This Is Who We Are
We are a Defence & Emergency Services community providing a platform for Defence, Emergency Services and their families to engage in a friendly supportive competition where we promote healthy lifestyles in a fit and competitive way. We are passionate about giving back to those that give so much.
The show is open to serving and ex-serving Defence and Emergency Services personnel and their immediate families.
How We Started….
Defence & Emergency Services (DES) Bodybuilding is a unique fitness and physique show dedicated to our service men and women.
The Defence Show was originally run by the Military PT’s at HMAS Cerberus each year. In 2011 Kay & Angela Wiseman took over as directors/owners of the show as the PT Cell no longer had scope to do so. From 2011 – 2013 the show was run in Darwin, NT and from 2014 – present it has run in Brisbane, QLD in Season B around October each year. As competitors themselves, Kay and Angela are extremely passionate about the sport and helping people make healthy lifestyle choices which led them to take on running the show. Kay and Angela love the family feel and supportive community they can give this unique show and in 2015 they decided that expanding to include the Emergency service agencies was fitting choice as we are all emergency responders. That service rivalry and banter is always a great way to get people motivated and we see this along with amazing support and comradery each year.
Meet The Team
Kay
Kay joined the Air Force in 1997 as a Nursing Officer and served 22yrs in the permanent force before transferring to the Reserves (part time force) in 2019.
Passionate about her fitness, Kay first competed in 2006 in the Defence Bodybuilding Titles run at that stage by the Navy PT’s at HMAS Cerberus. With a competitive bodybuilding career spanning 17 yrs, Kay has won titles at a state, national and international level. More recent accolades include # 1 ranked Pro Physique Masters athlete at Natural Olympia in 2019, #1 ranked Pro Physique Masters athlete at World Cup and #2 ranked athlete at Natural Olympia in 2022.
Now enjoying life on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Kay has started a personal training business whilst continuing to do some part time work for Air Force Health.
Angela
Angela has been in the Air Force since 2000, serving in many locations including a posting to Malaysia for 3 years. She is still serving full time and currently based in Canberra
Following a number of years of yo yo dieting, and being unhappy with her weight Angela embarked on a fitness journey that led her to the stage. Guided and trained by her mother she developed a passion that has taken her to the #1 Ranked Pro Figure competitor in the world in 2018 and #1 ranked Pro Figure Classic athlete in 2019.
Angela loves to help and encourage people to improve their health and fitness at all levels which is what brought Kay and her to take on running the Defence & Emergency Services Titles in 2011. She also coaches clients online through her PT business Wise Physiques.
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