Blog Posts
Ridz Rant: Who are your heroes and what is it like to meet them?
This is a bit of a phenomenon that I have come across in my life. We all have someone in our life we aspire to be like, look like or someone that we admire what they have accomplished and stand in awe. The whole time thinking “wow I could not do that.” But from what [...]
Ridz Rant: How Do I Know What Info Is Correct When It Comes To Nutrition???
This is a question that we get here regularly at Gym Ridz Personal Training and it is one really prickly topic. There is so much anecdotal evidence out there as to the right way to eat or the wrong. We know that the Okinawans outlive most of us and have few issues with heart disease [...]
Latest Transformations
It feels really good to say I am a fit and healthy person!
Anne Maree has now lost over 10 kg!! And she is keeping it off! When I started training with Gym Ridz in September 2009, I weighed 85.4kgs and was extremely unfit. I had tried all kinds of fad diets which had left me disillusioned and feeling like I was destined to be fat. I rarely exercised and ate a lot of carbohydrate heavy meals which left me constantly tired and without energy.I initially started training once a week in a group session and gradually built up to the 4 to 5 sessions a week I do now. The most valuable thing I ever … [Read More...]
“I was hitting goals I’d never even dreamed of setting!”
Juls lost an incredible 16cm from her waistline and dropped over 5kg in 12 weeks. There’s a difference between a quick fix and a long-term solution. Unfortunately for me, I always seemed to be going to the quick fix solution that only lead to even more weight gain at the end of it. After years of yo-yo dieting that put Oprah to shame, I finally found something more sustainable in Gym Ridz personal training. Sure I’ve read plenty of information on the ins and outs of exercise and nutrition, but Jim really … [Read More...]
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