Weight Loss Warriors was the Turning point for Lucinda’s Lifelong Weight Battle

In August 2013 Lucinda hit her heaviest weight – 123kg.  Having battled with yo-yo dieting and inconsistent exercise habits for years she was still searching for the “magic fix”.

A decision to join Weight Loss Warriors that same year changed everything. For the first time in decades Lucinda weighs below 80kg having lost 45kg over eighteen months. “I’m much stronger than I was and weigh below 80kg – first time in decades.  The two best things though, and huge breakthroughs for me:

1. I am maintaining my weight.  The one time I was tempted back to my yo-yo ways, my support team at the gym helped me through it.  And –
2. I’m happy!  No more days when I don’t want to go out of the house; no setbacks have sent me into the usual downward spiral.  I generally have a stupid grin on my face.”

Learn Something New

Have you ever wanted to learn a new sport and experience something different? Macquarie University Learn Courses provide a fantastic opportunity to meet new people, learn new skills, and have fun! With two new courses including Scuba Diving and Slacklining this session is a great time to get involved!

All courses are taught by fully qualified personnel with experience in their respective discipline. All equipment is provided. Please register and pay early to avoid disappointment, as course numbers are strictly limited.

Courses are open to everyone.

Sport & Aquatic Centre Upgrades

• Level 1 changerooms will be completed and ready to use by Monday 2 February.
• Carpet replacement on level 1 and level 0 will begin from Monday 2 February and is due to be completed by Friday 20 February. There will be minimal impact to Members, but altered routes to different parts of the venue will be in place.

Kids Don't Get Enough Exercise

Australian children are at the greatest risk of becoming sedentary adults. Sedentary habits are becoming one of our most important battles with the growing range of sedentary alternatives to physical activity.

• An estimated 1.5 million people under the age of 18 are considered overweight or obese. This means about 20-25% of Australian children are overweight or obese
• Children are getting less aerobic exercise. The amount of aerobic fitness is decreasing by about 0.4% a year
• Between 1985 and 1997 obesity levels in the population doubled. While obesity increased 2-4 times, being overweight increased 60-70%. This shows signs not just of increasing, but accelerating
• If weight gain statistics continue along the current path, by the year 2020, 80% of all Australian adults and a third of all children will be overweight or obese
• 50% of obese adolescents continue to be obese as adults

Interested in Kids Group Fitness?

Just for Fun...

It's time to get social! Meet new people, stay active and get involved! Social Sport is open to everyone.

Whether you are a competitive person or love playing sport for fun, Social Sport competitions are the perfect opportunity to get involved!

Competitions on offer include: netball, touch football, football, tennis, bubble soccer, basketball and futsal.

Fun, Fitness, Friendship and Fundamentals

Do you have children who are full of energy and love to climb, roll and jump around?

Macquarie University Gymnastics serves and engages all ages and abilities in the sport of gymnastics. Enhancing knowledge and skills through discovery and innovation while working in partnership with Gymnastics Australia. 

We offer:

• Pre-school gymnastics classes
• Recreational gymnastics classes
• Teen gymnastics classes
• Adult gymnastics classes
• Men’s and women’s competitive gymnastics

We instill fitness and fundamental skills required for a multitude of sports, building confidence, teaching discipline, making new friends and of course, having plenty of fun!

For more information and to book your free trial/assessment, please call (02)9850 4414 or visit the website.

Renee McElduff Australian Aerial Skiing Representative

Renee McElduff has been one of our National Squad coaches in the Gymnastics team for the past two seasons. Renee has also competed at a national level for Gymnastics and an international level for Aerial Skiing.

As a Member of the Australian Aerial Freestyle Skiing team, Renee has been working towards competing in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. She is currently travelling around the world competing on the World Cup Circuit and on 14 January competed in her first ever World Championships in Austria where she finished 8th in the world.

From there she will head to Lake Placid, New York for another two World Cup events, followed by Moscow, Russia and the last event of the season in Minsk, Belarus.

Renee will be returning home on 4 March and is very excited to see how much all the girls have grown and developed!