Entries from January 2009

January 27, 2009

Want to know how far you are running?

  For any of you that enjoy running and hate having to estimate how far you have run, below is a great website to help you measure your runs and log your training days.  Hope you find it as useful as I do. Map My Run

January 21, 2009

Arms like Michelle Obama’s

An Excited Bootcamper sent me this picture to give you all something to aim for. YOU CAN ONLY GET ARMS LIKE THESE FROM DOING BOOTCAMPS – FACT

January 19, 2009

Turning A Round Pear Into A Tight Peach – Fat Loss In The Hip Area!

    Below is an article from a good friend of mine, Paul Mort, on how to spot reduce the fat around your thighs and butt.  Hip and Thigh Fat- Apple anyone? After last weeks look at muffin tops and love handles I though tit best to move on to a problem that affects mainly [...]

January 16, 2009

The Secret To Long Lasting Results

If you asked me what was the single most important factor in SUSTAINING progress, I would have to say GRATITUDE. You see, so many people set there sights on the BIG goal yet collapse through exhaustion long before they reach their target. This is purely because they refuse to be thankful for the SMALL victories [...]

January 14, 2009

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage” Anais Nin

For so many people, failing to lose weight or increase their fitness is NOT about a lack of time, ability or resources. It is because they lacked the courage or faith to get to where they wanted to go. I highlight this not as a criticism but merely as a truth. Change is terrifying!  ”Our greatest fear [...]

January 4, 2009

“It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that.” ~Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

    If you are anything like me this quote can make an awful lot of sense.  It seems that we use up so much energy just staying on top of things, that there is so little left for improvement or moving forward.  So how do we make REAL progress this year? For me, one [...]

January 1, 2009

How did you do?

At this time of year everyone seems to be reflecting on the previous year’s achievements (or lack of…). For many of us this can be a depressing time. “Yet again I haven’t made any progress!” “I am still not my ideal weight” etc. However, before you start laying into yourself, assess whether what you are [...]