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Thursday 18th August 2011

The big story of the week in exercise terms was that if you exercised for 15 minutes a day, then you were likely to live longer (about 3-4 years) and you were significantly less likely to suffer from cancer.

Its great to see people are encouraged to do far more manageable bouts of exercise. Most people with their busy lives are not going to be able to do one hour a day for 5 days a week, it just wont happen in my experience.

I also love the way they put some good exercises in there for a change too, squats and lunges for example instead of having some government minister playing table tennis for 2 minutes and calling that amazing exercise!!!

I must hasten to add that table tennis played at a very good standard CAN be very good exercise, but the odd knock around is never going to replace a proper well-structured exercise programme with strength training as well as cardiovascular work of course!!

This is why we need a common message going out there regularly with well-structured basic routines of around 4-6 exercises that will get people in far better shape than they are now.

I know lots of people with gym cards who never exercise in a manner that will bring lasting improvements, and to me that’s a lack of knowledge and not being put on the right path.

If I see someone not working hard or not doing an exercise properly, I WILL PUT THEM RIGHT and its up to them whether they take my opinion or not, but since my new mortgage payment depends on me getting my advice right and making sure its pretty much guaranteed to work, there is a fair chance of them listening!!

So I think 15 minutes a day or most days is definitely achievable for anyone, exercise selection is always important because some people may not be able to do squats and lunges due to bad knees for example, in fact I know many, many people so employing a fitness professional can save you many hours, months or even years in getting you to your goals and in total safety too, which for me is always the number one thing!

For those of you who are struggling to manage any exercise because it seems so daunting, email me on fitness@kerimckibbin.co.uk or subsribe on here and post me a question!! I totally believe that ANYONE can get in great shape, it’s a matter of having a good sustainable plan! As I have posted this week, its shocking that some of the pro athletes are far away from getting it right, so lets believe in yourself and focus on what you could be rather than the obstacles currently in your way!!!

Twitt
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Wednesday 17th August

As we were talking about sports performance yesterday, its remarkable how similar a diet that you should be implementing yourself to get into shape and stay in shape, and the diets of footballers are often remarkably similar.

David beckham for example, when he was playing out in Italy credited the team’s nutritionist with helping his career go on for a few more years than he previously thought it would.

Get this, he was really speaking about some “revoultionary” foods that perhaps you have never heard of, what were these magical foods that set beckham on an indian summer in terms of his career?!!!

These “magical” foods were salmon and other fish in their natural state with no sauces or breadcrumbs, just plain old fish cooked in a healthy way with good old fashioned way with olive oil!!!

Then there was “magical” vegetables to go with it, and a whole array on wonderful veg in many different colours!!

Then he would eat a variety of fruit throughout the day for snacks and even had a small handful of nuts, such as almonds, brazils, cashews etc!!!

Also, he amazingly drunk water throughout the day, and insisted on going to bed early every night.

He very rarely drunk either, alcohol that is, and only a little during off season!!!

The result?

He was in the shape of his life, and he looked and felt fantastic, the porridge for breakfast had really energised him too apparently!!! The great man was feeling great going into his late 30’s!!!!

Okay sarcasm ended but what i describe is the truth regarding his diet, and he did and IS in incredible shape as we speak, anyone who reads the papers can see that!!!

So what we talk about on here every day, is very similar to beckham’s “magical” diet isn’t it? Or is it less than magical and more like just a healthy diet?!!!! Or does it sound more mystical if it comes from Italy, so they can take all the credit again and call it the meditterranean diet!!!!

Whatever marketing angle is used, you know that this diet, these foods and this way of life will work every time for you!!!!

Twitt
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Monday 8th August

The world may still be a bit uncertain this monday, but perhaps is people are naturally worried about the fundamentals of the global economy, and whether we are going into another recession or not?

Hopefully we are not of course, but thats what it comes down to at the end of the day-fundamentals and are they working for us.

Its become a lot easier over the years to spot when people are going wrong as well as right of course.

Its easy to spot whether the fundamentals are going well or even going in at all!!!

Someone who trains hard but pays no attention to diet will never reach more than 40-50% of their potential!!!

Someone who shows no commitment to their training and eats what they like shouldn’t expect to improve their physical wellbeing, its not really going to happen and this hope for the best attitude won’t work in a million years.

Nobody is perfect of course but those who train well and eat well are great to work with because there is always lots of enthusiasm in the workouts and life in general. There is usually lots of energy in their lives and with that comes drive and excitement in my experience.

The people who train well and eat well on a consistent basis are the ones who show the best illustration of individuals implementing the ALL IMPORTANT fundamentals!!!

This is what you need to work towards, and it should all start today-thats m0nday and its all a question of whether you are prepared to get stuck in or not?!!

Now is not a time to talk about it, you know what the fundamentals are and you know they will bring certainty to your life, all you have to do is give them a chance to work, and show some guts and grit when everything doesnt always go your way!!!!

Twitt
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Thursday 4th August 2011

The constant grind of being in shape or getting into shape may be off-putting for you but you’re missing the point.

If you WERE in shape and most  of you can remember a time in your life you actually were, then it wouldn’t be a grind AT ALL.

When you’re in shape, you want to improve and definitely preserve what you have.

When you are overweight, it makes most people unhappy because they secretly know they can do better with their bodies, but sometimes will find company with like minded people who often hilariously say “one life you have, eat and drink what you want”!!!!!

They say misery loves company and that’s true!

We do only have “one life” but the best way to maximise a better life and higher quality of life is to be lean and energetic surely.

When you are overweight, you move around slower and you have less energy, and usually, not always, but usually your ambitions are set a little lower.

I have seen huge transformations in people and their mental state always goes from often despair to an overwhelming urge to live life in a way they have never experienced before.

How many people have you seen who were heavily overweight, then lost the weight, look great and much leaner, and then suddenly look and feel much more attractive? That makes for a happier life.

How many people have you seen who have to lose 3 stone for an operation, then realise how much better they feel and go on to lose another 2 stone? I know a few and they are thrilled with their new life!!!

How many people do you know who were afraid to play sports because they were overweight in schools, yet go on to become very impressive athletes? I know lots!!!!!

These are the facts and I have many examples to prove it. Im  not saying for one minute that these people are somehow better than anyone else, neither do they pretend to be!!

What I am saying though is that now they ARE living a better life in their eyes BECAUSE they have changed their body and maximised the health benefits!!!!

There is nothing more exciting.

So back to that tired old saying “only one life you have”?

Make your choice on what quality of life you want to live and realise that if you exercise and eat well, you will get there every time as long as you commit to a healthy lifestyle that will always bring results.

Twitt
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Tuesday 2nd August

We are now into tuesday already, and hope you have had a great start to your week already.

What makes the difference between an average start and an amazing start to your week?

The bottom line is that you can train as hard as you want on a monday, but if you don’t follow that up with some excellent eating habits on monday night and all day tuesday, then you are going to be compromising some of those huge training efforts.

We say all the time on here that its actually MORE important to eat well after a good session and its criminal to eat just a pile of junk after training.

You have to realise that your body gets rid of and uses an awful lot of nutrients when you get through your hard training sessions. These will need replacing and if you don’t, you are compromising your body’s recovery powers. This means your ability to get back up and do it all over again will be compromised a lot.

This will lead to not so frequent training sessions, or definitely compromise your ability to get through top level training sessions.

I have seen tremendous differences between individuals who train just as hard as each other, but eat different diets. The one with the better diet will ALWAYS perform AND RECOVER that much better and quicker. This leads to a succession of events that will lead to long term success.

The person who eats a poor diet will always struggle to perform well consistently, and will likely lead to up and down results, as they are trying to do things the hard way.

Make life easy on yourself and train hard AND eat well and just watch the amazing results!!!!!

Twitt