Outdoor Fitness Training
By: Garry Robinson

Outdoor Fitness Training

It’s so easy to make excuses when it comes to getting fit – and the most common excuse is a lack of time.

There are no excuses when it comes to looking after your health and well being – and whether you need to exercise because of your health, to excel at your current sporting activities or simply because you want to look great on the beach, Step into Life Manly have a group outdoor personal training program to specifically suit you.

Through a comprehensive fitness assessment over the phone and before your first, complimentary group outdoor personal training session, Garry and the highly skilled personal training team at Step into Life Manly will create a training program especially tailored to your needs and fitness goals.

Step into Life Manly – who cover the Northern Beaches suburbs of Manly, Fairlight, Queenscliff, Manly Vale, Brookvale, North Manly, Balgowlah, Seaforth, Freshwater, Harbord and Curl Curl and everywhere from Dee Why to the Spit Bridge – are lucky to enjoy the facilities of some of the most beautiful coastline in Australia, with group outdoor personal training sessions taking advantage of local hills, parks, beaches and even staircases! And that sure sounds better than being cooped up inside at a sweaty, musty gym.

“What happens in a lot of cases at the gym is you might only have two or three hours a week for a workout but you don’t use that time efficiently,” explains Garry. “You go into to the gym after work and it’s packed to the rafters, there’s only one or two machines available, so you just jump on whatever one is free without any thought of what the end result is going to be.

Another problem is that most of us underestimate the intensity of exercise required to improve our fitness. At best, gyms are only going to maintain your fitness level – generally, the people who have a planned exercise program and stick to it are those who hire a personal trainer - and they’re the ones who get the best results.”

As the longest running outdoor personal training group in Australia (since 1995), the team at Step into Life Manly know the best way to get results. Step into Life also realise the best way to get the most out of group outdoor personal training sessions is in small groups of clients at all different levels of fitness – which not only allows personal attention from your trainer, but also encouragement and inspiration from other members of the fitness group.

And there’s no reason to feel intimidated about taking the plunge and joining a group outdoor personal training group – as one of Garry’s clients explains, you may just find someone who has also struggled to walk a mile in your shoes.

“When I joined Step into Life Manly I could barely walk a set of stairs without getting out of breath. 18 months later, with Garry's help and motivation, I completed the 21km half marathon - a feat I never imagined I would be able to achieve.



Garry has helped me change my lifestyle by making exercise enjoyable and now a regular part of my life. I am now fitter and 27kg lighter improving both my health and quality of life.”

 Garry adds: “The point is that within an outdoor personal training session with a small group and a personal trainer who knows the level everyone’s at, you’ll receive prescribed exercises that are relevant to your fitness level. Every exercise can be advanced or regressed to challenge anybody.”

So whatever your age (from 12 years onwards) or fitness level, Step into Life Manly will be able to personally assist you to reach your health and fitness goals. Whether you play sports every weekend or haven’t been for a walk for 40 years, Garry and the personal training team at Step into Life Manly look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at one of their daily group outdoor personal training sessions. Who knows – you may be the next one to run a half marathon!