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15 Qualities that make a champion

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matt golinski the journey of a local champion

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editor’s note Since Why Fitness started at the beginning of 2013, I have been fortunate to meet so many amazing people from the fitness industry who are passionate, motivated and inspired by what they do. They share their love of health and fitness every day with the people of the Sunshine Coast and - by doing so - are absolutely making a difference.

They are all ‘champions’ in my eyes. But how do we champion ourselves?

EDITOR’S NOTE with Jen Forster

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

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If you would like to donate please email jen@whyfitness.com.au.

I’m often asked about motivation. How do I motivate myself, how do I stay motivated, where do I get my motivation from? My answer is that it is not a secret source, it does not look a certain way and it absolutely cannot be given to you by someone else. Motivation comes from within. For example, I do not need to be motivated by an external source to brush my teeth. I don’t get up every morning and stand in front of the mirror and yell “Come on!!” Lleyton-style. My motivation is what I get from brushing my teeth: a clean mouth, white teeth and one less case of morning breath!

Motivation, for me, comes from the outcome of what I want for myself. I want to be in shape, be active, healthy, have a functional body, live a long life doing the things I love and be around for my kids to see them live their lives. Having this is my motivation.

What I know to be true though, is that no one can keep me motivated for this. No one has the emotional investment in it that I do. Therefore, my motivation has to come from me.

On days when I am tired, busy, cold, without enough time, stressed, have sick kids or am dealing with the curve balls life has a habit of throwing, I become my own cheerleader, my own giant crowd of fans. I become my own ‘champion’.

This issue is all about ‘Sunshine Coast Champions’. Champion is a favourite word for lots of Aussies to describe a mate, a friend who lends a hand, an underdog or a sporting hero. We rarely describe ourselves in this way.

In this issue I invite you all to become your own cheer squad and cheer yourself to victory in your goals in life. Because they are your goals, your life and only you can be your champion.

The following was given to me in 1991 (I even remember it was November) and I have carried it in my wallet ever since, as a periodic reminder for me. It was penned by a lady named Nancye Sims.

Winners...  Take Chances. Like everyone else they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them.  Don’t Give Up. When life gets rough, they hang in until the going gets better.  Are Flexible. They realise there is more than one way and they are willing to try others.  Know They Are Not Perfect. They respect their weaknesses while making the most of their strengths.  Fall. But They Never Stay Down. They stubbornly refuse to let a fall keep them from climbing.  Don’t Blame Fate. For their failures nor luck for their successes.  Accept Responsibility for their lives.  Are Positive Thinkers. Who see good in all things. From the ordinary, they make the extraordinary.  Believe in the Path they have chosen even when it’s hard, even when others can’t see where they are going.  Are Patient. They know a goal is only as worthy as the effort that’s required to achieve it.

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10 Journey of a local champion. LOCAL SUCCESS Matt Golinski.

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22 WHY CHANGE? with the sledge hammer of self help CRAIG HARPER. 23 OUR FITNESS LIFE with Josh Scott, Goodlife Health Club.

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15 Qualities that make a Champion

by Henry the Health Hound When i sat down to write this article i thought it wasn’t as easy as it sounded. At first i thought i would take a ‘top 10 ways to train like a champion’ approach. But then i thought, that would be tough for one of my typical ‘top 10’ columns, because the tips really would depend on what you are training for. After all, champion figure skaters train differently to champion tri-athletes. So i decided to ask around. I asked this simple question to coaches, trainers, and motivational speakers that i know, “what makes a champion?” And interestingly i got a lot of similar answers, which led me to believe that whatever sport you are training for, there are some attributes that all champions have.

About the Author Henry The Health Hound is the pseudonym of an internationally recognised expert on health and fitness.

He often debunks diet myths, exposes scams, and barks at Big Pharma and food and drug regulatory agencies on his website www.healthhound.org. He must stay undercover to be able to investigate with impunity crooked, unethical, immoral and downright dangerous health offers.

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Confidence: The single, most common one-word answer I received across the board, from professional boxing trainers to my ten-year old’s soccer coach, was ‘confidence’. Everyone I spoke to said it wasn’t how big, or strong, or perfect their technique was that made people a champion. What all champions shared was the belief they could do it – that they could win. Time and time again I was told, “The difference between the best of the best, is that even on a bad day they find a way to be good.”

Champions talk soft but play hard.

After ‘confidence’ here are the Top Attributes of a Champion I gathered.

Yes, there are more than ten:

Champions are willing to go through fire to reach their goals, but also understand that they may stumble along the way. Champions accept life’s inevitable ups and downs, on or off of the athletic field.

Champions are willing to risk failure, and know that any setback is a learning experience.

Champions understand the mindbody connection and train as hard mentally as they do physically to achieve peak performance.

Champions accept and understand their weaknesses and limitations, but train to strengthen them.

Champions do not set limits, but strive to be as great as they can be.

Win or lose, champions enjoy the battle as much as they do the victory.

Champions look at their competitors not as adversaries, but as partners who give them the challenge and opportunity to be their best.

Champions are passionate about what they do.

Champions are mindful and are present in the moment.

Champions are never satisfied with ‘what is’ and concentrate on daily improvement.

Champions have champion mentors.

They ask questions, and respect and honour the knowledge of others who have got where they want to be.

A champion’s honesty is beyond reproach.

Champions know that success delayed is not success denied.

A true champion does not base his or her self-worth on how many victories they rack up. A champion has vision. A champion dreams of things that haven’t been and believes they are possible.

As you read over this list, think of the people you admire, people you consider champions in your life. How many of these traits do you know they possess? How many do you have? Which ones are you lacking that you need to pump up a bit?

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Matt Golinski – The journey of a local champion Fitness is often associated with looking good, losing weight or being the fastest or strongest in your chosen sport, however for one local Champion it has been a mental and physical therapy that has been intregal in his pathway to overcoming the loss of his wife and daughters in a tragic house fire in Tewantin.

Matt Golinski shares his love of fitness and his hopes of competing in 2013’s King of the Mountain event at Pomona in July.

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What role has fitness played in your recovery?

I’ve always been a very goal focused person, so despite the challenges I faced, I was able to set myself physical goals and build my strength gradually to the point I’m at now.

You did the 10km event at the Sunshine Coast Marathon last year, as well as the Cape to Cape marathon relay run at Margaret River for the Peter Hughes Burn Foundation. How did you prepare for these events and what was your motivation to participate?

I had to build up slowly to the first 10km run I did. The hardest part was convincing my dad I wasn’t going to die of a heart attack during it. The biggest issue I faced was my increased heart rate due to my burns injuries. I had to start out very slowly with short runs, letting my heart rate reduce before I continued. Eventually I was able to do a 5km run at Currimundi and build up to the 10km run at Mooloolaba. The Cape to Cape run was spectacular, so despite the miles of soft sand running and 10 ISSUE 3

climbing up cliffs, I think the scenery took my mind off everything. We had a great support crew to keep us checked and sustained during the run.

We believe you are now considering the 2013 King of the Mountain Race in Pomona at the end of July. Why this event?

I recently moved to Pomona, so the mountain is right there looking at me every day. I’ve always run on flat surfaces so this is a whole new challenge for me; a completely different type of fitness. It’s a magic feeling to get to the top and look out over the whole Sunshine Coast.

The King of the Mountain event is a huge community day here in Pomona and that’s why I want to be a part of it. The people in this town have made me feel very welcome and I love being a part of the community.

What kind of training do you do on a day to day basis?

I try to run the mountain a few times a week, or run the Tanglewood track in Noosa National Park just to mix it up a bit. I do two pilates classes a week and kickboxing once a week at Erin Yarwood’s Studio in Cooroy to help with my core strength, and a PT session with Scott Drogmuller in Caloundra once a week. I also play touch footy in Tewantin once a week.

Other than King of the Mountain, what events have you got your sights on?

This year I’d like to build up to half marathons and then full marathons, but that depends on the surgery I have coming up and how that goes.

What are your goals for your business The Rolling Dolmade?

Do you have any plans for any new business ventures?

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I’ve always run on flat surfaces so this is a whole new challenge for me; a completely different type of fitness. It’s a magic feeling to get to the top and look out over the whole Sunshine Coast. The King of the Mountain event is a huge community day here in Pomona and that’s why I want to be a part of it.

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Youth versus Experience The journey of a champion…

It’s rare to discover a world class talent at a young age but even rarer to find one that spans a 30-year career. I caught up with Chelsea Gubecka, our newest swimming superstar and Clint Robinson, five-time Olympian, world champion, OAM recipient, three-time winner of the Molokai World Championship in Hawaii and soon-to-be inductee of the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame.

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Chelsea Gubecka

At just 14 years of age Chelsea won her first Open Australian title in the women’s 1500m freestyle event at the Australian Championships at the end of April.

Chelsea finished in a championship record time of 16:22.35, lowering her personal best time by more than 22 seconds. This secured her a place in the Australian Swimming Team heading to the World Championships in Barcelona in July where she will compete in the 1500m and 10km events.

Chelsea, who trains at Mountain Creek Aquatic Centre, is the eldest of four children. Her Mum and Dad, Serg and Leanne Gubecka, both adept swimmers, Chelsea first learnt to swim when she was five months old. When she was seven, she joined her first swimming squad and six months later, Barry Kime took on coaching Chelsea.

Barry coached Chelsea to her first Pan Pacific School Nationals in 2008 where Chelsea won a bronze medal. Chelsea also spent some time under coach Peter Gartrell, going on to her first State Open Titles at just 11 years of age.

Back with her original coach Barry Kime, Chelsea puts in 12-13 training sessions per week, which is the equivalent of around 30 hours a week.

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She also runs a couple of times, does two strength and conditioning sessions in the gym and a pilates session.

Stretching and core work is a daily task.

It’s hard to believe there is time for anything else. “I just love being in the water,” says Chelsea. “So when I’m not training, I love to surf and play water polo. I absolutely love it. I don’t think I could live without being in the water for even a day,” says Chelsea.

Chelsea also knows the importance of nutrition and while her mum Leanne keeps things balanced, Chelsea also consults a nutritionist. “I eat around five meals per day, limiting carbs and making sure I get enough protein,” says Chelsea. I asked Chelsea what her favourite foods were and she replied “Veges, roast and chocolate!”

After the Worlds in Barcelona in July, the next goal for Chelsea is the Olympics in Rio de Janerio in 2016 and then the Commonwealth Games, right here on the Gold Coast in 2018.

Our theme this issue is of course, ‘Sunshine Coast Champions’. I asked Chelsea who hers. She replied, “My Mum and Dad. They inspire me every day. But I also look up to Melanie Schlanger, she is just a big

ball of energy, I love being around her, she is like my mentor.”

According to dad Serg, Barry Kime has played a big part in steering Chelsea. So has former Australian distance swimming champion and family friend Janelle Pallister (Elford).

I commented to Chelsea that Australia had not seen a long distance champion since Haley Lewis. I asked her thoughts on this. She replied, “I’d love to make a mark in swimming.

Once I’ve finished I want to be like Haley Lewis and Tracey Wickam and see my name right up there.”

And it seems to run in the family.

Chelsea’s younger brother and sister Chloe and Kolby are off to Nationals for swimming in Adelaide this year and her brother Jordon is heading to Nationals for Cross Country.

Not only can this girl swim, she is a straight A student, who just happens to love fishing, too.

When I asked Chelsea, “What’s your why?” she answered without a moment of hesitation, “I love success. I feel at home in the water, I just love everything about it. With the mentors and guidance I have I can go all the way. I am always hungry for success, I live for it!”

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“It’s 100% mental. You cut your head off and see what your body can do... it falls over and dies.

Everything you are is a mental decision. If your head is not in it, then neither is your body”.

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Clint Robinson

Clint Robinson has been to five Olympics where he represented both K1 and K2 events and earned the complete set of Olympic Medals. Each one was memorable in so many ways for Clint and each one came with many learnings that have served Clint throughout his incredible 30-plus years of world class competition. Ironically, Clint’s home Olympics in Sydney in 2000 was the one he’d happily forget. “Just prior to the Sydney [Olympics], my wife’s father passed away, and while the Olympics were important, family was, and always is more important. Sport is a wonderful thing, but it’s not everything,” said Clint.

I asked Clint what motivated him as a teenage boy, prior to the 1992 Olympics.

He said that when he was just 11, the 1980 Moscow Olympics left a huge impression on him. It was then that Clint decided what he wanted to do: be an Olympian. Growing up on the Sunshine Coast, he and his dad (and Coach) Ron watched Grant Kenny competing and conquering the sport of surf lifesaving. Seeing Grant Kenny in the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame book with a kayak confirmed to Clint that this was what he wanted for himself and his life. “Seeing things like this does something to you. There’s some kind of chemistry which affects you when it comes to people we like and things we

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get involved in. This is why I knew my future was to be one in surf lifesaving.”

I asked Clint what his top five tips would be for Chelsea (Gubecka) or any athlete aspiring towards a sporting career on a global scale. Clint’s response was “If you want to be an Olympian, make sure it’s the most important thing in the world to you.

“Make sure you have people in your world that you trust. You need to have people who will always tell you the truth. The truth about what is reality and what is an illusion and what is best for you and your career.

“Believe in yourself – you’re going to have your knockers.

“Have a friend. Someone you can just be yourself with. As you the person and not you the champion or athlete.

“Be street smart. Know who to believe and who to trust. Everyone loves a champion but not everyone genuinely cares about a champion. Having people around you that you can trust will help with this, particularly when it comes to making decisions about when to say yes and when to say no. Ultimately these choices can make or break any young or aspiring athlete’s career.”

I asked Clint if his nutrition and training methods have changed over his career. “Before my first Olympics I pretty much ate rubbish. But as a young 19 year old, my body could

handle it. However, Clint confirms that by 1995, prior to the Atlanta Olympics he was getting sick way too often and at times, missing up to five to six months of training a year. This of course affects not only performance but confidence too. “I know without question that the only thing that got me through this was my determination and drive to compete,” said Clint. “I was always in battle mode and training through illness.”

With age comes wisdom and in 1996 Clint came across Eric Davis, a biological dentist from Redcliffe, who, with the use of research based nutritional diagnostics, gave Clint another 14 years which included three more Olympics. “Without this, I simply would not have been able to continue. Gritty determination can only take you so far,” said Clint.

I shared with Clint a quote that I believed Cliff Young, the ultra-marathoner said: Of any physical challenge, 90% is in the mind and only 10% in the body. Clint responded immediately with “It’s 100% mental. You cut your head off and see what your body can do….. it falls over and dies.

Everything you are is a mental decision. If your head is not in it, then neither is your body”.

I asked Clint to share an example of this belief. He says it was only a few weeks ago at the Molokai World Championship in Hawaii, a 51km Ocean Surf Ski event that Clint has now won for the third time.

Clint competed against world champion ocean surf ski competitors in their 20s, and at 40 with only six weeks of training, won. “I put the whole race together better. I planned the race, studied the race, looked at what the other competitors were doing and created a mental plan for myself in accordance with what my physical strengths

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“I love success. I feel at home in the water, I just love everything about it. With the mentors and guidance I have I can go all the way. I am always hungry for success, I live for it!”

Chelsea Gubecka are. I used my mind to prepare for every part of the race. I stuck to my race plan and I won,” said Clint. “For me, it’s thinking about the moment when it’s going to matter the most.”

I asked Clint what he would like to share with our readers and without hesitation he said, “To be a champion, what others say doesn’t matter, what others think certainly doesn’t matter. What you do is everything. It’s what you do for yourself that will determine how well you go. And you have to have a selfishness about it.” I suggested that the world ‘selfish’

has an ugliness to it. What did Clint

I asked Clint what was the one thing he

have to say to that? “To be a champion,

had wished that someone had told him,

‘selfish’ is a successful word.”

and perhaps would be a little piece of

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Champion is, Clint shared that as a child,

doesn’t always go up, it goes down

Grant Kenny was his icon. “These days

as well. Make sure that the people

I don’t live in anyone’s shadow, but a lot

you have around you will stay beside

of people motivate me and none more

you during both parts of the ride.”

so than the athletes that I coach today.

My dad was my coach and mentor for

Our final question is always, “Why do

my entire career and he always taught

you do what you – what’s your why?”

me to believe that I was the best and

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to always believe that in my mind.”

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I couldn’t imagine not doing fitness.

I think it would be a horrible place.

Do you have any superstitions when training and competing in your sport?

I rub sand between my hands before every race.

What is a surprise factor about you?

I am a very good dancer.

What is the one thing you are good at (apart from sport)?

Anything in the water other than love making.

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You are happiest when you’re…?

With my family or in the water.

Favourite sportsperson?

Kelly Slater.

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Working or spending time with the family.

Best sporting memory you have?

Winning the 2007 Coolangatta Gold.

Favourite holiday spot? Hawaii.

In ten years you’ll be…?

A lifeguard and happy family man.

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Your greatest success? My family.

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Pastry 2 cups Nutworks macadamia meal 2 cups rice flour ½ cup coconut oil 1 free range egg 1 teaspoon pure vanilla paste 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt ½ cup Rapadura sugar

Filling ½ cup coconut oil ½ cup Rapadura sugar 5 free range eggs Finely grated rind of 1 orange Juice of 2 oranges 1 tablespoon tapioca flour whisked in an equal amount of water

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Method Pre heat oven to 180c. Grease 1 large or 6 small spring form tins.

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In a large bowl combine the macadamia meal and rice flour for the base. Add the vanilla paste and rub into the flour mixture the hard coconut oil until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Mix in the rapadura sugar and the egg, gently mix it all together until it resembles a smooth dough. If needed you can add a little extra water.

“I am so excited to share that in the coming Issues of Why Fitness I will be road testing and creating recipes using the fresh, local and amazing produce and products from B Fresh, Warana. This issue is all about the delicious ‘in season’ strawberries. Local farmers, Frian and Jane Stodhart have been supplying strawberries to B Fresh for the past 25 years! All of the ingredients I have used are available from B Fresh.”

About Rebecca Mugridge Rebecca is a passionate horticulturalist and organic edible gardening advocate. A professional recipe creator, food stylist, food photographer, an experienced speaker, presenter, freelance writer and the award winning author of The Pram Diet book, Random House. Rebecca loves to promote healthy living, home cooking and supporting local producers on the Sunshine Coast.

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Press pastry evenly into the prepared tins.

Bake blind for 10 minutes by covering with a layer of baking paper and spreading with a layer of rice or baking beans.

Then remove baking paper and rice and cook for few extra minutes until lightly golden brown. Remove from oven.

Topping 1 punnet fresh, in season local strawberries 1 packet Tortengus (natural fruit glaze) 250 mls fresh orange juice Extra rapidura sugar

Sift the sugar into coconut oil mixture, add in the eggs and whisk it all together.

Add in the tapioca flour and the orange juice, whisk. Bring it to the boil and then remove from heat and pour into a shallow dish and refrigerate for around 10 minutes or until cool. Pour the cooled egg mixture on top of the pastry bases; sprinkle each evenly with the extra rapadura sugar.

Cover all pastry edges with alfoil and put the tarts under a medium hot grill to caramelise, and they will visually firm up. Remove from heat and allow to completely cool.

Combine 1 packet of the fruit glaze with 250 ml fresh orange juice in a medium saucepan.

Bring to the boil, stirring and then remove from heat. Cut up the fresh strawberries and arrange them on top of the tart. Cover with the fruit glaze. Allow to set. Serve.

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Indian spices loaded with health benefits

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Ginger has many proven uses from naturally treating nausea from morning- and motionsickness to easing muscle and joint pain with its antiinflammatory properties. It also has a diaphoretic property (causes sweating) and so is used to cleanse and detoxify the body, stimulate circulation, and ease bronchitis and congestion.

Turmeric: Often called the ‘King of Spices’, turmeric is an essential ingredient to the mix of spices known by most of us as curry. Its primary antioxidant, curcumin, is an essential ingredient for liver detox, and is also a natural arthritis treatment for its anti-inflammatory effects. The latest scientific studies show that turmeric may also be a promising diet aid that fights belly fat by inhibiting the growth of fat cells.

Cardamom: This versatile spice is included in a wide range of dishes, from Indian curries to desserts and teas. It’s believed to counteract stomach acidity, stimulate appetite, ease nausea, cure bad breath, and relieve gas and bloating. Referred to as the “Queen of All Spices” it contains potent antioxidants and is often included in liver detox. Cardamom has also been used as an aphrodisiac and is believed to aid in fighting obesity.

Cinnamon: This spice is a rich source of antioxidants, has anti-inflammatory properties, eases digestion, and may even reduce blood sugar and cholesterol levels. It also helps stimulate blood flow and is a herbal remedy

for poor circulation. Cinnamon is also considered helpful for weight loss.

Coriander: The seeds of the cilantro plant, coriander contains antioxidants that help keep animal fats from becoming rancid, and other compounds with antibacterial qualities. It also helps soothe the stomach and relieve bloating. It also has antiinflammatory properties and coriander oil is a natural remedy for arthritis relief.

Ginger: Ginger is packed with many active compounds, including gingerols, zingibain, bisabolenel, oleoresins, zingiberole, just to list a few. It has many proven uses from naturally treating nausea from morning- and motionsickness (found to be more effective than Dramamine, without the sideeffects) to easing muscle and joint pain with its anti-inflammatory properties. It also has a diaphoretic property (causes sweating) and so is used to cleanse and detoxify the body, stimulate circulation, and ease bronchitis and congestion.

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Changing the ‘I can’t’ into ‘I can’ is so much more than just words. It’s a real belief. I now know that a bad day doesn’t mean I have to give up, it just means a bad day.

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Starting a fitness magazine and being overweight was an extremely confronting thing to do. I guess, if I am honest, I did wonder for a moment what people would think. Then I remembered the words of Oprah that I took on board some years ago now.

She said, “What people think of me is none of my business.” I have made it my mantra to really live by that.

I know that having lost 25 kilograms was about commitment, about making the changes that worked for me. Everyone is different; what works for one definitely doesn’t work for all. Personally I have done every diet known to mankind. The one thing I know for sure is that, for me, they all worked and they all didn’t.

Short term, everything works, but if keeping it up involves deprivation, it just doesn’t work for the likes of me.

What does work for me is just making a choice in every given moment; choosing healthy over unhealthy. For me it can’t be about counting calories or giving up anything totally. I just can’t sustain that.

For me it’s more an 80/20 combination.

If I choose healthy 80 per cent of the time, it’s OK to have something not quite so healthy the other 20.

I am still losing weight - not quickly - that’s true, but I don’t feel deprived so I can keep it up long term. One big difference I have made this time is exercising most days.

If I look overall at what’s different this time, aside from the exercise, I guess it is mindset. I used to go in knowing and believing that I couldn’t do whatever it was I was doing long term. You’ve no doubt heard Henry Ford’s saying, “If you think you can, or you think you can’t you are 100 per cent correct.” I was doing

the do but not really believing I could because the reality was, I never had.

Changing the ‘I can’t’ into ‘I can’ is so much more than just words. It’s a real belief. I now know that a bad day doesn’t mean I have to give up, it just means a bad day. One day never has and never will make anyone fat. For me it’s no longer about a number on the scales, I don’t care about them anymore.

I care about how I am feeling and I now know that I will get there, wherever there is, and it doesn’t matter how long it takes. What matters is that I feel great and am absolutely loving the NOW, loving the journey. I am not going to be happy when something happens, I can be happy and feel great RIGHT NOW. Vickie Magic is the owner/publisher of both Why Fitness and Business Matters Magazine, she has recently taken on a fitness regime and shares the ups and downs of the journey with you each issue.

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The Choice of Champions

by Gary Martin ND. AFAIM. Founder, Living Valley Springs Health Retreat Made by design to win, the human body is naturally resistant to disease, and powerfully capable of dynamic performance and endurance. It is constantly repairing and maintaining its own systems and, unless severely compromised, will age gracefully, providing many decades of quality life.

In light of the challenges of the modern world. however, it is prudent for champions to minimise exposure to toxins and to maximise nutrition.

As our food system has shifted from local small-farm to centralised commercial agriculture, the nutrient content in most foods has declined significantly. Crop manipulation for higher yields, the use of agricultural chemicals, hybridisation, processing, refining and feed-lot farming have all contributed.

The food that our grandparents ate

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was far more nutrient-rich than the food that most of us have access to today. So in order to obtain optimum nutrition, it is important to include a number of super foods in our diet.

These should be consumed primarily to focus on boosting nutrient levels, optimising blood chemistries, balancing hormones, achieving a normal acid/ base balance and improving digestion, while providing protection against oxidation. Super proteins and super good fats on their own, in the right balance, can achieve most of the above. The efficacy of these foods is greatly enhanced with the use of a number of simple, yet powerful tonic foods such as lemons, apple cider vinegar, sauerkraut and Maca powder.

Un-denatured Whey Protein Concentrate Un-denatured whey protein concentrate is a by-product of the cheese making industry. As an un-denatured culture, it has not been pasteurised and therefore retains all the natural enzymes and unadulterated amino acids. As a concentrated source of protein, it is a

prime food choice for body builders.

However anyone who consumes it on a regular basis will benefit greatly.

This form of whey protein is brilliant for building up the immune system. It is also a powerful tonic for the digestive system, promoting the proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the gut. Whey protein is rich in albumin, a most effective toxic sponge. Accordingly it is excellent as a detoxification agent, particularly in relation to fat-soluble toxins. It is best when mixed with water in the morning, then taken in regular small doses throughout the day, thus providing a steady stream of live-food amino acids.

Coconut Oil Coconut oil has achieved fame in recent years as almost a cure-all. In fact there are many books expounding the extensive health benefits of coconut oil as a food. This 92% saturated fat raises the metabolic rate, effectively burning body fat and reducing weight. It is antiviral, antibacterial and anti-fungal, supporting immune function, thyroid and heart. Coconut oil is considered the only effective, natural treatment for

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Coconut oil is considered the only effective, natural treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease. It promotes tissue repair and improves joint function. One dessert spoon daily will produce glowing skin and hair along with a multitude of unexpected benefits.

Alzheimer’s Disease. It promotes tissue repair and improves joint function.

One dessert spoon daily will produce glowing skin and hair along with a multitude of unexpected benefits.

Maca Powder Maca is grown in the rich granite soils of the Peruvian Andes and is abundant in trace elements that combine to produce a potent hormonal tonic. It has been known as a super food for thousands of years and was highly prized by the Incas. Maca increases DHEA, thereby promoting higher levels of testosterone.

As a daily supplement, Maca powder will increase stamina, endurance, vitality and mental clarity, while decreasing anxiety and slowing the ageing process. Maca enhances libido in men and women, improves fertility and is effective in the treatment of hot flushes and mood swings. It mixes well with yoghurt and is best taken in the morning. Maca is definitely a choice for champions!

Butter Organically produced butter has promoted health and prolonged life for millennia. It is recorded as a super food in ancient writings going back over 3500 years. Butter is rich in vitamins A, D, E and K, along with manganese, zinc, chromium and iodine with all the cofactors that enhance absorption of those nutrients. It is rich in conjugated linoleic acid which has been proven to boost immunity, reduce the risk of breast cancer and resist weight gain. Butter is also a notable source of butyric acid which softens the arteries, supports

gastrointestinal function, strengthens the colon walls and reduces the risk of bowel cancer. Butter is involved in the production of gamma amino butyric acid, GABA, which is a natural calming agent for the brain. Butter consumption increases the production of gastric bile, which in turn disinfects the bowel of viruses, yeasts and pathogenic bacteria. Butter is indeed a super food!

Lemons Lemons are probably the greatest of all super foods. Antibacterial and antiviral, lemons consumed daily, will boost the immune system, improve digestion, cleanse the liver and strengthen the bones. The citrates in lemons activate the hormone, secretin, in the stomach which in turn stimulates the pancreas to produce alkalising bicarbonate and cancer-fighting protease enzymes. Lemon juice can stop a chronic cough, relieve acne, accelerate healing, reduce fevers, promote energy, emulsify dietary fats, relieve indigestion, freshen the breath and much more. Inhaling lemon oil increases concentration and alertness.

Apple Cider Vinegar Raw apple cider vinegar is rich in malates that also activate secretin, stimulating the pancreas, producing bicarbonate and protease enzymes.

This amazing food has been shown to clean up hardened arteries, when taken daily. It dissolves bladder stones and reduces the symptoms associated with urinary tract infections. It strengthens the immune system, relieves arthritis and

gout, improves skin, increases stamina, modulates serum cholesterol levels, aids digestion, speeds up metabolism, improves breath and body odour and has been effective in the treatment of tumours.

Sauerkraut Sauerkraut combines the health benefits of a nutrient-rich vegetable with potent probiotic power. Cabbage itself is high in vitamins A and D along with a broad spectrum of trace elements.

It modulates cholesterol levels and reduces inflammation. Studies indicate that it also may help combat some cancers. When cultured, cabbage becomes a super food. In the 1770’s Captain Cook circumnavigated the world without losing one sailor to scurvy, thanks to cultured cabbage (sauerkraut). His ship left London laden with sixty barrels of fresh sauerkraut for the journey. Sauerkraut provides a high density source of a wide range of beneficial live bacteria which promote optimal digestion.

It is best made fresh. There are many recipes on the internet.

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Refuse to fail It doesn’t actually exist until we make it a reality via our thinking, beliefs, self-talk, behaviour and vocabulary.

why change with Craig Harper

In your life, there are no failures.

Well, not until you say so.

Universal Standard for Failure In fact, there are no universal failures, only individual experiences and different interpretations of those experiences. One person’s failure will be another person’s lesson because you and I get to choose what things mean for us personally.

Not all of us make the most of this potential of course but we all have the ability nonetheless. An event or situation which sees one person spiral into a self-destructive abyss will be the genesis for another person to develop skills, strength, understanding, confidence and greater personal power.

In life, we often see the same event producing two different reactions and, therefore, two different experiences: one positive, one destructive. While some will only see the catastrophe, others will find the lesson. And while some find pain, others find power.

Every experience, situation and event can teach us something when we allow it to.

A Myth For the most part, failure is a myth. A self-created phenomenon. A mindset.

An experience we don’t need to have.

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Babies and animals don’t experience failure because they don’t think, process or label experiences the way we grown-up humans do. For the most part, failure is simply a disempowering and debilitating label that we individually give certain events and outcomes in our world. The moment we tell ourselves that we have failed is the moment our mind, body and emotions react accordingly. We put ourselves into a negative, destructive and unproductive place. In other words, the abstract concept of failure becomes a literal self-created reality for us.

Conversely, when we label that same experience a ‘lesson or opportunity’, we avoid the pity-party and the destructive self-talk and, in doing so, we keep our head, heart and actions in a more productive, proactive, creative, positive and solution-focused place.

This makes our self-created reality a much nicer place to live.

What Problem?

When someone who is diagnosed with cancer can reason that they have a ‘challenge’ on their hands (as opposed to a catastrophe), it becomes apparent that most problems, failures and even catastrophes are optional. When we truly understand that it’s possible for us to create and inhabit our own reality, then almost every personal (emotional and psychological) experience becomes a choice because they are all within our control. Not always easy to master of course, but possible nonetheless.

And yes, this is a totally weird concept for many of us to wrap our heads around when we’ve been programmed to think differently but, in truth, many of us have been misled and misinformed when it comes to our potential in this realm. Of course, the theory is always easier than the practical application but that’s no reason for us to stay where we are - metaphorically speaking.

In the Middle of the Mayhem I have produced many less-thandesirable outcomes on my journey, made some monumental stuff-ups, been treated badly by people I loved and trusted, and made numerous stupid decisions. Still do. Call me human. Of course, bad things happen to good people and, of course, the world is not a ‘fair place’ (whatever that means) but in the middle of all the mayhem and unpredictability, the key to our own personal growth is what we choose to learn, how we process experiences and information, how we evolve, how we adapt and how we manage our internal state (the place we live).

Fortunately, things in your world only have the meaning you give them, so why not choose to label your experiences (good and not-so-good) in a way that will put you in your most positive, productive, creative, resourceful, solution-focused head space?

When less-than-desirable things unfold in your world - and they will - you can get angry and frustrated or you can get educated and enlightened. You can overcome or you can be overcome.

You can give away your power or you can use it. You can be the problem person or the solution person. You can fail or you can learn. Grow. Evolve.

It’s a choice.

ABOUT Craig Harper Craig Harper is one of Australia’s leading presenters, educators, coaches and commentators in the areas of health, fitness, high performance and change. *With thanks to Penguin Publishing, this article is an extract from Craig’s new ‘Pull Your Finger Out’ - 101 ways to stop wasting time and start living your best life (out 24 April). This, and Craig’s regular blog and other books are available at www.craigharper.com.au

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It doesn’t matter where you are right now – you can start now! Don’t think to yourself that you have to get to a certain stage first. You don’t have to lose a certain amount of weight first. These are just excuses.

our fitness life with Josh Scott

Meet Josh Josh Scott is the Fitness Director at Goodlife Maroochydore. In his role, Josh is completely dedicated to managing and developing a team of 15 personal trainers. They are all passionate about leading their

clients to the next level of fitness, regardless of where they are now.

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What he loves about Goodlife Not only does Josh love working with his team, he says that from personal experience Goodlife is the best, the biggest and most friendly fitness company in Australia. Josh also loves the fact that the brand new facility at Goodlife Maroochydore is state-ofthe-art, all-singing, and all-dancing!

The centre is so versatile, you can do anything from meditation, slow moving, cycle, personal training, anything you can think of they have catered for.

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Personal Fitness Tip Josh’s personal fitness tip is: it doesn’t matter where you are right now – you

that you have to get to a certain certain amount of weight first. These are just excuses. YOU REALLY CAN JUST START NOW, wherever you are at right now! Forget the negative thoughts; drop in to see Josh today and immediately you will be one step closer to achieving your fitness goals.

Josh Scott is the Fitness Director at Goodlife Maroochydore.

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Marc burton & david dean

Even more extraordinary is their enthusiasm to compete in events that send nervous twitches through many able bodied people I know. This year, Marc will be the first competing amputee in the 30 year history of the King of the Mountain in Pomona on 28 July. For those that are unfamiliar with this event, it is a treacherous and rocky ascent, absolutely not for the faint hearted.

David is visually impaired and this year competed in his first ever running event at the Nambour Adventure Fun Run. He recently competed at the Sunshine Coast Indoor Rowing Championships and has his sights set on doing the Colour Run in October. The big event David is working on is doing the run leg in the team’s event of the Noosa Triathlon. I caught up with them both and asked them to share their stories.

Tell us about your disability, how did it happen and how old were you?

Marc I am a below knee amputee. I was run over by a truck at the age of 14.

David I am vision impaired with very little sight. This disability was incurred from a syndrome that I was born with where many things can go wrong; however, for me, my vision is the main problem. My vision got worse as I got older and when I was around 15, it really deteriorated.

How did your life change after this?

Marc The change was massive, especially at the age of 14. It was a long road from the accident to recovery. It was a good year and a half before I got my first leg. I was told not to throw away the crutches too fast and to only wear the new leg for ten minutes at a time. Like that was going to happen. The crutches disappeared very fast on the first day.

David Because my vision went slowly over a number of years, I had time to get used to the things I was going to have to deal with. This was still hard to face as I knew that I would be like this for the rest of my life. My attitude from a young age has always been to have fun and do as much as I can possibly do. I need help to do many day to day things that sighted people wouldn’t think about having to do or face; however, most people are amazed at what I can achieve.

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Champions with Attitude!

Marc Burton and David Dean have a lot in common.

They are quick witted, determined, see the positive in life, train regularly and take responsibility for their health and fitness. They have also, since they were teenagers, lived with disabilities.

help with this. I couldn’t find anyone who would give me a job so I started my own music and entertainment business when I was 19. Music has always been a passion of mine. This industry is hard for anyone to last in, but I am still here doing it 11 years later.

When did you start training and why?

Marc I had always been quite active but when our children came along, my wife Tania and I decided that she would give up work and look after the kids. So I found a job that paid better and required a lot of my time. This was my excuse for not making time to exercise. After ten years of smoking, drinking and being idle, it started to take its toll on my physical and mental health.

Doctors’ orders were to stop smoking, cut down the drinking and start exercising. So about two years ago now I walked into FatBurners in Nambour and have never looked back.

David I started training about five years ago. Because of my vision, it was hard for me to exercise and I was getting overweight. I also lived an unhealthy lifestyle because of my work. I was not eating, drinking too much and sleeping a lot.

I knew that I had to do something about it and a good friend of mine suggested that I go to the gym with him. Since then, I haven’t looked back and I go most days. Over this time I have lost about 15 kgs, lost a reasonable amount of body fat and gained fitness and endurance. This routine has become a part of my life. It is fun and I enjoy the new friends that I have made.

Tell us about your training regime. What kind of training do you do? How important is nutrition?

Marc I try to do one spin class, one weight session and a PT session each week. I also try to do a mountain session at least once a week as I am training for King of the Mountain. Although my current back injury has slowed me down a little, my personal trainer, Matt Collins has helped me realise I am capable of so much more with my exercise and fitness. I feel my fitness level really started to change when I took my first spin class, which was a whole new challenge. Nutrition is important to me; my wonderful wife keeps us well fed with real food. Although I must say I do have a weakness for potato chips and beer. Oh, and chocolate.

David I train about five times a week doing classes which include cardio, strength, boxing and spin. I also have a personal trainer who I see once a week, and who keeps me on track and pushes me to reach my goals. Nutrition has become more important to me these days and I eat and drink better than before. This has helped me with my training and fitness.

What is one of the funniest things that has happened to you?

Marc I have had many funny things happen to me but the one that stays strongest in my mind is the first day I got my leg. After wearing it all day I went to bed and took my leg off, as you do not wear it when sleeping. I woke to the sound of the phone ringing, jumped

out of bed and ran to answer it. One step was all I got before falling flat on my face. I had already forgotten that I was an amputee.

David Over the years, many funny things have happened to me because of my sight. Once we were in a parking area and I stepped out of the car into the pathway of a motor vehicle. The driver yelled at me “Are you blind, mate?” My mates cracked up!

Another time I was in the bar with my friends when I accidentally picked up a glass of beer belonging to a stranger beside me instead of my rum. He just stared open mouthed at me until my mates yelled out, “You’ve got the wrong drink, Dave.”

Why do you do what you do?

Marc I do what I do because the quality of life is so much better when you are fit and healthy. I could not walk up the street without puffing two years ago, and now I can climb mountains.

David I train because it makes me feel better about myself and I am now a lot fitter than I was some years ago. It has also made my mind sharper and this has been good with how much busier I have gotten with my life, work and business.

Who is your ‘Sunshine Coast Champion’ - who inspires you on the Sunshine Coast?

Marc I am inspired by anyone who puts 100% effort into what they do. But if I had to pick someone, it would be Neil Labinsky. It is just awe inspiring how long he dominated King of the Mountain and how fast he can go up and down Mt Cooroora in Pomona.

David The people who inspire me on the Sunshine Coast are Barry Bull, a business motivator speaker, as well as Matt Collins and the team from Fatburners and Jen Forster, who have been my trainers, motivators and good friends over the last few years. why fitness 25

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matters So what does that mean for us within the fitness arena? A professional Personal Trainer is a champion of their client’s fitness, which would include dealing with motivation, education and discipline to achieve a positive outcome and a body that is totally fit to be prepared for life’s many challenges.

There are numerous qualities relating to a good PT; however, five really stand out as being the most advantageous.

Industry Education Matters with Annie Smith from Tafe

Champion – “One that is clearly superior or has the attributes of a winner.”

1. Education is first on the list. In the fitness industry not only do you have the wellbeing of your client in mind; the PT needs a good technical base as a platform from which to work. Education is not just about going to school and receiving a Certificate IV in Fitness or Diploma of Fitness; it involves ongoing commitment to learning as the fitness industry is evolving at an extremely fast pace.

2. Integrity is truthfulness and honesty when dealing with how one develops a relationship to their peers, other professionals and especially clients, and is a vital characteristic for any fitness professional.

3. Instructional, motivational and communication skills – this little cluster of skills is often thought of as being innate and not easily taught. Yes, there are those

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people who it seems have a personality that makes these things appear to be natural and easy. Behavioural science now tells us that we can change our behaviour, not our personality.

A good PT uses motivation to get clients to step out of their comfort zone on a regular basis and with good communication and instructional skills, brings out the best in people.

4. Work ethics and passion for their profession – being on time; doing that little bit extra for your clients like checking up on how they are after they leave you. Great PTs have a passion for learning and helping clients achieve their goals.

5. Experience – it is said that it takes 10,000 hours to be an expert at anything.

The more experience you have, the more you will be able to develop programs that suit each individual’s goals, whether dealing with athletes or the everyday person looking to just ‘get fit’. Each has their own set of needs and as you develop and hone your skills over time, the more experience you gain, the more you and your client will be rewarded.

So as a champion PT, continually educate yourself. There are so many resources available these days with the internet and applications.

Give a little back to the community if you are able, and work on that experience to develop your skills and become a specialist in your field.

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matters There is no doubt champions work hard, train regularly, eat well, drink lots of water and follow other techniques in an effort to reach their goals. They are inspiring and challenge us to step outside our comfort zone. But what really makes a champion?

Water Sports Matters with Fiona Tarr from Adventure Sports

What really makes a champion?

Anyone who dedicates some regular time to their fitness could be considered a real everyday kind of champion. You might not win any major events; you may only be a legend to your own family, neighbourhood or even your own lunchbox - but if you are making the effort to stay fit and healthy for life, then you are a champion. You don’t do it for the glory, for the sponsors or the financial rewards; you do it because you enjoy it and you want to make the most out of life.

The Sunshine Coast is home to a number of world champions in kiteboarding and SUP. Former World Kiteboarding Freestyle Champion (2010) Andy Yates grew up on the Coast. Keahi De Aboitiz is the current World Wave Riding Kitesurfing Champion and finished in the top five at the World SUP Wave Riding Championships for 2012.

If you are making the effort to stay fit and healthy for life, then you are a champion. You don’t do it for the glory, for the sponsors or the financial rewards; you do it because you enjoy it and you want to make the most out of life.

These young champions have made a huge commitment to their sports. They have clearly trained hard, watched their diet and done the hard work. Yet in these emerging sports, the money is not big and the fame is almost non existent, so what has motivated them? The authentic champion quality has. The quality that everyday ordinary men and women can have: the drive to do what they do for the love of it and the lifestyle benefits.

You can be this kind of champion too. The challenge is to set your goals and find your authentic champion quality within.

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matters You’ve got an event coming up; you’ve been training hard, but what about your bike? All your training could be for nothing if your bike lets you down on race day, so plan to prepare your bike two weeks before your event to ensure it’s race ready.

1. Make sure your bike is clean, particularly the drive train.

This will impact on efficiency and the smoothness of gear changes. Once clean, lubricate your chain with bike lube.

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2. Take your bike for a ride and check the gear tune by shifting up and down through all gears. Shifting should be crisp and consistent; if there is hesitation or if the chain drops, then the derailleurs need adjusting.

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3. Inspect the tyres: are they worn out? Do they have cuts in them or have they started to perish with age? If so, replace them. Also, if you’re planning on riding your hybrid or mountain bike in a road event, consider using slick tyres.

4. Check your wheels spin true and freely and your wheel skewers are tight.

All your training could be for nothing if your bike lets you down on race day, so plan to prepare your bike two weeks before your event to ensure it’s race ready.

5. Check the brakes bring you to a quick stop and the pads are not worn out. Also check your handlebars and head stem are all secure.

Race Day 1. Check your tyre pressures; the tyres should be 100psi minimum for a road bike, generally 60psi for a hybrid and 30-40psi for a mountain bike.

2. Shift your bike into a suitable gear to pull away easier when you start the race.

3. Double check your brakes are not rubbing and your wheels are spinning freely.

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matters Fitness does matter when you can enjoy more adventures in your life.

This issue’s adventure is hiking.

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The Sunshine Coast offers loads of coastal and hinterland hiking tracks. Put one foot in front of the other, enjoy time to breathe, think and feel or make it a social event by sharing it with friends/family.

Adventure Matters with Melinda Bingley from MAB Personal Training & Adventures

Shoes, backpack, water bottle, snacks, hiking track = adventure!

A great start is Kondalilla Falls circuit. It is 4.7 kilometres in total. Follow the Picnic Creek circuit down the escarpment past rock pools and a lookout with views of Kondalilla Falls. Walk through rainforest to the base of the waterfall and continue back up the ridge. End the circuit with a refreshing swim in the rock pool, FEEL ALIVE, then walk back up the 100 stairs to the picnic area and relax with a healthy packed lunch.

What’s great about hiking is you can go at your own pace and make it a relaxing hike, a good calorie burning hike or an intense leg/butt burning hike - whatever your heart/body desires.

Forest tracks Glass House Mountains National Park Ben Bennett Botanical Park Sunshine Coast Hinterland Great Walk So many reasons: Improved cardiovascular fitness Weight control (hiking burns approximately 350 calories an hour) Reduced stress and depression Improved muscular fitness, including toned legs A clear mind Reconnect with self Get your fix of nature Once you start with this adventure, you will start looking at walks all over the world maybe even something as exciting as the Camino De Santiago France-Spain 900 kilometre walk. Now that’s an adventure.

Adventure is addictive, contagious and fun. It is living! Connect with nature, connect with friends and, most importantly, connect with yourself and get fit while doing so.

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matters Every golfer can play the game of a champion. Here is a four-step strategy to take you from chump to champ on the golf course.

Eat Let’s break it down. A nutritionist can usually best work out what is ideal for you. However, a good rule of thumb is if you think it’s unhealthy, it usually is. Keep it balanced between carbohydrates and protein.

Golfing Matters with Tim Gall from Pelican Waters Golf Club

How to go from chump to champ on the golf course

Train Golf needs a good routine for flexibility and core stability plus either cycling or running for aerobic and endurance training because most golfers play tournaments over one to four days. Add a routine for hitting golf balls of short, mid and long game. Perhaps the most important part of this is the short game, especially at the top level. Statistics should be kept religiously to check on chips and putts plus sand saves.

Think That’s all about course management.

Put simply, if you can’t plan your way around the course then you plan to fail.

Always have a practice round around

Golf needs a good routine for flexibility and core stability plus either cycling or running for aerobic and endurance training because most golfers play tournaments over one to four days.

the course you are playing and see where the trouble is and where the safe spots are from tee to green.

Act and Perform You will always play better if you stay calm, keep your emotions in check and above all, stick to the game plan.

Follow this four-step strategy of a champions round and watch your game take on a new level.

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Mud Matters with Jason Palmada from MuDDRunners and Tribal Training

Get fit, get muddy, get going with the next big thing in fitness… obstacle course racing

If you haven’t heard about Tough Mudder or Spartan, then chances are you have been living a fairly sheltered life lately. There is a new breed of exercise enthusiast emerging, the Mud racer or Obstacle Course racer.

Men and women alike are swapping fun runs and bike rides for off road mayhem and madness. Instead of heart rate monitors, these folk know their heart is pumping; they can normally see and hear it through their shirts.

They are not concerned so much with finishing anymore, instead surviving.

Surviving is the new finishing!

These events are sweeping the globe and Australia has caught the bug; the Mud Bug, it seems. If you haven’t done one of these already, you may be about to. So many people are. So I thought I would share my most relevant and ‘cut to the chase’ Top 3 Strategies for Mud Run survival. Here they are: Strategy #1 Get used to handling your own bodyweight. This may mean drop some unwanted kilos as you are

going to be carrying enough excess baggage around the course with you in mud!

Focus: weight loss and bodyweight strength training with plenty of isometric holds.

Strategy #2 Train dirty before you get dirty. Go off road, bush, and farm and do your session there. Even better, do it in the rain. Get down in the mud, wet grass and do push ups, burpees, sit ups and so on. Create a circuit in the mud and get some friends involved. Get match fit by getting mud fit!

Strategy #3 Prepare technically. Find an obstacle course and practise climbing, crawling and hanging. More importantly, learn how to do these things safely - especially jumping off a wall correctly. There is a reason why the army spend countless hours just doing wall dismounts alone. Don’t assume you know how to do something unless you have done it.

When you take on a big enough challenge, things change. You change. Obstacle course racing can be addictive, is certainly fun and is most definitely rewarding. Get involved and find out for yourself.

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matters Now think: what do they do that makes them that champion in your eyes? How did they get to where you see them now?

Do you think it was easy? Think again!

Balance Matters with Chris Nelson from Anytime Fitness

Make the investment in you Think of ten champions. They can be anyone as long as they are a champion in your eyes. Forget about statistics, world records, title belts, premierships won; just choose someone who you see as a champion.

A lot goes into becoming someone who is looked up to, and most of it goes unseen. Champions in my top ten range from Nelson Mandela, Muhammad Ali and Kurt Fearnley right through to our soldiers in Afghanistan and everyday mums that manage to make everything OK all the time. As hard as it is, I’m going to pick one person who, to me, stands out from the rest and is one of the main reasons I’m involved in the fitness industry today. That is Shannan Ponton from The Biggest Loser and Anytime Fitness brand advocate.

In my eyes, Shannan is a living, breathing role model of what a champion is. When it comes to his own standards, Shannan combines good nutrition, a hard but fair approach to training, and an always positive attitude, which makes him one of the most professional celebrity trainers and champion to date. As you can see, it takes numerous attributes to become a champion, but as we all know, it comes back to having an equal balance of them

all. That’s what makes you a champion! So with saying that, where do you go to now?

You make an action plan; this plan is how you are going to become more like the champion you look to for motivation on a cold winter’s morning. It doesn’t need to be a novel; in fact it can just be in dot point form.

The two most important factors are what you put into your body and how you train, or what you put out. Prepare your meals, and don’t be greedy; portion size is crucial. My suggestion is to consult a nutritionist when it comes to food. They know the ins and outs of nutrition and understand that everyone is different. Plans in a magazine aren’t always the best for YOU, so ask a professional.

Secondly, your training is vital. I recommend a personal trainer for the same reason - every person is completely different and therefore their training program should be too.

Make the small investment in you; after all, you are the one who is going to be eating the food; you are the one who is going to be training your butt off. This investment is for YOU! Once you’ve made the decision to give it your all and do this for you, that’s when you’ll become a champion, no matter how little or great your achievements are.

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matters More and more Pilates studios are seeing excellent results for our grandmothers and grandfathers. This thriving population – the baby boomers of the 1940s and 50s – have found success, health and wellness by incorporating Pilates into their lives. There now exists extensive research on the benefits of Pilates for many diseases, such as Parkinsons Disease, Degenerative Joint Disease (various forms of arthritis), spinal pathologies, shoulder issues, hip and knee replacements and pathologies, all found in the elderly.

Pilates Matters with Joleen Watson from Centre for Studio Pilates

Pilates matters… especially for the over 55s

wake up and reconnect pelvic floors to deeper abs challenge and improve balance strengthen shoulder stabilisers encourage weak upper backs (or posture in general) The well-trained instructor will make you feel safe and address your individual needs/strengths/weaknesses.

remind the body how to stabilise dynamically

Furthermore, the unique Pilates equipment is extremely adaptable to different body types, making it safe for those who have restrictions in movement. Under careful supervision, the Pilates session should be designed to address any chronic condition you may have. Instructors want to see an improvement in joint flexibility, increased range of motion, improved balance, and strengthened muscles for use in everyday life (like getting up from a chair or in/out of a vehicle). You will see a difference in your posture. You will sleep better, breathe better, feel like dancing again…

encourage and improve correct breath technique

Are you feeling older than your biological age? It’s never too late to start Pilates.

In many cases, people of this age group aren’t able to get up and down off the floor. Many have restrictions as a result of medication or inadequate rehabilitation from previous injuries. Pilates can accommodate all of these individuals with WONDERFUL results! In fact, Pilates can: bring your mind into movement and teach it to control the body

What is Pilates? Is it for seniors?

Q. Why would I need it?

Q. Is it for seniors?

Q. Will I get results?

Q. What is Pilates?

Q. Who invented Pilates?

A. Pilates will have you doing all the things you love that you had given up on.

A. Absolutely! Our seniors rely on Pilates to give them functionality and longevity.

A. Pilates is results driven with a focus on a gentle step-bystep progression.

A. Pilates is an intelligent exercise that will put you in command of moving your body.

A. Joseph Pilates.

Created initially to aid in rehabilitation, functional fitness and movement.

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matters It’s a known fact that ‘aging skin’ over time loses valuable collagen. Unfortunately this can leave certain areas of the body looking and feeling saggy and wrinkly. Over the years it is natural for the elasticity of the skin to decrease and lose resiliency, especially after major life events such as childbirth. This tummy area as well as the area under your arms, around the eyes or around your knees, is prone to sagging as the skin becomes loose and

Your Skin Matters with Donna Gordon from Thermage®

lacks resilience. These problem areas do not hold much fat, so therefore cannot be remedied solely through regular health and fitness. Although good health and fitness will by all means assist and help you feel good about yourself, it’s the skin

Get the youthful look

– not fat – that often gets in the way of achieving the ‘youthful look’ we all desire.

The skin around the eyes is especially very delicate and thin; as you age, your skin’s collagen and elastin simply break down faster than your body can rebuild them! Wrinkles and pigmentation on the face are largely due to sun exposure.

Prevent sunburn at all times by wearing a good quality sunscreen when outdoors,

even in the winter, and wear protective clothing and hats as necessary.

Not everyone likes the idea of going under the knife and investing valuable personal time into the recovery period after undergoing expensive and painful surgery. If surgery is not for you, yet you still would like to tackle the effects of aging on your skin, there are many other revolutionary treatments available, such as one technique that uses radio-frequency energy, which in fact strengthens the collagen in your skin!

If you are considering turning back the clock and taking control of the relentless aging process, yet can’t afford a lot of time away from work or your social life, be sure to research all options and simply find the right solution for you. These days there are a variety of targeted and effective treatments available with minimal downtime and they are so easy to fit into your routine.

Be well informed, look after yourself and ensure you give your body the best chance possible for your skin to look sleeker, smoother and younger.

“If there was an exercise to tone up my skin,

I’d do it.”

Thermage® addresses the visible signs of aging, toning those trouble areas in just one treatment ‒ no surgery, just naturally younger looking skin that can take years off your appearance.

Donna Keogh Gordon has been practising paramedical therapies for 20 years.

Thermage® Skin Tightening was bought to the Coast by Donna seven years ago with extensive research of its outcomes and performance. Donna is at the forefront of her career with paramedical skin and AntiAgeing remedies!

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matters Finding a great massage therapist who will look after you and your injury may seem impossible, but with a little bit of detective work, you will find one that meets your needs.

As a sports person, it’s important that you find a therapist you can relate to; someone who understands your type of injury and the results you are seeking while keeping in mind contraindications that could put you further at risk or limit your recovery time.

Sporting Massage Matters with Deane Everson from Vitality Options

Where to discover a great massage therapist!

Here are five tips to help you find the ideal therapist that speaks your language and can set you on the path to greater performance: 1. Seek a referral from someone just like you. Ask others you train with who have similar injuries or training regimes about who they see, what they like about them and how they are treated.

2. Ask industry leaders and those ‘in the know’. Take advantage of your local gymnasiums and trainers and find out who they use or recommend.

This could include the person on the front desk or other support staff who notice what is going on

in the fitness environment where they spend much of their time.

3. Find out who your club recommends. If you play for a club, you’ll find teammates having regular massages, possibly with club incentives, discounts or contributions to fundraising.

4. Ask your allied health professional.

You may already see an osteopath, chiropractor or acupuncturist who can make a recommendation to someone to help you, or who may have a massage therapist within their clinic you can access.

5. Try before you buy. Take advantage of the therapists at local markets offering massage.

This will give you opportunities to suss out their technique and question their qualifications before investing in ongoing treatment.

Once you have found a great therapist, don’t forget to spread the word about how they have helped you, so they can be of service to others!

are you serious about sport?

Massage to suit your specific sporting needs The team at ViTaliTy OpTiOns is committed to maximum recovery in minimum time.

Deane is highly experienced in his field, very attentive to specific needs and gets great results. He is always willing to go that extra mile, and is an important key to quality Fran Pehi, National Crossfit Competitor recovery.

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Triathlon Matters with Jason and Lisa Crowther from Atlas Multisports

What makes a legend...

When you think of legends you might think of Hercules or Athena or Zeus. They are all fit, fast and strong. In the sport of triathlon we don’t have to look too far for legends of our own. The Sunshine Coast is home to legends such as Pete Jacobs (Hawaii Ironman Champion) and Belinda Granger (13 times Ironman Distance Triathlon Champion). They are the stuff legends are made of. But don’t think that legends are all ‘born like that’. They also work extremely hard, are motivated and dedicated and highly focussed on their goals. Here are some tips on what makes a legend: 1. Set goals If you do not set long-term and shortterm goals, you will have no idea what you are trying to achieve. Setting your own personal goals is the first and foremost thing you should do before starting any fitness challenge.

2. Plan Having a training plan will ensure you are pointed in the right direction to achieving your goals. Talk to a coach or trainer and strategically set a plan.

Having a training plan will ensure you are pointed in the right direction to achieving your goals.

3. Surround yourself with like-minded people People who train in groups or with friends and family are far more likely to stick to their plan and achieve their goals. It helps keep motivation and interest during the tedious and tiring sessions.

4. Eat properly!

Legends are always ensuring they fuel their bodies before, during and after a session. Being organised with meals is a HIGH priority.

5. Keep a training diary And remember to have fun! Don’t be too hard on yourself if you don’t reach a short-term goal. Look back, find the cause, reassess and see what you can do in the future to help you achieve that goal.

You never know… there may just be a little legend inside of you!

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matters “Champions aren’t made in the gyms.

Champions are made from something they have deep inside them – a desire, a dream, a vision.” Muhammad Ali

Indoor Sports Matters with Shaun Blackman & Todd Forrest from Sunshine Coast Indoor Sports

Not an elite athlete? You can still be a champion!

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A champion can be defined as ‘A person who has defeated or surpassed all rivals in a competition, especially in sports; however, what we see at Sunshine Coast Indoor Sports is the true definition of a champion. Some are dressed like champions and others display the makings of champions.

Sunshine Coast Indoor Sports is a testament to the fact that you don’t have to be an elite athlete to be a champion. Every week we are surrounded by people who show extreme courage, determination and an infinite willingness to give it their best shot.

These champions strive to be part of a team, to take the court or the field for the first time, to improve their skills and fitness and to make new friends. Participating in sport gives everybody the opportunity to be a champion; every sideline has a young set of eyes watching and learning, dreaming of growing up and being just

Participating in sport gives everybody the opportunity to be a champion; every sideline has a young set of eyes watching and learning, dreaming of growing up and being just like you! like you! How do we define a champion at our centre? Is it the player that misses a game-winning goal because another player is injured and they want to assist them? Or is it the person that has the courage to try a new sport for the first time? Is it the 12 year old who takes on the adults in the UEFA championship soccer tournament, or is it the local athlete who learnt a new sport here and went on to represent their country? All of these people are champions in our eyes!

Taking a chance is the first step in becoming a champion. Believing in yourself is the second.

We never know what we are truly capable of until we try. Being a champion means so much more than just being the best!

matters There are plenty of running talents from the Sunshine Coast who have shone, none more prominent in recent times than our own multiple Pomona ‘King of the Mountain’ winner, Neil Labinsky. Athletes such as Peter Bock on the track and Roxy Fraser over half marathons have been able to mix it with the best going around, yet the real Sunshine Coast run heroes may be a little less obvious.

Running Matters with David Chick from Allez Sport Mooloolaba

Sunshine Coast Run Heroes

All Sunshine Coast athletes need to start somewhere and the Sunshine Coast is fortunate to have some of the most consistent and competitive road and cross country racing available anywhere in Queensland. Athletes on the Coast have been given the opportunity to compete regularly through various events organised by a number of dedicated groups and race organisers.

Having the Sunshine Coast Cross Country Series run for the last 17 years is thanks to a small band of individuals from the Sunshine Coast Masters Athletic Club.

They have, year in and year out, dedicated themselves to rising early for six events on a Sunday morning through autumn and winter. The series regularly draws runners

These committed race directors have provided a stage for our run heroes to perform at their best. from as far away as Wide Bay, Darling Downs and the Gold Coast. With some of their volunteers now in their 80s, their commitment is difficult to surpass. Events like these are the breeding ground for future run talent, which is evident when you see the competitiveness of the junior events that are on the program.

The commitment of Norman Buntrock to launch a run series based at Point Cartwright eight years ago has ultimately led to an evolving series now known as the Sunshine Coast Run Series. USM Events long-running half marathon and the recently launched Sunshine Coast marathon by Atlas Multisport have also provided further high quality run events for thousands of Sunshine Coast runners who are fulfilling their running hopes and dreams.

These committed race directors have provided a stage for our run heroes to perform at their best.

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matters to decreased performance and even worse - progression of the injury.

Something that starts as a minor discomfort can progress to a chronic injury, like tendinopathy, and stop you in your tracks for a long period of time. Tendinopathy is a broad term encompassing painful conditions occurring in and around tendons in response to overuse and compression. Ever heard of Rafael Nadal?

So how do you know when to stop?

Osteopathy Matters with Damian Kacperski from Pure Osteopathy

Listen to your body. Learn to read the ‘alarm signs and symptoms’.

Pain is there for a reason and you should pay attention if something is feeling different (hurts). Pay attention if: pain gets worse with the activity pain is very localised you are very sore and stiff the next morning (especially Achilles Tendon)

No pain, no gain?

the area is hard and swollen when you touch it

The three most common tendinopathies in sport are:

In my experience, many ‘champs’ find it very difficult to have a rest. Going back to full training without having entirely recovered from an injury is very risky and often leads

Patella Tendon Prevalent in (usually male) jumpers (basketball, volleyball, tennis) Pain is felt just below the knee cap Often caused by: a weakness in the quadriceps muscles (more load through the tendon) prolonged pain that leads to further weakness overuse (not enough recovery after initial trauma) altered feet, knee, hip alignment (biomechanics) reduced ankle mobility reduced quadriceps and hamstrings flexibility Hamstring Tendon (insertion) Prevalent in runners, usually sprinters (football, soccer, rugby) Pain usually localised around the ‘sitting’ bone

pain stays very acute for more than 48-72 hours after exercising

I am sure the majority of you have heard the famous saying, “No pain, no gain.” While there is a lot of truth in it, often that type of approach can be very counterproductive and even damaging. Without a doubt, recovery is very often the most neglected part of a training cycle, whether you are a professional athlete or not.

too much too soon (increasing distance/incline too fast) muscular imbalances (gluteal muscles, calves)

Achilles tendon Prevalent in runners (athletes and weekend heroes) Pain is felt directly on or two to three centimetres above the heel Often caused by: poor running technique, running on hard surfaces poor lower limb biomechanics (flat feet, ‘knocked’ knees) inappropriate shoes (shoes that look great but do nothing for your feet)

Often caused by: overuse (not enough recovery after initial trauma) overuse (preferential use of hamstrings versus gluteal muscles in hip extension) poor core stability muscular imbalance in the lower back and pelvic area sitting for a long period of time. YES, tendons don’t like being compressed.

These are very challenging conditions to treat and usually require a period of relative rest together with a well structured rehabilitation program from a health professional. It is important to understand that the sooner you address the injury, the sooner you will be doing what you love (running, jumping, cycling, kicking, throwing...) and being the ‘champ’ again!

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matters had milk and I was fine, but today I had milk and my tummy went all over the place”. This is what happens with intolerances; they rarely stay the same on a daily basis. This is because stress, sleep, hormones, carbohydrate content in foods and the quantity of the food can change the response you have. It is always best to have intolerance and allergy testing done to confirm the offender rather than guessing, as this can be very tedious and time consuming.

You may be surprised to learn that there are often three key influences that need to be addressed, yet are often ignored. IBS sufferers often complain of bloating, constipation, loose bowels and unexplained pain in the tummy.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

Natural Health Matters with Suzi Le Fanue from Integrated Wellness Clinic

Have you or someone you know been suffering with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?

It is always best to have intolerance and allergy testing done to confirm the offender rather than guessing, as this can be very tedious and time consuming.

I was tired, depressed, stressed & unmotivated

The problem with IBS is that it is often diagnosed when there is ‘no known cause’. Perhaps this is because it can be caused by a cluster of occurrences. Those with digestive issues will usually experience fatigue, low motivation and mood imbalance. Why? Because your digestive system is responsible for taking in all the goodness from the foods that you eat.

If the digestive system is suffering, where do all the nutrients go? Some will go down the toilet, and others could be absorbed, but not in the right amounts. So of course you will be tired. It is tempting to take a multivitamin to address the problem; however, more often than not, a multivitamin is not sufficient.

Let’s go over the issues that may be at play, causing the problem: 1. Bacteria imbalance. Everybody has good and bad bacteria; it is the balance that is key. There are some bacteria that promote constipation, some that promote loose bowels, others that promote protein digestion, and those that create gas. Research shows us that bacteria imbalance is one of the key influences in IBS. 2. Food allergies and intolerances.

Many people will explain, “Yesterday I

3. Hypochlorydia. This is just a fancy word for low stomach acid. Those with reflux often believe it is from too much stomach acid, when in fact it can be that there is not enough stomach acid. Stomach acid is essential for breaking down proteins and it starts the whole digestion process off. If stomach acid is low, it opens the digestive system to bacteria that alter our digestion, in particular fermentation and breakdown of carbohydrate.

This can produce lots of gas and cause changes in bowel movements. Hypochlorydia can also cause iron and B12 deficiency, leading to fatigue and anaemia.

If you have been diagnosed with IBS, or suspect you may have it, these are just a few of the factors that need to be explored. Also consider your stress levels and assessing any hormone imbalance.

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Why...

SKIPPING ROPES? Are you short on space? Are you bound to your office or live in a unit or townhouse?

Are you short on time? Just cannot find a spare 30 minutes for exercise?

Are you short on money? Your budget won’t allow for a gym membership or trainer?

The solution? Skipping ropes!

Check out WHY skipping ropes can help get your health and fitness on track, even if you have no time, no space and no money.

You can literally skip anywhere, even indoors. You only need around a one metre clearance front, back and overhead and you are away. Winter is no longer an excuse not to train.

Plus, it’s inexpensive. You can pick up a skipping rope for under $10. They are even cheaper at a garage sale or op shop.

You can take your skipping rope anywhere.

Take it to the office, to the park, on holidays, in your car. It is completely transportable.

Imagine a piece of equipment that delivers a full body workout that fits into your handbag!

Let’s look at that too. Skipping delivers a full body workout. With a skipping rope

Most of all, it is FUN! Grab a skipping rope, grab a friend, grab your kids and try not to smile while you are doing it!

We dare you!

why?

Why. AVOCADO?

or not to stretch... The jury is well and out on this one. In fact, if you Google you could be forgiven for being confused.

Neil Labinsky, seven time winner of King of the Mountain, attributes a lot of his success and lack of injuries from introducing stretching to his training regime.

Stretching can improve your flexibility, which in turn can increase your range of motion. It can also assist with posture by lengthening tight muscles. When you sit in the same position for long periods of time, at a computer, performing job requirements, or carrying children or heavy objects, your body can be pulled out of alignment. Stretching can assist with realigning your posture. It also increases blood and nutrient supply to muscles, which can possibly reduce some muscle soreness.

So when do you stretch?

Whether you stretch before or after your training session, your body should be warmed up. If you like to stretch before, this might be 5-10 minutes of a light version of your chosen exercise - perhaps walking, jogging, cycling, swimming or skipping. In other words, go easy for 5-10 minutes, then perform your chosen stretches.

How do you stretch?

When performing your stretches, go to the point of mild discomfort, never pain. If you are experiencing pain, consult a professional to investigate the cause.

Avoid sudden, jerking or bouncing movements.

Breathe. Relax during your stretching and breathe deeply.

Hold your stretches for anywhere between 15 and 60 seconds.

Stretch at your own pace. Don’t compare yourself to others.

Do a little bit of stretching regularly, rather than one big stretching session infrequently.

Not sure where to begin? Yoga, pilates and your coach or trainer are good places to start.

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If time is a problem for you, then skipping is the answer. Five minutes of skipping three times a day (it could be your breakfast, lunch and dinner ‘entrée’) and you will be on your way to being leaner, lighter and stronger.

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Why...

STRETCH?

To stretch truly still the topic,

you are working your legs, arms, heart, tummy and mind. You are working on your strength, speed, agility and balance, with less impact on your joints than running.

With avocadoes now in season, let’s take a look at why they are known as the ‘fruit of the gods’.

Avocado is rich in Vitamin C, is a powerful antioxidant, a great source of fibre, contains Vitamin E and is dense with nutrients; however, it is often associated with fat.

Let’s take a look at that.

According to the Australian Avocado Industry (see website details below), the body needs fats as they are vital for good health. The ‘low fat’ mantra of the 80s and 90s is a thing of the past and people are now returning to healthy plant sources of fats, such as avocado. Wherever you find fat, all three types of fat will be present: monounsaturated, polyunsaturated and saturated, in different amounts. In plant foods such as avocado, the majority of fat is the healthy kind: avocadoes are 60% monounsaturated fat and 12% polyunsaturated fat. Half an avocado contains 18g of the beneficial monounsaturated fat.

Healthy fats help carry fat soluble vitamins such as Vitamins E and K and colourful carotenoid pigments such as beta carotene. For those watching their waist, healthy fats also help release hormones in the intestine that may signal fullness, controlling appetite. The Australian Government Swap It, Don’t Stop It campaign suggests swapping butter for avocado next time you’re spreading your bread. Check out other ‘swap it’ ideas at the website below. www.avocado.org.au www.swapit.gov.au

DO YOU SUFFER FROM

LACK-A-PURSUIT-ITIS

BELLINGHAM HEDGE MAZE TO BE LOST Bellingham Maze has been an iconic Sunshine Coast attraction for more than 20 years, but customers have until 31 July if they wish to experience the original, cypress pine hedge maze. After that date, the original maze will be lost to the public for at least 12 to 18 months. The constant rains and flooding over the past four years has had a devastating effect on the condition of the hedge maze. Maze owner Wayne Wrangell said, “The original cypress pine trees in the hedge maze are not suited to the humid Queensland climate and Aussie lilly pillies are a much more suitable plant for the Sunshine Coast region.”

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Families on the Coast are familiar with the iconic tourist attraction and most locals have been lost in the hedge maze at some time over the last 20 years. Although the original hedge maze will be removed in August, there will still be the other maze-themed attractions to enjoy such as the rope maze, tyre maze, mini golf and now there is a new timber maze to negotiate.

Bellingham Maze Bellingham Maze is located on Tanawha Tourist Drive at Tanawha. For more details go to the website www.bellmaze.com or phone 5445 2979.

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In August, Bellingham Maze is renovating, replanting the whole maze with Aussie lilly pillies. For one to two years the hedge maze will be closed off to the public while the lilly pillies grow into a lush hedge again.

The new timber maze was built in March and has 1.8 metre high fences and a series of unexpected twists and turns designed to baffle maze-goers. Regular customer Bret Forbes from Whiz Kids Margate said, “We visited there as part of our vacation care program, and found the layout great for supervision, it kept the children busy and happy all day. The new wooden maze was great as the younger children could explore it by themselves with confidence. It was a great experience and we will be back next vacation care.”

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There’s something very special about being

fir st!

We asked our foundation ADVERTISERS these

1

Tell us what your business is about. What is your mission statement or USP

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Why do you do what you do?

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3 questions...

Our theme this issue is ‘Sunshine Coast Champions’. Tell us who your ‘Sunshine Coast Champion’ (who inspires you on the

(Unique Selling Point)?

Coast for whatever reason) is and why?

Lazy Runner, cath gardener Lazy Runner is a fun, friendly running club for everyone. Lazy Runner is a very different type of running group. It offers a safe, effective, achievable running program for all fitness levels. Running is one of the safest and most effective forms of cardio and fitness training. It is also the most flexible of all fitness programs and offers the greatest benefits in cardio fitness, weight loss or maintenance of weight.

Lazy Runner incorporates variety, fun, flexibility and sociability into its running formula. Other benefits of being a Lazy Runner are: Individual Program to suit your fitness and running ability Fitness and Health Assessment and continual monitoring Motivational ongoing coaching, tips and advice Variety – different styles of running and training Goal Setting Locations – beautiful outdoor locations Social – part of a team Economical – no contracts – pay per program (12-16 weeks) and attend as many sessions as you like.

FUN, FUN, FUN We have three components: 1. Health and Fitness Assessment – As with all fitness programs, it is vital that current health and fitness levels are assessed.

2. Muck Up Sesh – This Lazy Runner Session is based on variety and mixing things up. Different styles of training and running are implemented weekly.

3. Ho Hum Run – No matter what level you join Lazy Runner at, this is the morning when you will always run your longest run.

My Sunshine Coast Champion is Jane Chalmers as she has been with Lazy Runner since 2008. Jane is one of our oldest runners and is an inspiration to everyone at Lazy Runner.

Jane has overcome cancer last year and is already planning to run this year’s Sunshine Coast Marathon. Jane has since run several half marathons and ten kilometre runs.

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Allez Sport, david chick

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Allez Sport opened in 2005 and is still the only specialised running and triathlon store on the Sunshine Coast.

We stock the most technical of high-performance footwear, apparel and nutrition available, and our staff are experienced and well versed in the fitting and technical nature of our products.

We are committed to road testing many of the products we have in store, often before we stock them. This allows us to give our customers more complete and accurate feedback about the suitability and performance of each product.

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As we are regular competitors in running and triathlon ourselves, we understand the issues customers are faced with during their endurance pursuits.

Triathlon has become a very high profile sport on the Sunshine Coast. The Coast is home to four of the largest triathlons in Australia. The much anticipated new Sunshine Coast Ironman 70.3 beginning this September is one of two events that take place only metres from our store in Mooloolaba.

Allez Sport started as a very different store to what it is now, eight years later. Much of the direction has been driven by servicing the needs of our customers with an increasing range of specialist equipment and the technical development of the products constantly becoming available.

3

Our Sunshine Coast Champions are the people that come into our store never having run or swum or done anything physical, but have decided to give it a go! They are even bigger champions when we see them come back saying they are going to ‘do another one’!

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fit and well with Cassandra Westerman

Have you ever thought of energy as life currency? By that I mean how much energy we have determines how much we pack into our day (and night). Imagine being filthy rich in life currency. What would your friends say? “Gosh, Sam must be rolling in mojo!”

So how do we get our hands on a bit of this precious life coin?

By practising wellness - that’s how. By peering into your future using your mind’s eye to create a big-screen image of what you are doing, how you are feeling, and what you look like. You can then forge a path to your vision, building energy as you go.

MAB Personal Training and Adventures, Melinda Bingley

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MAB Personal Training and Adventures is all about making fitness fun and adventurous. It’s about helping people find their strength and confidence, which will help in all areas of their lives.

Our mantra is Mind and Body; it’s about the mental and physical challenges. It’s about getting outdoors, living life, smiling, breathing, laughing and loving. We help create people’s lives to be a contagious adventure.

Mind and Body is also about focusing beyond the body; challenging people’s minds, being aware of how their thoughts can stop them from achieving their goals and creating tools to help them with this.

Options of a private gym studio, boot camps and outdoor mountain and kayak adventures are available to achieve all health and fitness goals, whether it is weight loss, muscle gain, toning, body transformation, fitness and strength improvements, team building or self-development. MAB creates results and makes it fun while you do it!

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It’s my passion to live life to the fullest, eat clean, be active, be adventurous, get outdoors, to connect with nature because I believe that is where you connect with yourself at the deepest and healthiest level. The fulfilment I get from helping people achieve a healthy happy lifestyle is amazing and I have so much gratitude for every day I help make a positive change in people’s lifestyles.

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Kacey Wilboughby and Belinda Seccombe, KONA queens, are two absolutely amazing, inspiring women.

They push the boundaries, challenge every excuse, and prove you can be and do anything you want if you want it enough! Empowering women, love it!

It’s also handy to know what is important to you. You will tap into a wellspring of energy if what you do is aligned with what you value. Take a broom to those habits that don’t move you in the direction of your wellness vision. Setting goals around what’s important gives clarity and focus to actions.

On the flipside, be aware of who or what drains your energy. Constant withdrawals from your emotional bank account or a cluttered physical environment can leave you feeling flat or stuck. Maybe you have been putting your life on hold waiting for the perfect moment to go into action?

Learning how to live with more positive energy may take some effort, but doing so not only builds your personal effectiveness but also enriches your relationships, probably the biggest energy-builder of them all.

Tips to getting your energy back in the black: Take time to stop and wonder – be in the moment of a delicious sunset or lost in the magic of a song. Pausing leads to gratitude and appreciation for life. Our adult orientation to the world can sometimes be cynical and serious, draining the life out of relationships and dimming our life spark.

Find ‘me time’ to exercise and stretch. Become an early riser. Start slowly by waking just 15-30 minutes earlier. Do this for a few days then cut back another 15 minutes. Do this gradually until you get to your goal time. A sure way to set up your energy account for the day.

Ask for what you need. Could there be old patterns, rules and scripts that are holding you back? Being honest with yourself and others takes courage but it also sets us free and gives others a chance to know who you really area. Personal freedom = energy.

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BEACH FIT with Kaitlyn Akers Every now and then we get to spend a few moments with greatness and the opportunity to learn from it. Michael White, four times gold medallist champion lifesaver, and champion Ironman, Ali Day and I caught up recently to talk about what we think makes a champion.

During our conversation I was reminded of an important life lesson: it is not the moment of winning that makes a champion; it is the

tiny milestones on the journey to winning that create a champion… a whole person, more than one performance.

take on board that emotion, step outside themselves and find the gaps that need to be filled to be better, stronger, fitter, faster and smarter.

As sports and businesspeople we are used to setting a stretch goal and vision.

The boys proposed that it is the setbacks and learning during the journey towards the goal that builds resilience, power and lasting success. Self assessment and reflection are important tools for shaping a winner into a real champion and teaching the lesson of balance that is required.

Ali brought this into perspective when he said, “The discipline and focus carry into all parts of your life.” When Michael said, “A healthy body needs a healthy mind”, he summed up what sets champions apart: consistency despite setbacks, with personal balance – not just one winning performance.

Michael impressed me with his strength and capacity for self-reflection. He has come back from a major setback.

A few years ago he missed out on a record-breaking three Australian titles in succession by a quarter of a point on a countback rule – heart breaking.

This year he is defending his fifth national title. Similarly, the setback of injury and time out of training on crutches gave Ali the opportunity and self discipline to reflect, build a plan and reach beyond himself to meet the challenge of the Coolangatta Gold title.

It was a pleasure to spend some time in the company of two such impressive young men. During our conversation, they referred to another great lifesaving champion, Trevor Hendy, as an inspiration. Michael and Ali, I think Trevor was talking about you when he said, “Never underestimate the power of who you are.” All the best for 2013.

Kaitlyn Akers is the Deputy President, Sunshine Coast Branch SLSQ Qld, and Lifesaver of the Year 2011

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Launch of Foundation makes a real splash compared to its Brisbane counterparts, Sunshine Coast Grammar School has proudly launched their Foundation this month, to help raise significant funds for key future projects, for the benefit of current and future students as well as the Sunshine Coast community at large.

One of the first proposed projects by the Grammar Foundation is the upgrade of the sporting precinct, including a state-of-the-art aquatic centre which will house an Olympic sized swimming pool built to FINA specifications.

Principal at Sunshine Coast Grammar School, Mrs Maria Woods, is excited about the launch of the Foundation to raise funds for these signature projects which will continue to provide outstanding facilities for current and future students to excel.

“Education in the modern world is ever-changing and our primary goal is to partner with families to enable students to achieve and be the very best they can be,” said Mrs Woods.

Mrs Woods is thrilled by the level of interest and support the Foundation has already received, and would further like to encourage community involvement to help get this project off the ground.

“We believe that the launch of the Grammar Foundation is indeed the dawn of a new

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“This initiative, along with a growing number of other projects in the region, is sure to have a knock-on effect in terms of real tourism dollars and will continue to establish the Sunshine Coast as a sporting hub and training destination for future generations.”

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“Through the Grammar Foundation we are hopeful that this first project will not only provide students at the school with the best possible opportunities to excel, but that it will also provide the community with first class sporting, training and recreation facilities with the ability to attract top sporting teams to the region.”

The proposed sporting precinct will also provide the school and community with the opportunity to leverage off the upcoming Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018. The state-of-the-art facilities will aim to attract touring teams to the region as a training base ahead of the main event, which holds the potential to help stimulate the local economy.

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Suncoasters Square Dance Club Modern Square dancing is a social, fun activity for people of all ages which has it all, friendship, laughter, fitness and you do not need a partner or special dress to participate.

There’s no dancing involved – it’s all just walking, (about 4-5 km per session) perfect for people with two left feet. You learn in easy graded sessions, improving your brain and body at the same time.

Sunrise @ Mudjimba Sunrise @ Mudjimba is a fresh and delicious bakery with a healthy twist. As well as the usual breads and cakes, we have fresh fruit juices and smoothies, gluten free vegetable frittatas, fruit salads, fresh wraps and rolls. Relax with a freshly ground Piazza D’oro coffee every day of the week. Located across the road from the beautiful Mudjimba beach and playground, a great spot for families!

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