{"id":927297,"date":"2026-10-14T01:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/927297\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T01:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:56:15","slug":"telethon-2026-lifes-peachy-fit-gym-in-byford-holds-24-hour-marathon-workout-to-raise-thousands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/927297\/","title":{"rendered":"Telethon 2026: Life\u2019s Peachy Fit gym in Byford holds 24-hour marathon workout to raise thousands"},"content":{"rendered":"

An extraordinary display of community grit and heart took over Byford as a local gym pushed through a gruelling 24-hour marathon workout, drawing its energy from the quiet strength of WA\u2019s most inspiring children.<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s Peachy Fit held an ambitious 24-hour fundraiser for Telethon over the weekend, opening its doors around the clock to run a fresh session every hour, on the hour.<\/p>\n

Each of the 24 workouts were named after a Little Telethon Star dating back to 2019, with the specific exercises, repetitions, and intensity crafted to reflect the courage and daily perseverance of each child\u2019s health journey.<\/p>\n

Kicking off the marathon event as the special guest for workout number one was 2025 Little Telethon Star Xavier Summers, who lives with cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n

For many living with severe physical challenges, the daily reality involves navigating pain, medical visits, and physical limitations that most people could hardly imagine.<\/p>\n

Yet, for nine-year-old Xavier and children like him, those hurdles are met not with complaint, but with an unwavering, infectious joy for life.<\/p>\n

\"XavierCamera IconXavier Summersrunning with Ben Luckens, Director of Lifes Peachy Fit Byford during the 24hr workout for Telethon in Byford, Perth. Credit: Ross Swanborough\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

Alongside gym owner Ben Luckens, Xavier tackled dumbbell snatches, the ski ergometer and shuttle runs \u2014 effortlessly lifting the spirits of everyone in the room.<\/p>\n

His mother, Lesa Summers, said hearing a gym had created a workout specifically in honour of her son was incredibly heartwarming.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I found out a gym I had never heard of had organised a workout named after Xavier, I was very excited,\u201d Ms Summers said.<\/p>\n

\u201cXavier had an absolute blast. He really does enjoy working out, especially when he has so many people cheering him on. He did the ski machine, dumbbell snatches, and some running alongside Ben.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so heartwarming to see gyms such as Life\u2019s Peachy Fit doing these kinds of fundraising \u2014 the community all coming together for an amazing day of fun and fitness all while raising money for Telethon.<\/p>\n

\u201cTelethon means so much to our family and many, many others, providing so many opportunities for our kids and helping them reach their absolute potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Life\u2019s Peachy Fit director Ben Luckens said hosting the marathon event was a deeply personal milestone for his team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve always wanted to do something for Telethon,\u201d Mr Luckens said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as we decided that 2026 was the year for Telethon, I thought it would be extremely special to create a workout inspired by a Telethon Star\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n

\"LifesCamera IconLifes Peachy Fit Byford during the 24hr workout for Telethon in Byford, Perth. Credit: Ross Swanborough\/The West Australian<\/p>\n

\u201cSo every hour, we read the Telethon Star workout and inspired ourselves to complete each workout in honour of these amazing stars.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Luckens said watching Xavier tackle the workout alongside adults was a profound reminder of true resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was honestly one of the most inspiring things I\u2019ve seen as a dad myself,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe way he handled adversity, his absolute love for life, and the amount of joy on his face surrounded by hundreds of people was something I\u2019ll cherish forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my team members asked if he was OK or if he wanted to stop. She laughed as he said back to her, \u2018I\u2019m OK thank you, my mumma didn\u2019t raise no quitter\u2019. What a little legend!\u201d<\/p>\n

Xavier\u2019s boundless determination proved to be the ultimate fuel for gymgoers pushing through sleep deprivation and physical exhaustion in the dead of night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard from another member that he was thinking of slowing down as he was tired and sore, then he looked over to see Xavier working hard on our shuttle runs and it inspired him to push past the pain,\u201d Mr Luckens said.<\/p>\n

\u201cXavier inspired hundreds of people at our fundraiser. It was truly remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Every dollar raised through the 24-hour event will go directly toward Telethon to support sick children and their families across WA.<\/p>\n

So far the Life\u2019s Peachy Fit team have raised more than $17,200 for Telethon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An extraordinary display of community grit and heart took over Byford as a local gym pushed through a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":927298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[64,63,538,137,44,501],"class_list":["post-927297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-news","tag-telethon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=927297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/927297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/927298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=927297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=927297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=927297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}