about the new Walk & Run Club structure and are looking forward to walking/runing a new 1km circuit for time in the Tarragindi area.

If you haven't joined us yet in 2011 we really encourage you to check it out. Looking forward to seeing you all there this Saturday. The Tarragindi 1km circuit is outlined below.




View Tarragindi 1km Loop in a larger map

Preventing knee pain and injury

Most of you reading this would have at some stage experienced a training or sport related knee injury, if not you certainly would know someone who has. Unfortunately training and sport related knee injuries are far too common. As a personal trainer having contact with close to 100 clients each week I regularly encounter complaints about knee injuries sometimes of an unknown origin, or otherwise due to an obvious and very painful trauma. Every active person is aware of, and would like to avoid the feared 'pop' of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.

Boot Camp Special - Save $50!

With the next 6 week boot camp block just around the corner we are offering a $50 discount off the full boot camp price for each person you refer. This special has no limit on the number of people you can refer - you will receive the $50 discount for each person This special is available at all Drive Fitness boot camps - Holland Park, Moorooka and Camp Hill.

If you have a friend that you think will enjoy our boot camps you are welcome to bring them along to check it out complimentary for a single session.

For more information about this boot camp special or to arrange a complimentary visit for a friend please speak to your boot camp trainer during your next session or give us a call at your local Drive Fitness studio.

Next Boot Camp Kicking Off from February 28!

The week starting February 28 will see the launch of all three Drive Fitness boot camps. The start days and times are as follows:

• Camp Hill -  Monday 28 February (every Monday & Wednesday)
• Moorooka - Tuesday 1 March (every Tuesday & Thursday)
• Holland Park - Tuesday 1 March (every Tuesday & Thursday)

Get your names down fast if you would like to join our next boot camp block!

Walk & Run Club gets a new look!

The Drive Fitness Walk & Run Club has undergone a few changes for the start of 2011. The Walk & Run Club is a complimentary session for everyone that trains with Drive Fitness that meets at 7am each Saturday morning. This session is intended to offer some extra variety and volume to your training program each week. The changes that were made for the 2011 launch of the Walk & Run Club were intended to improve the capacity of the session to cater for a greater variety of fitness levels, keep the group closer together despite the differences in fitness and provide a better system for monitoring fitness improvements.
What you can expect from the new Walk & Run Club:

• Less confusion about meeting locations and tracks. We have decided to keep the same meeting location for 4 weeks consecutively and plan tracks that are easier to follow.
• Easier to find meeting locations and less difficulty finding parking. We will now meet at the Drive Fitness studios all of which are easy to find and have convenient street parking.
• Suitable for all fitness levels. There will always be atleast 2 trainers at each Walk & Run Club session and tracks will be planned with all fitness levels considered.
• Fitness improvements will be monitored. Our new tracks will involve laps and time recording stations. Your total laps and times will be recorded each week by your trainers.
• Plenty of variety. Meeting locations will rotate every 4 weeks to add vareity. The last track at each location will involve a challenge breaking away from the timed lap format.
• Easy to stay up to day. The Walk & Run Club site on our website has an up to date list of all meeting locations so you always know where to be.

Walk & Run Club sessions are great for increasing fitness, improving running technique and speed, weight loss and reducing the risk of chronic disease. Hope to see you there this Saturday 7am

Camp Hill Boot Camp Iron Man & Iron Woman Results (9 February 2011)

Well done to everyone who came along this morning and put in a huge effort. Please find below your results.

Iron Man & Iron Woman Workout:

800m run, 50 pushups, 50 squats, 50 situps, 10 chin ups, 100 step ups, 25 leg raises, 15 burpees, 50 lunges,50 mountain climbers, 50 deadlifts. (100m run bewteen each exercise), 30 mins only.

Iron Man & Iron Woman Results:

• Narica 1 full set + 35 crunches
• Carol 1 full set (-chin ups)
• Julia 1 full set (-3 deadlifts)
• Alicia 1 full set + 50 Pushups, squats & situps + run
• Lukas 1 full set + 25 pushups, squats, situps, lunges & 5 chin ups
• Sharon 1 full set + 50 crunches (-chin ups)

Enjoy your weekends guys and I'll see you all next Monday!

Tim Wildin