A big problem with making progressHealthy weightMoving okHaving enough energyIs that it gets over complicatedAre you sure you know exactly what to do?Or every time you see a magazine cover with a new plan a celebrity is supposedly doingOr every articleDocumentaryEven advertMake you feel you have been focusing all your valuable time and energyOn completely […]
Continue readingI understand that what it takes to make steady progress to lose weight, improve health and all the aspects of living a healthy lifestyle to achieve it, is not easy.We are quiet a few weeks into the new yearIt’s good to assess how things are goingWether any progress has been madeWether things have started to […]
Continue readingOne of the greatest challenges Being we are all of a certain ageThat can get in the way of you doing the right thingsIs a lack of timeEven if the motivation is thereAnd you have a great reasonThere is other stuff going onAnd spending a bit of time doing things that will effect youEven positively effect […]
Continue readingI remember back when I joined my first gymI had been going for a whileFelt quite goodWhen I was cut down to size by the somewhat cheeky question “Do you even work out”Ouch All that effort and focusDoes this sound familiarPutting the effort in with your exerciseGoing even when sometimes you don’t feel like itAll those hoursYet […]
Continue readingGyms are at their busiest right nowIt’s a new beginningLet’s face it there are many reasons to exerciseThe main one, certainly at the moment is to lose weightTry and burn as many calories as possibleIs this the most effective way?Not reallyCan you lose by just focusing on the calories you put in?Actually yesProbably the reason […]
Continue readingI am not going to sugar coat it hereI’m not sure if you noticedBut getting results “at our age”Is harderIt was easier say back when we were in our twentiesCould consume more caloriesAnd mostly get away with itLess aches and painsThe body seemed to be more nimbleLess sluggishBut nowFat is incredibly stubbornBits wobble that didn’t […]
Continue readingLet’s face it if being in good shape and health was easyEveryone would be doing it!Not like there is a calorie shortage going onIt’s pretty easy to pick up less nutritious type foodsNearest shop will do itEven watching TV, we are bombarded with food advertsEver planned to be disciplined with what you eatAnd someone being, […]
Continue readingAs a coach helping 40+ somethingsI know you have some challengesI know weight loss is importantNot just to feel good, for clothes to fit betterTo be healthierBut you find it hardAnd I get it, you don’t have timeYou have other committments Not to mention it’s bloomin’ easy to consume loads of caloriesAfter a long day fitting […]
Continue readingThe good thing about being a coach this time of yearIs that there is a good chance rather than the usual “get ready to get ready”Action will be takenThe problem is when you develop the short term mentalityWhere action is takenBut not for longJumping into action that all too soon becomes hard to fit inLeaving […]
Continue readingThe great thing about improving shape and healthIs that you always get a fresh start!And now is a great time!But most don’t last longI often hear the gym goers in January on looking around the busy gym remark“They will all be gone in a few weeks”Which happens, most go back to being stuck and frustratedBut […]
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