Can’t believe it’s already Week 9 of Fernwood Gym’s Get Foxy 12 Week Challenge. Feeling quite sad that it’s almost over. But this week I seemed to have my usual high level of energy back. Nutrition was good all week, which is the reason I was feeling my old self again. The focus for this […]
Foxy Challenge: Week 7 Wrap
Week 7 Fernwood Gym’s Get Foxy 12 Week Challenge asked us how much we fit incidental exercise into our day. This exercise made me realise how rarely incidental exercise occurs in my day. As usual (for me) I have an excuse for this. All day I spend sitting in the office, and there’s not much […]
Foxy Challenge: Week 6 Wrap
Here we are at week 6 already in Fernwood Gym’s Get Foxy 12 Week Challenge. The week 6 Challenge was using the leg curl machine, squat rack or smith machine and/or a barbell with weights. How many squats in 1 minute? How many leg curls in one minute? And finally how many lunges in one […]
Foxy Challenge: Week 5 Wrap
Week 5 of Fernwood Get Foxy 12 Week Challenge was another good week. A highlight this week was the Food Coaching Club session, where Foxy participants were invited to take a plate of healthy food for tasting and to be judged by the Foxys. The highlight for me was a savoury sundried tomato/spinach muffin. Much […]
Expresso Bikes
I’m really pleased that my gym Fernwood Gym Bendigo has recently installed Expresso Bikes. I’d never heard of them until seeing them there but now can’t stay away from them. They make riding an indoor bike fun and a great calorie burner. The challenging and motivating thing about these bikes is that there is a […]
Get Foxy Update
First 2 days of the Get Foxy Challenge have gone really well. I’m on holidays this week, so my routine is a bit different but I’m also having lots of time for exercise. Day 2 for me was my first Food Coaching session with Marlene. Even though I’ve been watching my diet for years, and […]
Fernwood Get Foxy 12 Week Challenge
Tomorrow 19 March 2012, is Day 1 of the Get Foxy 12 Week Challenge which promotes healthy eating, exercise and a healthy lifestyle. We had our launch party on Friday night at Fernwood Bendigo It was a fun night but seemed quite strange to see drinks and nibbles in the Group Fitness Room, instead of sweaty […]