THE LIVING EDGE NEWS: January/February 2023

JANUARY AWARD WINNERS

What an awesome start we have had to our 2023 training!!

CONGRATULATIONS to all those who trained with consistency across January and to those who achieved an award.

January Award Winners

Outstanding Leadership award

Anthony Giuliani – for his excellent leadership and management of the program during Sarge’s absence in late January.

Wattle Park am

Spirit of Bootcamp – Justin Brooks, Anita O’Shea

Encouragement/Consistency – Sharon Olsen, Warrick Louey

Wattle Park pm

Spirit of Bootcamp – Andrew Scott

Encouragement – Con, Nikki and Angelina Tavlaridis (family award!)

Improvement – Reza Razzaghi, Adrian Shevlin

Fawkner Park

Spirit of Bootcamp – Luke Hopkins, Clare Regan

Improvement – Nikki Wagstaff

Encouragement – Sandy Ellul

RECRUIT NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS to Nick and Sarah Green on their recent marriage. Nick was a long-time instructor with Original Bootcamp and Sarah was a recruit. We wish them a lifetime of happiness 💓

CONGRATULATIONS to one of our youngest recruits – Lewis Francis – who has moved to Italy for 2023. Lewis will represent Australia at the highest levl of karting and will compete in the WSK series as well as the European and World Kart Championships, driving for the elite KR Motorsport team. We wish Lewis every success.

Well done to PK (Paul Kaitu’u) and Sharon Olsen on completing the 50km course in the TAC People’s Ride – a fantastic effort!

Well done to all Living Edge recruits who participated in the 2023 Foam Fest event – so much fun had by all!!

Massive congratulations to long-time recruit Sarah Kenshole and son Jake for their impressive act of humanity in fundraising for the creation of Jacob’s well to provide clean and safe drinking water to an entire community. Thank you also to those recruits who supported the project.

INSTRUCTOR SPOTLIGHT - Sarge Dave Murray

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

Favourite exercise

Full body workouts including TRX, cross-training, Assault bike, battle ropes and ski ergo machine.

Musical inspiration

Chris Martin – Colplay and Bono-U2

Go-to cheat meal

Yo Chi (Frozen yoghurt) – Glenferrie road, Hawthorn

Spectator sport of choice

EPL Soccer (Liverpool supporter)

American Gridiron (San Francisco 49ers supporter)

Phobia

Heights and spiders

Motto

‘Your health is your absollute wealth”

Perfect weekend

Chill out/exercise / cafe and newspapers / family and sport

Victoria’s best hidden treasures

The Melbourne Botanic Gardens and

All Living Edge locations (awesome variety with new Saturday venues)

First choice for date night

Dinner at TooWoo Korean Barbeque in Surrey Hills

Best place to go with kids

Phillip Island and

Bali

UNDERSTANDING VO2 MAX

VO2 Max is the maximum volume (mL) of oxygen your body can use, per kg body weight, per minute (mL/kg/min). It is not only the gold standard measure of a person’s aerobic or cardiovascular fitness but a recognised predictor of cardiovascular disease risk. The higher your VO2 max, the lower your risk!

Whilst VO2 max testing involves expensive, specialised equipment to measure the inspired and expired gas levels of an athlete, the Cooper’s 12 minute run provides an excellent predictor of VO2 max, provided the subject works to their maximum capacity.

An individual’s VO2max will be determined by the combined effect of:

the ability of their lungs to take in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide and the capacity of their body to exchange these gases between the lungs and the bloodstream (pulmonary diffusion)
their cardiac output – the amount of blood their body can eject from the heart per minute (dependent on the size of the heart chambers as well as the elasticity of the heart and its ability to pump with force)
The capacity of the muscles to extract oxygen from the bloodstream for use in the cells.

Your VO2max can be improved through regular cardio exercise and HITT training – essentially all the programs undertaken at The Living Edge.

Calculate your VO2 Max using this equation:

(22.35 x Total Distance (km) – 11.29

eg. if you ran 2000 metres

(22.35 x 2) – 11.29

VO2 max= 33.41 mL/kg/min

The included charts will allow you to determine your rating, either from your Cooper’s test result or your predicted VO2 max if you have calculated it.

PROGRAM NEWS & REMINDERS

Friday night shred sessions are back! These classes are a great way to end the working week and kickstart your weekend.

Friday night drinks

Many thanks to Justin Brooks for organising the first of our monthly celebrations, with drinks at the Auburn Hotel at the end of the January program – a fun night was had by all!

Upcoming event: Drinks at Auburn Hotel, Hawthorn on Friday 3rd March at 7pm (week 4 of the February programme) with the later time to accommodate those doing Shred.

Saturday sessions – 7am start

The venues for our Saturday sessions are as follows:

Week 1 – St. James Park, (Barton Street Hawthorn)

Week 2 – Como Park North (Williams Rd N & Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra VIC 3141)

Week 3 – Anderson Street, South Yarra (meet at bottom of hill, near Morell Bridge)

Week 4 – Kerferd Road Beach (Meet next to Kerferd road pier)

Reminders

THE LIVING EDGE encompasses Original Bootcamp, personal training, small group training, corporate groups and sporting teams. Please help us expand our reach on Social media by following, sharing, liking and commenting on our posts on both Facebook and Instagram.

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THE ESSENCE OF THE LIVING EDGE

Massive shout out to Joe Lee for capturing the essence of The Living Edge community in this video he made of the group training on Saturday at St. James Park.

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!

THE LIVING EDGE NEWS: January/February 2023

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