Personal Trainer Gawler

Fit Fix Group Personal Training

Gawler personal trainer Adam Fowler is a fully qualified personal trainer and registered fitness professional offering one on one, group personal training, bootcamps, outdoor and adventure activities and more, in and around the Gawler area.

Adam will be your personal trainer, motivator, body sculptor, partner and friend in a fun and safe environment, with the belief that exercise should challenge your body and mind and be an enjoyable activity rather than the same boring old routine.

Some of Adam’s impressive qualications include:

• Master Trainer (inc. Cert 3 & 4 in Fitness)
• Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Group Instructor
• Fitball Instructor
• Punch Fit Instructor and Trainer
• Fitness in Pilates
• Gym Stick

Fit Fix caters for groups, corporate/business, school/children (qualified children’s trainer with police check), teams/clubs, sports specific training, rehabilitation and training for special events such as charity fun runs, an upcoming wedding or just to look fantastic for a planned holiday.

Some of the many benefits of personal training with Fit Fix are:

• Build lean muscle
• Prevent injuries by having a strong and healthy body
• Look and feel great
• Lose weight and increase muscle tone
• Gain self confidence and improve self esteem
• Reduce the risk of diabetes, heart disease and many other medical concerns
• Improve coordination, balance, strength, endurance and flexibility

If you need a fitness fix contact Adam on the details below, and also check out his Facebook page. Mention this website or the code ‘adelaidept‘ for a special offer.

Fix Fix Personal Training Gawler
PO Box 483
Gawler SA 5118
0401 083 368

Metabolic Workouts

What are Metabolic Workouts?

Metabolic workouts are designed to get you working harder in order to burn more calories in a shorter period of time. The idea that you need to work out an hour a day for some people is not good news, as we are all busy and trying to find the time can be difficult.

Matt O’Neill has recently released Episode #13 of Metabolic Jumpstart TV – “Why Metabolic Workouts?”, explaining what they are, and why you should be including this form of exercise in your program. You can see the video and full explanation here on Matt’s YouTube Channel.

It used to be that you could get away with exercising 30 minutes a day, 3 times per week, but things have changed because we are spending more and more time sitting down, whether through business or pleasure, in front of tv or computer screens.

The problem with sitting is it causes a new thing called “inactivity physiology“, which is causing us many health problems. The answer is of course, to exercise more, to move more and burn more.

How do we burn more calories?

As Matt suggests in the video, what we need to do is rethink our approach to exercise and physical activity and the effort we are prepared to put in.

By using the Physical Effort scale, a tool provided in your motivation pack as part of the Metabolic Jumpstart Program, we can see exactly which level we should be aiming for in our workouts.

A quick example of how the Effort Gauge works:

No effort = sitting down, burns around 1 calorie per minute
Extreme physical activity = sprinting for example, burns around 9 or 10 calories every minute

As a general rule, and this applies to any form of exercise, the harder you workout the more calories you will burn. By exercising at a higher intensity we are multiplying our resting rate. So for example if we were burning 5 calories per minute, we would be exercising at 5 times out resting rate, which of course is a good thing.

Check with your doctor first if necessary before commencing any exercise program of course.

The 3 levels of activity within the Physical Effort scale

1. Health Movement = Purple Zone (1-3)
Very light or no effort. Basically just doing very light movement or incidental exercise, like performing every day tasks, going for walk, etc. This is a good and necessary part of daily activity to help prevent cardiovascular disease but as the movement is performed at a very low intensity, not many calories are expended.

2. Calorie Burning Exercise = Green Zone (4-5)
Moderate or comfortably challenging. This is a very common level of activity most seen by people walking to burn calories which can be maintained for quite some time, eg. 30-60 minutes, as the level of intensity is again quite low to moderate.

3. Metabolic Fitness = Yellow to Red Zone (6-9)
Somewhat hard to very hard. The results of this can be a build up of lactic acid and/or muscle soreness which can appear uncomfortable at first, but after a workout this can also be a sign that you have done a really good job as you have been working in the metabolic fitness zone.

You may need to build up your fitness to achieve this level of energy expenditure and this is where the help of a personal trainer can assist you to do this safely and using the most effective metabolically challenging exercises.

A very common example of this would interval training – a period of intense exercise followed by a rest period, then repeated for the prescribed time frame.

What are the benefits of exercising in this metabolic zone?

Matt says “A little bit of extra effort gets fantastic results”, and the 3 main benefits of this extra effort are:

1. Fitness – you burn more calories by getting fitter, which really spells out getting more done in less time. This is a great thing! 20-30 minutes at the gym performing exercise or metabolic workouts at a high intensity can result in dramatic changes to your shape and ultimately your metabolism improves.

2. Building or maintaining muscle – We lose muscle as we age which can be avoided, but by keeping muscle, every kg you keep or build you burn an extra 10 calories every day. So by increasing your lean body mass (LBM) your body becomes more efficient at burning calories.

3.  Boosting the activity of the mitochondria – At an unseen level, this is responsible for burning calories 24 hours a day, so we don’t just want more muscle, we want metabolically active tissue which is a result of exercising in the Metabolic Fitness zone.

If you have just been doing walking at a moderate level and not getting results, consider lifting the level of intensity at which you work, and consider metabolic fitness and adding metabolic workouts to your routine.

To contact a Fitness Australia registered personal trainer that can provide metabolic workouts and more, and to assist you getting started with Metabolic Jumpstart, call 08 8378 1379, we are an official partner of the Metabolic Jumpstart Program.

Kick Boxing Classes Adelaide

Fitness Habitat Kickboxing Classes

Fitness Habitat is owned and operated by Scott Condon, a personal trainer in Marden who has a wealth of experience and qualifications that set him apart as both a personal trainer, kick boxing instructor and group fitness studio owner.

Scott is one of the few personal trainers in Adelaide who holds both a Dip. in Fitness and Dip. in Sport, completed at the Australian Institute of Applied Sciences.

Scott has taken literally hundreds of classes from beginner to advanced level, and with a background in amateur boxing, his kick boxing and boxing skills are easily evident. In any sport that you might be look to learn, whether it be poker or football, it is always advisable to be tutored by a qualified professional with a wealth of experience. For those looking to develop their kick boxing skills, Scott’s expert knowledge and extensive experience in this sport means that he is one of the best instructors around.

Fitness Habitat Group Fitness Classes

The following classes are available at the group fitness studio:

• Circuits – An all over body workout with a nice mix of resistance and cardiovascular training
• Fusion – Scott’s very own mind and body class combining fitball, flexibility and balance exercises
• Kick Boxing – A bag and pads class using a combination of punch and kicking techniques

Kick boxing classes are a bag and pad only class. No sparring, no contact. Various combinations are used with an awesome calorie and energy burn.

The combination of kick and boxing classes are a fantastic way to increase your general fitness, learn basic self defense techniques, increase your self confidence, improve muscle and cardiovascular conditioning and have fun in a safe and encouraging environment.

For more information on kickboxing classes in Adelaide, and to view a timetable of all classes available see the contact details below and how you can get in touch with Scott and his team.

Mention this website or the code ‘adelaidept‘ for your first class free.

Fitness Habitat KickBoxing Classes
481 Payneham Rd
Felixstow SA 5070
0433 043 676

Personal Trainer North Adelaide

Release Fitness & Personal Training

North Adelaide personal trainer Stephen Thomson, based in Melbourne St, has been providing personal training and health advice for over 6 years. Training out of the fantastic Club Rhythm studio right in the heart of North Adelaide, Stephen offers the choice of working in the state of the art studio, with the option of training outdoors in one of many of Adelaide’s beautiful park lands just a few steps away.

Having also worked as a gym instructor, Stephen has much experience in areas such as:

• Training for weight loss
• Pre and post natal fitness and weight reduction
• Specific training for sports
• Core training
• Outdoor group fitness training
• Corporate group training
• Nutrition*

* Stephen is also a Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor and will help you to discover your metabolic type, enabling you to eat foods that are specific to you. This will free you from food cravings, recurring ailments, help you achieve your ideal weight and increase your vitality, so you can lead a life full of vibrant health and fitness.

Individually tailored progams also include:

• Overall health and fitness assessment
• Setting goals
• Body composition testing
• Exercise programs for home

For more information and to start personal training in North Adelaide, see Stephen’s contact and location details below. Mention this website or the code ‘adelaidept‘ for a special offer.

Release Fitness & Personal Training
69-71 Melbourne St
North Adelaide SA 5006
08 8378 1379