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TROPIC • HEALTH

Mission accepted

TROPIC HEALTH CHALLENGE
The team at Tropic recently embarked
on a four-week health challenge
in collaboration with social media
influencer and friend Maddi Wright.
Thanks to Health Management
Dietitians, each staff member received a
full body scan and a customised dietary and healthy-eating routine at a time “Being busy shouldn’t be an excuse,
plan. There were also plenty of sore when I really needed it,” Caitlin said. I know, but juggling life’s daily demands
muscles as a result of increased exercise “I started slow, but ramped up my to find time to exercise and prepare
activity. efforts as the challenge progressed.” healthy meals was the biggest hurdle
One of Tropic’s designers, Caitlin Tropic’s managing director Gavin for me in this challenge.”
Brennan, used the Tropic health King struggled to find time for Collectively, the team lost weight and
challenge to restart her health journey exercise in between work and family gained muscle mass. “The ongoing
and build better habits. “The challenge commitments. challenge is to maintain the good habits
motivated me to kickstart my exercise “The best thing about the Tropic health we all started,” Caitlin said.
challenge was putting the spotlight Has your workplace embarked on a
on your own health and well-being collective health challenge recently?
and keeping it front of mind,” he said. Let us know: [email protected]

What are your tips for people starting out with a diet
or exercise program ?
Plan and plan some more. Map out your week in
advance and lock in work and family commitments
as these will always trump food. Then lock in
exercise times and plan food around your life, rather
than having some elaborate meal plan and trying
Q&A to plan your life around it. Really drill down into the
Mitch Smith true reason you want to make changes. This is what
Director pushes you through the tough times when it all gets
too hard. It could be a family member, a number goal,
Health Management or an event that you are training for.
Dietitians
How long before people might start seeing benefits?
It is very common for people to start to feel changes
almost immediately. They may not see changes
on the scales or in the mirror, but they might be
less bloated, sleeping better, or being in a better
mood. Remaining positive and focusing on the great
changes you are feeling is what will get you over the
line in the long term. Nail the process of eating well
and the results will follow.

Q&A MORE: healthmanagement.com.au
Maddi Wright
Social media influencer
What were your main hurdles in the health challenge? What did you love?
Prioritising myself and making the time to train more regularly. How strong my body feels. Before my training with Elias at
As a mum of two toddlers with a husband that works away, Iron Strength I could only lift 1 rep of 50kg. In four weeks I
this was hard work and a lot of preparation but the rewards was lifting 6 sets of 4 reps at 75kg. I can now pick up my kids
out-weighed the hard work 100-fold. without back pain, and my abs, which separated in pregnancy,
How did you stay motivated? have started to come back together.
A four-week challenge isn’t too long so there’s no excuse not to What didn’t you love?
do it. The eating plan I got from Health Management Dietitians I did miss my end-of-the-day wine, but it was nice to know
was easy to follow. It surprised me how realistic it was. I can go that long without one! I surprisingly didn’t miss
chocolate, which used to be my go-to snack every night.
FOLLOW: Maddi on Instagram: @mrsmaddiwright

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