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Covergirl AMBER WALKER
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on the cover This issue we feature on the cover: Amber Walker
Make up: Sue McLaurin
Photo by Dallas Olsen
Cover Design by Dallas Olsen.
contents
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Features28
Amber Walker
48 Oxygen wrap-up of Filex!
62 OXYGEN COVER GIRL COMPETITIONIt’s that time of year again! Could it be you?
MEET OUR COVER GIRL
EXPO WRAP-UP
Training54 STAY IN, SLIM DOWN
Put those winter boots away – you’ve got a gym date with the living room!
96 PUSH YOURSELF!Learn to love chest training with this superset plan
114 BUILD A STRONGER BACKThis workout won’t only change your upper body – it might just change your life!
Nutrition34 IS YOUR KITCHEN
SAFE? Your top food safety questions answered!
67 CLEAN EATING MADE EASYProtein and produce are just as good frozen as they are fresh
92 OWN THE AISLES9 health foods worth trying
Motivation82 WE REALLY CAN DO
ANYTHING!Tosca Reno checks a biggie off her to do list
94 I’M LISTENINGCan you recognise yourself in any of these situations?
100 TOTAL SUCCESSWhere are you on your journey to fitness?
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every issue
6 HOT AIR
Your editor sums it up every issue.
8 STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS
10 REVIEWS
12 MAILBOX
16 FAT LOSS
All your questions answered.
24 BLAB!
Industry gossip, news and exclusive scoops.
26 NEAT THINGS WE LOVE
27 BABE WATCH
We pick one guy each issue for your viewing pleasure.
28 COVER GIRL CONFIDENTIAL
Find out more about our Covergirl.
31 FORM JOURNAL
Perfect your form with this fast-track plan.
42 aussie inspiration Some women have it all – beauty, brains and brawn
46 NUTRITION
70 MIND COACH
Keep your head in the game.
104 BODY TRANSFORMATION
110 WORK IN PROGRESS
140 THE FUTURE OF FITNESS
Are you next?
144 SNAPSHOT
145 EXHALE
OUR COVER GIRL
Amber Walker
What if anything was possible and you lived a life without limits?
When I awoke this morning, today felt like just another day, however it soon turned into
something way more significant. I’m not sure about you, but I often sit and wonder what life would be like if I had made differ-ent choices. Where I would be, where I would be headed and where I may end up. I guess what I’m saying is that every single one of us has choices and we make them every day, some consciously and some sub-consciously. These choices make us who we are and who we eventually become. Many of our choices are made after pro-cessing information and limitations that are filtered in from the outside. Some of us search for the answers inside and we go for-ward from there. What was significant was that I realised that feeling limitless is a state of mind and know-ing that you are in control of each and every choice you make is an amazing realisation to make. We ALL have the power to make significant choices that ultimately allow us to follow our dreams, achieve our goals and create a life we love or do things differ-ently - but many are stuck working in a job they hate, a relationship or a situation they’d rather avoid.Don’t get me wrong, I know that my choices have allowed me to make it to this point and I’m very grateful to be doing what I love, but it’s the choices I make from this point on that will determine where I’m headed and the path I take to get there. I guess my desire to know myself and dis-cover what I’m truly capable of is such a driving force behind so many things I’d like to achieve. I’m sure this is something many of you often wonder in your own journeys. What are you capable of? Can you do it? Are you going to fail? Even thinking that you may fail with one thing in life can cause an enormous amount of stress if you let it. So take a deep breath and make a conscious decision to face your biggest fear and attack it head on. Put a plan in place and adjust it along the way. Above all, take that leap of faith and see where you land. Don’t get me wrong, don’t jump out of a plane without a parachute - that is definitely not the fear I’m talking about facing! Challenging yourself each and every day will motivate you to move forward and to ultimately be the best YOU that you can be.
Pushing yourself outside your comfort zone will allow you to challenge yourself to pursue the things that matter the most.Believe you can and you will!Happy landing
Train Hard, Keep Fit and LOVE Life.Lindy xx
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Hot Air
So take a deep breath and make a conscious decision to face your biggest fear and attack it
head on.
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PHOTOS: DALLAS OLSEN
OXYGEN Cover Girl EXPOSED
BIO:AGE: 31HEIGHT: 169cmI GREW UP IN: MelbourneI WORK AS: Health and Fitness Ambassador and Personal TrainerMY QUALIFICATIONS ARE: Cert III & IV in Fitness, Accredited Certificate of Nutrition.
CONTEST HISTORY:2009 WNBF Australian Female Titles,
1st Place Best Body Swimsuit
2009 WNBF Asia- Pacific Titles, 1st Place
Tall & Overall Best Body Swimsuit
2009 WNBF World Titles, 1st Place
Overall Best Body Swimsuit
2010 WNBF World Titles, 1st Place Tall
& Overall Best Body Swimsuit
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“I’m a typical mother of
two, trying to balance
school, after-school
activities, homework,
housework and my own
business.”
Flush Fitness is my main sponsor,
I am also an ambassador for ON Running,
(The shoes you can win for subscribing this month)
Bonza Bronz (Tanning and skin care)
and ZISE (Website design)...
SPONSERS:
WalkerAmber
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Put those winter boots away – you’ve got a gym date with your living room.BY JIMMY PEÑA, MS, CSCS | PHOTOGRAPHY PAUL BUCETA | MODEL LINDSAY KAYE
STAYINslim down
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“Make yourself at home.” The phrase usually evokes permission to relax, or suggests
an allowance to get cozy. And surprisingly, despite Oxygen’s “tough love” style, we want
you to do just that. Let us clarify: you can and will achieve your physical
goals this year – starting right in the comfort of your own home.
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GET READY TO SWEAT! YOU’VE ALREADY TAKEN THE FIRST STEP TO A BETTER BODY BY MENTALLY COMMIT-TING YOURSELF TO A CHANGE. NOW, IT’S TIME TO GET PHYSI-CAL! WE’RE GIVING YOU THE TOOLS TO START YOU ON THE FIRST MONTH OF YOUR JOURNEY. THE BEST PART? YOU WON’T NEED A SINGLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT!
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It’s that time again, Oxygirls!!!This year’s Oxygen magazine cover competition includes $20,000 in value
of prizes for the first 5 places! The winner’s prize includes $5,000 cash and
$5,000 worth of supplements from Flush Fitness. We have loads more
prizes plus the promise of your own cover on your favourite magazine! All
we need is your entry.”
PRESENTING THE 2013 OXYGEN MAGAZINE APS COVER GIRL COMPETION For the fifth year in a row, we are running our Oxygen covergirl
competition for all our Australian and New Zealand-based readers.
We are all set for THIS YEAR to be the biggest and best EVER! We are
tapping into the selfies phenomenon and combining this culture with
the glamour of a professional studio shoot for the top 5 winners up at
Oxygen HQ on the Gold Coast - you are in for a real treat! One lucky lady
will get on the cover and carry the prestigious Oxygen magazine APS
covergirl 2013 title for 12 months!
Previous WINNERS!!
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PRESENTING THE 2013 OXYGEN COVER GIRL COMPETITION
Competition
We are looking for an Oxygirl with a fit and toned body, and who has a fresh, natural and healthy look. There are no age limits and you don’t require previous modelling experience to enter.The winner will be on the cover of our December 2013 issue and there are great prizes and opportunities to arise from the exposure.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Remember! You don’t have to be the winner of this competition to have great opportunities come your way. One of our previous entrants was rewarded with a cover after another shoot with us.We are always looking for the right person, so be sure to enter as we want to get to know you!
TRAINING
HAIR & MAKEUP VALERIA NOVA STYLING NADIA PIZZIMENTI SPORTS BRA NIKE PANTS LULULEMON SHOES NEW BALANCE
LEARN TO LOVE CHEST TRAINING
WITH THIS SUPERSET PLAN.BY LARA MCGLASHAN-VOLZ, MFA, CPT
PHOTOGRAPHY PAUL BUCETA | MODEL ANGELIQUE VAN DER LINDE
Age: 28
Height: 165cm
Weight: 58kg
Career Wins: Fitness
America 2010 (Miss
Bikini, Medium Class
– 1st place; Figure,
Medium Class – 2nd
place); FAME World
Championships 2010 (Fit Duo – 1st place, with Jacques Van Der Linde – her husband!)
Sponsor: JVL Wellness & Lifestyle Centres
The feeling is mu-tual: It’s no secret that she’s a huge fan of chocolate and pizza. (We’re guessing prob-ably not together.)
Beauty, brains and brawn – together! !"#$%&$'(#)$*"+#,!-.#$is a lawyer – heading ./$0#1$&2"$,32$'14)$no less!
ABOUT ANGELIQUE
PUSH Yourself!
Linde – her husband!)
Sponsor: JVL Wellnessno less!ably not together.)
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Standing up while
completing these
exercises gives your body an
added balance challenge.
RESISTANCE: Choose a weight that fatigues you by the last rep. Feel like you can keep going? Increase the weight. But if your first reps are too tough, decrease the resistance.
REPS/SETS: Do three sets of 12 to 15 reps of each exercise on both sides. Begin with your weaker side (usually the non-dominant one), resting 30 to 60 seconds between sets, then switch to your stronger side.
FREQUENCY: Two to three times per week.
TRAINING
START HEREWhat you’ll need:
Dumbbells of varying weights
One light weight plate
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