INSPO Fitness Journal June 2017

Weight loss at
Body Buzz
The ups and downs
of mental health
When it comes to the ups and downs of
mental health, few people have embraced
this more literally than Mike Heard.
The Aucklander is a keen
fundraiser for the NZ
Mental Health Foundation,
recently setting a new world
record for the most bungy jumps
in 24 hours as part of his fundraising
efforts.
His mind-boggling 430
bungy jumps off the Auckland
Harbour Bridge within 24 hours
was more than two and a half
times the number of jumps
achieved by the previous record
holder.
In fact, he broke the Guinness
World Record just four and a
half hours into his 24-hour effort,
and says the experience far
exceeded his expectations.
“It’s been a huge effort and
I’m absolutely stoked that, with
the support of the AJ Hackett
Bungy New Zealand team, we
were able to achieve our goals of
a world record, as well as raising
funds and awareness for the
Mental Health Foundation.”
“I’m not sure what I’m going
to do next to top this.”
AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand
managing director Henry
van Asch says Mike’s effort is
extraordinary.
“Our philosophy is that if
you can bungy jump, you can do
anything. And Mike has taken
that to a whole new level.”
“To bungy from the Auckland
Harbour Bridge 430 times in a
24-hour period is a phenomenal
achievement, and I’d like to
congratulate Mike and the whole
bungy team for a great result.”
Shaun Robinson, chief executive
of the Mental Health Foundation,
says the organisation has
been delighted to be involved.
“Mike and the team have
shown amazing generosity and
Kiwi go-for-it attitude! He has
smashed the record, which is
awesome. He’s raised thousands
of dollars, which is great.
And he has touched so many
people’s lives, encouraging us all
to talk about mental wellbeing
and reach out and support one
another.”
And another bonus – Mike
brought the record back to New
Zealand - the ‘original home of
bungy’ - when he beat Australian
Beau Retallick’s 2014 record of
158 jumps.
To make a donation towards
Mike Heard’s Mental Health
Foundation fundraiser go to
mentalhealth.org.nz/bungy or
text BUNGY to 2446 and make
an automatic $3 donation.
Rose lost 46kg the Body Buzz way
“Everyone has a bad photo that they don’t want anyone
else to see. The photo above on the left was taken in
Christchurch. I had just bought a new top and I felt pretty
cool in it because I was still blind to the fact that I was a big
person. When I was back in Te Awamutu I took a good look
at the photos. That’s when I first realised I was overweight.
I walked in to Body Buzz and joined. I didn’t really believe I
could lose weight but the machines made me feel good so
if I lost some weight that would be a bonus. At the time I
had no idea that a year later it would be my ‘before’ photo.”
“Not so long ago large women had to browse the menswear
section to find clothes that were big enough for them. Then
the Warehouse started selling larger clothes which made
shopping easy. I would just walk in and grab the biggest size
they had. I didn’t bother trying it on because I knew it
would fit. Now that I am size 14 there are lots of different
styles to choose from and as I have always been overweight
I have no idea what suits me and what doesn’t. Shopping
for clothes is a whole new experience for me.”
“The reason Body Buzz works so well for weight loss is
because of the system. If you follow the education and
support system Marty has set up you will succeed.”
If you find yourself identifying with Rose and you too want
to look and feel great again then it’s time to take action and
become part of the community at Body Buzz.
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