Member of the Month

Elizabeth Errington Elizabeth Errington

Massive congratulations to Elizabeth for being our Member of the month in August It's been an absolute pleasure to witness Elizabeth's journey here at Health Mates and we're just so excited for what's next in store for her

How long have you been a member of Health Mates and what originally brought you to us?

I'm only new to Health Mates I started out with a one month membership back in December just to see if I liked it and I was hooked I think originally I'd been focusing on some personal health goals and I was completing them, but I needed that extra boost, so the gym was the perfect answer.

Let's talk about that motivation then, what's made Health Mates the place for that boost?

I think it's a whole bunch of different things. I was pushed out of my comfort zone a little bit with some different training techniques, and I was genuinely just so encouraged by the staff and the other members

Lets elaborate a little on that comfort zone, what did that look like?

For me it was just something as simple as never doing a class before I had used gym equipment before and had done my own versions of cardio, but I'd never really had a proper program or gone close to a class I think the fear was that I wasn't fit enough to be in the classes

After my first cycle class though I surprised myself, so I went again and before I knew it I realised that there are so many people in there at so many different levels It didn't matter how good I was, I could still do the class I could enjoy it and go at my pace. Since then I've loved coming regularly to classes and pushing my limits

And what about the people here at the gym, how have they helped you on this journey?

Well for starters the other members are so great, I'm a local so I already knew some faces, but since joining and coming at regular times I've noticed how connected we all are I've definitely made some new friendships since starting and have loved getting to know this different community

And secondly the staff have really been in my circle They've been so supportive of me from day dot and have just taken a real interest into how my fitness journey is going, whether it be good or bad All of them are so sweet and caring and challenge me to try all the new things happening in the gym I'm just so encouraged by how much they look after us members.

So how about the training, what that does look like and what have been the results so far?

Well I try and train at least five times a week. I just alternate what I do, so one day weights and then cardio the next day (usually in the form of a cycle class), then back to weights the next day, and so on And so far since joining I've gained a lot of confidence and I've lost 20kgs.

That's so awesome Elizabeth, so what does the next six months look like in terms of training and challenging yourself?

Well I think I just want to keep on maintaining this level of fitness and to feel stronger than I already do I'm naturally an all or nothing person and since I've set this habit up I may as well keep it up you don

And if there is anyone in a similar position to you, what would you like to say to them?

Id just want people to feel encouraged that giving it a go doesn't hurt and you might end up really enjoying something that you thought might've been too tricky for you or out of your depth I've never felt like the trainers or staff weren't able to help me, they've always known what to do or what to say to make it all worth it.

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