Localiiz is a new lifestyle directory focusing on small businesses in Hong Kong.
We have spent the last sixteen months researching the market, walking the streets and uncovering those small businesses that are hard to find.

Our goal is to produce a very extensive directory that encompasses the full spectrum of business segments in Hong Kong. Businesses that offer products or services to the consumer. On top of this we are building a small b2b community that can provide valuable resources to these businesses.

It’s all about entrepreneurship, innovation, design, creativity, imagination, and passion. All with a personal touch.

Having just launched, you will see the start of our exciting concept. Unique in its design and user ability, we aim to provide our consumers with a single page dedicated to a specific topic. Based upon the concept that there is too much information out there, Localiiz delivers only relevant and concise information on Hong Kong, giving our users the right number of options to choose from.

Having been supported by a number of businesses in our pre-launch stage, you will slowly see grey turning to colour, as businesses continue to register and be part of our platform.

We have lots of new categories to launch over the coming months, as well as some very interesting new suggestive pages. We will be introducing a social engagement feature and will of course be developing a mobile application, as soon as we have found a suitable way to deliver all this fabulous content into a 3”screen!!

Talking about content. Don’t forget; this is not our content, it belongs to the businesses. This site is all about them. We are here to provide a unique platform that will enhance their online presence.

We are only just getting started.

So have a browse around, make yourself at home, visit our social media pages, and don’t forget to let us have any feedback or suggestions by emailing us at: hello@localiiz.com

Help us build a strong small business community in Hong Kong.

Happy surfing……..

CHECK OUT COASTAL FITNESS AT –

http://www.localiiz.com/sports/fitness/personal-trainers

What a day it was! With 2 awesome team workouts and an individual workout worthy of being a ‘CrossFit WOD’. There was some great competition, but also some great camaraderie – whether it was teammates, or just fellow SMACers – everyone was getting behind each other!

There ended up being 11 teams with 3 team members in each. Teams came dressed to impress which added to the days festivities.

Team Bonded and The Fanny SMACers

Now the good part, the workouts –

1^st team WOD –

10min AMRAP (as many reps as possible)

TRX Power Y’s (feet to wall)

Bodyweight Turkish Get Ups

100m Run

As 2 team members completed the resistance exercises, 1 team member must complete a 100m run around 2 cones, before everyone swaps exercise. Team members must count their reps for the Power Y’s and Turkish Get Ups.

2^nd team WOD –

Each team had to assign 1 team member to a particular exercise.

The 3 options were –

• Powerbag ‘Ground to Overheads’ (Female – 10kgs, Male – 20kgs)
• Sit Ups
• Shuttle Run

Each of these exercises was completed as a 3min AMRAP. Again, each team member had to count the total number of reps they completed within the 3 minutes, before the next partner started their exercise.

Ground to Overheads and Sit Ups!

Individual WOD –

Now the tough one!

TRX Low Rows x70

100m Run

Kettlebell Swings x 50

80m run

Push Ups x30

70m run

Burpees x20

60m run

Let the swinging commence!

The Coastal Fitness team decided the kettlebell weights for each athlete. Weights ranged from 8kgs – 24kgs!

Now that you have seen the workouts – I’m sure you all want to know who the winners were.

Team Winners –

Team Austraya (Kathryn Bignold, Marcella Lim, Amy Hii)

Each team member took home a goodie bag consisting of – HTC Phone, LuluLemon Yoga Mat, LuluLemon Waterbottle, LuluLemon Bag, Magnum bottle of Louis Perdrier champagne (to share), $500 escapade voucher.

Team Austraya

Individual Winners –

2^nd Place – Ste “CS” Farrell

Winning an HTC Phone, Lous Perdrier champagne

1^st Place – Ben Gourlay

Winning an HTC Phone, Lanson champagne, $500 escapade voucher, LuluLemon Waterbottle

A massive THANK YOU to all who donated prizes –

Wine’n’Things

LuluLemonn

And of course, a HUGE thank you to all you SMAC Games athletes who took place.

The teams to compete in the SMAC Games have been announced.

This will allow team members to meet up, discuss potential strategies and possibly team colours/outfits!

The teams are: -

1- Chris Peart

1- Linda Parnsalu

1- Lillian Haynes

2- Rachel Bryant

2- Kristy Williams

2- Jo Balfour

3- Olivia Chen

3- Natalie Lewis

3- Raegan O’Brien

4- Paul Pealing

4- Martin Keys

4- Louise Hall

5- Mandy Hodgson

5- Lou Ninnes

5- Sean Horgan

6- Patrick Tsang

6- Viv Lonergan

6- Greg Herron

7- Kath Bignold

7- Marcella Lim

7- Amy Hii

8- Tracey Miller

8- John Szymanski

8- Betsy Haynes

9- Sarah Aldous

9- Sarah Milner

9- Ben Gourlay

10- Kate Pennel

10- Sarah Leung

10- Holly Bradburn

11- Sam Smith

11- CS

11-Alexis Fosler

BEST OF LUCK!

Egg yolks - good or bad?

Here is a fantastic article on egg yolks.

http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/Egg_Yolk.html

We want everyone to meet at 11:30am on Happy Valley Pitch 6 to have a short briefing on the days events followed by a big group warm-up. The first of the workouts will start at 12pm and the workouts will continue on to 1:30pm. After the final workout -- everyone will be invited back to the Hong Kong Football Club to shower up and then make their way pool side for an awesome buffet and boozefest which will start at 2pm! During lunch and drinks we will be handing out prizes for winning teams and individual performances.

to enter please email: andy@coastalfitnesshk.com

From all of us here at Coastal Fitness would just like to say thank you for helping SMAC to grow as much as it has in the past few months. We encourage you all to come down and enjoy the day!

All the best,

The Coastal Fitness Team

Official SMAC Games Poster

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkrCyNtr3go

Check out the SMAC Games promo video…. (credit to Robin Lee)

Our new SMAC logo

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dzU-AB2Gfk

Watch out for some more awesome Coastal Fitness Videos!

Credit to Robin Lee

21-15-9

Thrusters (40/30kgs)

Pull Ups

Gary Hill - Feeling the 'forearms from hell'

Their WODs
WOD 1
1.6km run

Skill School
Deadlifts

WOD 2
Fran

Our first proper 'CrossFit Kids'

We’ve gone Kettlebell mad this month at Coastal Fitness!

Gary Hill takes us through our WOD for the 8th February 2012.

50 Kettlebell Swings (12/16kgs)
10 Thrusters (20/30kgs)
40 Kettlebell Swings (12/16kgs)
10 Thrusters (20/30kgs)
30 Kettlebell Swings (12/16kgs)
10 Thrusters (20/30kgs)
20 Kettlebell Swings (12/16kgs)
10 Thrusters (20/30kgs)
10 Kettlebell Swings (12/16kgs)
TIME

WOD Demo -

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jQfdIU-z8w

Beat that Banana!

The 7th “Beat the Banana!” Charity Run will take place on Sunday, 4 March 2012 along the Tsimshatsui East Promenade. WCRF HK is very pleased to have the support of Wellcome as the event sponsor, joining us in spreading the message of maintaining a healthy lifestyle for better health and cancer prevention.

Ed and LP at last years event!

Details to note!

- Date: Sunday, 4 March 2012

- Venue: Tsimshatsui East Promenade

- Category: 3km Fun Run (from 9am)/ 6km Elite Race (from 8am)

- Participating Class: Individual / Family / Friends / Corporation / School

- Route:

• 3km Fun Run: HK Cultural Centre > Avenue of Stars > Tsimshatsui East Promenade > International Mail Centre > Back to HK Cultural Centre
• 6km Elite Race: A cycle route twice of the above 3km route

- Places: 1,000 runners (Places are limited and on a first-come, first served basis)

- Registration Deadline: Monday, 20 February 2012

At COASTAL FITNESS, we are encouraging ALL of our clients to sign up for the 3km ‘fun run’!

We are part of a ‘team’ – “Coastal Fitness”.

Sign up, then let us know once you have done so – we would love as many people running as possible!!!

Click the link below for registration and more details!

http://www.wcrf-hk.org/how_can_i_help/beat_the_banana/index.php