President Obama exercises 5 times per week – I think he looks fit too. Now how can little old me complain about not having enough time to train and eat well when the most powerful man in the free world (who is probably quite busy!!!) can get organised and make it happen?
If we are honest, what we usually mean when we say we are too busy is that we are making other things more of a priority than our health, wellness and fitness or we can’t be bothered! It reminds me of an expression…
“If you are to busy to make time to exercise and eat healthily, you had better be prepared to make time to be sick!”
Well yes, I recently had to make time to be sick and I’m cross with myself for it. As much as I love you all and what I do, I love being healthy, fit and well even more and I had put my work ahead of my health. How often do you do that?
You see, we get the fitness and figure we are prepared to train for – no if’s, but’s or maybe’s. You have the choice. Now you can obviously join our fab classes or personal training sessions for well structured, balanced, effective and fun fitness and you can train at home, in a gym or go for a bike ride, swim or walk. You can play with your kids/dogs in the park or play sports, put on your favourite music and dance in your sitting room. We have amazing open spaces locally where we can get fresh air and exercise for free. There are various ways to train, longer steady state sessions of 60 minutes or shorter more intense sessions of 20 minutes or mega tough intervals such as those in Tabata training (8 x 20 seconds of high intensity effort with 10 second recovery periods) and you are done in 4 minutes, with a warm up and cool down either side!
You don’t need lots of extra time, you need to allocate time.
There are 24 hours in a day, that’s 168 hours in a week, we are advised to do a minimum of 3hrs of cardio work per week for health benefits and disease prevention that’s less than 2% of your week! Only 2% of your week to make you feel and look better and most importantly keep you healthy!
Take it in……..now take action and share it with all those you love and care about.
News
Steve’s boys had another great weekend of racing
On Saturday they gained first and second placing’s at the Eddie Soens Memorial race at Aintree and on Sunday they achieved second and fourth at the Jock Wadley Memorial road race near Colchester. Steve and his team are now heading off for an intensive training camp in Mallorca (no room for me in the suit case apparently!)
Boogie Fit (Mondays 6.30pm)
Our Boogie fitters are going to enjoy another new style of dance fitness tonight, get ready to Charleston, a fab workout for legs and waist line!
Remember the middle bit ( 7.15pm) is included in the class fee for Boogie Fit and Cardio Dance ( 7.45) or you can come and attend the Middle Bit for only £3.50
‘Big Balls and What To Do With Them’
I love our Friday night classes (6.30pm) and Big Balls is a favourite, a wonderful full body workout and stretch and release; it ends the week and starts the weekend perfectly. Email to enquire.
IFS (International Fitness Showcase) 2015
I’m heading up to Blackpool to present 3 fabulous DYBO sessions on the 20-22nd March at the IFS event and some of our DYBO family will be coming too, if you would like to join us, email me and I will pass on the details.
Ante Post Natal Exercise course
I shall be delivering another of my ante-post natal teacher training courses for Pilates teachers on Sunday 27th March. If you are a qualified teacher for and would like to train in this most rewarding and important area contact me for more details.
Low Carb Cauliflower Fried Rice!
For those of you who want to keep the starchy carbs low in your diet but want to have something with your Chili Con Carne, Beef Stew or Curry try this, it’s yummy!
One head of cauliflower
Teaspoon of Coconut oil
Blitz cauliflower in processor or grate with hand grater to resemble rice.
Heat frying pan/wok with coconut oil and lightly fry cauliflower for a few minutes.
Season to taste
Boom!
Have a wonderful week see you soon!
Love ya,
Helen
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