Bridge to Brisbane 2012: September 2

Queensland, get your trainers ready!

The Sunday Mail Suncorp Bank Bridge to Brisbane is pleased to announce the date for this years event - the biggest Queensland fun run will take place on Sunday September 2, 2012.

Be part of thousands who will gather to run, walk, roll or stroll for a good cause...charity.

This years event charity is Kids Helpline who is Australia’s only 24/7 private and confidential counselling service specifically for children and young people aged 5–25 years. Each week, Kids Helpline answers more than 5,000 contacts about issues ranging from troubles at home or school to more serious issues of bullying, abuse, drug and alcohol use, homelessness, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

Rower coming to Tarragindi

We have been using rowing at Drive Fitness Mt Gravatt for the last couple months and we have had some great feedback. In response Drive Fitness Tarragindi is next in line. The latest Concept 2 Model E rowing machine is due to arrive within the next few days! 

The arrival of the NEW rowing machine will add even more variety to our personal training sessions at our Tarragindi studio. 

Why did we decide to introduce rowing to Drive Fitness personal training sessions?

• Provides a superb aerobic work-out.

• Exercises every major muscle group in the body.

• Benefits heart and lungs with superb cardiovascular conditioning.

• Is a time-efficient form of exercise and an excellent stress-reliever.

• Is weight-supporting and non-jarring and so is ideal for rehabilitative exercise.

• It can be a very effective fat burning and weight loss exercise.

• It is a lifelong exercise, suitable for people of all ages.

• It provides a smooth, rhythmic movement that is both safe and enjoyable.

Run Club Update

Results from Saturday 28 May Toohey Forest loop track (7.8km hilly) below:

David: 39:50
Dan: 39.50
Grant: 44:00
Stewart: 52:16
Sam: 55:00 (Toohey Forest return track 6km)
Howard: 60:00
Stef: 58:00
John M: 41:09

Reminder: The Brisbane Kokoda Challenge is this Sunday 3 June but we will still have Run Club on Saturday 2 June meeting at Tarragindi studio at 7am.

Support Drive Fitness Kokoda Challenge Teams by Donating to Youth Services

In honour of the Kokoda Spirit, this 30km event winds through some of Brisbane’s toughest terrain.You can support our Drive Fitness teams completing the 30km Kokoda Challenge by donating to the Kokoda Youth Program. The Kokoda Youth Program helps young people gain confidence, direction, life skills, new friends and the knowledge that anything is possible!You can support this great cause by clicking on one of our Drive Fitness teams below.

• Drive Fitness 1 (David E - Trainer, Andy, Daniel, Darryl)
• Drive Fitness 2 (Matt - Trainer, Amy, Kris)
• Drive Fitness Boot Campers (Stewart, Gary, Katherine)
• Drive Fitness Of Course (John F, John M, Martin)
• Drive Fitness 154's (Tim - Trainer, Jon, David, Jess)
• Drive Fitness Hikers (Nathan - Trainer, Emily, Narelle, Kirstin)
• Drive Fitness Juggernaughts (Peter, Michelle, Peter, Diana)
• Drive Fitness Legends (Janine, Lynette, David S, Darielle)
• Drive Fitness Pilgrims (Maria, Greg)

Kokoda Challenge Brisbane Update: 10 Days to go...

Drive Fitness has 9 teams participating in this year's Kokoda Challenge Brisbane. This event raises money for youth services and you can make a donation by clicking on one of the team's fundraising pages below.

• Drive Fitness 1 (David E - Trainer, Andy, Daniel, Darryl)
• Drive Fitness 2 (Matt - Trainer, Amy, Kris)
• Drive Fitness Boot Campers (Stewart, Gary, Katherine)
• Drive Fitness Of Course (John F, John M, Martin)
• Drive Fitness 154's (Tim - Trainer, Jon, David, Jess)
• Drive Fitness Hikers (Nathan - Trainer, Emily, Narelle, Kirstin)
• Drive Fitness Juggernaughts (Peter, Michelle, Peter, Diana)
• Drive Fitness Legends (Janine, Lynette, David S, Darielle)
• Drive Fitness Pilgrims (Maria, Greg)

All the best to all teams as they take on the 30km trail on Sunday 3 June. Remember to print, sign and return your waiver ASAP! Click here for more info about the waiver. 

More info about the Kokoda Challenge Brisbane below:

In honour of the Kokoda Spirit, this 30km event winds through some of Brisbane’s toughest terrain.

The track undulates through the green scenery in the west of Brisbane Forest Park. Starting at Brookfield Showgrounds, you and your team will make your way up to the half way checkpoint at McAfee’s Lookout, before returning to showgrounds via the tropical terrain of D’Aguilar National Park, reminiscent of the Owen Stanley Ranges in Papua New Guinea.

The 30k distance, coupled with wide open fire trails, makes this the perfect event for beginners or runners having a hit out. Teams of two, three and four will find the course is not without toils, as you descend down to a creek bed you encounter a sharp turn onto a narrow trail aptly named ‘hell hole’ - ensuring that you don’t forget the meaning of endurance before arriving at the finish line.

Last 2 Days to Order Drive Fitness Hoodies

Men's sizes available in S - 3XL and women's in 10-16. Please get your order to us by Thursday night because we need to place our order first thing Friday morning.

Call or SMS Dave on 0402 358 127 to place your order.

ONLY $39

Bench Press Challenge 2012 Photos are up on Facebook

Over 50 photos of the Bench Press Challenge up on Facebook now. Like us on facebook here to view: www.facebook.com/drivefitness.

Thank You for Your Donations to the Ride to Conquer Cancer

The following email was sent in by Rachel to everyone who donated to a great cause on Saturday at our Bench Press Challenge:

"On behalf of all of us, thank you very much for supporting us on Saturday, allowing us to promote our ride and helping us raise money. We really appreciate your help. We raised $258 which is a great start to our fundraising efforts." - Rachel

Jason, Rachel and Ange from Drive Fitness will be participating in a 2-day major cycling event called The Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer® benefiting Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR).

They will be cycling over 200 kilometres that weekend, throughout Queensland's scenic countryside, with thousands of other Riders. All the proceeds will go to QIMR, a worldwide leader in cancer research and discovery, and one of the largest research institutes in the southern hemisphere.

If you wish to make a donation please click on the link below and select any one of our team members.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Click here to view the team page for Team Newlands

Due to Popular Demand: 2nd & FINAL Drive Fitness Hoodie Order

If you missed out last time but would like a Drive Fitness hoodie please get your order to us by Friday 25 May! This will be our last hoodie order for 2012.

Contact David on 0402 358 127 or dave@drivefitness.net to order.

ONLY $39! 

Full Bench Press Challenge 2012 Results & Recap

Congratulations & thank you to everyone you participated and made this year's bench press challenge the best yet! The encouragement and support from all competitors was inspiring and it helped so many  people get personal best lifts on the day. The main goal of this event is to achieve YOUR best possible lift and monitor YOUR strength improvement and it was great to see so much progress.

A BIG congratulations to our 2012 bench press challenge winners:

Men's

1st Alan (1.469), 2nd Emmanuel (1.426), 3rd Mark (1.368), biggest lift Emmanuel (150kg)

Women's

1st Chloe (0.824), 2nd Danielle (0.813), 3rd Deanna (0.796). biggest lift Sally (60kg)

We had 2 Drive Fitness records broken on the day: (1) Emmanuel broke his own record with the men's biggest lift with a 150kg, and (2) Chloe broke the women's relative score record with 0.824. A special congratulations to these two Drive Fitness record holders! The Drive Fitness records will be updated over the next few days.

From everyone at Drive Fitness we hope you enjoyed the event and we look forward to seeing you at the dead lift challenge later this year! Full list of results below sorted alphabetically & photos to come over the next few days. 

Kokoda Challenge Brisbane Waiver Due

CONGRATULATIONS ON TAKING UP THE CHALLENGE AND ATTEMPTING TO TREK 30KMS IN 9HOURS - IT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED.

Please print and complete the waiver form at the link below and return it to Kokoda Challenge organisers by 18 May if you haven't done so already.

https://kokodachallenge.com/files/kc_brisbane_12_ack,_waiver_&_release.pdf

You can return by:
faxing to (07) 5597 4373 or
emailing to james@kokodachallenge.com or
posting to PO Box 481, Southport, 4215.

What time should you STOP eating carbohydrates?

After 9pm? After 6pm? After lunch? When should you really stop eating carbohydrates if you are trying to  burn body fat? Before I started writing this I had a bit of a GOOGLE out of interest. After opening most of the websites on the top 2 pages of search results I had read recommendations from 12noon to 9pm and almost every hour in-between. If you're confused about when to 'cut off the carbs' I'm not surprised. I started web searching out of interest already knowing the answer and I was confused by the time I finished. Despite all the different recommendations out there this is a fairly easy one to explain and I'm going to do it in 100 words or less. Here we go.

Drive Fitness shirts are back in stock

Our new t shirt stock has arrived. We had run out of a few sizes in the black shirts but they are back in stock and available for purchase. Shirts are available in men's and women's S, M L, XL in blue and black.

ONLY $19!

If you would like to reserve your shirt size please contact Dave on 0402 358 127 or dave@drivefitness.net.

Run Club Update

Great run to the top of Mt Gravatt Outlook on Saturday. Here are your results:

Dave: 42:50
Dan: 42:45
Grant: 46:39
Martin: 44:00
John M: 46:39
Margie: 1:18:12
Sam: -
John F: -
Stewart: -

Remember:

• Kokoda Challenge is only 3 weeks away: Sunday 3 June 2012
• NO RUN CLUB Saturday 19 May due to the Bench Press Challenge
• Run Club returns Saturday 26 May meeting at Tarragindi studio 7am
• Bridge to Brisbane date announced for 2 September 2012

Bench Press Challenge 5 Days Away!

This Saturday 19 May 2012 over 50 people from Drive Fitness will hit the bench press! We are looking forward to great results, Drive Fitness records broken and a fun morning filled with support and encouragement.

It's not about competing with each other, it's about setting your own personal best and measuring your own strength improvement. 

Entry has been closed at individual Drive Fitness studios but you can still make a late entry by contacting Dave directly on 0402 358 127 or dave@drivefitness.net.

There will be a free raffle, BBQ breakfast, morning tea, trophy and medal presentation, Drive Fitness shirts for sale and the opportunity to donate to our cycle team who are raising money for the 200km Ride to Conquer Cancer.

Click here for more Bench Press Challenge news and updates!

Massage Gift Voucher: FREE Raffle at Bench Press Challenge

We will have a FREE raffle at the Bench Press Challenge next Saturday thank you to Sore No More. All Bench Press Challenge participants will automatically go in the draw to win a FREE massage. We will draw the lucky winner at the end of the event just before the medal presentation.

Just another great reason to get involved in this year's Bench Press Challenge. Click here for Bench Press Challenge details.

BBQ Breakfast at the Bench Press Challenge Next Saturday - Raising Money for Cancer Research

Thank you to Rachel for sending in the article below & thank you to the Ride to Conquer Cancer team from Drive Fitness who will be preparing our breakfast on the morning of the Bench Press Challenge to raise money for a great cause. 

A few of the Drive Fitness groupies, including Jason, Rachel and Angela are joining together to raise money for cancer research and join the Ride to Conquer Cancer.

In support of their efforts, and your tummies, the team will be cooking up a storm for all participants and spectators at the Bench Press Challenge. Bring your hunger pains, along with some gold coins, to enjoy a bacon and egg roll, sausage in bread, or some other tempting munchies that will be on offer.

The Ride to Conquer Cancer is a 200km cycling journey throughout Queensland scenic countryside. Our challenge over the next few months is to raise $7,500 that will be donated to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research. Please consider donating to this cause.  Funds raised in The Ride to Conquer Cancer will support breakthrough research, exemplary teaching, and compassionate care at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, a worldwide leader in cancer research and discovery and one of the largest research institutes in the southern hemisphere.

Bench Press Challenge 2012 Update: Next Saturday 19 May

It all happens for the 5th time next Saturday on the 19 May 2012!

The 5th Annual Drive Fitness Bench Press Challenge!

It has always been one of our most popular Drive Fitness events and we expect this year's to be the best EVER! There will be a new format this year, both the Men and Women will lift together and the total event time will be significantly reduced. Spectators welcome!

When: Saturday 19 May 2012

Time: 7am start for warm up, stretch and weigh in, lifting will start strictly at 7:30am and the trophy and medal presentation will be held at 9:30am. 

Where: Drive Fitness Mt Gravatt. 64 Clausen St Mt Gravatt.

There will be a BBQ breakfast and snacks available thanks to a team from Drive Fitness who are fundraising for the 200km Ride To Conquer Cancer. Gold coin donations towards this cause can be made on the day. More information about this here! 

The Corso Street Party This Saturday

Drive Fitness has proudly been involved in The Corso Street Party in Seven Hills for the last two years to help raise money for Brisbane Youth Services. Come along and say "HI" to David, Nathan & Kate who will be at the Drive Fitness stand out the front of the Drive Fitness Seven Hills Studio! 

We will have Drive Fitness balloons for the kids, Mother's Day special gift certificates and a raffle to win a FREE 6 pack of personal training sessions. It was a great family day out last year and we expect it will be even better this year! See you there! 

Run Club Update

Great run to the top of Mt Gravatt Look Out everyone! Despite a few people finding their own path to the top we all made it there and back and accumulated about 8km. We will repeat this same track this coming Saturday 12 May, meeting at Tarragindi studio at 7am.

Results from Saturday 5 May Tarragindi Studio - Mt Gravatt Look Out Track below:

Sam: 1:08:00 (200meters from the top turnaround)
Grant: 50:38
Ross: 59:20
Ross W: 1:06:00
Evan: 48:22
Margie: 1:21:50
Jo: 55:35
Daniel: 48:22
Dave: 55:30

Fibre: why do we need it and where do we get it?

With so much nutrition information out there fibre is often overlooked as a dietary priority. Here are some reasons why you shouldn't overlook it any longer!

Weight loss & weight control
Dietary Fibre can assist weight loss and weight control by: (1) lowering fat absorption from the gut which reduces total energy absorbed, (2) creating a feeling of fullness sooner and for longer which controls appetite and reduces total energy consumed and (3) slowing the absorption of carbohydrate and sugar from the gut which stabilises blood glucose and insulin levels and reduces fat storage.

Decreased risk of developing diabetes & cardiovascular disease
Dietary fibre can help improve a number of risk factors for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It reduces these risks by: (1) reducing cholesterol absorption from the gut which lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol, (2) stabilising blood glucose and insulin levels and increasing insulin sensitivity and (3) lowering body weight / body fat by the mechanisms discussed above.

Bowel health
Dietary fibre helps to soften and bulk stools and promote regular bowel movements. This reduces constipation and may be protective against colorectal cancer.

So which foods contain fibre and how much do I need? How about some practical easy to follow guidelines for achieving adequate fibre intake? I hear you...

Thank you to Sore No More Massage

We would like to thank Sore No More for recommending Drive Fitness as their preferred provider of personal training.

Sore No More are located nearby Drive Fitness Seven Hills at 3/79 Oateson Skyline Dr, Seven Hills and we confidently recommend their services.

For more information you can visit their website at www.sorenomoremassage.com.au.