THE LIVING EDGE NEWS: DECEMBER 2022

DECEMBER WRAP UP

With the final month of training for 2022 already in progress, we have much to celebrate and be grateful for.

CONGRATULATIONS to all recruits who have managed to embed training as part of their everyday routine; we have seen some amazing fitness and wellbeing improvements and you should feel very proud of your efforts!!

November Award Winners

Wattle Park am

Spirit of Bootcamp – Anita O’Shea and Belinda Lee

Encouragement/Consistency – Jay Koey

Improvement – Nareeta Singh and Adrian Godlee

Wattle Park pm

Spirit of Bootcamp – Adrian Shevlin and Julie Caune

Encouragement – John Boyle

Fawkner Park

Spirit of Bootcamp – Isaac Lummis and Nick Stoneham

Improvement – Chris Glouris

Encouragement – Luke Hopkins

Special award – Sarah and Chris Parker

PROGRAM NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Join us to celebrate another awesome year of fitness, fun and friendship:

SATURDAY 17th DECEMBER

WATTLE PARK (meet behind Chalet)

11am – onwards

BYO: Chair/picnic rug, drinks, and food or a share plate.

Family, friends and fur-babies all welcome.

DECEMBER AND JANUARY PROGRAM OFFER – ENROL NOW!!

The December program is due to wrap up on Friday 16th December and will recommence on Monday 9th January.

Current special offer:
Enrol for the January program before Friday 16th December and receive a BONUS free training week from Monday 19th – Friday 23rd December (inclusive). You can come to as many session you wish at any location or timeslot.

RECRUIT SPOTLIGHT - Jess Santamaria

Each month one of our instructors or recruits will share their thoughts/ insights by responding to a series of questions. This month Jess is in the spotlight:

Favourite exercise

Agility running drills

Least favourite exercise

Any upper body exercise with weights. I have lots of work to do on both my strength and technique so those are a big challenge for me.

Put a Billboard anywhere in the world, where would you put it and what would it say

Right At the moment I would put a neon flashing billboard over my kids that says “do you have your shoes on?” 🙄

Workout Karaoke song

“Hilltop Hoods – I love it”

Cheat Meal –Seafood linguine

Last book read

“Thinking fast and slow” by Daniel Kahneman.

Hero/Inspiration

A good friend of mine Emma. She has faced some huge challenges in life and remains positive, grateful and kind 💙

Motto

“May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears” I would love to claim this but I believe it belongs to Nelson Mandela.

The Living Edge OBC …

has taught me to love the early mornings and the cold which has been an amazing and unexpected gift.

Advice for your 20 year old self

“relax – you’ve got this” 😉

RECENT RECRUIT NEWS

Congratulations to Thierry and family who are now officially French AND Australian.

Congratulations also to Thierry on completeing the Marysville marathon…what an awesome achievement!!

Congratulations to Sam and Matt Green (and of course, big brother Lenny) who welcomed Edward ‘Teddy’ into their family on 4th November. (pictured left) and to Sarah Middleton and Chris Parker (and big sister Izzy) on the addition of Frankie Rose to their family. (right)

Congratulations to Jan Palamara who recently became Nana to two gorgeous grandsons.

Congratulations to Sarge Ian Leith (Leithy) on his recent retirement after 45 years as a teacher. The number of young people he has inspired, encouraged and supported would be immeasurable but his impact will be enduring.

Fantastic teamwork by all those who participated in the 2XU Wellness Run in support of Beyond Blue.

Don’t Guess, Measure….and Measure Accurately. by John Verbi

How often has it happened that you finally got motivated , finally got organised and finally started eating well and training regularly, only to see the numbers on your bathroom scale stall.

Some people of course can “soldier on” until they break through to the next level.

Sadly lots of us through frustration take it out on the nearest doughnut! After all what’s the point of being good if things aren’t changing so why bother?

So much is slowly happening to our bodies as we work hard to transform them, and so often as we do, we can’t see those changes because they happen so slowly and they are certainly are not reflected in your bathroom scales!

This is when getting your body scanned is so powerful and so useful.

When you regularly scan your body you will gain incredible insights into your body.

And sometimes that hurts! Sometimes you find out that what you are doing really isn’t working.

Sometimes you discover that you really do need to work harder, eat less volume even if it is of the “good food” you are eating.

And sometimes you need to accept that OMG….you really have improved….you weigh the same but your body composition is very different.

As a practitioner everyday I see people who weigh the same after a test but their body composition is completely different.

Let’s face it if your body is changing for the better and you are growing more muscle, losing external body fat and the nasty and dangerous internal visceral fat and your toes are getting stronger and you can see that you are well hydrated……..do you really care what you weigh? the answer should be a resounding no, but sadly that is often not the case I regularly see people who are obsessed with their “weight” and they shouldn’t be , after all I can give you a haircut or even an enema and you will weigh less but will your muscles of body fat have changed? Of course not.

Measurement can be a powerful and positive and sometimes painful motivation. I don’t shy away from the “bad result” because sometimes that is the “whack” we all need from time to time to get back on the horse and focus our attention on the only body we are ever going to be given.

A Healthy Person has 1000 wishes – a sick person only one – to get well.

Nothing makes me happier though when I see people who come towards me with that sad “sookie face” convinced that they have gone backwards, only to discover that they are improving!

So often we are too hard on ourselves and as they walk towards me they remember every naughty thing they have eaten and every session they have missed and forget about the cumulative effect of all they other workouts, the times they made healthy choices the times they said no to cake or grog and they get a lovely surprise.

At the end of the day it is simply a very accurate snapshot and window into the impact that your training eating and lifestyle is having on your body….& there is nowhere to hide…the lies and justifications we tell ourselves don’t mean a thing to the machine and really it kinda doesn’t matter anyway because at the end of the test for the super athlete or the naughty one the question is still the same…….”Where to from here”

Don’t guess, Measure & Measure Accurately

MEASURING SUCCESS ACCURATELY:

We can do a state of the art In-body scan at the start and the end of the program to track your progress and to create an opportunity to have a meaningful one on one coaching session with each person.

This test will accurately track key short and long term health markers including muscle

mass, both visceral and subcutaneous body fat, bone density and enable us to accurately track progress of the individual and the overall group.

John Verbi

jverbi@mybodyanalysis.com.au

Inspirology: The Science of Wellbeing
*Health & Wellbeing Specialist
*Body Composition Testing
*Genetic Coach PH360
* Personal Trainer

My involvement with Original Bootcamp and The Living Edge has been life changing. In 2012, I was seeking an outdoor fitness program that would challenge me and improve my fitness, but what I got from it is so much more. It's the best thing I've ever been part of! I've made lifelong friendships, it is a wonderful, supportive network, and I'd recommend it to anyone, no matter what their health and fitness goals are.

Training with The Living Edge has become an integral part of my life over the last few years. The instructors are inspirational, highly skilled and deliver a brilliant program that’s diverse, challenging, motivational and for me and, above all, so much fun! I absolutely love starting my day in the beautiful natural setting of Wattle Park. For me, it’s far more than just physical exercise, it’s had a huge positive effect on my mental and emotional well-being. I’ve made so many friends; it's a true community that encourages, supports and cares for one another. Rain, hail or shine I look forward to each session. It will always be part of my life.

Joining Original Bootcamp with the Living Edge has been the best decision I have ever made. I will admit I went into it somewhat reluctantly, expecting to be pushed well beyond my limits and told to suck it up. What I found however was the most encouraging and inclusive community of people, whose only intent is to see people succeed in whatever they set their mind to. The support, the uplift in spirit and the focus on mindset and improvement at MY pace, has not only increased my physical fitness beyond all of my expectations, it has also filtered into my family and work life, creating a balance that has made me a better father, husband and worker as well as happier more fulfilled individual. Only you can change your health and happiness. The Living Edge will give you the tools and support to put your plan into action.

Nowadays it is not easy to find a place where the sense of community is at the forefront. The Original Bootcamp, lead by Sarge Dave Murray from The Living Edge, ticks this important box. From the first day, one can feel the camaraderie, support and encouragement that uplift the spirit during the hardest part of training or the coldest day of winter. Knowing that I will share an hour with a group of people with the same mindset motivates me every morning. That is just half of the equation because Dave Murray and his team of trainers lead by example, and they are always attentive to how we perform the exercise and that we are doing it the right way.

It’s never too late! I started attending Original Bootcamp training with The Living Edge in early 2014, after a 9-year break from regular exercise. I was in my 50’s and unfit by every measure. From the first session I was welcomed and never judged. Every recruit had been through a similar journey and they only offered words of encouragement and advice. Within 6 months I was back to being fit and feeling good about myself. Dave and the other trainers at The Living Edge have created an amazing culture, inclusive of people from all walks of life and occupations. Everyone is equal no matter who you are, and the camaraderie is both infectious and humbling. 8 years of Original Bootcamp with The Living Edge has been life changing for me, it’s that simple!

I have been a long- term Bootcamp recruit with The Living Edge for over 12 years and couldn’t imagine my life without it. No two training sessions are the same, so you know your body and mind will always be challenged and never become bored. I love exercising in the early morning fresh air with a connected, like-minded community who encourage and support each other throughout the session. My Original Bootcamp training with The Living Edge sets me up for a positive day!

I started training with The Living Edge in 2014. A short break to have my daughter and then I was back to Bootcamp. This is a great outdoor program with a variety of cardio and weight training. The sessions are always varied and well researched which keeps things interesting as well as beneficial fitness wise. The trainers are superb and Sarge Dave Murray is very motivational and supportive of your goals and aspirations. He has created a culture that is more like a community where everyone helps each other out. One of his favourite sayings is ‘together, everyone achieves more’. The support, camaraderie and banter is what keeps me coming back again and again. The Living Edge is so much more than just fitness training for me. It is the medicine for my mental health. Cannot recommend it highly enough!