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Monday 11th March

The recent wave of illness is a stark reminder on why we do this thing in the first place.

When we feel ill, we will do anything to feel anywhere like normal again! When we feel ill, its a sharp reminder sometimes of how much better we could have eaten, in terms of fruit and vegetables we could have consumed to have fought the germs that have invaded our bodies. We have a large level of bacteria in our bodies anyway, but im talking about the germs responsible for getting us a fever, the flu or stomach bug or whatever we may have now.

This is why we talk about our immune system so much on here, its times like these that talking about our health as a whole becomes so important.

If you think that all there is to talk about all day is simply losing weight and looking better, then you must be greatly mistaken and you need to re-evaluate what you are doing, and why you are doing it.

You have to accept the facts that the foods you eat have amazing qualities, and a whole range of benefits.

Of course, you want to look better, thats of vital importance. More important than that though is your overall health, and eating as many natural foods in their natural state will serve you very well. The right foods will revitalise you, will energise you, will make you more resilient in the face of illness and infection, and help you recover from even the most demanding workouts!!!

If you make sleep a priority too, because this is when you truly recover and replenish your energy stocks, replace and repair your broken down tissue after a long day and maybe a tough workout, then you will be very much on the right path to having an extremely tough immune system!

Twitt
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Wednesday, 6th March

If you feel that your best years are behind you in terms of physical prowess, then I have a ton of evidence that I could produce for you every single day that will disprove that statement.

I have countless individuals who have started training in their late forties, into their fifties and into their sixties who have consistently better numbers than many twenty somethings I train.

This may seem hard to believe, but these are the kinds of results that you can begin to expect if you train and eat consistently well over a period of months, and especially years!

This is what you can expect if you change your lifestyle accordingly, starting getting to bed earlier especially in the week, and being in a programme of constant development and progress.

This is what will happen if you have your blood pressure, body fat, waist measurements done regular, and aim to improve them every single month. Your programme has to help you get there not only quickly but safely, and this is of paramount importance.

As you get older, you really want to avoid dangerous movements that will stress your joints. You want to be kind to your bones and theres a million ways to accomplish that.

Training smart will always beat someone screaming in your ear with a mindless training programme that accomplishes very little and eventually get you injured.

We always talk a lot about core stability in terms of training options, and this is the biggest feature of my training with everyone. Once you get your fundamental strength right, then the sky is the limit when it comes to your overall progress.

Mentally too, you have to open your mind to big progress, and seemingly unimaginable ability again with your body. You will soon learn to stop thinking like a fifty something and rekindle the ability you thought you had left behind in your 20’s.

The science is there to do it, so changing your plan right now to reflect that is of vital importance to you. Nobody needs to feel or look older than they are, changing your lifestyle will achieve a more youthful you in no time at all as long as you’re willing to commit to it!

Twitt
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11th January, 2013

We are already hitting friday, and hopefully you are actively participating in a programme, and that you are following at least some of the tips i have shared with you this week.

So we have gone over the fact that you need to shop well for your weekly food, we have talked about why you need to have the right running shoes, how you need to fundamentally understand the whole process about getting fit and healthy, and yesterday about the importance of actually performing well, and trying to improve your programme regularly.

Okay, so you are here thinking what comes next?

After telling you yesterday that you need to keep it simple, then you not be surprised if i tell you that you need to keep doing the basics well, and again, and again!!

The actual basics are the hardest thing to do regularly! Anyone will tell you the same!

How many people do you know that actually train 3-4 times a week, they eat well almost every day without fail, they get to bed early every night in the week, and usually only have one late night, they only drink alcohol in moderation once a week, they have a bit of what they fancy in eating terms just once a week, and when you see their shopping basket in a supermarket, it is likely to contain mostly natural produce that you know are going to keep you in great shape!!!

How many people do you know like that?!!!!

Not many i’ll bet and this is why-it is difficult to be that consistent and this is why not many people will look and feel that good.

The good news is that if you stick with it, and i’m talking week after week, YOU WILL get used to it, you will think this is normal life and you WILL become one of those individuals who is ALWAYS in shape full stop, no arguement!!!

Twitt
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Wednesday, 9th January

So we’re in the first proper week of the year regarding exercise, and its vital you keep doing the right thing at the right time.

So assuming you’re still full of enthusiasm and you’re still in the stage of “this time i’m really going to do it”, then you need to stop looking far ahead and go through your training sessions in a more methodical way.

One common mistake to start with is trying to over-complicate your workout, you try to do too much too soon and these factors often lead to injury and frustration.

If you haven’t exercised for some time, please remember that a professional athlete for example, every week they have off from training, it will take them 1-2 weeks to get back to normal. So if they have had 6 weeks off training, then it could possibly take them 12 weeks to get completely back to normal-and this is a pro athlete!!!

If you have had a year or two off for example, then it doesn’t take a genius to work out that it’s going to take you a good while before you approach anywhere near your former levels!

This is not a piece to put you off, its urging you to seek professional help when beginning a new exercise programme, and also urging you to proceed with caution, giving your body time to adjust to your new schedule is of paramount importance.

This is why you should take one step at a time, take one week of training at a time, and set your goals by the week.

It shouldn’t be too hard to improve BY THE WEEK if you have a good plan. If you allow your body to adjust slowly, then you are still capable of improving greatly in 6 weeks, and very impressively in 12 weeks!!!

Hopefully, you are now engaged in a solid plan, just focus on showing up for your workouts and executing them well. Then look forward to getting good results on a weekly basis, if you are not then please look again at the programme you are on and are you really getting good advice?

Twitt
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Monday, 7th January

It’s the first full proper week in January, and for those of you starting off for the first time, or the 30th time, the essentials need to stay the same.

If you are the one who is responsible for the shopping in your household, then you need to make a statement of intent in terms of what you need to do.

If you go to the supermarket, shop locally or shop online, then you have a great opportunity to make sure all or least most of the food and drink coming into your household is mostly natural and fresh where possible.

There will probably be a massive difference between this week’s shop and the one you did in the week before Christmas.

The one before Christmas will have made you feel terrible eventually, the one you make this week should enliven you again, build some really strong foundations for your immune system again, and really set in stone the back up system you’re going to need for a far more active January!

A good way to plan your shop is write down a lot of the meals you intend making as part of your new healthy regime, and buy accordingly. This takes needless waste out of the equation.

If you are truly serious about getting into shape and getting healthy, then please stop making excuses to yourself. This includes “reasoning” that you can still buy lots of treats as you will “never eat them”, YOU WILL!!

Stop buying the alcohol because it will be so tough not to have “the odd glass that turns into two”.

This week is about taking away the temptations away again, so you’re not so easily tempted.

This week is also about giving yourself every chance of success, and it all starts with your biggest shop of the week for the essentials in life that will eventually shape the way you look and feel.

For more info, click on the diet/food section on the right hand side.

Twitt