Les Mills Kia Kaha


June 2005 - Posts

  • Off To Portland

    Off to Portland, Oregon tomorrow for another quarterly and the guys are really looking forward to another great workshop. This is hard work but worth every minute for the response we’re getting from some amazing US instructors.

    Check out these pics from Atlanta (thanks Tiffany Ferguson!) and these ones from Dallas (Marci Skelton – you rock!) love the haka pics.

    Our guys just love bringing this slice of Kiwi culture to the States and especially because it ties in so well with Les Mills – “haka” is a Maori word that means “to ignite the breath” and that says so much about what we do. Steve’s the expert and he’s pointed out this link for anyone who wants to know a bit more about the traditional Maori challenge.

    Susan

  • Atlanta Rocks

    Hey Guys :-)
     
    Over here in Atlanta rocking the clubs with our latest release BODYCOMBAT 24...and its hotter than hot!! My UK up-bringing hasn't quite conditioned me for this weather, but, hey...the tan is coming on nicely :-)
     
    Both Dan and I are currently at BODYPLEX Health Club in Suwanee in Georgia, where we are having a blast with the local instructors and members. Back to back BC & BP classes, and check this out....we walked into the club and there, right in front of us was a Cake with our photo in icing sugar all over the front!!! How bizarre ....
     
    The past three days I was fortunate to be in Normal - Bloomington in Illinois, taking a BC module with some beautiful people. So, to Eileen, Carol and the Group Fitness BC Team at THE WORKOUT COMPANY..love you guys, you rock!!!
     
    Cant wait to see yaaaaaaaaaaaa'll in Dallas...so BE THERE!!
     
    Our Love
     
    Rachael & Dan xx
  • Hot In Brazil

    Well it's HOT in Brazil, and it's the middle of winter. Workshop classes in Citituba and Salvadore we're huge, the brazilians showing me how to mambo properly! ooohhh like that.... And my portuguese is getting better, I would try writing some now but I have trouble saying it let alone spelling it. And of course Iuri and Leo taught me all the bad words first....

    Teaching at a fitness convention in Porto Alegro tomorrow and workshops this weekend in Rio de Jeneiro (!!!YEAH!!!) and Sao Paulo. 

    But now I'm going cruising with Paulo in his Hummer....... it's like a Hip Hop Video

      "......I take you to the Candyshop......"

    See you all in Vegas!!!

    Gandalf

  • Atlanta Quarterly

    What a gig! The Atlanta quarterly at the weekend was just awesome and absolutely one of the best I’ve taken part in. Also an amazing feeling of deja vue for Emma, Mike, Steve and I – having been on the team who first brought BODYPUMP to the US back in 1997. Doing the new round of quarterlies is like starting afresh in the States and the reception on Saturday was fantastic.

    It was a huge day full of highlights but the biggest had to be the impromptu haka which the guys on stage did in the middle of the BODYPUMP master class. Twice actually – once dressed, the second shirtless! Great to bring a slice of Kiwi culture to the scene and great to see the reaction from the 300 committed instructors.

    Just an amazing adrenaline-pumping day. On now to Dallas, Portland and Vegas!  

    Pete

  • Welcome to Kia Kaha

    Welcome to Kia Kaha – the Les Mills web log that will bring our top people closer to the huge ‘global family’ of Les Mills trainers, instructors and class members. The Les Mills team will be posting frequent news on anything and everything of interest, ranging from updates on their global travels to workshops and convention to reports on new friendships, ideas for their new warm-up track. Whatever.

    Some of the posts will be serious - others not so. But we do promise there’ll be lots to talk about, including plenty of behind the scenes stuff.  The guys will also be posting photos and video clips so you can see what they are up to.

    So who will you be hearing from? Well, all our program choreographers: Mike, Jackie, Mark, Lisa, Gandalf, Dan and Rach and Dan and Glen will be posting.  We’ll also hear from guys like our other International Master Trainers Steve Renata, Pete Manuel and Emma Barry and international presenters like Susan Tolj and Mark Sinclair.

    And can you answer back? Sure.  You comments will be welcome as we cover the whole spectrum of discussion topics relating to the global “Les Mills project”.
  • Ride Strong

    I love to ride! Since coming to New Zealand from Canada to join the RPM choreography team in February I have being enjoying all parts of New Zealand on my bike! From Auckland to Queenstown to Rotorua – see picture below - this country is provides fantastic weather and terrain to ride!

    Riding outside really provides me with experiences that I can bring into my RPM classes to create an atmosphere of excitement and education! From climbing mountains in Rotorua to riding headwinds along the shores of Auckland, outdoor riding makes me not only a stronger cyclist but also a better coach by understanding cycling and its elements! As an instructor for the best indoor cycling program in the world, I recommend getting outside to ride!

    If you have any pictures of you riding outside, send them through!

    Live and Ride Strong!

  • Mark and I with some Japanese Friends

    Hi everybody! Great to talk to you. What a great way to catch up with the thousands of fantastic friends we’ve been lucky to make all over the world through working with Les Mills. Hope to catch up with lots of you at workshops and conventions later in the year.

    Here’s a picture of Mark and I catching up with some of our friends at the Les Mills offices in Auckland this week. They’re Japanese club members who really love our programs and come down in groups to see “the home of Les Mills”.

    Hope to see you soon guys! (Jackson says hello too – that’s him in the picture. Thanks heaps for all your best wishes on his arrival. He’s doing great!)

    Lisa xxxx

  • Les Mills Licensed Club in Springfield, Missouri

    Les Mills IMTs probably get to see more clubs in more countries than anyone else and I’ve seen some amazing facilities in my travels. But check this one from Springfield, Missouri – it’s the Ozark Fitness Center and it just may have the grooviest group fitness studio anywhere! (Helps that they’re running Les Mills programs of course). Love to see any pictures of other top clubs. Send them in and I’ll make sure they’re on my list to visit.

    Steven


    More pictures here...