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Jump-into-Summer ’20 – Week 1

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Ready… steady… Jump-into-Summer ’20! 

Our Jump-into-Summer ’20 challenge is go. Seven weeks of  fresh air, fitness and all-round fun. Ensuring you feel fit and fabulous for summer.

How does it work?
  • Weekly run, cycle, strength training – progressing each week (Week 1 focuses on benchmark testing)
  • Attend as many sessions in the week – the more, the better! 
  • Each session attracts points (see below)
  • You will be issued with a ‘Score Card’ so that you can tally your points each week
  • 1 x Wellbeing challenge will be issued each week
  • 4 x Wildcard challenges will be issued
  • 3 x Super-session challenges will be issued
  • The more you do – the more points you will attract
  • Prizes will be awarded at end of challenge
Week 1
  • Exercise Challenge – attend as many group training sessions as possible from our weekly timetable below:
  • Wellbeing Challenge – Enjoy a cup of coffee/tea/kombucha on your own, in peace (20mins)
  • Wildcard Challenge – Share 1 random fact about yourself to team (within your private FB groups – Race-FIT, Tri-FIT, Walk-to-Run)
  • Super-Session Challenge – Weeks 2, 4 & 6
  • Consistency Challenge – aim to attend 3+ sessions per week (that’s how you create a habit!)
Point Scoring
  • Run/Walk/Cycle – 5 points
  • Strength Bootcamp – 10 points
  • Wildcard Challenge – 10 points
  • Super-Session Challenge – 20 points
  • Wellbeing Challenge – 20 points
  • Consistency Challenge – 10 points
  • Yoga Session – 10 points
Prizes
  • Most Improved
  • Most Attended Sessions
  • Special Coaches Award
  • Overall 2020 Winner
  • Save-the-date for prizing-giving/end of challenge BBQ – Sat 28 Nov 2020

 

To win, you have to stay in the game!  

~Jump-into-Summer – Week 2
~Jump-into-Summer – Week 3

 

 

Bowral Cycle Classic – 18 Oct 2020

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The award-winning Bowral Cycle Classic takes part in the stunning Southern Highlands – showcasing the beautiful quaint towns of the region.  Choose from the 125km Challenge Classic or the 90km Rouleurs Classic.

 

About the program

The event is hosted on Sun 18 October 2020 and takes you through the rolling hills of Bowral, Berrima, Sutton Forest Rogertson and Kangaloon. There are four loops on offer – we will be focusing on the 125km and 90km.

Our 13-week training program – kicks off on Tues 21 July 2020 – targeting cyclists who are looking to attempt their first cycle classic (90km); and those who would like to take on a challenge (125km).

Each week we focus on 4 x bike training sessions which include – endurance, speed and power. Half of the training sessions are coached/guided and the other half are sessions to do on your  own.

 

* Program subject to change

What is included in the program?
  • 13-week training program
  • 25 x coached/guided training sessions
  • Saturday endurance rides will be on alternate weeks as guided rides with our partners at Northern Suburbs Triathlon Club (NSTC)
  • Sunday endurance rides will be on alternative weeks as coached rides with our qualified BEXI coaches
  • Race nutrition and recovery
  • Mental skills and strategies
  • Race day logistics
  • Membership of a supportive, like-minded Community
  • FREE BEXI Buff – they’re really cool!! 
What are the course descriptions?
What is excluded?
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Highway-19 Virtual Challenge

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We’re super-excited to launch our newest virtual challenge:

HIGHWAY-19

In response to COVID-19, we decided to create a virtual challenge that would keep our community fit, motivated, happy and healthy during this uncertain period.

 

About HIGHWAY-19

Starting Weds 1 April 2020, join us as we run, walk, cycle, swim, hop, skip and jump our way around Australia*. Our goal is to circumnavigate the full distance around Australia on HIGHWAY-19 – a whopping distance of 14,500km.

(*Following government guidelines in response to COVID-19.)

Each week we will set a target goal – i.e. travel from Sydney to Brisbane (920km). We will all jump in with the aim of completing the target distance – doing whatever activity we prefer. At the end of each week, we will submit our weekly mileage to our ‘Virtual Challenge Navigator‘, who will plot the distance covered on our virtual map.

Our challenge is to circumnavigate Australia within 2-months – April and May 2020. Some weeks will be shorter and easier, other weeks will be longer and harder.  But one thing is for sure – our BEXI community loves a challenge!

 

Bonus Kilometers

Bonus km’s will be awarded as follows:

  • Completing virtual home workouts – 30mins = 5km | 45mins = 10km | 60mins = 15km
  • Swim distances will be multiplied by 10 (i.e. 1km swim = 10km)
  • Junior distances will be multiplied on a tiered scaling – 5-10yrs x 4 | 11-15yrs x 3 | 16-20yrs x 2
  • Distances will be doubled for those who ‘lead’ a session (i.e. mark a trail run; plan a solo run session; plan an indoor training session; etc.)
  • Wildcard challenges will randomly be issued throughout the challenge – these will attract vast bonus km’s
  • Spot prizes will be allocated along the way

 

What is the cost?

FREE! GRATIS! GRATUITE!

We want to support our BEXI community, their family and friends.

What happens at the finish?

Should we achieve our goal, all participants will receive a finishers medal or apparel*. (This will incur a small charge.)

How to register?

Small acts, when multiplied by many people, can transform the world.

>> Week 1: Sydney to Brisbane (917km)

Spring Challenge 2020

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Join us for seven weeks of fresh air, fitness and all-round fun!

Springtime is here! Time to head outdoors and take on our seven-week Spring Challenge 2020 – consisting of workouts, wildcard surprises, super-sessions, prizes and fun. Our goal is to get your feeling fit & fabulous for summer.

How does it work?
  • Challenge starts on Mon 12 Oct to Sat 28 Nov 2020
  • We will focus on three goals:
    • Get Faster – achieve a PB in your chosen run (5km) or cycle (20km) course
    • Get Stronger – improve your strength based on a benchmark circuit
    • Build a Healthy Habit – commit to being ‘Consistent’ by attending 3 x weekly training sessions
  • Weekly training sessions include:
    • Running – Mon | Thurs | Sat
    • Bootcamp – Tues
    • Cycling – Weds | Fri | Sat
    • Yin Yoga – Tues (pm)
  • Surprise ‘Wildcard’ challenges will be issued each week (can’t say any more!)
  • Points will be allocated for attending training sessions, completing challenges and achieving goals
  • Prizes will be awarded for most improved, most attended sessions and a special Coaches award
  • Prize-giving concludes at end of challenge on Sat 28 Nov – with a brekkie BBQ
Who is this challenge for?
  • You’re looking to reignite your fitness Mojo
  • You’re looking for a tangible/achievable goal to work towards
  • You’re looking for someone to be accountable to
  • You’re looking to hang out with like-minded, fun-loving friends
  • You’re willing to commit to 7-weeks of fresh air, fitness and fun!
What is the cost?
  • $40 p/wk (across 7-weeks)
  • Includes prizes
  • Guaranteed results & lots of fun!

Exercise and the F-word

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On Tuesday morning I found myself engrossed in a conversation on ABC 702 between Wendy Harmer and Martha Lourey-Bird (Exercise Scientist), discussing family fitness (conversation here.)

So many families are embracing sedentary lifestyles these days – watching TV, playing computer games, glued to their iPhone’s – which is causing heaps of health and social issues.

It was great to hear Martha’s views about the importance involving kids when it comes to choosing activities and how to focus on the positives when it comes to exercise.

For kids/teenagers who are wired to their screens, a great idea is to head to the park and play some touch footie, cricket, soccer, hockey, netball, etc. Or another suggestion, which I thought was awesome, was to get them involved in training for an event with you. Make it a joint challenge – enter a charity event, fun run, parkrun. Not only will this give them a sense of purpose, but the training will stretch over a number of weeks, which will enable them to get into a routine.

Children are great imitators, so give them something great to imitate

The benefits of training as a family are vast – physical health, mental health and also bonding the family. If you have traditionally chosen a sedentary option over the weekend (i.e. watch sport on TV), why not make a small change and try something active – take the dog for a walk, ride your bikes around the lake, meet friends in the park for a walk. Setting positive lifestyle patterns is so important.

Our values at Beauty of Exercise is always FUN! Whatever we do, we make sure to have fun. If it’s getting up in the dark, running up hills, chasing our buddies around the lake – it’s all fun! And the key thing with having fun is to surround yourself with like-minded people to have fun with.

So, the moral of the F-word — always keep it FUN! And remember, your children become what you are… so be what you want them to be.

Debbie2
~ Beauty of Exercise

Jump-into-January 2016

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Beat the post-Christmas holiday sluggish slump!

Know that feeling of ‘over-indulging goodness’ of the festive season?  Sluggish, unfit, unhealthy and unmotivated?

Join us for our 30-day ‘Jump-into-January’ challenge and we’ll help you jump-OUT of your bad holiday habits and jump-IN to your new healthy habits. We’ll boost your health, fitness and energy levels – leaving you feeling ready to embrace 2016!

What will you get when you sign up?

  • 30-days of deliciously, healthy, family-friendly meal plans
  • 30-days of fabulous, fun exercise challenges – for all fitness-levels
  • 30-days of health tips to energize you in 2016
  • 30-days of amazing support to keep you accountable
  • Weekly access to our group exercise classes
  • Weekly video interviews of members sharing their top healthy tips
  • Weekly adventurous wildcard challenges that will encourage you to try new activities
  • Weekly motivational intentions to inspire you
  • Prizes for those who achieve success along the way
  • Much more…

Who is this program for?

  • anyone who would like to beat the bad holiday habits
  • anyone who would like to create new healthy habits
  • anyone who would like to lose weight
  • anyone who would like some motivation to get started
  • anyone who would like be held accountable
  • anyone looking for support from a small group of amazing individuals

How does it work?

Each week you will be receive a link to a program of activities for the week. The program will include meal plans, recipes, workouts, motivational intentions, wildcard challenges, healthy tips, video interviews and much more. You will also have access to a private supportive on-line community who will support you every step along the way.

Group training sessions are as follows:

  • Mon 9.30-10.30am
  • Thurs 6-7am

How much does it cost?

$80 (normal value $300) – jump-on-it-now!

FREE for BEXI members who have registered for our Unlimited 1 or Unlimited 2 Term training packages.

What next?

Jump-into-January 2016 – register today!

» Full list of 2016 training programs

November Challenge

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Would you like to feel amazing this summer?

This summer is going to be hot and full of fun!  Come join us on our 30-day November Challenge and let us help you feel FANTASTIC this summer.

Who is this program for?

  • anyone who would like to get energised for summer
  • anyone wanting to lose some weight
  • anyone who is lacking in motivation
  • anyone looking for accountability
  • anyone who is intimidated by large training groups

How does it work?

Each week you will be presented with a program of activities which include fitness, nutrition and motivation. We will set you weekly challenges (which are manageable and achievable) and hold you accountable for achieving these challenges.

Our 30-day November Challenge is not about exercising every day and counting calories. It is about fun, fitness, friendship, support and accountability. We will start off with small, achievable challenges and progress each week. There will even be prizes at the end of it all!

What is included in the weekly program?

–  1 x group exercise class
–  1 x home workout
–  5 x breakfast and dinner meal plans
–  Healthy snack recipes
–  1 x wildcard challenge
– Supportive on-line community

What do you need to do?

  • Sign up to the 30-day November Challenge
  • Commit to the weekly challenges
  • Post updates on our private Facebook page

What will we do?

  • Provide you with weekly intentions
  • Provide you with exercise classes and plans
  • Provide you with healthy meal plans
  • Provide you with inspiration and motivation
  • Provide you with support to keep you accountable

What happens at the end?

Your peers will nominate those members who have delivered on the challenge and achieved their goals. There will also be a ‘Coach’s Choice’ for those who have inspired/motivated the group and worked really hard to succeed.

How much does it cost?

Only $45 (normal value $290) – jump on it now!

Current Beauty of Exercise members who have committed to a Summer training programs, will automatically be included.

When does it start/end?

Starts Mon 2 Nov and finishes Mon 30 Nov 2015

What prizes are up for grabs?

  • Hair & Beauty treatment
  • Magazine subscription
  • Health store voucher
  • Meal voucher
  • Much more…

Register on-line and we’ll get you feeling fantastic!