Achieve your fitness goals with Chisel Fitness today!
Welcome to Chisel Fitness and congratulations on taking the first step to achieving your training goals. Chisel Fitness has put together a team full of some of Australia's leading professionals in Personal Training and Nutrition. We are based all along the Gold Coast in QLD, as well as in Brisbane and Northern NSW, which in our opinion provide some of the best places in the world to train.
No matter what your age or fitness levels, Chisel Fitness have the knowledge and experience to help you efficiently lose weight, build muscle, increase fitness levels and achieve a healthy lifestyle!
Stay Motivated this Winter...
Chisl Fitness has entered a team into this years Kokoda Challenge. Check out the all girl team attacking the 96km as their way to stay fit and focused this winter. What's your Winter goal?
Girls conquer Kokoda
A massive congratulations to Eleisha, Joanne, Tara and Majella who yesterday completed what is perhaps the most difficult and challenging event I have ever witnessed - The Kokoda Challenge
The girls completed the challenge in 31 hours and 35 minutes, finishing at just after 2pm yesterday afternoon. They started walking at 7am on Saturday morning.
I was involved in helping the girls out with support along the way and I have never seen anything like this event before. Blisters, chaffing, fatigue and tears were all just a part of the journey and the girls should be extremely proud of what they have achieved.
It was a real inspiration to see them complete th 96km and says a lot about their mental strength, in an event where many of the people who started, didn't even make it to half way.
Girls you are an inspiration to us all and I hope that when the pain goes away you can sit back and feel warm and fuzzy about what you have just done. WELL DONE!!!
The girls receiving some attention from The Gold Coast Bulletin
Look closely....the girls showing off their 'Witness the Fitness' shirts!
Cheers,
Chris van Hoof
Chisel Fitness Head Trainer
Good luck ladies!
This Saturday morning the Chisel Fitness Kokoda Trek Team embark on their massive challenge of walking 96km of rough terrain in the Gold Coast Hinterland.
They have 39 hours to complete the walk, and are doing it to raise money for the Kokoda Challenge Youth Program - an early intervention program for young people from all walks of life which encourages them to learn the skills and values of discipline, tolerance, respect and self worth.
The girls have been training really hard for the trek, and we wish them all the best for their journey.
Rip it up girls!!!
Cheers
Chris van Hoof
Chisel Fitness Head Trainer
Plan it...go on....I dare you!
Last week I wrote about the importance in having faith in the process of training.
But what about those people who can't even get out of bed, or those who dismiss the idea of exercise before even planning it through?
On Monday I had another new face out our morning running group. For weeks, even months I have been trying to get this person along to join us. And on Monday, after the run this is what she had to say...
"The only reason I came was because I took the time to plan out what exactly it was that I needed to do. I set the alarm early, got my clothes ready, and I'm so glad that I did. I think this will be the start of things for me..."
I double dare you...
Because she actually went through and planned her Monday morning, she was able to fit our exercise session in.
The same can be said for people who go away on business trips or holidays.
If you take time to plan things out, think about getting up early, or taking a change of clothes to work for a bit of after work activity.
By planning things, thinking things out and realising that it's possible, you are half way towards making that initial commitment.
Good luck
Cheers,
Chris van Hoof
Chisel Fitness Head Trainer
Having faith in the process
As you will have read, some of our Chisel Fitness clients just completed an individual goal at the Gold Coast Marathon.
Some competed in the 10km whilst others completed the 21.1km Half Marathon. Despite the differences in distances and time, all of these people had one thing in common...
They all had faith in the process
Every one of those people who completed a run on the weekend was rewarded because they had faith in the process.
The process of tireless hours of training in the lead up to such an event. The process of getting out of bed early in the cold, dark mornings to complete yet another training run. The process of building a fitness base that they could call upon and test on race day.
Faith needs to be there when rewards are not!
It's important to have faith in the process behind what you are doing, because rewards are not always that easy to find.
Take for example our runners - in the lead up to last Sunday, they completed between 60 - 90 training sessions to prepare them for the event. It's basically impossible to recognise any rewards after one of these sessions, let alone all 60 - 90 of them.
Sure each run was beneficial for them and they gain strength, endurance capacity and mental toughness along the way, but these all things that are very hard to gauge and even harder to recognise on a daily basis.
But each person kept plugging along, and turning up to every training session (with the exception of one or two Monday morning sleep ins - yes Jasmine we are talking about you!!!) with the faith that the all training will help them on race day.
It's just as important for every goal!
And the same faith in the process is needed no matter what your health and fitness goal is.
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Body builders need to get into the gym and often repeat the same routine time and time again to get the smallest of gains that could mean the difference between winning and losing.
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Sprinters spend countless hours on the track, committing huge amounts of time and energy to the process, in the hope that it will take microseconds off their time.
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People who are trying to lose weight need to understand that it is a lengthy and sometimes difficult process that is made all the more easier by consistent efforts.
And to end my sermon....
Put simply.....do the work and you will get results!
They won't always come quickly, they won't be very easy to see, but they will happen.
- Commit to a goal
- Immerse yourself in the necessary process that will help you achieve the goal
- Have faith in the process and keep on keeping on!
....and then one day you will be able to sit back and enjoy your rewards!!
Cheers
Chris van Hoof
Chisel Fitness Head Trainer
Gold Coast Marathon 2008
Anyone who was at the Gold Coast Marathon yesterday would have witnessed thousands of people running and walking their way to glory in a host of different events.
Amongst the crowds were some Chisel Fitness clients who realised some individual goals on their way to competing in the 10km run and 21.1km Half Marathon.
Check out these photos -
Here's a list of who did what:
10km Run
Laura Sinclair
Jodi Smith
Jasmine Potter (and her Mum!)
Mary Mason
21.1km Half Marathon
Mel Sinclair
Harry Sinclair
Joanne Kershaw
James Lonergan
Ben Thomas
Chris van Hoof
Well done everyone.
Cheers,
Chris van Hoof
Chisel Fitness Head Trainer