It’s that time of year when anyone who watches channel 10’s Biggest Loser show is either inspired by the amazing success stories, or is completely scared off by exercise and Personal Trainers!

If you’ve trained with us before, you know that we’re not that scary and cruel, and I’m sure the Biggest Loser Trainers aren’t either when the cameras are turned off. However, the show puts in the minds of many Australians that a Personal Trainer’s answer to weight loss is putting you in lockdown, starving you, judging you’re every move and training you until you’re sick or worse. Sure many contestants get amazing short term results from the show, and some maintain this success, but at what price?

After only a few weeks of exercise, 5 of the 16 contestants have injuries as a result of the exercises they’ve been given. That is over 30% of their clients injured in just a few weeks. And we’re not talking about a tender muscle, they are serious injuries. Injuries such as these on a middle-aged morbidly obese person can often cause life long problems. If, we as Personal Trainers, injured even 3% of our clients at Fitness Enhancement every few weeks, we’d be out of business - and so we should. So don’t worry, we won’t injure you (we won’t even make you cry), in fact since 1999 and across hundreds of thousands of Personal Training sessions we have NEVER injured a client.

So how come so many Biggest Loser contestants get injured?

Welcome to 2012!

Lose weight, get fit and tone up!

Is this your New Year's resolution?

Well for most Australians it is, and for most people this is the same New Year's resolution they had last year....and the year before.....and the year before!

Why is it that year in year out we promise ourselves that we will achieve those health and fitness goals, yet go on to fail?

Well read on for simple solutions to your New Years resolution problems.........

The problem:

Chances are over the years you've tried programs that were impersonal, boring, time consuming, impractical, unmotivating or just simply didn't work. If it didn't work for you last time, it won't work for you this time, so don't waste your time, money and effort.

For most people they will make a great start on their New Years resolution, then quit mid February. The number one way to overcome this is to find a program that solves the problems that stopped you achieving your goals before.

If you've joined a gym for a year and then quit after a month because you couldn't find the time to get there three times a week, don't join another Gym. If you tried a strict diet and you couldn't stomach the same bland food every single day, don't try this year's latest and greatest diet. If you've promised yourself several times over the years that you will walk before work every day, but you never seem to make it through the first month, don't make yourself a promise that deep down you know you will break.

All of the above can be great ways to lose weight and get fit, but if nothing has changed from the last time you tried a similar program, your results will not change either. It doesn't matter how good it is in theory or for some celebrity, if it's not right for you, it will not work! By the time February hits you'll start forcing yourself to use that expensive Gym membership. By late February you will be hating it and beginning to cheat, which of course means results will begin to stop. As soon as results stop most people lose motivation and stop resulting in putting the weight back on and the emotional roller coaster will begin to repeat itself a year down the track on New Years Eve 2012!

The solution:

So take a look at how to overcome the problems you've had in the past. There's always a way. If you can't find the time or motivation for a Gym three times a week, that's why you need us. Our Personal Trainers will pack a weeks worth of exercise and results into 30 or 60 minutes. You will never get bored or lose motivation as your Personal Trainer will create the perfect workout for you each and every time. If you can't stomach the latest fad diet that bans you from your favorite foods, find a mix and match of healthy low fat balanced meals you do enjoy. We'll give you a free food and exercise diary and nutritional advice if you decide to start Personal Training. You'll still drop the weight and you'll get to eat like a normal human being. If you always seem to give up on walking on your own, make yourself accountable. Find a friend who is more motivated than you (a less motivated one may drag you down) and try and walk somewhere enjoyable and motivating, like the beach.

This is just one basic example. There are millions of easy ways to overcome the problems you've had in the past. There's no one simple, generic answer because everyone is an individual. You just need some help to find the solutions that are right for you.

The balanced program we will help you to create and to fit into your lifestyle won't make you drop a kilo a day because no healthy and sustainable program will. However, it WILL work, and the weight WILL stay off.

We have had countless clients lose half a kilo a week on average until they reach their goal weight. Check out our testimonials. This is a mere 70 grams a day, which doesn't seem like much compared to the latest revolutionary Hollywood diet, however it really adds up...quickly! Sure in January some people will lose more weight on the latest fad diet, but by February it will be driving them crazy and they will quit. We all know the story - by the end of March the 5kg they lost will be back, plus an extra kilo in sympathy. Compare this to losing a mere 70 grams a day, at this rate you will be an impressive 6kg lighter by March! A year down the track the fad person will be in the exact same position with the exact same New Years rersolution and feeling even worse and heavier than they did last year. If you keep up your Personal Training once a week, get in a few decent walks and use some common sense and healthy choices in regards to food imagine where you will be this time next year!

Losing 70 grams a day for a year equates to an amazing 25kg you can lose across 2011! In fact we've had clients drop this much weight in as little as five months from pretty much the same program. So imagine being 25kg lighter and the fittest you've been for decades this time next year. You won't have to starve yourself, you won't have spend your life exercising and you will never get bored or run out of motivation, we won't let you!

Thursday 15th of December & earlier: Normal hours, classes & reserved Personal Training times

Limited hours means we will only be open at select times and only some Trainers will be available, please double check your times with your Trainer. You can also call or text us any day or time to book sessions on 0411 228 633.

Outside opening hours, or if you need to contact us urgently please call or text Fitness Enhancement Director, Scott on 0411 228 240.