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Summer Ready Shred Β· 10 weeks Β· Starts 5 October 2026

Summer Ready
Shred.

Your training, food and support, together in Balance. Starting 5 October 2026, a ten-week challenge for people who want to build strength, feel more confident and find a routine they can keep.

Your workout program, plant-based meal plans, community and the complete ten-week Balance Learn course, with coaching support from Shannon.

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Ten weeks of training, food and lasting habits. Choose your support with Shannon before you commit.

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Weekly Goal

One practical action

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Small wins count

Got my session done before work. Nearly talked myself out of it too.

A clear next action
Support when the week gets messy
Your challenge, inside Balance

See your plan. Do the work. Track your progress.

Your workouts, meals, Weekly Goals and community stay in one place. Follow your plan, log the small wins and work through Balance Learn alongside your ten-week challenge.

YOUR TAILORED SUPPORT

Your workout programGym, home, bands and more

Train where you are, with what you have.

Full gym

Barbells, dumbbells and machines.

At home with weights

Dumbbells, with an optional bench.

No equipment

Bodyweight sessions, wherever you are.

Resistance bands

Full-body training with bands.

Yoga

Restorative, power, yin and vinyasa.

Recovery & mobility

Stretching, mobility and active recovery.

01Choose your setup02Follow your plan03Log your progress
Your meal planPlant-based and vegetarian options

Plant-based meals that fit your goals and your day.

Crispy tofu & rainbow rice bowl
Crispy tofu & rainbow rice bowl
Chickpea & sweet potato curry
Chickpea & sweet potato curry

Example meals. Your meals follow the eating style and preferences you choose.

Plant-based

Meals built around vegetables, legumes, tofu, whole grains, nuts and seeds.

Vegetarian

Meat-free meals, with eggs and dairy as options if they fit the way you eat.

Gluten-free and dairy-free preferences are available during setup.

01Choose your preferences02Get meals & shopping list03Cook, log & adjust
Accountability and communityKeep showing up, with support around you

Stay connected through the Balance community and agree on the right level of personal coaching with Shannon.

01Check in02Review together03Adjust your plan

Tell me how it went

Complete the weekly check-in form in the app. Share your wins, what got in the way, how confident you feel and where you need support.

We look at the whole week

I review your answers alongside the workouts, food, sleep and progress you have logged, plus your weekly goals and recent messages.

Make the next week work better

You receive feedback through Balance, with practical next steps and adjustments to your training or food plan where needed. You can ask questions in the app too.

Shannon reviews your workouts, meal plan, Learn progress and how your week is going. Choose online coaching or add one live Zoom training session each week.

Included in your ten-week challenge

Ten weeks of learning alongside your training.

Balance Learn is included. Its ten-week learning course explains the brain, experience, habits and food through short lessons and quizzes. Learn alongside your training, with six lessons in Week 1 and four or five in later weeks and no required course tasks.

Weeks 1–10: learn as you train. Follow the lessons and quizzes while continuing your workout program, meals and coaching support.

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Real people Shannon has coached

Different journeys. The same need for a plan that works in real life.

These are people Shannon has coached previously, before this challenge. Their experiences show what consistent training, practical food habits and support can look like.

Christy and Beck together during their coaching journey and later celebrating together
Shared accountability

Christy and Beck

The sisters each lost more than 10 kg and became stronger. Having someone beside them made the plan easier to return to and helped turn individual effort into shared momentum.

Gen's coaching progress shown in two side-profile photographs
Strength and confidence

Gen

Gen's journey was about more than a visual change. Clear training direction and steady coaching helped her build strength, confidence and evidence that her effort was working.

Eight weeks of steady work

Dani

Dani created visible body-composition progress over eight weeks by staying with the work. Her journey is a reminder that repeatable weeks matter more than chasing a perfect one.

Six weeks of progress

Shane

Shane's front, back and side comparisons show his progress over six weeks of coaching with Shannon.

Individual experiences vary. These are examples of Shannon's previous coaching work and are not promises of a particular result from this challenge.

Shannon Birch, exercise scientist and founder of Balance
Built by Shannon

Why does change stick for some people, but not others?

I'm an exercise scientist and former gym owner. I've worked with hundreds of clients. Some changed their lives. Others struggled to make it stick. That left me wondering why. Was it really about being lazy or trying harder, or was something deeper going on?

Studying neuroscience led me to look more closely at the habits and automatic responses that shape our everyday choices. I built Balance to help people understand that “autopilot” and practise making changes in their own lives.

The ten-week Summer Ready Shred brings training, food and accountability together. Balance Learn is included to help you understand the habits behind the work through lessons and quizzes, with support from me.

It's more than a meal plan or workout program. It's knowledge you can put to work, with guidance as you practise. The aim is to build skills you can keep using long after these ten weeks.

Clear before you start

Questions about the challenge.

How does Learn fit into Summer Ready Shred?

The Plant-Based Challenge runs for ten weeks. Balance Learn is a ten-week course included within it. The learning is spread across the same ten weeks, with six lessons in Week 1 and four or five in later weeks.

Who can join, and when does it start?

Summer Ready Shred starts 5 October 2026 and runs for ten weeks. People of all genders are welcome. It includes plant-based meal guidance; you do not have to already be vegan or vegetarian.

Do I have to be vegan?

No. Vegetarians, plant-based eaters and people moving towards more plant-based eating are welcome. We will talk about how you eat, your preferences and your goals so your meal support fits you.

Can I train at home?

Yes. Your training can fit a full gym, dumbbells at home, bodyweight sessions or resistance bands. Balance also includes yoga, recovery and mobility.

What coaching is included, and what does it cost?

Online coaching is AUD $75/week, or AUD $125/week with one weekly Zoom training session. Both include Learn, app access and accountability, plus one AUD $120 onboarding fee and a ten-week commitment. We discuss fit and confirm your package before payment.

What happens after ten weeks?

Review what has worked and talk through your next steps with Shannon. Any ongoing app access or coaching, its price and terms will be explained separately.

Your ten-week commitment

Choose the support that helps you show up.

Both options include your training, food support, accountability and Learn. All prices are in AUD.

Train independently, with support

Online coaching

Follow your workout program at the gym or at home, with coaching and accountability through Balance.

$75 AUD / week

Plus one AUD $120 onboarding fee.

  • Your personalised workout program
  • Nutrition and meal-plan support
  • Weekly review and adjustments from Shannon
  • Balance app, community and accountability
  • The complete ten-week Balance Learn course

10-week commitment. Minimum total AUD $870, including onboarding.

Talk with Shannon

One onboarding fee per enrolment. Your ten-week Summer Ready Shred commitment replaces the usual three-month coaching commitment. We confirm your start, payment arrangements and package on the call. Any support after the challenge is discussed separately.

Your ten-week plant-based challenge

Your next step starts with a conversation.

Tell Shannon where you want to go and what's been getting in the way. Find a plan and level of support that fit your life.

  • Your workout program inside Balance
  • Plant-based meal plans and practical food support
  • The complete ten-week Balance Learn course
  • Community and accountability
  • A clear coaching recommendation before you commit

Let's work out what suits you

Talk with Shannon.

Discuss your goals, availability and the help you need. We'll explain the inclusions and price before you choose your package.

Book a consultation

No package purchase is required to book your consultation.