We are a premium gym in Havelock North with the latest gym equipment and expert Personal Trainers to help you to achieve your fitness goals.
For the first 2 weeks in February, Feb 1st -15th all Group Fitness classes are $2.00 per class
All proceeds will go to Relay 4 Life – supporting the HBCS
Hey Members!!
This is a perfect opportunity for you to bring your friends and family along, to experience our GF classes, just for $2!!
So don’t delay, tell them today!!
Peak Fitness Boot Camp 2008 kick into life on Saturday 27th September.
It was 7.30am on a beautiful spring morning and Jaryd and I were greeted with 17 eager, excited and anxious faces. First came the dreaded weigh in and a series of fitness tests it didn’t take long for the jitters to settle and everyone to get stuck in and get serious.
Food and training diaries were given out for everyone to keep track of their progress along with Mike Pero caps and Peak Fitness Boot camp t shirts.
Boot camp consisted of 3 Sessions a week:
Saturday morning 7.30
Tuesday morning 6.00
Thursday evening 6.00
Sessions locations varied from Ocean Beach, Tainui Reserve to Bluff Hill in Napier and Ocean Spa for a hot cold recovery session.
Tuesday mornings were always in the gym for Boxing, Master Pump sessions with our Master Pumper Brenda or Flow Yoga with our very own Guru Graeme.
We had a session at Onekawa pools with Charissa which by week 6 was a much needed break for some sore hard working bodies while still have a good workout without any impact on the joints.
At last we had reached our final week and were lucky enough to have Brett Young CEO of Pettigrew Green Arena take the last session before the big finale, Brett had them doing Plyometric work at the Havelock Domain results were some very sore legs and bums the next day.
Here it was what everyone had been working towards for the last 8 weeks.
Starting with the awful weigh-in the results were absolutely amazing. Everyone had a significant loss with one Boot camper losing a whopping 10% body fat.
At the beginning of Boot camp everyone was put into 2 teams Team Jaryd and Team Jess, and the results during Boot camp were collected and collated on the last day and a winner was found.!
Biggest individual loser: Jo Richards
Biggest team loser: Team Jess (Of course)
After all the re testing and weighing and measuring we had some fun. A Duathlon to finish things off.
From there it was home for a quick shower and to don their superhero outfits and meet at the Loading Ramp. A scavenger hunt around Havelock with a list of things to find proved a great hit and kept team spirit high (or maybe it was the shots from Turks).
Overall it was an amazing 8 weeks and Jaryd and I were amazed after every session at the strength and determination of everyone.
We thoroughly enjoyed meeting and getting to know all of our Boot campers and are so proud of the results you achieved.
Thank you
Great Glenn, Dazzling Darrin, TV Trev, Fab Fi, Annoying Ali, Jumping Jo, Jolly Jo, Joyful Josephine, Greedy George, Awesome Alice, Jokester Julia, Radical Rachel, Kind Kirsty, Excellent Emma, Amazing Anita, Juvenile Jess and Leeza
Details will be available in the New Year
Sunday 30 November 2008 – theme "Kiwi Xmas"
We had an action packed morning that was filled to the brim with hype and energy and enthusiasm in between.
Jess & Brenda started off the day at 8.30am with Bodypump 68, after singing Happy Birthday to our fellow instructor "Jess", who turned another year older on the day.
The warmup song "Perfect Day" was perfect to start with, perfect weather outside, perfect bodies in their sarongs (yeah right!), perfect ocassion to launch. A full class came to do Squats, Back, Triceps and lunges and loved them all, especially the new lunge track.
9.00am Jam – Dwayne put on his twinkle toes and dazzled us with his fine smile and stylish moves. It seemed to be an easy release to learn all the moves and all of our pumpers stayed on and gave Jam a go and looked great doing it. Great music!!
9.30am Balance – Graeme looked fantastic in his beach shorts and matching rash top (and don’t forget the hat!!) and calmed everyone down and lengthened us from head to toe with his amazing flexibility and inner core strength.
At the same time, RPM was happening upstairs and members were pumping their legs to RPM 41. Sue took them on a journey and although it was a small group (only 7 people booked in), the ride was awesome.
10.00am Step – Brenda was next with Step 74 and had great joy in showing members the new move in track 4 – the "revolving door". All of our members took up the challenge and mastered the move by the end of the track. We finished off wih a Xmas flavour and speed straddled to "Rockin around the Xmas tree", which was perfect timing as Father Xmas walked in to the GF room during this song and wished everyone a Merry Christmas. The children followed his every move (like the pied piper!) and followed him everywhere he went. He stayed for a wee while talking to the children, asking them if they had been good and gave them iceblocks and lollipops, much to the children’s delight.
10.30am Combat – Jess turned it up with her awesome combat tracks and picked the best songs from the release. Songs like "as cold as ice" were energetic and fired up!.
By this time, only our loyal supporters were still there (approx 12/13 members) exercising hard out and we completed the day with Bodyvive. Graeme & Brenda got the class interactive with the Vive ball and fun was had by all. We played with the Tubes and strengthened the upper and lower body, followed by the ab track and cooldown.
We could smell the sausages cooking on the bar-be-que and members and kids alike lined up for a delicious sausage in bread to complete the day. Charissa, you were a great cook – they tasted great, especially after 3 hours of exercise.!
I think Pam Evans & Karen were the only members that stayed the whole 3 hours (start to finish). Awesome Pam & Karen – you deserve a drink or two and didn’t Pam look splendid in her sarong!!
All in all, a great turn out to BodyPump at the beginning and it was only to be expected that numbers would dwindle as the day went on. Father Xmas made a real impact on the kids and he "ho ho ho ed " us into the Xmas spirit. The instructors dressed up and a few members dressed up (I saw a few bikinis on, under those T-shirts) and hats & sunglasses were galore.
An enjoyable day was had by all.
Conducted at Peak Fitness & Health 2008
On the 17 September 2008, we held an "Information Night" for recruiting new staff to be Les Mills Instructors at Peak Fitness & Health. It was a good turnout.
We conducted the evening with a video of all the Les Mills programmes offered by Les Mills, – BodyPump, BodyStep, BodyCombat, RPM, BodyBalance, BodyJam, BodyAttack, & the New BodyVive.
This is what we did:
All members on the night (7 of them) wanted to take the next step and attempt the 8 week training process. We decided what programme to put them in and then the Head Trainer of that programme contacted the trainees and organised training with them. An envelope was given to them all containing an introductory letter, DVD, CD with 2 chosen tracks, pamphlet on their chosen programme and a free pass to give to a family member or friend.
Over the next 8 weeks, trainees were given half an hour each with their trainer. The rest was up to them to practice and commit to the training required. Key elements like choreography, cueing and pre-cueing, technique, fitness magic were addressed. We gave them feedback on every half hour session with them and goals to work on for the following week.
Fantastic. Every trainee that committed to the 8 weeks stood up and proudly presented their tracks. What an amazing night!. It was done very professionally and it was well organised, things went without a hitch. These trainees blew us away!. The high standard and quality of these athletes was astounding! The night proceeded as follows:
We had 2 trainees for Bodystep, 1 trainee for BodyPump, 1 trainee for BodyCombat, 2 trainees for RPM and 1 trainee for BodyBalance.
The support that was given to each and everyone of these trainees was unbelievable and they thrived on the environment and atmosphere created. Our own staff nearly cried and felt extremely proud of their achievements. Charissa, Jess and Brenda were on a high all night as it just went perfect and the trainees were so good!
As a result of this successful night, all trainees want to continue their training and attend a Les Mills module in 2009 to become a certified instructor. They had a taste and now they want more!.
After discussions with Les Mills in Auckland, a Module has been organised for all trainees to attend and become certified in their chosen programme.
This module is being held in Hawkes Bay in April 2009, with the exception of BodyBalance. Peak Fitness continues to be in a very healthy state and are excited to have young blood (top quality) trainees joining our team. The only way is up (even higher than we are now!) and what an exciting time we have ahead of us.!
3 hours of fun for all of our members.
Programme:
8.30am Pump 68,
9.00am Jam
9.30am Balance AND 9.30am RPM 41 – only 13 spaces available – please book in for class
10.00am Step 74
10.30am Combat
11.00am BodyVive 9.
Father Xmas is arriving between 10.00am – 11.00am and will have iceblocks for the kids. There will also be a lolly scramble.
Kids will be entertained with games and activities all morning, so please bring the kids!!
To complete the day, a bar-be-que will be operating and a sausage or two will be available for lunch.
The theme is "Kiwi Xmas" and we are encouraging members to dress in "beachy wear" – e.g. sarongs, jandals, sunglasses, etc etc.
The 50+ lunch will be held on Wednesday 10 December at 12.30pm at Diva’s.
All ladies are welcome to attend. There is a form at the gym for ladies to write their name down if they wish to come.
A 50+ Xmas class will be held for them on Monday 15 December at 10.30am and the last class of the year will be BodyBalance on Friday 19 December at 10.30am.
50+ classes will resume again on Monday 12 January 2009.
Tuesday 18 November
Swim Gym 7.30 – 8.30pm
$5 entry
Learn to manage your swim to bike transition with ease and less stress.
Practical tips on how to manage your transition. We show you and you do the exercise right then and there. Bring your own bikes and wetsuit if you have them.
Pre-register by e-mailing Jeanette at hbmsc@ihug.co.nz or ringing 8778950
Wednesday 19 November
Peak Fitness and Health Havelock North 7.30 – 8.30pm
$5 entry
Learn to manage your bike to run transition. No stress, lots of easy tips and practice exercises to make sure your legs know what you want them to do on race day.
Bring your running shoes to have a go. Spin bikes will be provided for the evening.
Pre-register by e-mailing Jeanette at hbmsc@ihug.co.nz or ringing 8778950
Are you Inspired and want to help Inspire others?
Your opportunity to join the Peak Fitness Les Mills Team is here.
Come along to our recruitment seminar:
Wednesday 17th September
7.30 pm
Peak Fitness
22 Te Aute Road – Haveock North
If you think any of the following applies and you would like to be a part of a dynamic, enthusiastic team – come along and here how the trainee process works.
For instructors:
Enjoying an environment that facilitates you to fulfill your potential as an instructor;
Influencing the health and well being of more and more members as your class numbers grow;
Achieving globally recognized certification by attending world-class training workshops with your peers.
For instructors:
For more information contact Brenda: brenda@peakfitnessandhealth.co.nz or Jess: jess@peakfitnessandhealth.co.nz
 BODYATTACKTM is the sports-inspired cardio workout for building strength and stamina. This high-energy interval training class combines athletic aerobic movements with strength and stabilization exercises. Dynamic instructors and powerful music motivate everyone towards their fitness goals – from the weekend athlete to the hard-core competitor! |
 BODYBALANCETM is the Yoga, Tai Chi, Pilates workout that builds flexibility and strength and leaves you feeling centered and calm. Controlled breathing, concentration and a carefully structured series of stretches, moves and poses to music create a holistic workout that brings the body into a state of harmony and balance. |
 BODYCOMBATTM is the empowering cardio workout where you are totally unleashed. This fiercely energetic program is inspired by martial arts and draws from a wide array of disciplines such as Karate, boxing, Taekwondo, Tai Chi and Muay Thai. Supported by driving music and powerful role model instructors strike, punch, kick and kata your way through calories to superior cardio fitness. |
 BODYJAMTM is the cardio workout where you are free to enjoy the sensation of dance. An addictive fusion of the latest dance moves and hottest new sounds puts the emphasis as much on having fun as breaking a sweat. Funky instructors teach you to move with attitude through this 55-minute class. So grab a friend, get front and center and get high on the feeling of dance. |
 BODYPUMPTM is the original barbell class that strengthens your entire body. This 60-minute workout challenges all your major muscle groups by using the best weight-room exercises like squats, presses, lifts and curls. Great music, awesome instructors and your choice of weight inspire you to get the results you came for – and fast! |
 BODYSTEPTM is the energizing step workout that makes you feel liberated and alive. Using a height-adjustable step and simple movements on, over and around the step you get huge motivation from sing-a-long music and approachable instructors. Cardio blocks push fat burning systems into high gear followed by muscle conditioning tracks that shape and tone your body. |
 BODYVIVETM is the low-impact group fitness workout that lets you choose just how hard you work. Using the VIVETM balls, VIVETM tubes and optional hand weights you’re talked step-by-step through the entire class by a skilled instructor, while listening to uplifting and inspiring music. Best of all, you finish feeling thoroughly rejuvenated – and fizzing with energy. |
 RPMTM is the indoor cycling workout where you ride to the rhythm of powerful music. Take on the terrain with your inspiring team coach who leads the pack through hills, flats, mountain peaks, time trials, and interval training. Discover your athlete within – sweat and burn to reach your endorphin high. |
PEAK FITNESS’S VERY OWN OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS…
Olympic Challenge 2008 Report
Peak Fitness & Health organised a 16 day fun Olympic Challenge for all of our members to partake in. The idea was to create a “team campus” within our gym where we could compete against each other and share in the delight of our New Zealand team competing in the Beijing Olympics 2008. What happened was so much more!!
Challenge 1 was “Cardio” orientated and was a mixture of Rowing, Cycling and Running.
There were 8 events available; different distances and similar distances to that of Mahe Drysdale, The Evers-Swindell twins, & Emma Twigg who competed at Beijing.
Challenge 2 was “Power & Strength” orientated and this bought out the Valerie Villi’s, Precious McKenzie’s and Nigel Avery’s in us. There were 9 possible events to enter, including a Leg Press, Bench Press, Hover, Tricep Dips, Wall Squat and Chin Ups.
Challenge 3 was a Decathlon within our Group Fitness room where 10 events where compulsory over the 16 days – 1 class of each on our current timetable had to be done.
More and more members put their names up for Challenges 1 & 2 as days went by and members recorded their “personal bests”. Some results were amazing!. One particular female recorded 260kg on the leg Press, one male topped 270kg in the Bench Press, several of our young men did well in the tricep dips and chin ups, our group fitness ladies set the pace in the Hover, Side plank and Wall Squat. I think, even our members were surprised just how well they did and were hooked to improve their own “Personal Bests”. This also set the competition between each other. If one person did well, then there was always someone who wanted to try and beat that time – examples were the 2000m rowing, the 5km cycle, the hover, the bench press, the leg press and even the shoulder press!!
The Decathlon proved the same – 2 of our members finished the 9 events possible in the first week and were off to a flying start. They experienced new classes and added variety to their workouts. Many a time I heard them say, that they enjoyed doing something different and are now able to tell other members within the GF room about a particular class. Approximately 12 people entered the Decathlon and 8 successfully completed the challenge. Determination and dedication was the key for 2 of our members as they finished work (nightshift) at 7.00am and came to the Marathon class at 9.30am and stayed for the Closing Ceremony at 11.00am! I most certainly hope they managed to get some sleep for the rest of the day as they definitely earnt it!!
We have some great support from local businesses and gave out 20+ prizes to worthy recipients.
Some of the fantastic prizes were: Free 1 month membership, free personal training session From Premium Fitness, free RPM sessions, free suntaning sessions, a Massage voucher from Mark Foote, coffee vouchers from Jacksons Bakery, products from Health 2000, Peak Fitness Drink bottles, soaps & smellies, candles, choccies, vouchers from Cucini and Olive tree Cafe etc etc.
THE MEDAL WINNERS…
See what 8 Weeks of Boxing can do for you…
Congratulations to Tanya – she has gone from beginner to pro in terms of Peak Fitness’s new boxing fitness classes. After only 8 weeks of boxing Tanya’s fitness and body fat levels have improved dramatically. " I feel I have a lot more energy and am addicted to coming to the gym" – Congratulations to Tanya and her awesome results.
If you would like to have a go at a Peak Fitness Challenge we have a place for an 8 week gym challenge to train alongside a staff member. If this is for you contact: charissa@peakfitnessandhealth.co.nz. [Read more...]
