Chur Kaha - Strength & Conditioning

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Chur Kaha Member of the Month - August

Congratulations Jeremy!!! 🔥🔥

Consistently attending our lunchtime & weekend classes, you always go hard and get the mahi done! We have noticed you going from strength to strength, and all that hard work paying off!

We asked Jeremy a few patai. Here’s what he had to say..

Q. Tell us about yourself?
Originally from Waikato, my wife and I have lived in Gizzy for the last 5.5 years. I’m a dad of two, a three year old and 6 month old, which keeps me busy outside of work.

Q. Why did you decide to join Chur Kaha?
I joined Chur Kaha because I had previously done Crossfit while living London before moving to Gizzy, but struggled to find a Gym I enjoyed here. Once I heard a new gym was opening I thought i would give it a crack, and it’s been awesome since.

Q. What are your goals?
Ultimately, fitness and dropping a few kgs are the goals, but if I can maintain consistency throughout the year, I will be happy.

Q. What advice would you give someone who was hesitant to join Chur Kaha?
Join up. It’s an awesome atmosphere here. The team has created a supportive and encouraging environment, which makes it easy to be consistent.

Congrats again Jeremy, see you āpōpō in class 🤙

📣 We are excited to announce that Terry Rangihuna-Taylor is our next addition to our coaching team at Chur Kaha! 🔥

“Kia Ora, ko Terry Rangihuna-Taylor tōkū ingoa.

I te taha o toku māmā nō Ngāi Tāmanuhiri ahau. I te taha o toku pāpā nō Ngāti Porou ahau. Tēnā koutou katoa.

Hello my name is Terry I am from Muriwai on my mums side and Te Araroa on my dad’s side.

A little bit about myself I am a builder by trade and an enthusiast in the fitness industry with a diploma in sport management and exercise prescription (NZIS). Love to do anything outdoorsy, fishing, diving and camping ⛺️

I’d like to thank the team at Chur Kaha for giving me this opportunity to be apart of a wonderful coaching team and to be able to offer my experiences that I have gained over the years in this sport that we all love 😁🤣 looking forward to meeting new members through coaching, nothing would give me more satisfaction in seeing/helping others achieve there own goals☺️

Exciting journey ahead and can’t wait to come along on this ride with u all.

Mauri ora”.

Congrats Terry, looking forward to jamming your classes 🤙

🔥We are excited to announce that our Chur Kaha Coaching Team is expanding.

Our first new coach to announce is Max Neustroski 🙌🏾

“Gizzy born and raised, I grew up competing in surf life saving, surfing and running. On completion of high school I joined the Royal New Zealand Navy where I was a Medic for the 8 years and during that time started my froth for CrossFit! After leaving the Navy I spent a bit of time training,competing and coaching in Nelson at The HUB. 2023 saw me making the move back to good ol gizzy where now I work as a crewman/paramedic and continue to pursue my passion for the outdoors, health and fitness”.

Welcome to our Chur Kaha Team & whānau! 🤙

🔥CHUR KAHA MEMBER of the MONTH - JULY🔥

Congratulations to Te Ringahuia Turei-Wall

From the moment you first walk through our doors, we knew you felt nervous, but that was always going to be the hardest part, turning up. Attending our first foundation class to where you are now, consistently attending class regularly, attending skills/barbell class, and now your new journey with Turanga strong weightlifting, has been amazing to observe. Looking forward to watching you continue to smash your goals.

Here’s what Te Ringahuia had to say:

Tell us about yourself?

“Mama of 4 + (10 man children 😂) I’m from Taupo but brought up in Auckland, moved to Gizzy 3 years ago. Love to travel, hate spiders and love the Wahs more then my husband 😂😂 (ssshhhh)”

What made you join Chur Kaha?

“Alex and I knew Rob so I wanted to join to tautoko Rob and Renee. I needed to get off my butt and do something, never done Strength and Conditioning straining before so I thought I’d give it a go.”

What are your Goals?
“Keep turning up and being consistent a goal? “

What is your favourite movement?
“I’m starting to enjoy snatches”

What are your Least favourite?
“Bench press” 💪

Congrats again, see you in the gym apōpō 🤙

📣 CHUR KAHA TEEN of the TERM

Congratulations Merearihi Davis 🙌🏾

We have loved watching you progress over the Term. You are committed, always positive & give every workout 💯.

Looking forward to having you back in TERM 3 🤙

🔥 Mātātoa 2024 - Chur Kaha Represent 🔥

A massive first comp to represent Chur Kaha. What a comp it was too… the vibe, the people, the venue & the workouts.

We are so proud of all who competed yesterday, how everyone came together, worked hard and supported each other.

Shout out to our teams,

🔥 CHUR CUZ - Caree & Levi, who placed 🥇1st in the scaled division. Caree’s first comp, with two weeks notice, & absolutely smashed it. Wicked combo, plenty of laughs, went hard the whole day.

🔥CHUR GURL - River & Renae, who placed 🥉3rd in the intermediate division. Weapons on the floor, especially with both your strengths! Meke to watch 💪

🔥ATTA CHUR - Terry & Denni, who placed 15th in the RX/Elite division. Up with the big dogs, 27 teams in total, loved the bro/ sis combo, you both went 💯 all day.

🔥 CHUR E.H.O.A - Lily & Stu, who placed 12th in the RX/Elite division. Above top half of your division is incredible, loved the team spirit, banter & hard work.

🔥 CHUR AUNTY - Renee & Rob, who placed 🥇 1st in the Masters division. No fights, we are still married 😂

❤️ ngā mihi nui to all our Chur Kaha whānau that came to support us during the day, & everyone that messaged too.

Looking forward to our next one…. CHUR 🤙

All the best to our first teams to represent CHUR KAHA Tairāwhiti at this weekend .toa competition, at Spark Arena Auckland.

“CHUR AUNTY” - Rob & Renee, Masters
“CHURR CUZZ” - Caree & Levi, Scaled
“CHUR E.H.O.A”- Lily & Stu, Elite
“ATTA CHUR” - Terry & Denni, Elite
“CHUR GURL” - Renae & River, Intermediate

Looking forward to seeing Chur Kaha out on the floor! 🤙

Chur Kaha Member of the month - June

Our coaching team & I’m sure those who join Adrian at the 5am class, will agree that this guy brings the vibe to our whāre 🙌🏾

His work ethic, commitment, consistency & his positive vibes has definitely not gone unnoticed.

Congratulations Adrian, keep being you & continue to smash those goals of yours.

We asked a few questions for Adrian, here’s what he had to say,

Q. Tell us a bit about yourself?
A. I’m a father of 4 girls and a husband to my amazing wife Abby.

Q. What made you join Chur Kaha?
A. Joining chur kaha was a must, for me it’s about the mental challenge that goes on inside your head when exhausted. From my retired background of professional rugby, it has been my goal to get back to that level of fitness without the crash, smash and bash.

Q. If someone was hesitant to check Chur Kaha out, what would you say?
A. Huge shout out to Rob, Renee and their crew for creating such a positive space for all, so for anyone that’s hesitating to join, the crew at Chur Kaha will help you smash your goals, FAST. Consistency is key whānau!

Congratulations again Adrian, see you apōpō 🤙

Update: winner was announced live on our instagram. Well done to
🎉 Winner Takes All Wellness Giveaway! 🌟

We’ve teamed up with Chur Kaha Strength & Conditioning for the ultimate prize package! One fortunate winner will walk away with:

🏋️‍♂️ 1 Month FREE Membership to Chur Kaha Strength & Conditioning
💆‍♀️ x2 1-Hour Massages of Your Choice
😁 Triple Treatment Teeth Whitening Session
🧖‍♂️ 1x 40-Minute Compression,
💦 45 minute float session
🔥 30 minute sauna
💰 $100 Tahu Voucher

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Don’t miss out on the chance to revitalise your body and mind.

Please be aware of scam pages. we will not be contacting the winners via private message
Winner announced live on the 25th June.

🔥CHUR KAHA MEMBER OF THE MONTH - MAY🔥

Congratulations to Caree 🙌🏾

Her consistency in coming to classes (particularly our cold 6am class), her determination to work on developing her skills & technique has been awesome to see.

Caree, quietly works hard in class, and her work ethic has not gone unnoticed by our coaching team, setting the bar high for dedication and determination.

💬 We asked Caree a few questions, here’s what she had to say!

Q. Tell us a bit about yourself?

“I’m a mother of 3. Both of my girls ride ponies which I love being involved in. I’m currently working towards becoming a national Level1 show jumping judge. One of my girls is a dancer and our youngest is motox mad so we travel a lot for competitions for sport. I enjoy going to our place at Lake Tarawera to get out on our boat with the kids wakeboarding, love to travel and enjoy being outdoors and keeping active”.

Q. What made you come to Chur Kaha?

“I had been training at another gym and at home for the last few years but in Jan I got injured, which stopped me from any type of gym work so I started swimming. I enjoy swimming but was missing being in a gym. I saw Renee and Rob were starting up their own gym and knew them both and Jody through Renee’s sister, so knew they were a cool bunch of people that have a similar passion for fitness. I thought it would be a great place, with cool people to get back into training”.

Q. What are your goals?

“To get stronger, and consistently get TTB & HSW”

Q. What’s your favourite movement in class?

“Snatches both BB and DB, & Burpees over the Bar” 🏋️‍♀️

Q. What advice would you give someone who is hesitant to join Chur Kaha?

“Don’t be hesitant! Renee, Rob, Jody, River & Kawai are awesome! They’re welcoming, helpful & encouraging. The members here are also just as great. Everyone is there doing their own thing, with their own goals, while encouraging one another. It’s a really positive environment to be in!”

🥳Congratulations again Caree! We are looking forward to seeing you continue to grow, get stronger and stay active at Chur Kaha. 🤙

CHUR KAHA Teens

Commencing Monday 29th April

Our team are looking forward to seeing you soon 🤙

🔥OPENING DAY

SATURDAY 20th APRIL
1-2:30pm

We are super excited to open our gym to the community to check out our space, meet the coaches and potentially sign up with us 🤙🏾

PRIZE GIVEAWAY!!
🏆 If you attend the opening day you will be in the draw to win a mystery supplement prize.
We will also have a two competitions:
🏆 Max calories on the assault bike in a minute (Male/Female)
Winners will receive a Chur Kaha hoodie AND a 1 month free membership
🏆 Max dead hang time on the rig (overall)
Winner will receive a Chur Kaha hoodie

We are located at 390 Palmerston Road

See you soon, chur! 🤙🏾

📣 Chur!!! Guess what??

We have finally locked in our Chur Kaha opening date!

Monday 22nd of April
Teens - 29th of April (Term 2)

We are working out the finer details of what our launch is going to look like, details to come shortly!

If you are keen to become a member, or trial a foundation class please DM us or email [email protected]

Please note, all teens classes are full!

CHUR KAHA COUNTDOWN IS ON!!

Our little Chur Kaha office helper

📣 CHUR KAHA MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS & PRICING

- Unlimited
- 3x per week
- 10 Trip Concession Card
- Teens (Term, limited spaces)
- Casual/Drop in session (DM us)

📣FREE TRIAL/FOUNDATION SESSION

If you are new to a gym, or new to strength & conditioning training we would highly recommend booking into one of our foundation classes.

We are holding a number of small foundation classes. Our coaches will work closely with you to introduce you to the fundamentals of strength & conditioning training. These classes will prepare you to be able to perform the movements correctly and safely before you start our group classes. This is also a great chance to meet new members of Chur Kaha, in a smaller group sized session with more 1:1 coaching too!

If you’re keen to join Chur Kaha as a member &/or would like to try a free foundation class please make contact by the following,

- email [email protected]
- DM (Instagram)
- DM Chur Kaha strength & conditioning (Facebook)

One of our team will make contact with you as soon as we can.

We were planning to announce a start date today, unfortunately at this stage we still can’t confirm one yet. End of March is still our target as we are continuing to work with our amazing planners & with the council to make sure we tick all the boxes. We will definitely keep you all updated and informed.

We are looking forward to meeting new faces and reconnecting with old in a space where we will put your hauora (health & wellbeing) at the forefront.

Ngā mihi nui,

Rob, Renee, Jody, River & Kawai.

Last but not least, our 5th Chur Kaha Team member.

Kia ora my name is Jody, and I grew up here in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.

After university and starting a corporate career, I soon traded it in for a life in tights and sneakers and have spent the last 15 years working in health and fitness.

Playing sport and living actively has always been part of my life, and this continues today alongside my husband and our two young children.

Since discovering, learning, and training in strength and conditioning, it has literally transformed my physical and mental health. My hope is to continue to share this knowledge with others and transform how they train for life.

My passion is to help people feel comfortable within the gym setting, learn to lift weights, and move well. The goal is to allow them to build the best version of themselves and continue to do all the things they love to do outside the gym walls.

I look forward to being part of a strong, supportive community at Chur Kaha alongside my incredible teammates.

4th member of our CHUR KAHA team……

Kia ora! Ko Ngāti Raukawa me Ngāti Toarangatira ngā iwi, ko Kawai tōku ingoa. I was born and raised in Ōtaki and moved to Te Tairāwhiti in 2021.

I am a registered nurse, a loved partner and a māmā whakaangi to 3 beautiful tamariki.

In Ōtaki, competitive sportmanship is in our DNA. When I am not giving every sport a go, you will likely see me in the gym throwing around some weights. Strength and conditioning has helped me so much through my sporting careers that I want others to know how it smoothly transfers to all sports as well as fullfilling your Whare Tapa Whā; physical health, mental health, spiritual health and whānau health.

I’m sure you guys are excited as we are for the opening of our new gym! Bring on open day CHUR!

3rd member of our CHUR KAHA Team…..

Ko Te Whānau-ā-Apanui me Rongowhakaata ngā iwi, ko River Paenga ahau.

Over the past 7 years, I have been training in Strength and Conditioning, which has made a significant impact on my life, both physically and mentally.

I started as a shy and reserved teen, unable to communicate, then developing into a self assured Coach and Personal Trainer. I am passionate about supporting and building confidence, not only with our Rangatahi but anyone who attends our gym.

If you aspire to get fit, lose weight, gain muscle, train for health & wellbeing, or even to compete, I would welcome the opportunity to assist you in your fitness journey.

I am excited for our opening, bring on March, CHUR 🤙

2nd member of our Chur Kaha TEAM …

Kia ora koutou, ko Renee tōku ingoa, ko Ngāti Tūwharetoa te iwi. I’m a māmā of 3 beautiful children & a registered nurse. I have played competitive sports throughout my life and the past 10 years I’ve been dedicated to strength and conditioning training, where I love the variety of movements and skills you can develop overtime.

Being diagnosed with a heart condition a few years ago, training is one of the key component of my recovery that has helped me keep myself healthy, both mentally and physically.

Rob & I have taken on an exciting venture of opening Chur Kaha. With the assistance of our coaching team, we are looking forward to supporting our whānau and our community with their own health & fitness goals. Looking forward to our doors opening soon,

Ngā mihi nui & Chur!

M E R C H coming soon! Chur Kaha - Strength & Conditioning

Prep work ✔️ Paint work ✔️ gym fit out booked ✔️ tradies booked for new bathrooms ✔️ artist booked ✔️ Merch ordered ✔️We’ve been busy! Opening in March whānau, watch this space, timetable coming out soon! CHUR!

Kia ora koutou, we are a new strength and conditioning gym opening soon in Tairāwhiti/Gisborne. We will introduce our team, class timetable, open gym and our pricing soon. Follow for more details...CHUR!