I never celebrate my birthday anymore but here’s some urgent stuff I’m asking for today.
Most people are waiting for a vaccine but the very best thing you can do until then, and after for your immune system, and to protect yourself is EXERCISE and EAT right, get more sleep and look after yourself.
Exercise is the best medicine you can give yourself for life and protects you from most things and will help you live a much higher quality of life.
I want to see gyms run classed as ESSENTIAL businesses in the current climate as boosting the nation’s health is of paramount importance.
We had to close 21 weeks inside in the last lockdown and I saw first hand the devastating effect that had on people’s physical and MENTAL health too, yet McDonald’s and other fast food places never closed, and somehow were classed as “essential” to the public, despite being linked with diabetes, heart disease and all sorts of health problems when eaten more than an occasional treat.
The prime minister always says how he’s fitter than a “butcher’s dog” now, and how being fitter is the best way to beat Covid, I want to see him finally back the fitness industry with real action and not words or “slogans”.
Prevention of illness is always the best strategy and the huge positive impact on mental health is without any doubt.
I want to see more people exercising and less people relying on pills to feel better. Sounds simplistic but I’m in the trenches every day seeing a lot of people come in with massive pain and illness in their bodies, and over time and with consistency in their training, slowly transform themselves literally into DIFFERENT and much HAPPIER people.
If there’s one wish today that could come true, I want to see people believe in themselves more, and know that incredible changes in their lives and happiness are entirely possible.
I want to see contracts against the law in the fitness industry. They are a scourge and stain on our industry. I hear all the time people being ripped off through being held in contracts they can’t get out of, and never wanting to join a gym ever again due to their negative experience.
We have NEVER ever found the need to put anyone on a contract in 63 years, to me contracts are made up by gym or trainers that aren’t confident they can get results for people, or aren’t prepared to offer any service apart from show you around once around the gym. There are great gyms around they are the ones that COACH you each and every session too and never rip you off, avoid the ones that try to trap you and fleece your bank account.
I know many children are not exercising in school still, the effects of this are incredibly distressing for them. We have an incredible bunch of kids of all ages training at the gym, and the difference since lockdown in their physical and just as importantly, their mental health has been out of this world.
Kids needs to move full stop, they are much happier for it, they need fun and variety in their programmes and the greatest victory is to encourage them to be active for a lifetime.
Get them active early, support them with positivity, and let them know they can do incredible things, and coach them very step of the way to realise their vast potential. If you’re a parent, you need to train too, if you don’t in my experience they wont fully be onboard, as they look up to you and watch all your actions too, lead by example and feel incredible and happier yourself, its a win win situation for all of your family.
We are continuing to invest in our gym throughout these unprecedented times for society, we are right in the middle of Burry Port and we see ourselves as a true community hub for people far and wide and we treat everyone the same.
We are passionate in our belief that EVERYONE deserves an opportunity, and once you spend time and coach them, they too will be transform themselves into something incredible living life at an incredible level, and all done most importantly with a smile on their faces.
