• The Weekly Bite – Monday 15 April, 2024 —Issue 2562

    17th April, 2024 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All One of the things I think we all appreciate about the community within the Green Apple is the way everyone interacts with each other within the environment we share. Cooperation and positive and fruitful interaction happens at all levels within the Centre, from the Green Apple team working together to deliver all the… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday 9 April, 2024 —Issue 2561

    10th April, 2024 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All It was lovely to catch up with our Yoga teacher, Lezley Stewart, over a coffee last Tuesday morning. Lezley is a delightful person who really enjoys the life she lives. She delights in the Yoga classes she delivers and the Green Apple members who go to Lezley’s classes appreciate her and love her… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Tuesday 02 April, 2024 —Issue 2560

    10th April, 2024 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All We all hope you had a lovely Easter and that you are ready to focus on the remainder of 2024. It is time to address any excesses left over from Christmas and Easter, and even re-assess what our physical activity might look like during the next 9 months before we go through another… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday 25 March, 2024 – Issue 2559

    28th March, 2024 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All You may have seen notices up in Green Apple announcing that the opening hours on Anzac Day, Thursday April 25, will be from 3 o’clock to 6 pm. The reason we planned to Open for three hours was in response to a few members enquiring, “would we be able to access the gym… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday 18 March, 2024 —Issue 2558

    28th March, 2024 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All I have been asked recently, by more than one member, about our Guest Pass. Guest passes can be requested by any Green Apple Member for family or friends who wish to attend the Centre to find out more about it and to trial exercising (and socialising!!) under your supervision.  Occasionally we are asked… Read more »

  • “Identity-first” or “Person-first”. Which Approach Works Best?

    12th March, 2024 | by Victoria Gill

    You probably remember the very first time you came to Green Apple and the initial consultation you had to have a chat about what you were wanting to achieve and the reasons you wanted to achieve it. You may have done this initial consultation with me. Meeting people and helping them find the pathway that will… Read more »

  • 2024 – What is your quote this year?

    12th March, 2024 | by Victoria Gill

    Hi to All Green Apples! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and are now back on track with your healthy habits – exercise program perhaps and some healthy interesting additions to your diet. We can help you with your plans for 2024. Here are some great quotes to give us a… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday 11 March, 2024 —Issue 2557

    11th March, 2024 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All You may have noticed that we have been focusing on information about type two diabetes in the last couple of newsletters. Many years ago, more than three decades ago, I could see that we were heading towards an epidemic of diabetes.  I became very interested in the research that was being done in… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday 4 March, 2024 —Issue 2556

    7th March, 2024 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All I have just finished writing the editorial for our monthly “email” newsletter and it will be sent out to you fairly soon. This monthly newsletter differs from your weekly in-house newsletter. I am mentioning this now because many members have mentioned that they “have already read the newsletter” when I ask them have… Read more »

  • The Weekly Bite – Monday 26 February, 2024 —Issue 2554

    7th March, 2024 | by Sonya Marshall

    Hi All My sister Hilary is flying off to New Zealand for a week on Tuesday this week, to catch up with friends she hasn’t seen for a few decades. The plan has always been to use Brisbane as her base so she will be back again next week, and her husband, Ulli, will fly… Read more »