Serious Fitness is a personal training and fitness studio based in Coburg, Melbourne, with regular bootcamp classes held in Coburg, Bulleen and Carlton. Our services include, one-on-one personal training, group personal training and group exercise classes including, Bootcamp, Powercise (like Zumba), Lean Ladies and Knockout - a mixed martial arts based program to get your heart pumping. Our focus is on creating great base fitness, getting results, improving your nutrition, all while having some serious fun!
With a New Year upon us, it is usually the time to evaluate our lives and set new goals for 2011.What will they be?Tone up? Lose weight? Is there a short cut to your weight loss goals? Read More>>
HOT TOPIC: Do Toning Shoes Actually Work? Toning shoes, wellness shoes, or shaping shoes, are the new fad and we’re sure you have seen them being advertised. But are they really firming thighs and butts, making people fitter and improving posture? Read More>>
The alarm goes off in the morning and your mind starts racing about everything that you need to do for the day.How are you going to cram everything into the next 24 hours? These helpful hints might help you feel less stressed and be far more productive…. Read More>>
HOT TOPIC: Top 3 Knee Injuries and How To Treat Them Knee injuries are a common occurrence and knowing how to prevent them can help save you a lot of pain and waiting on the sidelines….Here are just a few of the most popular cause and how to prevent them. Read More>>
Crossfit (xfit) training is the ‘latest’ in a long line of“new “ training techniques….If you haven’t heard of this term, here is a brief outline of what you might expect from a Xfit session….Read More
You might think that this is a crazy statement coming from a group of personal trainers. The fact is; it’s true! Diets Don’t Work! And this is why…Read More>>
As personal trainers, the most common thing that clients ask us for is motivation.The question is…how do you get motivated and then stay that way? Read More>>
You may have seen your favourite footballer players or elite athletes wearing them…The question is do we really need to spend up to $300.00 on the latest compression garments or Skins to wear during exercise? Read More>>
HOT TOPIC: Post Workout Supplements…. Necessity or Hype? There are a lot of supplements out there designed to help us to get SUPER LEAN or grow HUGEMUSCLES and some that claim to do both!Are these supplements necessary or are they simply a waste of your money? Read More >>
We have all heard about the “benefits” of dark chocolate (65% cocoa or higher) lately and how the anti oxidants in it are good for our bodies. Are they telling you everything? Read More>>
Everywhere you turn you can’t avoid the new diet that will get you fantastic results in no time. The only dilemma we have is finding out which diets are fads and which ones are realistic. Read More>>
Is your New Year’s resolution to get in shape?Did Santa bring you a WiiFit Plus or an active video game for Xmas to help you achieve your goal? Just how effective is punching the air, running on the spot, holding a yoga pose, and squatting in front of the television in the fat loss stakes? Read More>>
Eureka Stair Climb a Huge Success! On Sunday 22nd November 2009, we had 3 teams complete the Eureka Climb to help raise funds for the White Lion Foundation and Interplast, Australia and New Zealand.
HOT TOPIC: The Truth about "Healthy Foods" How many times has the promise of 95% fat free, sugar free, 30% less fat or gluten free, helped you decide what you buy from the supermarket shelf because you thought it was healthy? Do you know what the products in your shopping trolley really contain, or even the food that you send your children off to school with? Read more>>
The weather is getting better and there are a lot of products on the market that promise fast fat loss. One of those are Fat Burners. But are they all that they are cracked up to be? What do they do? Are they all the same? Or are they really Money Burners? Read more>>
Majority of you will have some kind of oil in your kitchen, which you use for either cooking, or as a dressing, but how much do you really know about the oils you are using? The types of oil that you will most commonly find are, Olive oil, Fish oil, Flaxseed oil and even Midnight Oil but we will focus on only the first 3 in this article:Read More>>
HOT TOPIC: Achieving a six-pack Before you do your next abdominal exercise or purchase the latest gadget guaranteed to give you a mid-section to die for read this:Read More>>>
HOT TOPIC: Water - Keeping your water intake up when the mercury drops Keeping your water intake high over the cold wintery months can be a difficult task. Yes, it’s easier to do when it’s warmer as we normally feel hotter, sweat more and are generally more active. But how do we do it when the mercury drops and we don’t feel like we need it? These tips will help to keep you well hydrated and stay on track with your health and fitness goals.Read More>>>
HOT TOPIC: Vitamins and Supplements If we all worked an 8 hour day and ate perfectly well balanced diets then we would have no need to take any vitamins or supplements, however we are all working longer hours and harder than ever before so vitamin supplementation can certainly aid your immune system and assist in the absorption of the macro nutrients (whole foods) of our existing meal.read more >>>
When we think of being a role model, instantly we think of children looking up to us. But you don’t need to have children to be a good role model. Here are some ideas to being more inspirational. Who knows, you might just be inspired yourself! >>
HOT TOPIC: Exercise and your baby So you have brought home your new bundle of joy and you are both over the moon! Now what? When can you start exercising again? When is it safe for mother and baby to get back into the swing of things? more>>
SUPERFOODS: What are they? Not all foods are created equal. Super foods are extremely rich foods with higher than normal nutritional levels. They include common supermarket products, vegetables, fruit and legumes/grains that enrich our diets and boost our ability to fight disease and build strong immune systems. Click here for more>>
Hot Topic: Organic or Non-Organic It might seem like common sense that food grown in chemical and pesticide-free soil has to be more nutritious and safer for our bodies. But why would you spend the extra money? Is it really all that it is cracked up to be? We look at the benefits of eating organic as well as how to incorporate healthier organic options into your diet without breaking the budget. Read the full article..
Bodybuilding Champions Check out all the Posing Routines and Photos from the WNBF and the ANB Victorian Titles. Well done to Bruce and Gina winning their division in the WNBF Victorian Titles. Bruce also won the Masters Division (over 40 years) in the ANB Competition, whilst Gina came in third, Denise came third in the Great Grand Masters (over 50 years of age) and Joanna came in a close 4th! Well done to everyone...what a great result for Team Serious Fitness. Read More >>
It shouldn’t have to be all grilled chicken and lettuce. There are heaps of options for eating out sensibly if you know what to order. Here’s a list of our favourites…
Weight training Myths Explained Many people when they embark on a weight loss programme seem to neglect doing weight training. Cardiovascular or Aerobic activity seem to be the main things that are focused on, particularly by women. Here are some of the myths that we come across on a regular basis. We hope that this will help you gain some of the best results possible so that you can achieve maximum fat loss.
Bruce and his competitions 2010 has been a big year for Bruce with him competing in 3 different federations for bodybuilding. In the WNBF, he qualified to compete in the Nationals
Winter Training Tips Here are some great ideas on how to keep motivated and active during Winter.
Motivation Many people ask us how to get motivated to exercise, eat well and basically stay on track. This is something that we have sent to those people asking for motivation and thought that we would share it with you all.
This plyometric exercise will give your thighs and butt a great workout and burn lots of calories too! Read More>>
Pip Raises If you are looking to really tone up your upper body, then this exercise is awesome! Don’t be fooled into thinking it’s easy….But the results are well worth the effort. Read More>>
Kettlebell Swings This is a great exercise that gets your heart rate up and strengthens your back, butt, hamstrings (back of thighs) as well as your abdominals! Read More>>
This is a great exercise that requires a lot of control, and will tighten and tone your shoulders and arms like crazy! Read More>>
Reverse Leg Flutters While you might love crunches to strengthen your abs, it is also important to strengthen your lower back. This exercise will do just that… Read More>>
There are many types of push-ups out there, some easy and some not so easy. Read More>>
Pendulum Lunges We all know how much you love your lunges! So we've put a spin on the usual exercise. Read More>>
Half Burpee This exercise is great for increasing your fitness and can be done anywhere. The great thing too is that you can set yourself little challenges and gradually increase the amount that you do each time. Read More>>
Bear Squats This months’ exercise is the Bear Squat, and no, this has nothing to do with the old joke with the bear and the rabbit in the woods ☺ This is an excellent full body workout that also targets the front of your thighs or quadriceps.Read More>>>
Floor Wipers Not only is 300 an awesome film, but also a great workout. The 300 workout was performed by those well-built actors to sculpt the body that they needed for the part. One of the exercises out of this workout is called floor wipers. Unfortunately you won’t be cleaning the floor at the same time, sorry.Read More>>>
Windmill Push Ups You can get a drink with a twist of lemon or see a movie with a twist at the end but this month we are doing…………………PUSH UPS WITH A TWIST aka Windmill Push ups Read More>>
Arnold Presses Most people know of Arnold Swarzenegger for being the governor of California, using lines from his movies that have become commonplace i.e.:” I’ll be back!” What you may not know is that he created a great shoulder exercise, and you guessed it, it’s called the Arnold Press>>>
Russian Twist This exercise is great for improving your abdominal strength, particularly your obliques (the muscles near your waist) as well as improving your posture and core strength. Click here for this exercise >>
Bench Dips This exercise is perfect for working on your triceps….or some of you might refer to them as those ‘Tuck-Shop Lady’ arms. You know, those wobbly bits that you might have when you wave goodbye to your friends. Click here to see how to tone your arms>>
Dumbbell Swing This exercise is great for burning body fat as it uses so many muscle groups at one time. Be careful with this one to make sure that you use your legs to gain momentum and keep your core muscles (abdominals) strong. Check out this exercise...
Reaching Forward Lunges This exercise is great for training your major leg muscles; quadriceps (front of thighs), hamstrings (back of thighs) and glutes (butt). This is similar in style to a traditional lunge, so keep this in mind. This is a good functional exercise, as you may find yourself repeating this move around the home or office when required to lift items.
Rack Chins (Pull Ups) This is a good exercise to try in your local park, using the metal bars that often circle the grass pitches.
Spiderman Push Ups This exercise is great for training your triceps, chest, core (abdominals) and your legs. So it is fantastic for fat burning because it uses so many muscles at one time. Read More>>>
Kai Bodybuilding Champion! Kai did a great job winning the Australian Natural Bodybuilding Melbourne Titles. Check out some pictures of his amazing physique! Learn more
