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On Saturday evening 17th December, 2016 we held a social end-of-year get together at The Dispensary to celebrate another fantastic year.
It’s always great to catch up with our clients in a social atmosphere and to see everyone dressed up for fun!
On the evening we announced the winning team for ‘Challenge Fortnight’ and presented our monthly “Client of the Month” winners with their award!
A big thank you to all our clients for stopping by and thanks to the team at BURP Eat.Drink & THE DISPENSARY for looking after us!!! 
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“Challenge Fortnight” Round II for 2016 was held from 21st November 3rd December! All Red E clients were put into four teams and have the opportunity to earn points for their teams through a series of Individual and Team Challenges. Points are also awarded for attendance as well as other fun ways to keep the team spirit high!The week finished with the Grand Finale Showdown which was the SPARTAN CHALLENGE! It was a sensational session and great effort from all teams! The BLUE TEAM won that session!
At the end of week #1, the yellow team were leading the points race, and all teams were so close it was going to be a fun and tough race to the finish!!
Round 2 winners for 2016, with 17,607 points was the mighty BLUE TEAM!! This is their fourth victory since Challenge Week started in 2013!
Only 103 points behind on 17,504 was the competitive YELLOW TEAM!! TEAM GREEN were unable to reclaim their trophy won this time last year coming in third with 13,417 points and TEAM RED continue to chase their maiden victory in 2017 coming in only 101 points behind the green team with 13,316 points.
It was a great fortnight – so many individual PBs and clients pushing way beyond their comfort zone to achieve great results in the studio. The team atmosphere at Bootcamp was crazy, with the bootcampers pushing themselves more than they usually would!! Congratulations to everyone for a great fortnight of good fun, hard work and lots of friendly banter!!
Thank you all for your hard work, and having fun with it!! We believe fitness should be fun, and the more you enjoy it the more you’ll fit it into your lifestyle and look forward to it!!
Congratulations and great job to our members and all the participants for participating in the Run as 1 for Cystic Fibrosis charity run on November 13th, 2016.
Well done for getting out there and supporting a great fundraising event!!
We received a beautiful message from Michelle B: “As a CF parent, to know that there are people like yourselves who attended and supported us…without having a personal connection to CF is both humbling and inspiring. PLEASE pass on our persona Thanks to all members of Red E who came along. Tell them just how much is means to all the CF families. Knowing that people recognise and care about our children lives gives us so much hope and much needed support. You guys all rock. Thank you again xxxx”
A HUGE congratulations to Lorraine Perry for being our overall winner this year!! Lorraine made a stunning transformation in her strength, fitness and her body shape in 12 weeks. You can read her full story, and see her ‘before and after’ photos here. Runner Up awards went to Naomi German, Jaime O’Regan and Kerri Davidson! Everyone who entered received the best reward of their results, any extra prizes were the icing on the cake.
Thank you to everyone for coming along to our party!! Here’s some pics of the evening!
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On September 19th, Red E was well represented in the annual Beach to Gardens Charity Fun Run in all the distances!!!
Here’s some of our Red E Runners from the day. We had first timers in all distances – 5kms, 8kms and 16kms!! Lots of Personal Bests achieved on the day!!
Well done to all of you for smashing your personal goals!!
The Red E team was ‘dobbed in’ to participate in the annual “Toss the Boss” Fundraiser for the Mackay Hospital Foundation. The ‘tossing’ part occurs from a plane with a parachute attached! Yep, we were dobbed in to sky dive with Mackay Sky Dive who host the event!!
For a fortnight in August we held the Red E Olympics where our athletes were able to take the various challenges we set in studio and team workouts at Bootcamp! It’s always great to see the competitive spark, and everyone pushing outside their comfort zones! The event finished with the Grand Finale session at Lambert’s Beach.
After much anticipation the Studio Challenge Results were compiled with VERY close results across the board!
Only 0.3seconds separated Gold and Silver in the Men’s 2000m Row!!
An excellent effort from everyone during the last 2 weeks! A lot of fun, sweat, and not very appropriate language came out during these challenges!
500m Row, Male:
Gold: Ashley Shuttlewood 1.36
Silver: Shane Lynch 1.42.4
Bronze: Filip Juricev Martincev 1.53.00
500m Row, Female:
Gold: Brenda Witt 1.59.3
Silver: Jacquelyn Bussey 2.02.4
Bronze: Tracey Browne 2.05.8
1000m Row, Male:
Gold : Steve Elvy 3.22.9
Silver: Jason Allen 3.25.4
Bronze: Shane Lynch 3.34.1
1000m Row, Female:
Gold: Andrea McDonald 4.09.3
Silver: Maho Nemoto 4.17.6
Bronze: Joanne Barnett 4.22.2
2000m Row, Male:
Gold: Jason Allen 7.21.8
Silver: Steve Elvy 7.22.1
Bronze: Damien Everett 7.44.0
2000m Row, Female:
No starters
Duathlon, Male:
Gold: Jason Allen 5.57
Silver: Harry Barfield 5.59
Bronze: Steve Elvy 6.46
Duathlon, Female:
Gold: Carmel Grech 6.20
Silver: Maho Nemoto 6.43
Bronze: Sharn Roots 6.51
Decathlon, Male:
Gold: Steve Crocker 43.58
Decathlon, Female:
Gold: Andrea McDonald 29.17
Silver: –
Bronze: Two Way Tie between Kate Davidson and Hayley Esmond 41.27
Shot Put, Male:
Gold: Two Way tie between Shane Lynch and Wayne Simpson. 100Points
Shot Put, Female:
Gold: Two Way tie between Gil Sutton and Sarah-Jane Drury
Well done to everyone for having fun with the challenge!! We look forward to doing it all again in four years! 😉
💥 SATURDAY SMASHED!!💥
On Saturday 13th August, we had a variety of sessions on the Fitness Menu for Super Saturday! Well done to all our members who were keen to try something new! All sessions were booked to capacity, and lots of sweat, hard work and fun was had!
So much awesomeness in one place!! We look forward to the next one!
Check out this quick video to see some of the action!!
The Mackay Marina Run, held on Sunday 5th June, was yet another fantastic event. Team Red E entered a record four teams in the Corporate 5km Challenge!!
We had many individual runners in the 8km and half marathon events as well! We had participants who completed 5kms for the first time ever!! We had some Personal Bests in the 5kms as well, PBs in the 8kms and debut runners in the half marathon as well as more PBs!! We are so proud of everyone!
The icing on the cake was for us to win third place trophy in the 5km Corporate Challenge for the second year in a row! There was some red-hot running!! Red E trainer Damien came home fifth overall in the event! Go Team Red E!! Congratulations to you ALL!!
Two weeks of hard work, sweat, challenges and fun finished with the Super Saturday Showdown finale on 14th May! Top effort from all the teams for Round 1 of 2016. There can only be one winner however, so a huge congratulations to TEAM YELLOW who won for the second time in Challenge Week / Fortnight history!!
In second place was TEAM BLUE, followed by TEAM GREEN, who were the reigning champions, and TEAM RED in fourth place.
Congratulations to everyone for pushing yourselves to challenge yourself, and putting in a massive effort for your teams!!
Until next round…!!
Red E Personal Training Mackay is challenging all Mackay men to take a good hard look at their lifestyle habits and make some small changes during International Men’s Health Week from 13 – 19 June 2016, and with the bonus offer of Free Training.
Regular physical activity improves sleep quality, tolerance to stress, sense of happiness and reduces your risk of developing life-limiting conditions such as diabetes, stroke, cancer, heart disease and depression – and it can pay dividends quite quickly.
Regardless of how ‘busy’ or ‘stressed’ you are, the most important thing you can do is take time for YOURSELF and for your health… and that will in turn help the symptoms of stress. Just 30 minutes a day will be enough to release the positive endorphins and you’ll feel more energised, alert and alive!
To help you get started, Red E Personal Training is offering FREE FITNESS to all men of Mackay for the duration of ‘Men’s Health Week’! Regardless of your age, fitness level or ability, Red E has options to suit you.
Outdoor group fitness training sessions are on offer, as well as Semi Private training sessions (small group) in our Private Studio in Brisbane Street. All Mackay men are invited to attend for the week from 13th June, 2016, to see how easy it can be to get started and get themselves on the path to a healthier lifestyle.
You only need to take that very first step, so start to get the ball rolling, and note the differences you feel!
Please give Mel at the Red E Studio a call on 4953 3134 to find out more about your Free Training Options and to register.
Let’s get Mackay Men FIT!
On Saturday 19th March, 2016 for a fun Bootcamp session as a fundraiser and awareness the McLean family, whose husband and father is battling brain cancer.
We were blown away by the support with 43 participants and Leah McLean who is a talented local photographer, was there to capture all the action. She spoke briefly to thank everyone for their support. We are thinking of you all Leah.
To see the action pictures from the day, go to her “Power 4 Paul” facebook page here.
A big HUGE thank you to everyone who came along to our Valentine’s Day Fundraiser Bootcamp for the Grapevine Group – Suicide Awareness for Mackay Region on 13th February 2016!
Thanks to your donations we raised $124 for the Grapevine Group!
We hope you had a great morning with us, and enjoyed ‘sharing the love’ for a great cause!
If you’re keen to up the ante in February, we’ve got the perfect fun challenge for you. 🙂 It’s our #FitFebruary Challenge and we want you to join in!!
It’s just a little something extra for you to do in your own time, on top of your current training.
As the days go by it may become more a mental challenge, but if you push through and complete it you’ll only be stronger. Train your body and your mind.
Sound keen already?
If I asked you to do a five hour training session, I can imagine the looks I’d get in return. (Errr hell no!!)
What if you could commit ten minutes, every day, for the next 29 days… that’s a total of four hours fifty minutes of ADDITIONAL activity for the month… and it only takes ten minutes a day.
All of those short sessions compounding will lead to further results. Do you think that would benefit you right now?
The “mental” challenge may come in the form of your body being tired, your muscles being sore… but your mind being stronger and pushing you through it. If you can conquer that, you’ll have a stronger mind as well as body.
ARE YOU IN?
You know, I almost didn’t put the burpees in… well because, they suck haha! But that’s exactly the point of a CHALLENGE. Doing the things that you find ‘hard’ or like less. Disciplining yourself to do it anyway. Getting rid of any ’emotion’ related to exercises and just getting them done regardless.
PROGRESS DOES NOT come from staying in your comfort zone. Learn to love getting uncomfortable, as that’s when growth happens.
Are you in? So we don’t bombard our current private facebook group, I’ve created a fresh one just for the challenge. If you’re in, come on in! You can update your daily totals and keep each other accountable. Click here and request to join.
Ten additional minutes every day for 29 days. Commit. Complete. Conquer.
Let’s DO IT!
On Saturday evening 12th December, we held a social end-of-year get together celebrate a fantastic 2015! We also announced the winning team for ‘Challenge Week’, and awarded our monthly “Client of the Month” award winners with their trophies!
Round 2 winners for “Challenge Week”, with 16,673 points was the GREEN TEAM!! This was their first victory since Challenge Week started in 2013!
The ever strong Team Blue came a close second with 15,776 points, followed by Team Yellow with 13,575 points and Team Red with 11,519 points.
Our Client of the Month Award Winners were:
(click on their names to go direct to read why they won!)
January – Allen McFadzen
February – Linda Marshall
March – Gil Sutton
April – Andrea McDonald
May – Matt Walsh
June – Diana Lade
July – Lorelle Peterson
August – Rochelle LeBrun
September – Robyn Ford
October – Sharn Roots + Sheree Bobongie
November – Mel Robinson
December – Declan Fraser
It was a fantastic and fun evening, and we thank you for being part of a great 2015!!
The victorious Green Team!
“Challenge Week” Round 2 for 2015 expanded to a fortnight! From 30th November 12th December all Red E clients are put into four teams and have the opportunity to earn points for their teams through a series of Individual and Team Challenges. Points are also awarded for attendance as well as other fun ways to keep the team spirit high!
The week finished with the Grand Finale Showdown which was a SCAVENGER HUNT! It was a sensational session and great effort from all teams! Team Green won the event!
Although in last position at the half-way mark, Team Green made a strong comeback in week two and the final points were so close right up till the end.
Round 2 winners for 2015, with 16,673 points was the GREEN TEAM!! This was their first victory since Challenge Week started in 2013!
The ever strong Team Blue came a close second with 15,776 points, followed by Team Yellow with 13,575 points and Team Red with 11,519 points.
It was a great fortnight – so many individual PBs and clients pushing way beyond their comfort zone to achieve great results in the studio. The team atmosphere at Bootcamp was crazy, with the bootcampers pushing themselves more than they usually
Congratulations to everyone for a great fortnight – until May next year!!
The AM Bootcamp for Women ladies
And the PM ladies!
Trainers go all out for the Finale Session!
Team Green captain Selina
And Team Red Captain Mel with Andrea
On Saturday 31st October, we swapped our dumbbells for cocktails for our annual “Get Red E For Summer!” Party! Approximately 50 clients and the Red E team swapped their gym gear and runners, for dresses, suits and heels for a get-together at Bridges Restaurant.
At the event, the winners of our annual 12 Week “Little Black Dress” Challenge were announced!
A big congratulations to this year’s overall winner, Robyn Ford, who made a stunning transformation in strength and her body shape in 12 weeks. You can read her full story, and see her ‘before and after’ photos here.
Runner-up award winners were Stacey Lay, Kearrina Pianta, Vicki Gibson, Katie DePaoli and Leah Tibaldi!!
Congratulations to all of the ladies, and you can read their stories and see their results by clicking on their names.
Thank you to everyone for coming along to our party!! Here’s some pics of the evening!
We like to make our Group Training and Bootcamp fitness sessions fun here in Mackay by recognising special events and themes. This year our annual Halloween Session was held on Saturday morning 31st October, 2015 at Bluewater Quay!
All the participants put in a huge effort with some very original and well-thought outfits! Congratulations to Tammy who won our “Best Dressed” award of a pumpkin pale full of fruit… and a few treats!!
On Saturday 24th October, 2015, we held an early morning Pink Themed Bootcamp for Pink Ribbon Day, to raise funds for breast cancer research.
Then on the official date of Monday 26th, all our Bootcamp sessions were PINK themed with participants encouraged to make a donation.
A total of $420.70 was raised which is a sensational effort!
Thanks to everyone for your support!
The 2015 Mackay Marina Run was held on Sunday 7th June, and over 40 Red E runners participated. Team Red E entered three teams in the Corporate 5km Challenge, and we had many individual runners in the 8knm and half marathon events! We had ladies who completed 5kms for the first time ever!! We had some PBs in the 5kms as well, PBs in the 8kms and debut runners in the half marathon as well as more PBs!! We are so proud of everyone!
The icing on the cake was for us to win third place trophy in the 5km Corporate Challenge with some red-hot running!! Red E trainer Damien came home second overall in the event with a huge PB of 18:16!! Go Team Red E!! Congratulations to you ALL!!
Our team of 28 keen (or crazy) Red E athletes took part in the first “Obstacles Gone Mad” event held in the Whitsundays on 30th May! We had lots of fun, got down and dirty and have the bruises to show for it!!
To see many many more pics of all the action on the day, head to our facebook album here. So much fun!
“Challenge Week” Round 1 for 2015 was held the week of 18th – 23rd May. During Challenge Week all Red E clients are put into four teams and have the opportunity to earn points for their teams through a series of Individual and Team Challenges. Points are also awarded for attendance as well as other fun ways to keep the team spirit high!
The week finished with the Grand Finale Showdown which was a SCAVENGER HUNT! It was a sensational session and great effort from all teams!
Team Blue were the reigning champions from November 2014, Teams Yellow, Red and Green were keen to take the trophy off them. But, after tallying the scores from all the challenges, Team Blue again came away with the win!!
Congratulations to everyone for a great week—you all kicked butt!!
January is a special month for Red E Personal Training as it’s our birthday month!
This year we are 11 years old!!
Here’s some of the team (you can never get us all in one place!) at the little celebration we had. There’s no better excuse for a cake and it was delicious! 😉
A big thank you to all of our loyal clients from over the years, current and past, for your support!
We get to have the best ‘job’ in the world and love being a part of your mission to live your healthiest and fittest life!
Here’s to the next 11 and beyond! (Selina)
The second “Challenge Week” Showdown for 2014, started on 1st December with all individuals firing, to win maximum points for their team. All PT clients and Bootcampers were put back into their teams, in a bid to earn maximum points for their teams via individual and team challenges!! Always a fun-filled and exciting week, all teams were well represented and pushed themselves harder and harder to be a part of the winning team!! This round Team BLUE took the trophy back from reigning champions Team YELLOW! The next show-down will occur later next year!
On Friday 31st October, we had our annual Halloween Dress-Up and at Bootcamp our Halloween Spooktacular workout featuring pumpkins!
Our best dressed award went to Margie McLean in the 5.30am session, Helen Ringuet in the 9.00am session and Tracey Davies in the 5.30pm session.
On Monday 27th October, Red E turned PINK for Pink Ribbon Day to raise funds for breast and gynaecological cancer research! Thanks to our client’s donations on the day, we raised over $160!
On Friday 3rd October, we swapped our dumbbells for cocktails for our annual “Get Red E For Summer!” Party! This year the party was held at The Dispensary, and 70 staff and clients let their hair down in a social atmosphere! As part of the evening, we held the presentations for our 12 Week “Little Black Dress” Challenge!
A big congratulations to our overall winner, Naomi Uriate who was our overall winner with a stunning transformation in 12 weeks. You can read her full story, and see her ‘before and after’ photos here.
Runner-up award winners were Emma Starkie, Diana Lade, Kathy Wessell, Alex Shuttlewood and Sharn Roots!
Congratulations to all of the ladies, and you can see their results here.
Thank you to everyone for coming along to our party!! Here’s some pics of the evening!
On Sunday 28th September, Red E Personal Training hosted a Bootcamp Session for “Active Nation Day” with our sporty sisters at Lorna Jane Mackay! Active Nation Day was held Australia wide and we were proud to have 50 motivated women plus one brave man, show their support on a Sunday morning and having a great sweat session with us! GO GIRLS!!
Warming it Up!
Rope Runs!
Tyre Flips!
Whoo hoo!!!
On Sunday 1st June, over 40 Red E Runners took part in all the events on offer at the Mackay Marina Run – 5kms, 8kms and Half Marathon! It was a record breaking event and many personal goals were achieved by all participants in our teams!! Red E, Sweat, GO!!
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On Saturday, 18th May, 25 keen participants pushed through the pain of 1,629 pushups in 90 seconds as part of the 2014 “Pushups for Charity” Challenge held at Stadium Mackay.
The Challenge was the opening event at “Mackay’s Biggest Bootcamp” with all proceeds from the event going to Make-A-Wish. Over $6,000 was raised, with the total tally sitting at $6,434.80!
The participants goal was to be sponsored for their efforts for doing as many pushups as they could in 90 seconds. A challenge was issued to the Mackay Ambulance and Mackay Fire Brigade to compete with each other, and on the day the Firies scored the highest average, all cheered on by over 100 spectators.
After the 90 seconds, everyone joined in a fun group fitness session which was catered to all fitness levels.
Attending on the day was local Mayor Dierdre Comerford, local Make-A-Wish volunteers along with ambassadors of the event, and wish recipients – Seth and Alyssa.
The event was a huge success, with lots of sore arms and bodies the next day – all for a good cause! Thank you to everyone who came along on the day to participate, volunteer or spectate, and to all the donors and sponsors—we couldn’t have done it without you!! We have raised a total of $22,913.40 in three ‘Pushups for Charity’ events and look forward to another great one next year!!
–> Here’s a quick clip of the 90 seconds of action!!
The Guard of Honour for our Pushups for Charity Participants, led by the youngest challenger!
The Police and Fire officers, ready to go!
The “Average Joes and Janes” team set themselves up.
The Red E Team with Wish recipients – Seth and Alyssa – and local Make-A-Wish representatives.
Mayor Dierdre Comerford with Alyssa and Seth
What a great morning!!!
May 12th, 2014 was the start date for Round #1 of “Challenge Week” 2014!! All PT clients and Bootcampers were put back into their teams, in a bid to earn maximum points for their teams via individual and team challenges!! Always a fun-filled and exciting week, all teams were well represented and pushed themselves harder and harder to be a part of the winning team!! This year team YELLOW took the trophy from reigning champions team BLUE! The next show-down will occur later this year!
The Final Scores were:
Our Winners in the Individual Challenges were:
“Nowhere to Run” – Jodie Bianchi with 4:18 and Frank Attard with 3:34!
“AMRAP” Challenge – Brad Witt with 870 points and Shelby Aitken with 795!
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” – Des Korn with 14,420m and Jen Grant with 2,224m! (Des retains his title from last November!)
Well done everyone!!
Day 1, Session 1 – all teams represented!
Team BLUE on the Rope Run in the Super Saturday Showdown!
Tyre relays!
The victorious Team Yellow at the Super Saturday Showdown!
On Saturday 4th May, we held an “Adventure Session” at Cape Hillsborough! Those who were there early captured the sunrise before the refreshing walk to the relaxing walk through the National Park to the lookout for some more great views. We finished off on the beach with a bit of fun – cartwheels, handstands and races!! We finished off with tea and scones at Cape Hillsborough Tea House! A lovely morning with awesome people!!
Sunrise
Jumping for Joy at the lookout
Fun on the beach!
Trainer Shenanigans!
Tea & Scones at the Tea House!
Our first, exciting “Challenge Week” was held in November 2013. All PT clients and Bootcampers were put into four equal teams with team and individual challenges set, with maximum points to earn! All team members gave 100% throughout the week, all for TEAM GLORY! After tallying all the individual and team points, based on attendance and challenges, the reigning team was announced at our Christmas party…
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BLUE TEAM!!!
Led by fearless Team Trainers, Lou and Tegan, the blue team are our inaugural “Challenge Week” winners and were awarded the “Challenge Week Cup!”
In the PT Studio, we had 3 challenges for each client…
These were HARD challenges… We know because we did them too! Well done to everyone!!! Our individual winners were:
At Bootcamp, along with each Team colour winning a Challenge, we also had individual Challenges set. Congratulations to the following people:
Christina Butschle—Winner of “No Guts, No Glory”
The “Great Amazing Race”
Tyres!
Tyres!
Saturday Show-Down!
On Saturday 21st September, the Presentation of prizes and awards was held for the winners of our Community “Your Best Body” 8 Week Challenge!
The Challenge started with a Group Induction on Saturday 22nd June where all the eager participants received the vital information for the weeks ahead.
For the the next eight Saturdays, the participants came along to a Group Fitness Session, which was especially put on the the challenge. Thanks to Brothers Rugby League club for hosting us for the first two sessions, then to Mark Fawcett of Mackay Regional Council for use of Virgin Australia Stadium! A great privilege for all of us!
209 people in total entered the challenge for $50 entry fee which was 100% donated to charity – our chosen one being The Leukaemia Foundation of Qld. Not all participants went in it to ‘win’ or even enter the competition. They simply wanted to make a donation, and receive valuable transformation tools from Red E Personal Training.
Some of the motivations for join the “Your Best Body” (YBB) Challenge included…
In total the 35 final entrants lost a combined total of 107.8kgs and 2.23m of belly button measurements!
We read every single transformation summary and read some interesting and amusing lines…
I thoroughly enjoyed reading every single story as they all had very different and personal reasons for entering the challenge. Every single person is a winner, regardless of whether they took home a prize or not. To stick with it for eight weeks and to commit to their goals is something not everyone will follow through with. Every single person finished the eight weeks leaner, stronger and fitter than when they started. That is a massive WIN!
The compulsory requirements for judging was scale weight, belly button measurement and photos in minimal clothing so we could visually see the difference as well as the final summary of their journey.
Our Winners in no particular order were….
THE POWER COUPLE AWARD – JAMES & ANN-MARIE ANDREW!
James and Ann-Marie Andrew absolutely blew us away with their commitment and results – the physical transformations were AMAZING!!!
James was up at 4.00am four times per week to train in the gym. He lost 3kgs on the scale, 10cm off his belly button and has buffed up!!! He is looking amazing! James was the winner of the ‘Men’s Health Pack’ donated by ASN Mackay, a massage from Voh from Gold Coast Magic Hands and Healthy Habits Vouchers!
James’ beautiful wife Ann-Marie lost 7kgs on the scales and 7cm off her belly button and dropped 7.3% body fat by training at 4.30am each morning in her garage following the weight training plan supplied in our “8 Week Body Transformation System” supplied to all participants. She also ran on her treadmill after weight training and ran twice per week with friends. Both James and Ann-Marie overhauled their diets and wow, the results have shown!! Ann-Marie won the ‘Women’s Health Pack’ donated by ASN Mackay, an Aqua Zinger from Urban Girls, a blow-dry and shampoo from ID Hair and vouchers from Healthy Habits!
BELINDA WILKIE!
Belinda was devastated after seeing pictures of herself… she looked swollen and puffy. She decided to put down the fork and commit to the Bootcamp Sessions and her results were a 5kg scale weight loss, 17cm off her belly button and dropped a dress size!! Her photo transformations show a huge different to her physique! Belinda won a $100 voucher at ID Dezine as she will be needing new jeans, a $150 pamper voucher from Avaia Hair, and an $80 voucher to spend at Mass Nutrition Mackay!
LEE DAVIS!
Lee was motivated by the challenge as she suffered from debilitating heart palpitations and after years of suffering with them, wanted to get healthy for once and for all. Lee started training with Red E earlier this year, doing Mackay Bootcamp for Women, and already being in good shape, the YBB Challenge gave her extra motivation to see what she could do in eight weeks! Lee and her husband own a business so they are working every day and have three young children. Lee’s physical transformation is STUNNING! Lee is a classic example of why results never just ALL about the scales… she dropped ‘only’ 1kgs and also lowered her belly button measurement and her body shape changed dramatically with consistent weight training with our Fit Chicks Club Program! She has amazing abs and brilliant muscle tone! Lee won a full pamper and gift package from Intuition – The Art of Hair, a $50 Lorna Jane Voucher, a Spray Tan from Niqui’s Boutique and a voucher for her whole family to enjoy at ten-pin bowling thanks to Mackay Leisure Centre.
WAYNE HEDRICK!
Wayne was also our “Biggest Loser” over the eight weeks, dropping 7.6kgs ! He has regained his fitness and now has his goal set for qualifiying for the Masters Games in 2014! A cycling accident a few years ago resulting in a back injury, meant Wayne lost all his previous fitness as a keen cyclist and soccer player. The YBB Challenge motivated him to start on the path back to optimum health and fitness and he is now training with us regularly in the Group Training Sessions! He is looking fit, and we can’t wait to help him on his ultimate goal journey to qualify for the Masters Games!! Wayne has won PT Package from Red E, a special gift pack and chiropractic pillow from Gray’s Chiropractic as he will be needing lots of sleep with his training, a massage from Voh at Gold Coast Magic Hands and vouchers to spend at Cool Mango!
We also presented prizes to four other Challengers who did extremely well and are just as deserving!
Kate Weston
Kate is well on the path with her family to long-term wellness! Kate lost 6kgs and 11cm off her waist! Kate won a Consultation with Naturopath Andrea Cantwell at AFS Chemists, as well as a shampoo and blow-dry at ID Hair and vouchers from Healthy Habits!
Crystal Pioch
With her ultimate goal of her wedding coming up soon, and the extra motivation of the YBB Challenge, Crystal lost 6kgs and 17cm off her belly button! She is going to be a stunning bride! Crystal has won an Aqua Zinger from Urban Girls, a voucher from Mass Nutrition Mackay and vouchers from Cool Mango!
Kerrin Crowe
Kerrin was super keen, super motivated and made some huge life changes along the way! Dropping 4.5kgs and 32cm in total, Kerrin Crowe has changed her life for the healthier! Well done Kerrin and thanks for keeping us continually updated with your progress! Kerrin has won a shampoo and blow-dry from ID Hair, and she gets to play with us even more, by winning a Mackay Bootcamp for Women 10 Session Pass!
Megan Barnard
Megan is a supermum who has also converted her kids to loving eating vegetables! She is happier, healthier adn stronger for them, and testament that hard work will always pay off! Her before and after photos are amazing – she has some AMAZING abs!!! Congratulations for changing not only YOUR life, but your family’s as well! Megan won a shampoo & blow-dry from ID Hair, a Mass Nutrition Voucher and a $50 Rockwear Voucher!
A HUGE Congratulations to ALL of our Participants – we are so proud of every single one of you! You have the tools now to continue on the path to long-term health and wellness! Thank you for all of your entries, and congratulations for being a leading example for your families, friends, colleagues and all of Mackay!! You are inspiring many people!
We look forward to next year’s challenge and inspiring many more people to transform their lives for the better!! The YBB Challenge website is here and will be updated accordingly next year! www.mackayybbchallenve.viprespond.com
(Selina Wright)
On Saturday, June 15th, 2013, our Red E Spartans and Warrior Princesses were put through a special “SAS” Style workout as designed by Mini-Commando, Lou!
Tyres, Commando Crawls, Sandbags, – all our athletes took on every challenge and obstacle thrown at them with 100% effort!! Great fun, hard work and a and a wicked workout!!!
Congratulations, you all passed the SAS Test! Thanks everyone for joining in the fun, and thanks to Lou for organising it!
Team Red E as captured by the Mackay Telegraph!
The Mackay Marina Run was on Sunday 3rd June, 2013.
Red E had three teams in the Corporate 5km Challenge as well as many individuals in the 5km, 8km and 21.1km events!
Many goals and milestones were reached – from running 5kms for the first time, or setting personal goals to beat a previous personal best time! The support and comraderie displayed by every person there was very special!
A great team effort!! GO TEAM RED E!!! 
YAY!!! WE DID IT!!!
Tali still has energy after her debut half marathon!
To celebrate the end of year, and the silly season, on Saturday 8th December, we held an 80’s themed Group Training Session where all clients were invited to drag their leotards and leg-warmers from the cupboard!
A sea of fluoro and even a mullet invaded Bluewater Quay where we went back to the 80s by warming up with aerobics with our theme song, “Let’s Get Physical”, pumping in the background!
We continued with more ‘2012-style training’ with the sounds of the 80’s continuing in the background… “ya can’t touch this”.
We finished the morning off with refreshing nibblies and the opportunity to have a chat and wish everyone a safe and healthy Christmas!
Thanks to everyone who joined us!
Here’s a quick YouTube video with snippets of some of the 80s fun we had!!
October 6th, 2012 was the date of our annual “Get Red E For Summer!” Party held at Toscani’s Restaurant, Sydney Street Markets.
Approximately sixty of Red E’s clients were keen to glam it up and swap the dumbbells for wine glasses and mingle with their trainers in a social atmosphere!
The highlight of the evening was to announce the winners Red E’s 12 Week “Little Black Dress” Challenge for the ladies, and the “Your Best Body” Challenge for the men. All of our challenge participants worked hard from May to August to change their body shape, win great prizes and donate money to charity.
The 14 finalists lost a total of 76.1kgs of body fat – a great achievement, especially considering that not all of them had weight loss goals!! A total of $1,740 will be donated to the male and female winner’s charities of choice.
The Female Overall Winner was Katie Beveridge! Katie had been training at Red E for awhile and committed to the challenge to really have a goal focus and push herself to see what she could achieve. She was already quite fit and in good shape but was still eating bad food and had some bad habits (which we only found out later!). She is very competitive and one of her goals for the challenge as we read in her goal setting form was “to win it”! When you are already at a comfy weight, you really have to work super hard and be super strict to make any further changes! Katie, lost 5kgs, is now a size eight, she built firm, feminine muscles and changed her lifestyle for the better – quitting smoking after nine years! Katie’s prize was a photoshoot by Leah McLean Photography with hair and make-up by Jess Rogers Make-Up Artist.
The Male Overall Winner was Hami Dewes whose goals originally were to support his wife but he soon realised in his words that he was “a fat piece of sh!t who needed an overhaul”. His goals were to reduce his body fat and not skip a training session! In total he lost 17kgs and buffed up to replicate a bronzed statue! We can’t get rid of him (haha) – he trains 4/5x per week with us (48 PT sessions over the 12 weeks!) and is a consistent participant at the Saturday Group Training Session! His transformation pictures were amazing and he just keeps getting better! In his own words “These days I’m all about blood, sweat & tears, not pizza, chips and beers!” Hami won a men’s supplement pack thanks to Australian Sports Nutrition, Mackay.
Other prizes awarded on the night for 12 Week Challengers:
Andrea Morrow – Andrea lost a total of ten kilograms and overhauled her whole lifestyle! Her prize was a massage, manicure and facial thanks to Healthpoint Chemists.
Jodi Dewes – Jodi lost a total of ten kilograms build her confidence and believe in herself! Her prize was a pamper package thanks to Avaia Hair!
Matt Kliese – Matt lost a total of ten kilograms, got super-fit, and lost two pants sizes! His prize was a male pamper package thanks to Avaia Hair!
Nat McMullen – Nat lost a total of six kilograms which was an amazing achievement as she got so ill during the challenge she ended up in hospital and lost four weeks! Great effort for eight weeks Nat! Her prize was a $100 Jeanswest voucher. She sure does need new pants now!
Chris McConochie – Chris won the “Buff Boy” award for being super committed, enthusiastic and for dropping a few kilograms, but more importantly building his muscle mass! Chris’ prize was a Red E Training package.
Haley Moran – Haley’s award was for her consistency, and commitment! Haley had fantastic results losing eight kilos! She won a Red E Training package for her efforts.
Fun and Cheeky Awards:
Most Committed – Jackie Bussey! For being a long time dedicated 3x week Bootcamper and 2x week PT sessions!
Most Consistent – Rowena Anderson! This super-mum has three children under five years old, is a VIP Bootcamper, trains twice per week with PT and holds down a full time job!
Bionica – Brenda Witt! She gets knocked down, but she gets up again! Major surgeries won’t stop Brenda!
Teacher’s Pet – Scott Tomlinson! Never misses a session, does EVERYTHING his trainers ask of him, and gives us amazing Christmas presents!! 😉
Best Stack – Sheena Hayes! Had a cracker of a crash (literally) while on her skates. Although this was an out-of-Red E-office incident, it was worth an award.
New Knees – This was a special award from Tegan who has just undergone a knee reconstruction, with a suggestion for a few people to join her elite ‘new knee’ club! Beth M, Linda M, Carole M and Mary-Ann E!!
We all had a heap of fun on the night! Everyone enjoyed Toscani’s tasty nibblies and even tastier wine! There was a bit of exercise in the form of dancing to finish the night off – thanks Ange and Kathy!
Great night, great fun with great people! The annual “Get Red E For Summer!” party is an event everyone looks forward to each year!
At Red E, we love any opportunity to celebrate an event or special days, by getting together with our clients for extra fun outside of training!
Saturday 17th August, 2012, we held our first Red E Olympics! It was a warm yet foggy morning, made even more special when Trainer Lou appeared from the mist…
Four teams were randomly drawn and had a Team Trainer allocated. Blue Team was led by Tegan, the Red Team had Lou pushing them on, Christine was in charge of the White Team, and Selina looked after the Black Team! Each team assigned a Team Captain before the opening ceremony.
The event list included Team Challenges – “The Marathon”, “90 Seconds of Pushups”, “Fire & Storm” and “King of the Castle”. Individual events included hurdles, beach flags, shot put (with medicine balls!), and long jump! The Olypmpic Champion Team was a tie between Team Blue and Team Black!!
Everyone had a great morning and let their competitive spirit out! Visit our Facebook Page to see our photos of the day, including the individual winners here.
We have three 10-20second YouTube clips of some of the events here. Have a look at how much fun we had!
(Posted by Selina)
Hi all,
If you are on our email list, then you’ll know we are now taking names for Red E’s Bootcamp for Women If you are still keen, to get onto it pronto!! For YOUR health and fitness and also to help the victims of the floods.
Like the rest of Queensland, we are in absolute disbelief at the devastation caused by the floods in Central Queensland, Toowoomba, Brisbane and the surrounding areas.
So we have decided to donate $50 from every “Bootcamp for Women Registration” to the Flood Relief Appeal.
Already, due to the excitement there is only a LIMITED number of spots available, and we expect more women to jump on board right away, knowing that they are helping the flood victims as well as themselves. If you have already registered we’re sure you will be even more excited knowing that part of your Registration Fee is helping those in need and if you haven’t signed up yet, then here’s a great opportunity for you to help yourself and those people who really need some assistance right now!
If you would like to sign-up be sure to let us know right away! We have had a few ‘issues’ with our website www.mackaybootcampforwomen.com.au – technology just isn’t out ‘thing!’…… But fun, fitness and fundraising for charity is.
However, we have added a link to this page. Please see the Bootcamp for Women tabs above or http://www.redepersonaltraining.com.au/bootcamp-for-women-2/ to sign up.
Here’s a quick overview:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday for four weeks starting on Monday 31st January.
CAMP 1: 5.30am – 6.30am
CAMP 2: 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Not sure if Boot Camp is for you? Here’s 5 reasons why I think it is, you get all of this at Boot Camp…
#1 – Fundraise: we will donate $50 of your Registration Fee to support the Flood Relief Appeal.
#2 – Support: You will always have a drill-sergeant…Err, I mean trainer to make sure you are doing all of the exercises in a safe and results effective manner.
#3 – Motivation: And of course the trainers on hand will push you hard to get the heart beating and the blood pumping.
#4 – Competition: It’s human instinct and impossible to resist. And when your competitive side kicks in you’ll find yourself trying hard to beat what the other ladies can do at Boot Camp. This friendly competition is good though, because it means you push yourself harder and get results faster.
#5 – Challenge: You will not have participated in an exercise circuit as intensive as this before and you WILL feel the burn (that’s good) after your very first session.
#6 – Fun: And finally, because of the Red E Personal Training Bootcamp group element, it’s just a good laugh which makes it a lot easier for you to commit to the sessions.
…Again, though that’s what I think… But I want to leave it up to you to decide for yourself which is why I am giving you the opportunity to attend our first ever Boot Camp for Women starting on 31st January! Full details on this website or click here:
…I know with all of this, your success is as certain as the sunrise and you can see the proof of that at our Boot Camp website… Just be sure to go there now and register before it’s too late.
We look forward to doing our part to help the victims of the devastating flood.
http://www.redepersonaltraining.com.au/bootcamp-for-women-2/
Selina and the Team
at Red E Personal Training
