YOUR CORPORATE AND PERSONAL WELLNESS PROIVIDER, WHEREVER YOU ARE! LEBO'S SECRET WEAPON!

GFIT has worked in many companies, of various sizes and demographics.  We have always believed that a company's biggest asset lies in its human capital, and making sure that your employees and executives are healthy, fit and happy, should be of paramount importance, regardless of your company's economic status.  For that reason, GFIT offers a variety of corporate packages, to suit the budget of every company, and to ensure that all your employees and executives receive the right input for their particular needs. 

If you're still wondering whether this actually would be of any use to your employees, take a look at these stories, of typical employees that we have worked with in companies just like yours. 

1.  Shereen - young, could be middle aged too, struggling with her weight, and displaying related health concerns, relationship issues etc.  How is her productivity affected by all this?

2.  Zweli - hard working, promising executive, very ambitious.  Needs to adjust his lifestyle to ensure that his health is not affected, as stress, cardiovascular illness etc can take its toll in the long run, and could be very costly for the company.

3.  Ben and Dudu - young, hard working, hard living.  They believe themselves to be experts as far as health and fitness goes, and are normally reluctant to participate in wellness programmes.  GFIT offers them something that can only improve their performance and conditioning - both at work and in their chosen sports - sport specific coaching and conditioning!  

4.  Lebo - HR Manager, who has to find a programme that will offer everything the employees require to live healthy lifestyles, and at the same time, fit into the company's budget, space and time constraints, as well as report back to the company on the progress achieved by the various employees.  The GFIT programme is ideal for her and for you!

Take a look at our website, www.gfit.co.za, 

email us on linda@galliardsfitness.co.za or 

phone 0117282466. 

Book a free Skype introduction session:  linda.galliard69  

Now read how Lebo changed the face of this company!

LEBO'S STORY

Picture a Saturday night in Sandton, HR Manager Lebo is having drinks with friends.

Friend 1: Lebo! What have you been doing? You look fantastic!
Lebo: Thanks Mandy! I call it my secret weapon – GFIT!
Friend 2: What’s GFIT? A new crash diet?
Lebo: No, no, nothing like that. I discovered this great mobile app,               GFITPro. You know the way to mproving  your health and
          looking and feeling great is through correct eating and
          exercise – well, this programme gives each person an eating
          and exercise plan, they also work with your company canteen,
         if you have one,    to provide the healthy meals in the canteen! – They’ll even deliver meals to you
         if you want!

Friend 3: Ah, we’ve tried that idea before, people never stick to this kind of programme. How did
               GFIT get you to persevere for eight weeks?
Lebo: They make it so easy! The eating plans and exercise programmes are provided by the app,
           called GFITPro, which shows you exactly what you have to eat and do every day, on your phone
           – look, here’s my profile calendar on my phone, this was my training and meals for today.

Friend1: That’s great, but it’s still easy to ignore if you don’t feel like doing it, where did you find the
               willpower to persevere ?
Lebo:     That’s just it, I have a coach! It’s so great, he sends me messages via the app, and if I want to
               talk to him, I can call him, or we have a Skype session once a week – I just felt so motivated
               all the time, and so did the rest of the staff! You should have seen our CEO’s face when he                saw the report on everyone’s improved results!

Friend 2: What, you had to do reports on everyone’s progress?  That’s a lot of work, you must have
               worked yourself half to death!
Lebo: No, that’s the great thing about it. GFIT provides a full report on everyone’s results – I tell you,
          this has made me look so good, just because I chose the right online coaching partner! We’ve
          already started our next challenge!
Friend 3: Well, I’m telling my boss we need to meet with GFIT! This sounds amazing.
Lebo: Yup, GFIT not only provides exercise and meal plans, they provide a whole lifestyle
          transformation for the whole company. Give them a call - 0117282466

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GIFT'S AMAZING COACHING PROGRAMMES, GO TO www.gfit.co.za

YOUR CORPORATE AND PERSONAL WELLNESS PROVIDER, WHEREVER YOU ARE! BEN AND DUDU'S STORIES

GFIT has worked in many companies, of various sizes and demographics.  We have always believed that a company's biggest asset lies in its human capital, and making sure that your employees and executives are healthy, fit and happy, should be of paramount importance, regardless of your company's economic status.  For that reason, GFIT offers a variety of corporate packages, to suit the budget of every company, and to ensure that all your employees and executives receive the right input for their particular needs. 

If you're still wondering whether this actually would be of any use to your employees, take a look at these stories, of typical employees that we have worked with in companies just like yours. 

1.  Shereen - young, could be middle aged too, struggling with her weight, and displaying related health concerns, relationship issues etc.  How is her productivity affected by all this?

2.  Zweli - hard working, promising executive, very ambitious.  Needs to adjust his lifestyle to ensure that his health is not affected, as stress, cardiovascular illness etc can take its toll in the long run, and could be very costly for the company.

3.  Ben and Dudu - young, hard working, hard living.  They believe themselves to be experts as far as health and fitness goes, and are normally reluctant to participate in wellness programmes.  GFIT offers them something that can only improve their performance and conditioning - both at work and in their chosen sports - sport specific coaching and conditioning!  

4.  Lebo - HR Manager, who has to find a programme that will offer everything the employees require to live healthy lifestyles, and at the same time, fit into the company's budget, space and time constraints, as well as report back to the company on the progress achieved by the various employees.  The GFIT programme is ideal for her and for you!

Take a look at our website, www.gfit.co.za, 

email us on linda@galliardsfitness.co.za or 

phone 0117282466. 

Book a free Skype introduction session:  linda.galliard69  

Now read Ben and Dudu's stories.

BEN AND DUDU’S STORIES

GFIT changed our lives! I remember when Lebo first introduced the programme, Dudu and I had just got back to the office after our early morning spinning class in the gym. We were the athletes of the company, and generally did our own thing, we felt that participation in the company’s wellness programmes was for the couch potatoes, the people who struggled with weight issues, never used the stairs if they could possibly get in a lift, etc. We both used to run on a daily basis, and go to gym at least four times a week, but then Dudu discovered mountain biking, and really became a fanatic. I sometimes join her for a Sunday morning ride, but my big goal is still running the Comrades. It’s sort of eluded me for the past few years, though, I’ve been really unlucky with picking up injuries, getting sick etc. But I still want to do it!

So we went along to the meeting Lebo called that day, and heard all about the GFIT programme which would give us profile matched eating and exercise plans. Dudu and I decided to give it a miss, we didn’t need that stuff, we knew how to eat and we exercised more than all the other staff put together. But Lebo urged buy-in from all the staff, and suggested that we complete the paperwork and meet with our coaches, before we decided not to participate. In any case, we were challenging other departments to see who would get the best results, and didn’t want to let the side down, so we completed all the paperwork, and then asked to meet with our coaches.

Well, this was an eye opener for me! Dudu sat in when I had my Skype meeting with Coach Ash, who had seen that my goal was to run the Comrades. He asked me some questions about my current training, my diet, my injuries, and then he said, ‘Great, now we can start preparing for the next Comrades!’ He told me about a client, who was overweight and totally sedentary who, with his help and training, ran the Comrades after training with Ash for just over a year, and managed to get a bronze medal. If he could do it, so could I!

Dudu’s Skype session was with Coach Adrian, a veteran mountain biker whose first question was, “Have you done a stage race yet?” Dudu had always felt that she wasn’t ready to ride for a number of days on the trot, over difficult terrain, but Adrian’s enthusiasm and mine of knowledge and experience convinced her to start working towards it with him. He would give her the strength and conditioning that she needed to improve her endurance and ability to sustain a two or three day ride.

Well, the rest of the story is that we each received a very specialized programme to help us with our training, as well as eating guidelines to ensure that we had enough of the right nutrients to nourish us for sustained exertion, such as required by a long run or stage race. Ash helped me to rehabilitate my injuries, and I am now preparing with great confidence for my first Comrades. I have no doubt that I’m going to succeed. I feel not only fit, but also strong physically and mentally. Dudu has done a two-day stage race, and is trying to talk me into joining her on a three day race in a few months’ time. I think I’ll go along as a spectator!

We both now realise how important sport specific training is for athletes at all levels. You can only do so much by yourself, to really excel you need a coach with the right knowledge and experience. The GFIT coaches fit that description perfectly! They’re the best!

YOUR CORPORATE AND PERSONAL WELLNESS PROVIDER WHEREVER YOU ARE! ZWELI'S STORY

GFIT has worked in many companies, of various sizes and demographics.  We have always believed that a company's biggest asset lies in its human capital, and making sure that your employees and executives are healthy, fit and happy, should be of paramount importance, regardless of your company's economic status.  For that reason, GFIT offers a variety of corporate packages, to suit the budget of every company, and to ensure that all your employees and executives receive the right input for their particular needs. 

If you're still wondering whether this actually would be of any use to your employees, take a look at these stories, of typical employees that we have worked with in companies just like yours. 

1.  Shereen - young, could be middle aged too, struggling with her weight, and displaying related health concerns, relationship issues etc.  How is her productivity affected by all this?

2.  Zweli - hard working, promising executive, very ambitious.  Needs to adjust his lifestyle to ensure that his health is not affected, as stress, cardiovascular illness etc can take its toll in the long run, and could be very costly for the company.

3.  Ben and Dudu - young, hard working, hard living.  They believe themselves to be experts as far as health and fitness goes, and are normally reluctant to participate in wellness programmes.  GFIT offers them something that can only improve their performance and conditioning - both at work and in their chosen sports - sport specific coaching and conditioning!  

4.  Lebo - HR Manager, who has to find a programme that will offer everything the employees require to live healthy lifestyles, and at the same time, fit into the company's budget, space and time constraints, as well as report back to the company on the progress achieved by the various employees.  The GFIT programme is ideal for her and for you!

Take a look at our website, www.gfit.co.za, 

email us on linda@galliardsfitness.co.za or 

phone 0117282466. 

Book a free Skype introduction session:  linda.galliard69  

Now read Zweli's story.

ZWELI’S STORY

Climbing the corporate ladder – Oh man, what a sweet phrase! Of course it means hard work, long hours, lots of stress, but the benefits! A membership to the country club, cocktail parties at your children’s private schools, chatting to other parents, luxury living in a very upmarket suburb – these things were always before me as I burnt the midnight oil, missed the children’s birthday parties, flew to meetings in other parts of the country at the drop of a hat….

My company has a policy of annual medicals for executives. As I play a game of golf now and then, even grace the squash court from time to time, I wasn’t particularly worried, until the results of all the assessments came out – my blood pressure was sky high, my cholesterol levels were up, but the doctor’s warning that I could become diabetic if I didn’t clean up my diet, really shook me. My mother was a diabetic, and I certainly didn’t want to go that route.

I told my wife I had to eat only salads in future, and I hit the gym big time for about a week. Man, it was impossible to maintain! There was no way I could function at work on a few lettuce leaves and a glass of water! Then our HR manager, Lebo, came to see me. The staff, she said, had embarked on an eight week challenge to change their lifestyles, and they would really like the execs to follow suit. She showed me the programme – GFIT is the company – and it really looked doable. Firstly, my meal plan would consist of actual food, not just lettuce leaves, and I would be able to get the healthy options in our canteen; in fact, if I wanted to, GFIT could arrange for healthy meals to be delivered to my office! But the best was the exercise programme. Designed for me, it would give me a complete workout for each training day, which I could follow on my phone, rep by rep, with videos to show me each exercise! No more overdoing it and ending up in a heap of sore, stiff muscles, no more wasting time trying to decide what I should do each day – it was all there on my profile, on my phone, and after each workout, I could tick it and say Done!

That was nine weeks ago – I have just had my vitals checked and guess what – my blood pressure is normal, my cholesterol is down and my sugar levels are at a much more acceptable level! During my Skype session with Coach Ashley of GFIT today, I’ll be able to tell him the great news! That’s what makes this programme so good, each person has a coach who advises, motivates and encourages them to continue with the programme, even when it gets really hard, which it inevitably will do at times.

I also have to add that my work has been so much better, I just seem to cope better with the workload, don’t get so tired, and I have so much more energy. The GFIT programme really has made all the difference in my life. I’m now on my second eight weeks – coach Ashley has upgraded my training programme, tweaked a few things in my eating plan, and I’m ready to keep going! What’s more, my family are all eating better and we’re doing a lot more outdoor things together over weekends. A total lifestyle transformation!

YOUR CORPORATE AND PERSONAL WELLNESS PROVIDER, WHEREVER YOU ARE! SHEREEN'S STORY

GFIT has worked in many companies, of various sizes and demographics.  We have always believed that a company's biggest asset lies in its human capital, and making sure that your employees and executives are healthy, fit and happy, should be of paramount importance, regardless of your company's economic status.  For that reason, GFIT offers a variety of corporate packages, to suit the budget of every company, and to ensure that all your employees and executives receive the right input for their particular needs. 

If you're still wondering whether this actually would be of any use to your employees, take a look at these stories, of typical employees that we have worked with in companies just like yours. 

1.  Shereen - young, could be middle aged too, struggling with her weight, and displaying related health concerns, relationship issues etc.  How is her productivity affected by all this?

2.  Zweli - hard working, promising executive, very ambitious.  Needs to adjust his lifestyle to ensure that his health is not affected, as stress, cardiovascular illness etc can take its toll in the long run, and could be very costly for the company.

3.  Ben and Dudu - young, hard working, hard living.  They believe themselves to be experts as far as health and fitness goes, and are normally reluctant to participate in wellness programmes.  GFIT offers them something that can only improve their performance and conditioning - both at work and in their chosen sports - sport specific coaching and conditioning!  

4.  Lebo - HR Manager, who has to find a programme that will offer everything the employees require to live healthy lifestyles, and at the same time, fit into the company's budget, space and time constraints, as well as report back to the company on the progress achieved by the various employees.  The GFIT programme is ideal for her and for you!

Take a look at our website, www.gfit.co.za, 

email us on linda@galliardsfitness.co.za or 

phone 0117282466. 

Book a free Skype introduction session:  linda.galliard69  

 Now read Shereen's Story below.

SHEREEN’S STORY

I’ve just put in for a week’s leave – I’m going home, I mean, "home" , my parents' home, to attend my cousin’s wedding!  You may not think there is anything unusual about that, so I must tell you, it takes a lot for me to go home, and my cousin’s wedding, a few months ago, would have been a real no-go occasion! So what’s changed? Why am I prepared to enter the lion’s den? And why is going home such a big issue for me? Well, let me start at the beginning.

I’ve always been overweight, ever since I was a little girl. My mother, who is no light weight herself, always used to say, “You’re just like me, it’s our genes, it’s hormonal, you’ll never be able to lose weight”. She was always on some crash diet or other, during which times she was depressed and impatient with us, so I came to associate a lack of food with being unhappy and eating lots of food, with being happy. Because when she came off one of her diets, she used to indulge in every kind of forbidden treat, and of course, we followed suit. My brothers, being boys, were not so badly affected by this, as they were always out, playing football with their friends in the street, riding their bikes and generally being active. I on the other hand, hated any form of exercise; for me the biggest torture was PE classes at school. I hated undressing in front of other girls, I hated squeezing my rolls of fat into gym clothes, hated trying to run and knowing that everyone was laughing at the way I wobbled along. And of course, the teacher wasn’t very sympathetic. So more often than not, my mom wrote a note to the teacher to say that I wasn’t well, and was not allowed to do PE.

After leaving school, and during my tertiary education years, I followed my mom’s example of going onto many crash diets – every new fad, every idea put forward by a friend, I tried. My weight went down, true enough, but then it would sky rocket up again as soon as I gave up, which I usually did quite quickly. That was me, when I started my current job. I was in one of my slimmer periods, which gave me the confidence to apply for this job, but then of course, I again got caught up in working long hours, not eating regularly, grabbing a packet of crisps and a fizzy drink when I felt hungry, and binging on everything I could find when I got home to my flat at night.

Going "home" to my parents was always torture, having to listen to my mom's endless laments about my weight, about me not making more of an effort, about my beautiful slim cousin getting married .... I avoided it at any cost!

BUT THEN – our HR manager, Lebo, one day called us together and said that she had found this amazing eight week programme for changing our lifestyles. We would each get some paperwork to complete, and once that was done, we would get a link to an online coaching programme that would supply us with exercise programmes and eating plans designed for our particular needs, which we could follow on our phones. We also had to enter our weight and certain measurements onto our profiles, and every time we ate the right food and completed an exercise programme, we logged that too. In addition, we were each given a coach. This person (my coach is Coach Adrian) communicates with me online, commenting on the times when I did a workout, always willing to assist if I neglected to make an entry for a few days. I also had a Skype consultation with Adrian. He was very nice and encouraging, until I said I would try to stick to the programme. Then he very sternly told me – Never Try. When you say you’ll try, you’re actually giving yourself a way out. You’re saying, well, I couldn’t maintain it, but at least I tried. Don’t try, JUST DO IT.

The GFIT programme is actually so easy to do. The meals are great, no starvation. I had to of course learn to eat more veg, and cut out a lot of the things I really loved, but at the same time, I found that I could really have tasty meals without adding a lot of empty calories. In addition, GFIT worked with our company canteen, so they offered the meals on our meal plans, which made it so easy to eat the right food! I feel so much more empowered, because I know so much more about correct eating and what my body needs to function well.

Of course, I never expected to actually stick to the exercise programme, but strangely enough, I found my programme, a home programme for a complete novice, so easy to follow that after a few tentative tries, I was able to follow the video on my phone, do the right number of reps, have my little rests and then start with the next one! And at the end, I could tick it off on my profile as done! It was an achievement every time, and Coach Adrian received many messages saying, I’ve done it! I completed every exercise session this week!

My boss was also very chuffed, because our department came second in the challenge – I forgot to say, the GFIT programme was offered as an inter-department challenge, to see which department would get the best overall results and be the most consistent. We’re planning on winning the next eight week challenge!

So here I am, on my second eight week programme, two dress sizes smaller, and going to my slim and beautiful cousin’s wedding, to show off my great new figure! I still have a little way to go, but if you look at my before and after pics, you won’t believe it’s the same Shereen! Can’t wait to hear what my mom’s going to say!

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE GFIT PROGRAMME? CALL 0117282466