newsletter Jan 2011

 

January Fitnews

The year 2011 is now upon us and it‘s time to put the endless excuses behind us! We had our fun with the festive season and now it’s time to get back on track. Welcoming the New Year is a great opportunity to make a conscious decision to change or improve your lifestyle, and BlueFit is here by your side all the way!

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QLD Flood Support

We have all been shocked by the devastation cause by the QLD  flood crisis. Our hearts go out to those affected by the floods including staff, patrons, friends and family of BlueFit’s five facilities within the Brisbane area.  
BlueFit have teamed up with Rotary Australia to help raise money for the flood victims. We’ll be hosting a fundraising Golf Day at the Lane Cove Golf Course and Hurstville Golf Courses on Australia Day 26th January.

Click here for Lane Cove Day registration

Click here for Hurstvile Day registration

We’ll also have collection buckets for you to donate.  All proceeds will be donated to the QLD flood relief.

Kilo Cash Back!

BlueFit giving its members the ultimate incentive to lose those unwanted pounds! For every kilo a member loses, BlueFit will reward members with a $25 gift voucher! The gift cards can be used to pay for their memberships, personal training sessions, retail items as well as free memberships for friends. For members it’s a win-win situation, lose weight while getting paid! To take part contact your closest BlueFit site and sign up for a truly rewarding experience!

New Swim School 

 

 

 

 

BlueFit Swimming has been introduced to the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre this January, replacing the existing swim school, Carlile swimming. The exciting new swim school focuses on step by step skill progression to build the right foundation for water confidence and stroke development. The program will consist of a specialist infants program, preschool program, school age lessons and the opportunity for competitive swimming. Please come down to the centre and speak to the swim school reception, visit our website or call 02 9585 9600 to find out how to enrol!

Training Tips

There is no point exercising if you are not performing your exercises properly. To get results ensure that your technique is accurate! Next time you attempt Lat Pulldowns, make sure you soften grip on bar, this will take the tension out of your forearms and put the focus in to your lats where it should be. Sit tall and brace your abdominals. Lean back slightly and draw bar to top of the chest. Concentrate on pulling your elbows down to torso instead of hands and relax shoulders.

New Delicious Recipes 

Make the most of the summer fruits with great smoothies such as Banana and Berry. Smoothies can be a delicious and nutritious drink that can help you cool off on a hot summer’s day and is also ideal for kids! Smoothies tend to be filling so they could even be a great substitute snack rather than filling up on in junk!

Ingredients:

• 2 small ripe bananas
• 12 ounces strawberries, hulled and halved
• 6 ounces blueberries
• 6 ounces raspberries
• 12 ounces fat-free vanilla yogurt

Preparation:
Place bananas and berries in a blender, followed by yogurt. Blend until smooth, scraping down halfway through if necessary.

Serves 4
Per Serving: Calories 224, Calories from Fat 19, Total Fat 1.8g (sat 0.5g), Cholesterol 4mg, Sodium 61mg, Carbohydrate 45.1g, Fiber 7.7g, Protein 6.1g

New times and games at Learn to Play

The popular sports program, Learn 2 Play (L2P) was extremely successful in 2010 is back in 2011 with more sports, time slots and fun to go round! The program will be resuming on the 17^th of January 2011 for kids of all ages and abilities. In addition to soccer, gymnastics, mixed sports and basketball all of which is already offered, L2P will be introducing Oz Tag! The program is designed to get children excited by physical activity. It teaches them the fundamentals of sports that will stay with them for life!

This program in only offered at The Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre, drop by or give the centre a call for more information.

New activites at the Kid's Holidays Program

The Kid’s Holiday program is an ideal opportunity for kids to get out of the house and get active during the long summer holidays! Activities include Oz Tag, Kayaking, Basketball, and Netball and this year at the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre there will be the introduction of wall sports! After an exciting morning of sports and games, the kids then get to enjoy the pool, inflatable and slide facilities! To find out how you can enroll into the Kid’s Holiday Program see reception or go to www.bluefit.com.au.

Relax and enjoy massages now at Lane Cove

Feeling tired, sore or just stressed out?  Sign up for a free 15 minute ‘tester’ massage and discover how massage therapy can reduce stress and fatigue, prevent and eliminate injuries, help you think and concentrate and even enhance your metabolism and circulation.  Sign up sheets will be at the Phoenix Street Gym reception today for ‘tester’ massages Tuesday 18^th January and Wednesday 19^th January 2011, between 6.00pm and 8.00pm.

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