About VFT (and who the heck is Mandy)...

Virtual Fitness Trainer "offically" launched in 2000. (For a couple of years previous to that I ran a fitness freebies site and newsletter. )

From 2000 to 2005 Virtual Fitness Trainer's main goal was to provide online personal training to folk who either couldn't afford a one to one personal trainer or preferred the convenience of having access to a trainer online. I also continued to provide lots of great free content in the non-members section and kept my newsletter running "Number 1 in Fat Burning, Fun, Health and Fitness" - which has proven to be very popular and is still growing strong year after year.

As from late 2005, I shut my doors on my online personal fitness training memberships to a. Reduce my massive work load... and b. So I can spend more time with my family and in particular my husband who has been very ill over the past few years.

After working in the fitness industry for over 12 years I've learned a great deal from my members, visitors and subscribers as to what you want to see more of in a health and fitness website. My mission for VFT (Virtual Fitness Trainer) is to continue to provide quality articles, advice, tips and resources that are practical and can be put into action to help you acheive your health and fitness goals.

Over the past six months I've been researching and hunting down quality fitness products and resources that are very affordable -- and that provide results! (Got hold of some great freebies too!)

I hope you enjoy the new VFT and make the time to take advantage of the top-notch information within these pages.

Here's a few family pics that were taken last year...the old photos on the site were gathering cobwebs :-)...

Kind regards
Yours in fun, health and fitness
Mandy Gibbons
Virtual Fitness Trainer
PO Box 270
Bull Creek, Western Australia, 6149

Our Labradors... on our wedding invite -- I know, I know... our dogs are spoilt rotten. :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Couple of wedding pics... Matt's an underground miner so the sun was driving him nuts - and the celebrant would let us wear sun glasses... :-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Matt, Me, Mom and Dad... this was taken at like 1am! :-P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arnie - yellow lab on the left- and Louie - black lab on the right - they're named after our favourite body builders Arnie (Arnold Schwarzenegger) Louie (Lou Ferrigno - incredible hulk). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Another "early hours in the morning" photo - ugh... My sister Leonie, her hubby Guy, Matt and I... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is one of my favourite photos of Matt's Dad and Step-Mom, Ron and Dorothy (red shirt on)... Joan, in the grey top is Dorothy's sister. Nicest in-laws a girl could ever ask for... they're loads of fun. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dedication: To my loving Grandparents - Poppy and Grandma Gibbons and Poppy and Grandma Craig who are now in heaven. Above is a picture of Grandma Craig before she passed away in December 2002.