Inside Fitness Information

The Kevin Chevell Background Story - I originally established a fitness centre in Penrith, new south wales in April 1983, which continues to this day. Recalling the 1980's, I became disillusioned by the alarming numbers of people that dropped out of exercise within just three short months from getting started on their fitness routine. Within the fitness industry this is commonplace. People so often join gyms or take up regular exercise in the hope of losing weight and becoming fit and toned. Then within three months at least 85% are no longer exercising regularly. To explain why so many drop out so soon varies in reasons, but by far the most common reply is they haven't achieved enough meaningful results. Put simply, they lose motivation because after spending/attending some kind of exercise for an hour a day three times a week, they have little to show for it. And of course they are going to drop out. Why would they stay? Give me one good reason? One good way of measuring whether your methods work is to find out how long you can keep a customer. For the past many years, we maintain our members on average 22 months before they decide to cancel. The average within this industry is 12-14 months, and for the most part they are paying but not using their membership. It would be different if the members were achieving all and more than they expect from they're exercise routines. This is why I have emphasised teaching and following the Chevell methods to fitness, rather than the conventional routines centred around 40-60 minutes, three times a week. In 1991, I decided to focus on strength and conditioning professional cricketers at a state and international level, and NRL rugby league players. My methods worked over and over. There were stages during the nineties and early 2000's, that I had a who's who stable of well known sports legends out here in Penrith under my guidance, and all after the same thing - an edge on their opposition. Every single sportsperson I have worked with has either become sportsmen of the ...