Bridge to Brisbane Team Registration Closing 5 August 2011

Registration and full payment for the Drive Fitness Bridge to Brisbane team closes next Friday 5 August 2011. The Drive Fitness bus is full however you can still join our team. We presently have just less then 60 people in the Drive Fitness team and welcome anyone else that would like to be apart of it. The Drive Fitness Bridge to Brisbane bus this year has 53 seats and it filled up in less then 4 weeks after registration opened. We will definitely be organising a bigger bus next year so more people can take advantage of this convenient transport option.

Drive Fitness team singlets are still available. Orders have been placed however extras are still available in some sizes. If you would like to hold a singlet in your size please email David (dave@drivefitness.net) as soon as possible. Following the Bridge to Brisbane event team singlet prices will increase from the discounted price of $30 to $35.

Looking forward to a great team event! 6 weeks to go!

David's 5 favourites: exercises

I enjoy most exercises and happily include a wide variety of movements in my training program. It's very difficult for me to pick only 5 out of so many exercises that I enjoy so much however the exercises I have listed below occupy a consistent spot in my training program all year round and I never become bored of training sessions that include them.  Just like everyone, I'm guilty of training my favourite movements more often then those I don't enjoy. This is fairly normal for almost every one's training so it's particularly important that we develop a list of favourite movements that develop a wide variety of functional fitness benefits. These 5 certainly do!

Bridge to Brisbane 12 Week Training Program: Week 6 (25 July -31 July)

Drive Walkers/Joggers

• Session 1 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace (walk/slow jog) - 1min moderate pace (brisk walk/faster jog) x 7 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 2 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace (walk/slow jog) - 2min moderate-hard pace (brisk walk/faster jog) x 5 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 3 (CT): 40-50min easy-moderate pace (consistent pace brisk walk/slow jog)

Drive Runners:

• Session 1 (Tempo): 5min easy pace warm up / 30min moderate-hard pace (equal to or faster than the pace you intend to set for 10km but maintainable) / 5min easy pace cool down
• Session 2 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace - 2min moderate-hard pace (faster than the pace you intend to set for 10km) x 6 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 3 (CT): 40-50min easy-moderate pace (consistent pace jog)

Bridge to Brisbane: 50 Days To Go

With only 50 days to go until the Bridge to Brisbane everyone should be well in to the running training - if you haven't started yet, now would be a great time to start preparing for the 10km distance.

We are continuing to meet every Saturday morning 7am for a group training run and every Monday for 12 weeks a 3 session running program is released to help guide your training. If you would like any more information about either our walk & run club or the Drive Fitness 12 week training program contact your trainer.

Our Bridge to Brisbane bus has reached capacity - all 53 seats are booked! You can still register for the event however you will need to make your own transport arrangements.

More information will be made available over the coming weeks regarding bus departure time. Keep up the training - not long to go!

Well Done to Darryl & Alan who Finished the 96km Kokoda Challenge!

Drive Fitness had two crazy people, in two different teams, complete this years 96km Kokoda Challenge through the Gold Coast hinterland starting Saturday 16 July 2011 - Darryl finished in 22 hours and Alan in 25 hours. Both of these results are amazing!


Participants  trekked a 96km course that leads along fire trails, crosses 12 creeks and summits 5,000m of vertical elevation. The goal is to finish as a complete team of four in honour of the spirit forged on the Kokoda Track in 1942: mateship, endurance, courage and sacrifice.


This performance is very impressive and should make our Drive Fitness team entry into the 30km Brisbane Kokoda Challenge appear like a reasonable offer next year! 

Well Done to Emma who Finished the Jetty 2 Jetty Half Marathon!

Well done to Emma who participated in the Jetty 2 Jetty half marathon in Redcliffe on Sunday 17 July 2011. It was great to hear about your fantastic result and achieving a personal best half marathon time!

BULIMBA FESTIVAL MEDIA RELEASE

Brisbane Welcomes Bulimba Festival


This August, after a five year absence, Brisbane will welcome back a community festival for the Bulimba area. Bulimba Festival, will be held on Sunday August 28 between 10:00am and 4:00pm. This community event will feature all of the festival highlights adored by the citizens of Brisbane. During the day Oxford Street will be closed to showcase a variety of market stalls, food, fashion design and buskers.


The Bulimba Festival is free to the public with highlights including headlining act Australian icons ‘Mental as Anything’ and Ross Wilson from ‘Daddy Cool’ with support from local Brisbane band ‘Prefontaine’. Everyone is encouraged to come along and sing along to the classics including ‘Live it Up’ and ‘Eagle Rock’. Bulimba has not had its own local festival since 2006, which was the last year of the ‘Bulimba Carnivale’. Arranged by locals, the event was held annually in April. Queenslanders have always had an appreciation of community events community events attracting large crowds. In the past, ‘Bulimba Carnivale’ was known to attract crowds in excess of 15,000. A new annual event will benefit not just the local community, but Brisbane
city itself.


All proceeds from the event will assist the Returned and Services League of Australia (Queensland Branch) to support the current and ex‐service Australian Defence Force community of Queensland.

Bridge to Brisbane 12 Week Training Program: Week 5 (18 July -24 July)

Drive Walkers/Joggers

• Session 1 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace (walk/slow jog) - 1min moderate pace (brisk walk/faster jog) x 7 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 2 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace (walk/slow jog) - 2min moderate-hard pace (brisk walk/faster jog) x 5 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 3 (CT): 40-50min easy-moderate pace (consistent pace brisk walk/slow jog)

Drive Runners:

• Session 1 (Tempo): 5min easy pace warm up / 30min moderate-hard pace (equal to or faster than the pace you intend to set for 10km but maintainable) / 5min easy pace cool down
• Session 2 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace - 2min moderate-hard pace (faster than the pace you intend to set for 10km) x 5 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 3 (CT): 40-50min easy-moderate pace (consistent pace jog)

Bridge to Brisbane Bus Full - Registration Still Available

The Drive Fitness Bridge to Brisbane bus has been filled. All 53 seats have been booked making our 2011 team the biggest Drive Fitness team entry EVER! You can still register as part of the Drive Fitness team and either make your own transport arrangements to and from the event and / or go on a waiting list to take a bus seat if someone has to cancel.

We are presently making enquiry to see if a bigger bus is available however at this stage it appears unlikely. Thank you everyone for your early registration and payment. Drive Fitness team singlets are still available at $30 each. More information about bus departure times will be released closer to the event (11 September 2011).

Walk & Run Club Tarragindi Lap Splits Saturday 9 July 2011

Drive Fitness at the Bulimba Festival - 28 August 2011

Its back!  After many years locals will be pleased to see the return of the Bulimba Festival.  Being organised and co-ordinated by the Returned Services League of Australia (Queensland Branch), the reinvigorated Bulimba Festival will have great bands and fabulous stalls for all to enjoy.  

Headline acts feature, Mental As Anything, Daddy Cool’s Ross Wilson, and local rising band, Prefontaine. Round up the troops and come for the day, festivities kicking off from 10am.

WHAT: Bulimba Festival

WHEN: Sunday, August 28, 2011

WHERE: Oxford Street, Bulimba

START: 10:00am

FINISH: 4:00pm

Drive Fitness Team Singlet Preview - Order Yours NOW!

Bridge to Brisbane 12 Week Training Program: Week 4 (11 July -17 July)

Drive Walkers/Joggers

• Session 1 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace (walk/slow jog) - 1min moderate pace (brisk walk/faster jog) x 6 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 2 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace (walk/slow jog) - 1min hard pace (brisk walk/faster jog) x 5 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 3 (CT): 35-45min easy-moderate pace (consistent pace brisk walk/slow jog)

Drive Runners:

• Session 1 (Tempo): 5min easy pace warm up / 25min moderate-hard pace (equal to or faster than the pace you intend to set for 10km but maintainable) / 5min easy pace cool down
• Session 2 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace - 1min moderate-hard pace (faster than the pace you intend to set for 10km) x 8 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 3 (CT): 35-45min easy-moderate pace (consistent pace jog)

Less then 10 seats remaining on the Bridge to Brisbane Bus

Drive Fitness has hired a 53 seat coach for this years Bridge to Brisbane event. We anticipated that this would be our biggest Drive Fitness Bridge to Brisbane team EVER and we were right! We now have less then 10 seats available on our bus and we are expecting them all to go over the next week. If you would like to be a part of the Drive Fitness team and take advantage of our private transport arrangements please register at your Drive Fitness or email / call David (dave@drivefitness.net / 0402 358 127) to find out more.

We are looking forward to a great event! ONLY 9 weeks to go!

Walk & Run Club Schedule

The walk and run club returns to Tarragindi this Saturday 9 July. Our meeting locations leading up to the Bridge to Brisbane are listed below.

9 July, 16 July, 23 July, 30 July - Tarragindi Studio
6 August, 13 August, 20 August, 27 August, 3 September- Mt Gravatt Studio
10 September - NO RUN, due to Bridge to Brisbane on 11 September

Hope to see everyone at the sessions!

Less than 20 bus seats left available for Bridge to Brisbane

We have less than 20 bus seats left available for this years Bridge to Brisbane event. If you are thinking about participating please talk to your trainer as soon as possible and register to avoid missing out on our private bus and post event BBQ.

Looking forward to having the biggest Drive Fitness Bridge to Brisbane team ever! Don't miss out!

Bridge to Brisbane 12 Week Training Program: Week 3 (4 July -10 July)

Drive Walkers/Joggers

• Session 1 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace (walk/slow jog) - 1min moderate pace (brisk walk/faster jog) x 6 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 2 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace (walk/slow jog) - 1min hard pace (brisk walk/faster jog) x 5 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 3 (CT): 35-45min easy-moderate pace (consistent pace brisk walk/slow jog)

Drive Runners:

• Session 1 (Tempo): 5min easy pace warm up / 25min moderate-hard pace (equal to or faster than the pace you intend to set for 10km but maintainable) / 5min easy pace cool down
• Session 2 (IT): 5min easy-moderate pace warm up / 3min easy pace - 1min moderate-hard pace (faster than the pace you intend to set for 10km) x 7 / 5min easy-moderate pace cool down
• Session 3 (CT): 35-45min easy-moderate pace (consistent pace jog)

Walk & Run Club Mt Gravatt Outlook Times Saturday 2 July 2011

Emma: 34:52
Margie: 50:08 (reaching 100m from top)
Jane: 40:00
Rose: 42:10
Stacey: 42:10
Kym: 55:00
Dave: 27:55
Peter: 38:55
Michelle: 41:41
Grant: 33:30
John: 32:20
Julia: 37:15

Well Done to Gold Coast Marathon & Half Marathon Participants from Drive Fitness

Congratulations to all finishers of the Gold Coast Marathon and Half Marathon from Drive Fitness. The dedication to your training required to complete an event like this is inspiring.

We would love to hear how you went so if you could leave us comment telling us your time we would really appreciate it.

What should I eat after training?

This is one of the questions I am most frequently asked and often the answer is one of the most difficult for people to understand. It's NOT difficult to understand because it's complicated, it's NOT difficult to understand because it's hard to explain, it's difficult to understand because there is so much misinformation available regarding this topic. The post workout nutrition puzzle has become so confusing that most people give up trying to solve it. It doesn't have to be complicated and it is something that everyone can take control of. To help everyone understand this better I am going to pull the post workout nutrition puzzle to pieces and put it back together in an easy way to follow (skip to the summary at the end if you just want the guidelines).