Category: motivation

I know some of you are finding it tough mentally again, but the good news is that we have experience of a much tougher lockdown before (Burry port is not in a lockdown but we know our great friends in llanelli are).

You have heard me say this many times, you have to keep MOVING or your mobility and mental health will SUFFER dramatically. Just move, we have an incredibly beautiful area, love it and fully experience the great outdoors.

I have seen TOO MANY cases of people staying in the house watching TV almost all the time starting off in perfectly good health, and then experiencing devastating the very real affects of even a lighter lockdown because they think they can’t do a thing.

Within a couple of weeks, the effect on the body can be horrendous. Pain and anxiety starts taking over the body and will become overwhelming over a period of weeks. 

Your optimistic mind can shut down gradually until you become a pessimist. The world is going to end, the world is against you and perhaps it is indeed “ok” to accept a life of sitting in your favourite chair all day, after all life “as you know it” is over (or at least the media will try to convince you of that). I wouldn’t wish that kind of physical and mental deterioration on anyone.

The GOOD news is that our gym is OPEN this time and ready to help. Many of you are at all time best levels of fitness and mental strength. 

There is NO REASON why that cannot continue, whether outside in our many classes, inside the gym with all the great equipment, or online with over 800 workout videos plus yoga, with our newly shot in 5K videos, the experience has never been better.

You should never want to live in a world where people tell you NOT to exercise just because some person telling you says so, it may be a “friend” a work colleague or someone who thinks they have some kind of hold over you but they never want the best for you. We all know people like that.

Look at who’s telling you that, do they have miserable life themselves? Chances are they do and the live in pain of some kind because they don’t move more themselves or have the courage to do so. Some people will hate you trying to better yourself full stop, don’t fall for it.

This week I strongly encourage, no I mean put it at the top of your list to move more every day, to strengthen your mind and keep your optimism at an all time high because good times are on their way again. 

Your body and mind needs to be stronger than ever to see that because if you aren’t doing a thing, you probably hate me telling you the truth but it’s my DUTY to tell you the truth, and my experience and the experiences of others and the decline you can have if you’re not exercising at least 3 times a week.

Your body craves you to move, your mind relies on it or it will start playing tricks on you and leave you in a state of constant anxiety and stress. Exercise is your number one strategy to feel better full stop so embrace the wonders it can bring into your life.

No more time for words, but plenty of time for ACTION.

We today officially launched a new war on negativity, doubt and fear and I’m ALL IN for the next 6 months.

The early classes saw my raw energy and all fired to inspire anyone who has been writing themselves off and not living to anywhere near their true potential physically, mentally and with their fighting spirit. 

I hasten to add that EVERY CLASS was sensational today and I am eternally thankful for your efforts.

This page will be your official good news channel, and I will continue to tell you how it is, and never sugar coat it.

I know I am at my best when I know fear and doubt has to be crushed, and I want you all to develop the same attitude and that nothing is impossible.

We all need something to prove wrong, we all need something that scares us from time to time, and this time I know again that if we all get stuck in, get fitter again, build our immune system, not only will we be even more physically fit, but develop much more mental resilience again.

Every session you do sets you apart. You’re not the one hiding behind the settee watching rubbish TV all day long, you are the one who knows that you workouts matter, they make you feel 10 feet tall and great workouts are always a sign that better things are definitely coming in your life again.

Yes it did make me sad when I saw people back in march having to stop the gym, then literally weeks later they COULD NOT WALK and were on a walker, BUT WHEN THEY WERE AT THE GYM THEY WERE FANTASTIC and I was very proud of them.

I DO NOT ACCEPT that this is unlucky, not exercising is A LIFE CHOICE and lifestyle YOU MUST CHOOSE to feel better.

iF YOU ARE PUTTING RUBBISH into your shopping basket every day, white bread, ready meals and loads of pop every day, then it’s not a surprise you will get sick in the short term and very likely in the long term. I do not wish that on anyone but eating right is all our responsibility, for our families and ourselves.

If you aren’t exercising regularly, then your mobility will suffer, and the pain in your body will greatly increase over time, and when you pile weight on, is it a surprise when you joints ache so much and eventually give up on you?

I really want the best for you but I want to kick your behind too so you get the momentum and get up and do to do something inspirational not only for your health and famlily but for your LIFE.

We all want a great future and a great NOW, don’t waste another second, plan on tomorrow being even better and see it as your first step to being even happier, more fulfilled and even more proud of yourself.

I know every single person at the gym is on a different point of their journey in life.

I have trained many people getting married, some getting stressful divorces, some have had incredible businesses, some have lost them and everything with it, many are dealing with mental health issues, many know they have many gifts in their lives and loving that particular period of their lives.

I have trained many with major health worries, some have been through really low periods in their lives, and I have seen many of you climb off the floor and rise up to literally change your lives in ALL ways.

And I can see all of these people in just one day!!

Here’s the one thing that ties them together,

They all rely on exercise to pull them through the most severe stress. They rely on exercise to make them feel better and give them the energy and drive to try and turn adversity around.

They have had many highs and lows, but they know that their workout is a vital part of the day, and the catalyst for their ability to flick the switch in their minds that allows them to wake up and go for it in life.

They now that quitting doesn’t work, because they have quit many times before maybe, but this time they know that they are in this for keeps, because it works. They know they have to stay in the game, because when you quit everything goes downhill in all areas of your life when you leave your health go.

No alcohol drink, no drug, no amount of money or new car gives you the feeling of exercise when you walk in struggling mentally and physically, and then you walk out transformed body, mind and spirit.

Whatever your story, there’s going to be someone worse off or better off than you. What you can control is to help yourself and get moving every day and eat decent good food you KNOW to be good for you.

Accept a large amount of life is down to YOU, take personal responsibility that tomorrow morning is down to you to get your behind out of bed, be prepared to choose a healthy breakfast and schedule in your workout no matter what.

For all the uncertainty in the world, you can still achieve amazing things just by doing the things you know that will work, the opportunity is yours, don’t make an excuse to quit on yourself and all of the great things that can easily be yours.

You’re nothing without your health, so seize every day and make it happen.

8 classes in a day is a great way to start your week. As I see all abilities, but ALL of you have through that workout today, one of the hardest ones to get through and do properly.

Showing up makes ALL the difference. I can’t teach a class a great session unless they have a great attitude and are receptive to a complete change of session, with difficult to execute movements all the way so sessions like today will always be a big ask, but I wouldn’t teach them unless I knew you could get through them.

A great monday of hard works should give you inner calm too. In a world full of anxiety, inner calm and inner peace is like gold dust in a world ruled be constant fear and only worst case scenarios.

Control what you CAN. You have every opportunity to do a great workout with us monday to Friday. You know when you get here the environment is unique and super supportive and positive.

You can reward yourself after a great workout with great food tonight. If you’re having a takeaway after a tough workout like that, you’re a putting rubbish nutrient deficient fuel back in your body, and you are saying to your body you didn’t value the work you put it through earlier.

Don’t see good food as a pain, a bind, a nightmare-GET REAL AND FACE FACTS, sort your food out, only buy great nutritious food into the house, you are getting healthy now and the fuel you put in will literally change your performance, the way you recover from your workouts and the way you feel full stop.

Monday is done, get ready for Super Tuesday!!

I have had to make this observation on the week. As a gym, we lifted ourselves to a completely new level in all ways.

The classes were all next level stuff.

First you have to realise what Emma Williams puts into her classes who don’t know her. She works a demanding job and career at the local college, very stressful in these times as you would imagine.

She works outside of this too and is an amazing master hair stylist. Then she raises a family which on its own is very demanding.

Then she researches new classes all the time, and wants with all her heart the sessions to do incredibly well. Lots of you have joined her class and loved it, and I encourage you all to give it a go as you will never regret it ,its a really nice mix for all of you to have a different teacher and experience different styles of teaching which can only be good..

Just wanted to know the unseen work that she continuously puts in, she doesn’t show up and just do it, that would be impossible to put the standard of workouts she teaches every time. We congratulate her on her immense commitment and the great people she teaches and continually develops.

Then inside the gym, we have kept the standard high with social distancing, spraying everything down after us with chlorine, and I know I am a pain sometimes but I will never be shy in telling anyone that they need to space out, and I will continue to do that every day and every week if I see something not working right. That’s my promise. My wife nicola is continually managing the gym now inside every morning as I can’t be in two places at once, this was a role that was much needed so we can watch everyone is doing everything safely inside, and we can help and encourage everyone all of the time.

The classes I got through were very demanding too. I know I asked a lot out of you, but you are very demanding audience too, and I LOVE THAT, because it pushes me to become continuously better, so I thank you for demanding more out of me continuously, and I love that challenge and it makes us over all a better gym every single week.

Finally, I appreciate all of you coming because without you we wouldn’t have a great gym and such a positive environment. Our people are what makes us and I know you want to keep shooting for the stars just as much as we do.

Enjoy the weekend, stay active and enjoy our beautiful scenery on your bike, walking, running, hiking or whatever it is, and be sure that monday will definitely have something new and challenging to test you to new heights!!!

Keri