Video transcript for Could the power of community turn you into a triathlete?


Released 13/01/2020

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Man standing in a gym setting 

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Man – “Like four years ago when I first started coming here.” 

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Clips of the man performing various gym exercises with other people 

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Man – “I couldn't even run around the block. I was in quite a bad way fitness-wise. Coming here just seemed to be the right choice very community-based and very inclusive.” 

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Man standing in a gym setting 

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Man – “It’s changed my life completely.” 

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Woman standing in a gym setting 

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Woman – “We wanted to encourage the whole family to” 

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Clips of woman walking around the gym, helping and instructing others 

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Woman – “join in and be it and make this a place where they could feel comfortable coming along. You know we have people of all shapes and sizes. Fitness, we've also in everyone's welcome.” 

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Man 2 standing in the gym 

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Man 2 – “So seven years ago,”

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Man 2 performing various exercises 

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Man 2 – “I just finished Christmas holidays. It was the first exercise class, rocked up, did the exercise,” 

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Man 2 standing in the gym 

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Man 2 – “went home and had a full-on heart attack.” 

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Woman standing in a gym setting

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Woman – “He'd just started training with us and”

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Man performing various exercise in the gym 

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Woman – “he had a heart attack and the doctors told him at the time that if he hadn't been so fat it probably would have killed him.” 

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Man 2 standing in the gym 

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Man 2 – “You know, I recognize that and obviously inside I wasn't looking after myself and in having my kids walking to the hospital and senior faces, you know just really a hope.” 

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Woman standing in a gym setting 

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Woman – “It was a wake-up call for a lot of men”

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Multiple people exercising in the gym 

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Woman – “and their age group that living a healthier lifestyle is really important.” 

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Woman standing in a gym setting 

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Woman – “Quite a few of now of our members” 

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Multiple people exercising in the gym 

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Woman – “have been involved with Iron Maori for many years. That's a fantastic event.” 

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Multiple people exercising in the gym 

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Woman – “It involves the whole family and it's for everyone.” 

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Multiple people exercising in the gym 

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Woman – “Can't say enough highly of it and it's an amazing achievement for people and that's for everyone.” 

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Woman standing in a gym setting 

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Woman – “I think you know just take that first step whether” 

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Clips of multiple people exercising in the gym 

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Woman – “it's you taking it or encouraging someone else to come along with you but whether it's going into a Gym, whether it's coming to a community base like this, whether it's going for walk on Sunday in the bush or running mix teal kids as a cycling.”

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Woman standing in the gym 

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Woman - “Whatever it is, just give it a go.” 

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Text appear: “We partner with IronMaori to keep people moving, and living their best life.”