Afternoon Boot Camp Starts TODAY!

It's not too late to start with afternoon boot camp sessions today. Contact Dave on 0402 358 127 or dave@drivefitness.net to enlist with your first sessions for FREE.

All existing boot campers (from all boot camp locations) can join in with both Holland Park afternoon sessions for FREE this week only.


Sessions take place at Glindemann Park, Logan Rd, Holland Park on Monday & Wednesday 5-6pm. For more Drive Fitness boot camp info click here.

Run Club Update: 14 April

We smashed out some tough intervals, 4 x hilly 700m max efforts with rest periods equal to work time. This type of training is always uncomfortable (and it should be if you're doing it properly) so well done to everyone who turned up and didn't avoid the intervals.

We will be meeting at Tarragindi 7am next Saturday 21 April for a 7.8km Toohey Forest loop. See you there!

Lap split results from 14 April 2012 below:

Dave: 2:29, 2:31, 2:49, 2:51
Evan: 2:02, 2:30, 2:32, 2:42
Michelle: 3:50, 3:55, 4:00, 4:06
Peter: 3:15, 3:29, 3:33, 3:33
Ross: 3:45, 3:36, 3:33, 3:27
Jo: 3:55, 4:15, 4:30, 4:30
Sam: 4:52, 5:50, 5:09
John M: 3:11, 3:08, 3:14, 3:10
Stewart: 2:56, 3:29, 3:45, 3:30
John F: 2:55, 3:11, 3:24, 3:21
Andrew: 2:40, 2:30, 2:44, 2:54
Tim: 3:51, 2:50, 2:45, 2:46

NEW Drive Fitness Shirts

NEW Drive Fitness t-shirts available for $19!

Made from high quality 100% jersey cotton with a comfortable fit for either hard training or day to day wear. Bright royal and black opal colours available in both men's women's cut S, M, L & XL. 

Stock will arrive next week, quantities are limited. Email  Dave at dave@drivefitness.net to reserve your shirt size and to purchase. Your shirt will be delivered to your training location for pick up during your session - either studio or boot camp location.

Bench Press Challenge 2012!

When: Saturday 19 May 2012

Where: Location to be announced - one of the Drive Fitness studios: Mt Gravatt, Seven Hills or Tarragindi

Time: 7:30-10:30am including weight in, morning tea and medal presentation

The 5th Annual Bench Press Challenge is coming! Everyone is encouraged to participate - your score and your improvement is all that matters not the score of others. 

The 2011 Bench Press Challenge had over 50 participants and resulted in both the lady's and men's Drive Fitness records being broken. Everyone was very supportive of each other's performance which helped to create a fantastic atmosphere.

2012 will see a format change which will speed up the challenge to help cater for our growing number of participants. More information regarding the format, location (either Seven Hills, Mt Gravatt or Tarragindi studio) and scoring will be made available over the coming weeks.

The Bench Press Challenge is great for monitoring strength improvement year to year and coming to together as a fitness community to support each other. We hope to see you there! 

BIG Boot Camp News: Afternoon Sessions Coming to Holland Park Soon!

We will be introducing afternoon boot camp sessions at our Holland Park boot camp location (Glindemann Park, Logan Rd) from Monday 16 April. Holland Park afternoon boot camp sessions will take place Monday & Wednesday afternoons 5-6pm. These sessions are available to existing boot campers and we welcome any new people who were previously unable to make our early morning sessions.

The full Holland Park boot camp schedule will be as follows:
Monday: 5-6pm
Tuesday: 5:30-6:30am
Wednesday: 5-6pm
Thursday: 5:30-6:30am
Saturday: 7-8am (Run Club - FREE session for everyone who trains at Drive Fitness)

If you would like to enlist in these new afternoon boot camp sessions or find out more about our Holland Park boot camp please contact Dave on 0402 358 127 or dave@drivefitness.net.

Happy Easter & Easter Opening Hours

Happy Easter to all of the Drive Fitness Community! Enjoy your holiday's (if you're taking them) and go easy on the chocolate.

All Drive Fitness trainers have different availabilities over the Easter long weekend. Some are working as per normal and others are taking the whole weekend off. Please confirm your sessions with your trainer if you are unsure. Don't hesitate to call, sms or email if you need to clarify.

Changes to Drive Fitness Email Communication

You may have noticed from the start of 2012 that our regular email 'news bursts' (1-2 times per week) were replaced by a monthly email newsletter. We decided to make this change to reduce the number of emails you received from us - we don't want to be too annoying!

Our monthly email (Drive Fitness News)  includes all the latest event information, boot camp and walk & run club results and updates, general Drive Fitness news and special offers. In addition to all these updates we include training and nutrition articles, all of which are researched and published by Drive Fitness personal trainers. By preparing the articles ourselves we can keep them relevant to YOUR concerns and interests.

If you are not receiving our monthly Drive Fitness News you can join our mailing list by clicking here.

You can un-subscribe at any time (we won't be offended) by following the link at the bottom of the newsletter.

Concept 2 Rowing Machine Arrives at Mt Gravatt!

The new rowing machine has arrived at Drive Fitness Mt Gravatt! Be ready for it during your next session!

We look forward to hearing your feedback about this addition to our training methods. Your feedback will help us decide if rowing will be introduced at all Drive Fitness locations.

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.

Free weight exercise alternatives to popular exercise machines (part 4): leg curl & leg extension

It's been a while since I've touched on this series of articles - I figured most of you got the point after we looked at the leg press, lat pull down and chest press and their superior free weight alternatives. After roughly 4 months of giving the issue a rest I think it's time for a friendly reminder as to why my training foundations are centred on free weight movements. The leg extension and leg curl machines share a tied second place behind the leg press as the most popular leg exercise machine in your 'typical gym'. Let's take a quick look at these machines and two free weight alternatives - the lunge and dead lift.

Bench Press Challenge: Saturday May 19

The 5th Annual Bench Press Challenge has been announced for 19 May 2012. Everyone is welcome to participate - your score and your improvement is all that matters not the score of others. 

The 2011 Bench Press Challenge had over 50 participants and resulted in both the lady's and men's Drive Fitness records being broken and everyone having a great time supporting each other

2012 will see a format change which will speed up the challenge to help cater for our growing number of participants. More information regarding the format, location (either Seven Hills, Mt Gravatt or Tarragindi studio) and scoring will be made available over the coming weeks.

The Bench Press Challenge is great for monitoring strength improvement year to year and coming to together as a fitness community supporting each other. We hope to see you there! Let your trainer know if you are interested so you can start to work on your bench press training.