You know why you're not getting the results you want? You're not putting in the effort and you're not sticking to a plan. You can blame time, energy, work, finances, injuries, or even your trainer, but the bottom line is you're not prepared to stay the course. Why? Because it's challenging and sometimes it's damn hard. And sometimes progress looks like it's a step backwards, when really it is a reset and solidifying the foundations to prepare you for the next step forward.

You can take supplements, reduce calories, drink meal replacements, do 30 day challenges, workout with a trainer, go to the gym every other day, and still not get the results you want. Why? Because you're doing so many things it's exhausting, and you have no idea which of the things is actually working and what is not. Reality is much of it is probably working against you when combined.

I can tell you what doesn't work: 
* Sabotaging your training with inappropriate food choices. 
* Cutting calories below that which you need for basic bodily function. 
* Quick fixes in the form of exercise or food challenges. 
* Anything that has an end date and doesn't become lifestyle, or habit.
* Blaming anything or anyone other than yourself.

Sure, you can get short term results from any or all of these things, but if you're prone to cycling weight and can't seem to 'keep it off', perhaps consider that 'detox' or other short term thing you did that "worked well last summer/last year" really didn't work at all.

You're back where you started, and why? Because it's easy to quit. It's easy to place blame externally. It's easy to stay comfortable in the weight loss/weight gain cycle.

What's harder and more beneficial than the mental and physical rollercoaster you're sitting on is admitting you're comfortable and you don't want to get off, because you don't have faith in yourself that you're able to stay off.

The frustrating thing is that if you stayed off the 'try anything and everything' weight loss and fitness rollercoaster long enough you'd see you can stay off...and be infinitely more content for longer.

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DOUBLE ANOTHER OFFER

Double your commitment to yourself, your health, and your fitness goals. Set yourself up till the New Year!

THE OFFER:
* DOUBLE any of these other offers:
- Offer 2 - unlimited group fitness classes; 
- Offer 3 - 2 x 1hr private PT sessions, plus 2 group sessions per week;
- Offer 4 - 2 x 30min private PT sessions, plus 1 group session per week;
- Offer 6 - 12 private 1:1 PT sessions for the price of ten;
- Offer 8 - pay $150, get $200 credit on PT or group fitness classes; or
- Offer 9 - 4 week Spring into Summer fitness kickstart.
* Train at either Guildford or *Castlemaine. 
* Sessions with me can be on weekdays, and Saturdays.
* Pay in full, in advance, no refunds. 
* Only 4 places.
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FOUR WEEK SPRING INTO SUMMER FITNESS KICKSTART

Do you have a lifestyle or commitments that keep you from getting to the gym more than once a week? Would you commit to 4 weeks of exercise at home (or at work) to get yourself on track, with the right balance of self-motivation and someone to keep you accountable? Can you make it to the gym just once per week, with me to guide and coach you?

If you answered yes, this may be what you're looking for; a combination of private training with me, and workouts you do at home, at times that suit you.

This is not a quick fix program. It's a way to get you active and moving again. The next four weeks could be just the kickstart you need!

THE OFFER:
* Four weeks of at home workouts (via phone app and printable workout notes), plus one private personal training session per week, for the duration.
* STARTS Monday 9 October 2017.
* At either Guildford or *Castlemaine.
* Sessions with me can be on weekdays, and Saturdays.
* One private PT session per week commitment.
* Pay in full, in advance, no refunds.
* Separate from any other offers.
* Only 5 places.
* Only $320!
* SAVE $120!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
* Like my Facebook post.
* Like my Facebook page.
* Tag a friend in the comments who might also consider this offer.
* TEXT your name and 'Offer #9' to 0450 79 78 37 and I'll arrange a time for us to chat.

Offer ends 7.30pm Friday 6th October 2017, unless sold out earlier.

*$5 gym fee per session at Castlemaine.

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PAY $150, GET $200 CREDIT ON PT OR GROUP CLASSES

Add $150 credit to your account, and receive an extra $50 credit to use on personal training or group fitness classes during October.

THE OFFER:
* Pay $150, get $200 credit on private, or group personal training, or group fitness classes.
* At either Guildford or *Castlemaine.
* Sessions can be on weekdays, and Saturdays.
* Minimum two sessions per week.
* Pay in full, in advance, no refunds.
* Does not include Core Foundations classes.
* Can be used in addition to, but not in place of other offers.
* Credit expires 31 October 2017.
* Only 5 places.
* Only $150!
* SAVE $50!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
* Like my Facebook post.
* Like my Facebook page.
* Tag a friend in the comments who might also consider this offer.
* TEXT your name and 'Offer #8' to 0450 79 78 37 and I'll arrange a time for us to chat.

Offer ends 7.30pm Tuesday 3 October 2017, unless sold out earlier.

*$5 gym fee per session at Castlemaine.

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TWELVE 1hr PRIVATE PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS FOR THE PRICE OF TEN.

That's a saving of $120 - almost 17% off private personal training!

How else could you use that $120 to get you into your best shape? A massage? New training shoes? New workout gear? A new outfit when you hit your goals?

Start now! Two weeks from now, if you don't, you'll wish you had!

THE OFFER:
* Receive twelve 1hr private personal training sessions for the price of ten.
* At either Guildford or *Castlemaine.
* Sessions can be on weekdays, and Saturdays.
* Minimum two sessions per week.
* Pay in full, in advance, no refunds.
* Does not include group fitness or Core Foundations classes.
* Only 4 places.
* Only $600!
* SAVE $120!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
* Like my Facebook post.
* Like my Facebook page.
* Tag a friend in the comments who might also consider this offer.
* TEXT your name and 'Offer #6' to 0450 79 78 37 and I'll arrange a time for us to chat.

Offer ends 7.30pm Tuesday 3 October 2017, unless sold out earlier.

*$5 gym fee per session at Castlemaine.

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REFER A FRIEND AND EARN TWO FREE SESSIONS

Got some friends you think would consider some personal training sessions to boost their Spring and Summer fitness?

Encourage them to get in touch with me and sign up for private training, and you'll receive two free sessions to the same value.

THE OFFER:
* Refer a friend who signs up to any package of 6 weeks or more, and receive two free sessions to the equivalent value of their sessions.
* At either Guildford or *Castlemaine.
* Sessions can be on weekdays, and Saturdays.
* Your friend must pay in advance for a package of 6 weeks or more.
* Pay in full, in advance, no refunds.
* Does not include group fitness or Core Foundations classes.
* Unlimited places.
* They must commit before 7.30pm Tuesday 3 October, 2017.
* EARN UP TO $120 IN CREDIT!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
* Like my Facebook post.
* Like my Facebook page.
* Tag a friend in the comments who might also consider this offer.
* TEXT your name and 'Offer #5' to 0450 79 78 37 and I'll arrange a time for us to chat.

Offer ends 7.30pm Tuesday 3 October 2017, unless sold out earlier.

*$5 gym fee per session at Castlemaine.

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UNLIMITED GROUP FITNESS CLASSES

On a limited budget, but want to step up your training to hit your Summer fitness goals?

Now you can book unlimited group sessions per week (for the price of two!), for those who want to supplement other sports or exercise programs.

Improve or fast track current health and fitness goals.

THE OFFER:
* Unlimited group sessions per week, for the price of two.
* At either Guildford or *Castlemaine.
* Sessions can be on weekdays, and Saturdays.
* Ten week commitment.
* Pay in full, in advance, no refunds.
* Does not include Core Foundations classes.
* Only 10 places.
* Only $250.
* SAVE UP TO $300!

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
* Like my Facebook post.
* Like my Facebook page.
* Tag a friend in the comments who might also consider this offer.
* TEXT your name and 'Offer #2' to 0450 79 78 37 and I'll arrange a time for us to chat.

(Offer ends 7.30pm Tuesday 3 October, unless sold out earlier.)

*$5 gym fee per session at Castlemaine.

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CORE FOUNDATIONS PRIVATE SESSIONS

Was Wednesday night Core Foundations booked out before you had a chance to join?

Are the sessions at times you're unable to attend?

Now you can book your own private sessions at times that work within your schedule!

THE OFFER:
* 2 x 30 private minute sessions per week, over 5 weeks.
* At either Guildford or *Castlemaine. 
* Sessions can be on weekdays, and Saturdays.
* Pay in full, in advance, no refunds. 
* Only 5 places.
* Only $250. 
* SAVE $150.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
* Like my Facebook post.
* Like my Facebook page.
* Tag a friend in the comments who might also consider this offer.
* TEXT your name and 'Offer #1' to 0450 79 78 37 and I'll arrange a time for us to chat.

Offer ends 7.30pm Tuesday 3 October, unless sold out earlier.

*$5 gym fee per session at Castlemaine.

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Treadmills Originated in Prisons!

Exercising on a treadmill often feels like torture, and that’s not exactly a coincidence.

In 1818, an English civil engineer named Sir William Cubitt devised a machine called the “tread-wheel” to reform stubborn and idle convicts.

Prisoners would step on the 24 spokes of a large paddle wheel, climbing it like a modern StairMaster. As the spokes turned, the gears were used to pump water or crush grain. (Hence the eventual name treadmill.) In grueling eight-hour shifts, prisoners would climb the equivalent of 7,200 feet. The exertion, combined with poor diets, often led to injury and illness (as well as rock-hard glutes), but that didn’t stop penitentiaries all over Britain and the United States from buying the machines. In 1824, prison guard James Hardie credited the device with taming New York’s more defiant inmates. He wrote that it was the treadmill’s “monotonous steadiness, and not its severity, which constitutes its terror." 

Over the years, American wardens gradually stopped using the treadmill in favor of other backbreaking tasks, such as picking cotton, breaking rocks, or laying bricks. In England, the treadmill persisted until the late 19th century, when it was abandoned for being too cruel. The machine was all but lost to history. But when Dr. Kenneth Cooper demonstrated the health benefits of aerobic exercise in the 1960s, the treadmill made a triumphant return.

Today, well-paid personal trainers have happily taken the place of prison wardens.

Source article by Cassie Arnold here: http://mentalfloss.com/article/12275/treadmill-originated-prisons 

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