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Monday, 14th April

Monday morning should always give you fresh opportunity to improve, to move better and to renew your body after some of the excesses of the weekend, and face the weekend with fresh optimism and momentum.

There is a big chance of you improving on a Monday if you are regular exerciser, because a good programme will demand fresh progress out of you regularly.

Your body is perfectly able to improve and much more resilient than you think.

Certain conditions have to happen though to enable you to take fresh opportunities, and set yourself up for success.
You have to eat well 80% of the time to allow your body to be energized for your workouts, and to recover from them much more quickly.

You have to be on a progressive progamme that encourages you to take new challenges on. Working with someone who has a similar ability to you is always positive, and you know im going to do my best to get everything out of you anyway.

Getting everyone to move in different ways that are more beneficial can take some time but is always worth it.

Once you do this, no matter what the individual age is, the results always come faster and the person you are training can achieve much more sustainable results.

Everyone needs to “re-awaken” their body and remind themselves of how they used to move when they were at their very peak in life. Not only that, with the right type of training you are very likely to move even better, and with much more strength and speed!

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Sunday, 13th April

We put so much emphasis on balance training because every single person needs it in their lives and I mean every day.

You need proper balance to even walk and run properly, you need it to perform every physical task, from carrying shopping , making food, doing the washing, taking part in sports, just about everything.

Most of you carry things one side, your school bag, groceries out of the supermarket, lifting in your job or at home, playing golf is ALL one sided for example (that’s why I see so many hip and back problems at the gym), even in cooking you are often bending and moving from side to side reaching for different things, the facts are we live an unbalanced life in terms of most of our physical movements if you really think about your daily life.

Some of you know you have poor balance, some of you will be unlucky enough to find it out unfortunately when you may have a fall of some kind or feel really unsteady and this can cause all sorts of problems.

It’s a simple fact that everyone is being far less active than they used to be, and balance and development of balance is going to be a big casualty.

One lesson of PE every week is not going to help kids get the amount of balance they need. How the government got away with getting rid of the double lesson PE is a national disgrace?!!

What happens when the child leaves school? Studies show that there are far less people playing team sports than ever before.

Adults slip easily in a lifestyle of inactivity because of the pull of computers, tablets and media. It’s easier to get anything done online these days, and it takes effort to exercise so its not much of a choice for some people.

So balance you will all know by now is something we concentrate an awful lot on, right from the start and all the way through our programme. We want you to move fundamentally better and pain free for the rest of your life. Assessing your balance on a regular basis should be an absolute priority for you.

Twitt
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Thursday, 10th April

After coming out of a long dark and wet winter, it’s vital you come into the spring as fresh as possible.

Many of you train 5-6 times a week with us, and this will usually mean that you are in great shape, that you have improved substantially over the winter and there’s a very strong chance that your fitness is at its all-time best.

Sometimes though we all hit a wall and we don’t know really what to do about it.

Our motivation goes down a bit, we can’t get a constantly good performance out of ourselves, and we wonder whether we can hit the heights anymore.

We may see people who we have been training with pull slightly ahead of us, and we may lose our enthusiasm to stay with them. This is a sign that you need to step back a bit.

A great answer to these problems is to train LESS for a while in terms of days.

Cutting back to three days a week for a month or so can make all the difference.

On your days off, try doing different things, enjoy yourself whatever you want to do, and you will give your mind a good rest from your programme.

The result from this type of approach is that you start enjoying your training much more again.

When you hit those three sessions a week, they tend to be of much higher quality again because you will realise again what you are really capable of.

You will start to make gains again and your body will thank you for getting off a schedule that you needed a break from.

I usually find that a month is usually enough, and then most of those who have cut back feel ready to step it up again and hit extra days again.

You can feel the rest has done them good, and most people go on to reach new personal highs in their next cycle of training.

Training in different cycles is very common with professional athletes, who find it an absolute must to peak for their events.

Training smart and taking days off when you need them will always keep you close to your peak, and keep you mentally fresh just when you need it.

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Tuesday, 8th April

When roger bannister first broke the four minute mile, it was an achievement of stunning proportions, and literally stunned the world.

Most people don’t know that a lot of other world class runners emulated that feat during THAT year, and the explanation most commonly thought of was that once they knew it was possible then the fear factor of running quicker than four minutes quickly went, and other athletes believed in themselves that much more, KNOWING it was very possible now.

With our training , anyone seeing a tractor tyre being flipped for the first time is pretty intimidating, whilst looking “cool” at the same time!

When you first see it, you never think you can do it, but as you get stronger, and get taught the right technique, then it becomes entirely possible!

When you see people time and time in front of you doing it, and they encourage you to challenge yourself to do it, the possibility becomes very real.

Flipping such a large tyre is definitely not a beginner’s exercise, you need to develop real strength first, and all over strength at that. This is why a complete programme is absolutely vital, and your core is very strong before even attempting it.

Getting stronger is a process that ANYONE can do. You need to plan your programme properly, strengthen your weaker areas and putting it all together so you become much stronger in all areas, ready to take on ANY challenges.

You need to exercise with purpose, have a plan and continuously bring up your weaker areas. This way of training will always make you very successful in anything you do!

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Friday, 4th April

Once you start improving on a regular basis, it can be difficult to stop as long as you keep to a few simple rules. This momentum should never be understated. Being in a good place most of the time keeps your mindset strong and your body feeling fit and strong, and as if nothing is impossible.

Same when you start putting on weight and inches around your hips and waist. This can be a major effort to stop it happening, to reverse the process. Suddenly you will have to change what you are doing, really change your lifestyle again in order to stop the rot setting in.

So its easier to stay in shape than get out of shape.

Being in shape is associated with feelings of happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing, plenty of energy and an ability to do practically anything physically, and your mental strength is likely to be greatly increased.

Being out of shape is associated with being much more irritable, wonder all the time how you could feel and look so much better, you may tend to put off any physical challenges, a shortness of breath even on the most ordinary of tasks, and your mental strength is always under pressure.

So as it seems as if it may be a struggle to get in shape, once you get there you will automatically feel much better across the board, and perform better in every area of your life.

Twitt