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.