Hi Guys!

I t has been great to see everyone training so hard and getting results over the past three months, let’s keep that momentum going and keep reaching those goals. As most of you  know Ben is leaving us to follow his dream to join the New Zealand Army and one day join Special Forces.  We are sad to see him go but wish him every success in his future endeavours; we just hope that the army is prepared for him. A huge thank you from all of us for being such an inspiration and for his infectious attitude to never give up and to never give anything other than our absolute best.

With Ben leaving we have two new trainers starting this week and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce Adam Spiroff and Lisa Hogan. Both Lisa and Adam will be bringing a new dynamic to Pure Fitness Group. Adam is currently completing his masters in Physiotherapy, while Lisa is studying  Education Health Sciences.  Please make them feel welcome as new members of the team and be sure to chat to them about your training to help effect a smooth transition.

                   DOB IN A MATE APRIL!

Dob in a mate or refer a friend who you think would enjoy a kick start to reaching their health and fitness goals over April and we will offer them a FREE Personal Training Session to get them started and if they sign up for 12 weeks we will train you for free for one week. That's right. 5 friends sign up - you get 5 weeks free training!!!

Another big thank you to Margaret Hays our dietician and everyone that came along to our healthy eating seminar last month. We are hoping to continue conducting the seminars every six weeks each time covering different aspects of nutrition, so keep your eyes and ears open for that one.
If you are not already a member of our Facebook group be sure to add us so you receive any updates to our programs or invites to upcoming events such as our 1 year Birthday in May.

                   Can I eat sugar before exercise?

Many athletes are concerned that eating sugar or sugary foods and drinks in the hour before exercise will affect performance. Eating carbohydrate foods including sugar raises blood glucose and insulin levels. When these levels are elevated just prior to exercise there is potential for a rebound drop in blood glucose levels (hypoglycaemia) after exercise has started and an increased use of carbohydrate stores during exercise. This may not be good for an athlete’s performance and endurance.
However recent research indicates that for most people the drop in blood glucose levels is short lived. In most cases any metabolic changes are corrected within 15-20 minutes of exercise. Furthermore, the athlete may actually benefit from the fuel boost from this extra carbohydrate. It helps to have adequate carbohydrate in pre-exercise meals to compensate for its increased use as an exercise fuel - at least 50g seems a reasonable target.

                 Self belief is everything!

                           ALL DAY!

                                              (Ben Brown)

Happy New Year! from all of us here at the Pure Fitness Group, welcome back to those lucky enough to have been away on holiday. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for making me feel so welcome here at the studio.

I am very excited to be a part of this great team and I am looking forward to what is in store for this year. Keep your eye out for changes within the studio as we fire things up for 2011.

We will be implementing a software package that will give you guys the ability to book your sessions online as well as see what events are coming up. Events such as a healthy eating seminar that we will be conducting on the 15th March at 6pm at the Wembley Hotel function room. We will be giving tips and valuable information on how to best achieve our goals through healthy eating. It is free to come along and we encourage you to bring as many friends and family as you like.

You may have already seen our new notice board, make sure you have a look at the information on there as it will tell you about any promotions, upcoming events, exercise of the month and show of interest forms for you to fill in to let us know the level of interest for new group classes or events.

We are currently looking at starting a Tues / Thurs morning boot camp as well as off peak gym usage. If you are interested in either of those options please put your name on the sheet. Lets fire it up for the new year guys! There is nothing like the start of a new year to crank up our passion and motivation for achieving our goals be it in business, relationships, health or any aspect of our lives we want to improve.

• At least 2 pieces of fruit (fresh, dried or tinned)
• At least 1 serve of diary food such as yoghurt, milk or cheese
• At least 3-4 serves of carbohydrate-rich foods such as bread, crispbread, grain and fruit based bars etc

• Fresh, dried or tinned fruit or fruit salad – bananas, apples, pears, mandarins, nectarines, grapes, sultanas, dried apples or apricot
• Grissini sticks (thin Italian breadsticks) with cheese dip
• Crackers with spread
• Plain popcorn
• Fruit muffins or fruit loaf
• Cheese sticks
• Yoghurt, Hint: freeze yoghurt overnight to prevent bacterial growth
• Carrot and celery sticks with cheese dip

Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods

Prevent weight gain: be physically active and eat according to your energy needs