Boxing has really packed a punch at Dellafit. It has been a big hit. It has knocked everyone out of the park with how popular it is. By popular demand boxing will be TWICE A WEEK from term 2. Every Tuesday and Friday at 6.45am. So if you love boxing you will have 2 exciting mornings a week to look forward to.What do we love about boxing?Boxing uses the anaerobic system (70 to 80%) and the...Learn More
Davorka has been coming to Dellafit now for about 7 weeks. I thought it might be interesting for you to find out about what motivated her to join and how she experienced joining up and what she thinks of her new routine at Dellafit. On my part I have seen Davorka go from being quite nervous and a bit down on herself to being much more confident and happy about how she is going. I wish...Learn More
These days we are all becoming a lot more aware of the way that hormone levels might affect the way that we feel. The hormone associated with stress is called cortisol.We have cortisol for a good reason. It signals to our body that we need to eat more following a stressful situation. When we turn on a “fight or flight” response we use up more energy. Our body is telling us to...Learn More
When we were in our 20s and 30s and we needed to lose weight we knew just what to do:A quick fad diet would usually do the trick – apples for 2 days, cheese for 2 days etc etcJoin the gym and go every day for two weeks with a lot of cardio – the eliptical trainer thing where you swing your arms while you march along was not too bad. We would do that for a few hours while we...Learn More
We are super excited to introduce you to Ciara Daly who is our Head of Boxing at Dellafit. What I love about Ciara is that she really “walks the talk”. Not only is she an amazing boxing coach, but she can really box. She has taken part in 22 fights. She also won a State title 2 years ago in the 60kg division. So Ciara knows what she is doing when it comes to boxing. It is so...Learn More
We are back in the park from Friday 29 January and our offering this term will blow you away. When we are coming up with a program we always have YOU in mind. We want to get you results. When women take up our classes on a regular basis they can expect:increased fitnessfeeling strongerbetter posturegenerally feeling “better” – increased feelings of well beingimproved...Learn More
Lea Simpson recently joined Dellafit and is going gangbusters already. Before returning to Australia earlier this year Lea felt like she had lost her strength and fitness. Lea had previously been very fit. She is now finding fitness again. I asked her to share her experience. First of all Lea can you tell us a little bit about yourself I have just moved back to Australia after a...Learn More
Most of us can relate to a “diet” or a “health kick” more than “lasting habits”. We decide to get rid of those extra kilos by restricting our eating for a certain period of time. Or we decide to embark on a hard core exercise regime to “get fit quick”. Basically it is like a “blitz”. We plan to spend a few weeks suffering to reap long...Learn More
As part of our 2021 schedule we will be offering yin yoga on a Thursday morning. I am so excited to be able to offer this wonderful weekly experience to our members.What exactly is yin yoga?Yin Yoga is a slow-paced, therapeutic style of yoga. You will not be doing a plank or a warrior pose or saluting the sun. Most of the time you will be sitting or lying down. Taking up a position, you...Learn More
Have you ever eaten too much and then imposed exercise as punishment? So you ate a whole family size pizza. Feeling disgusted with yourself, you vow to do a punishing workout to make up for it. Or it might that you promise to get up early and go for a long run after too many late night chocolates. I know women who are trapped in a cycle of having to go on long runs every day because they...Learn More