I spent quite a few years slogging it out in gyms until I moved abroad and found it cheaper to run outdoors but that wasn't as social or interesting. When I moved to Sydney I thought 'great weather, great beaches, great parks - I'm going to get me fit in the great outdoors. Enter Fruition Outdoor Fitness.
Apart from being referred by a fitness freak I decided to pick this company above the thousands of other personal trainers because they had a strong focus on a having a holistic healthy lifestyle rather than just pounding your body for the sake of getting fit. The trainers read a lot about the latest research in the sports industry and usually have some pretty interesting facts on nutrition and techniques (particularly with the Pilates inspired exercises) so I feel as if there's a constant improvement and education theme happening with training.
Group sessions, though pretty tough on even the fittest of bods are also social with regular catch ups outside of sessions.
Though they train at different locations my pick is Balmoral. Getting up for a 6am session is easy when it's a good day down at this beach - and it's pretty perfect most days.
They're about to start sessions at 7.15am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 9am Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. read more