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New Year’s Eve 2010

The number one resolution made around the world every year at this exact time, well 12 o’clock tonight anyway, is the one to adopt a healthier lifestyle and lose weight.

Despite these good intentions, it turns out 60 something per cent of our population is classed as overweight. 30 something per cent of them are classed as obese and in extremely poor condition.

Most people who make these resolutions only use words. They often forget that results that mean something require action on a regular basis, for the rest of your life in all cases and this seems like the speed bump in most people’s lives.

It’s really no good temporarily putting quick fixes in your life with faddy diets come January. Sustained commitment and sustained action are the keys to you being super successful or going around in circles again. Most people I know who have finally “got it” don’t really have to make “resolutions” again, because their habits are so engrained in their life now.

When exercising is important to you, you realise it’s the thing that usually makes you tick. When eating properly is part of your life, you notice quickly when you fall off the rails a bit, because your energy levels disappear and you become this hugely irritable person that’s not that nice to be around anymore!

Einstein said that its madness to do the same old thing every time and expect a different result.

This is what new year’s resolutions are all about, doing the same thing every year and expecting a different result, it doesn’t happen!! Weight loss clubs are expecting you to join them YET again and pay for the privilege of losing the weight and putting it ALL back on again AND MORE. Is this an annual experience for you or have you really had enough this time?!!!!

Perhaps the most important thing you can do this year is not only make your resolution, but promise to take sustained action at the same time, this way you are far more likely to succeed. Commit yourself for the whole of 2011, you will have some ups and downs but if you finish 2011 in better shape than now, then you will have been very successful, how many people can say that after all?

Have a good one!!!

Twitt
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Thursday, 23rd December

Exercising is the best way to keep your brain sharp well into old age according to a study released today in the daily telegraph. We sort of secretly knew that but its always nice to have it confirmed by the doctor’s and researchers finally.

Your brain’s ability to function properly can decline up to 40% if your lifestyle is not that great. For instance, if you smoke and drink a lot, your chances of declining sooner are much increased. Your choice all the way and after all, we live in a democratic society and it’s a free country!

Your brain is your most important thing when you think about it pardon the pun. Being aware of what’s going on around you keeps you in control and allows you to make decisions independently every day. Most of us take this for granted but probably most of us again know people who cannot think independently any more unfortunately.

One of the most important decisions your body will make is the decision to move/exercise. Moving around is vital if you want to stay healthy. If you don’t stay healthy, your brain will become less and less of a factor so they both feed off each other. Exercising is often considered a choice for most people, but when you really analyse its importance, it should really be considered vital!!!

So we have been talking all week about not wanting to put weight on over Christmas, the thought of not being able to function at 100% is pretty scary I’m sure.

This is another reason to do some workouts over Christmas, losing weight is not always the number one reason to train, the ability to live a normal healthy and active life should never be underestimated!

Twitt
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Tuesday, 14th December

We are what we repeatedly do.

Never has there been a more true statement. That’s what we go on about every day on here. Its getting everyone to repeatedly eat well, train well and rest well, there truly is nothing else! Doing these things repeatedly well really is that hard for most people, until it become routine and second nature. The moment you don’t have to think about healthy eating and training as some kind of achievement, thats the time when you will have finally arrived in your programme.

Healthy eating is not something you have to “get back to” at a later date or next year, its something that should be with you each and every day. Having a blow out now and again should be the one off, and not part of daily life.

Repeatedly doing something good in your life is bound to be a good thing and an excellent habit to develop every day. How many people can say that? If you’re going down the pub everyday and grabbing takeaways for your evening meal, that “repeat” action will put you on course for having a visit to the hospital in the longer term. Most people who embark on this course sooner or later have to change to healthier ways, so it comes to all of us eventually so why not start right now?!!!!!

The boozy and rich food habits are very much the fashionable way to go around this time of year. Its a question of how hard you hit this lifestyle and how quickly you get back on track in 2011. Whether you will do things in moderation or 2011 starts off with one long binge, never really getting going. The resulting binge will undoubtedly make you overweight, lacking in energy and compromise your health.

It’s what we repeatedly do that makes us who we really are. Having some fresh air daily, eating healthy foods daily, and sleeping well will make us close to our bests so up to you!

Twitt
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Monday, 13th September 2010

Those who finish off strong in the next couple of weeks deserve all the rewards this year. The classic put weight on before christmas is here right now, and its entirely your choice whether you want to fall for that one again this year or not!

Its no excuse to say that there’s too many temptations around this year either. One party on saturday is not going to do too much harm. Having a bit of whatyou fancy in terms of chocolate, cakes etc is not going to pile on too much weight. What will put on the weight is the having a lot of what you fancy every day or certainly most days.

 The excuse “all i have to do is look at chocolate and i put on weight” is not really going to cut too much mustard here i’m afraid!! I have heard many people say such things, yet drop 4-5 dress sizes when they have put their minds to it!! Chocolate must have been in the room at times then, yet somehow it didnt come piling on then! Most people have their excuses already prepared, and if you’re on of those, its time to get real and get out of that horrible rut you’ve got yourself in!!!

Once you take the excuses out of your life, you will stop right then looking for excuses and get on with the hard work for a change. Indeed, the effort of looking for excuses would be much better spent starting your workout,making a decent meal for yourself or drinking some water instead of opening yet another bottom of wine!! If you judge your efforts simply on looking to feel better, then this attitude will take you a long, long way, thats the way i work anyway and its a great start for most of you to look at things again.

12 days to go, hopefully you remember me saying there was only 12 weeks to go and it would fly, well it certainly has now! Those 12 weeks were also an opportunity for you to get in shape too. If you havent done so, then theres always another 12 weeks so lets start by finishing off 2010 strong, to enable you to make a much better start in 2011!!!

Twitt
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Tuesday, 7th December

As the cold continues, my running sessions have all dried up and we are stuck inside. It shouldnt and it doesnt stop the quality of workouts though, and the attitude remains.

Hitting a workout hard is almost as all about mindset as its about physical ability. I know people with the best attitudes are far more likely to over-achieve than those who may have all the tools in place to look great, but somehow don’t make the grade when it comes to getting in shape. Your mind will take you a lot further than just your body and resting on all your laurels ever could.

This weather also allows you to concentrate on areas that you may have ignored the last few months when the weather was a lot better?

How about your stomach, have you been avoiding this area for a while? Instead doing things maybe that are in your “comfort zone”?!!

I now enjoy the process of attacking my weaker areas. There was a time when i only wanted to concentrate on my stronger areas, but now i realise what i have to show more attention to, and a lot of self-honesty did me a world of good i can tell you! It always takes somone to pick out your weak points to make you realise that action needs to be taken and the sooner the better!!

The hardest part when training someone is telling them that they need to change from a certain way of training, to a more productive way. Most people think that the more exercises they do in a workout, the better it is. The truth is that making your workouts more simple and with more basic exercises really IS the best way to go.

It all comes to intensity and effort and mark yourself out of ten. If you can honestly say you always hit at least an 8, sometimes a 9 and once in a while a 10. you should be in your best condition and have a great balance in your life. Nobody’s perfect as you know but as long as we keep on working on the imbalances, then the closer we become to the way we really want to look and feel. It starts with self-honesty and give yourself a truthful assessement on the way you look and feel, or get someone you trust to give you an honest and accurate opinion.

Then you step forward!

Twitt