Zoe Hunter is so typical of many of the clients at New Level Personal Training in Newtown. In the short time she has been a personal training client at our studio, she has achieved so many things.

The mad keen Geelong AFL supporter and loyal Amateurs (a local footy/netball club) clubperson has already lost close to 10kgs and more than 25cms off her total body measurements since first joining New Level Newtown last year. At the time, she could never imagine running a decent distance on a treadmill – let alone taking part in a fun run.

Towards the end of last year, however, the self confessed ‘running hater’ decided to set a personal goal of running 3kms in 20 minutes on the studio treadmills. Not only did Zoe manage to achieve her desired target, but she absolutely smashed her time.

When asked how she felt after achieving her goal, the humble ‘Zo-Zo’ as she is affectionately known, replied, “Just please don’t make me do it again!” 

This was the exact same reply to the exact same question she uttered following the recent Great Ocean Road fun run in Apollo Bay, when she ran the 6km event in just over 49 minutes!

Following the Apollo Bay run, Zoe received many congratulatory messages, especially via Facebook after many friends, family and fellow New Level clients found out about her amazing achievement on the social media network.

In the days following the Great Ocean Road marathon weekend, a proud Zoe even updated her profile pic to the one taken immediately after the completion of the 6km run.

In acknowledging her amazing feat and the tremendous endeavour Zoe has shown in changing her lifestyle and relentlessly chasing her health and fitness goals, the extremely friendly and loveable 24-year-old was awarded the New Level Newtown ‘Client of the Month’ for the month of May!

From all of us here at New Level Personal Training in Newtown, a huge congratulations Zo-Zo! Well done!  

pictured – New Level manager Tonci and Personal Trainer Tim with a jubilant Diana Skratulja

It’s always a nice feeling when family, friends and work colleagues start to notice a change in one’s body shape. Especially when that comes from people you haven’t seen for awhile. That usually occurs around one of the two festive seasons in the year – Christmas or Easter.

At a recent Easter function, Diana Skratulja couldn’t believe the comments she was getting from several long time friends and acqaintances she had not seen for ages.

“Wow, you look fantastic!”, “Have you been working out?” and “What have you done to yourself?” are just some of the comments that were thrown Diana’s way.

Needless to say, the hard work, dedication and a new found appreciation of the importance of good nutrition has certainly paid of for Diana, who was this week awarded the prestigious New Level Newtown “Client of the Month” award.

Having been one of the Geelong studio’s original Foundation members, Diana’s results speak for themselves. Since her last Results Week weigh-in, Diana has lost a further three kilos to add to her previous impressive achievements.

She lost a staggering 6cms off her chest, 3.5cm off her already tiny waist and a further 2cm off her hips. Added to that, Diana has always identified her arms – and most notably her triceps – as something she would like to address. Well, in the past two months, she certainly has done that, losing a whopping 2cm off her arms!

What’s more, she blitzed her physical challenges like no other month, shaving 44 seconds off her best time for a 2km bike ride and improving her 1km treadmill run by just over a minute. Amazing!

Is it any coincidence, therefore, that Diana attended our studio’s first monthly seminar in March, entitled “Real food for real people for real results”. She has since signed up for the Nutrition Complete online nutrition service, which is obviously reaping great results for Diana.

A proud mum of three gorgeous but energetic children, she needs to be in shape to keep up with her busy lifestyle and this ‘Yummy Mummy’ is now setting an excellent example, not just for her family but for all the other New Level clients as well, which has certainly not gone unnoticed!

Well done, Diana. Keep up the good work!

Pictured – New Level Newtown studio owner Tonci Prusac, Stephen McDonald and head trainer Jen Etcell

At New Level Personal Training Newtown we believe clients deserve recognition and encouragement for their individual achievements, their tireless endeavours and ongoing commitment to achieve their personal goals.

As such, we are extremely excited to announce the new CLIENT OF THE MONTH award. This award will be given each month to the client who not only meets the criteria of our well known “Results Week” but who also gives it all they have.

The CLIENT OF THE MONTH award  for February is Stephen McDonald who showed us just how much faster you can achieve results when you push yourself that little bit further.

We always say that that body measurements are a key indicator to monitoring our progress and since our last “Results Week” Stephen has managed to shed a modest 2.7 kilograms, however he has lost a massive 27cm in body measurements. This includes a huge 9cm off his hips and waist in only 8 weeks.

If you thought that was big than like us, you will join us in congratulating Stephen on a total loss of 8.6kg and more than 35cm in measurements since he started with us in August 2011.

How did he do it? Stephen increased his sessions from 2 to 3. He has been religious with his food choices and although he is a humble, man of few words, he comes in with a smile, brings a never-say-die attitude and puts in 110% effort to every session. There is barely a whimper, and he still manages to leave with that same smile.The results above speak for themselves and is proof that all the blood, sweat and tears (ok, maybe not the blood bit!) are paying off.

Stephen McDonald, Congratulations once again. You are an absolute pleasure to train and we look forward to seeing some more amazing results in the coming months as you set the bar higher again.