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A guest post today from my Get Moving partner, Anna! A thought provoking day at Get Moving today – in fact most of the days at Get Moving are thought provoking, but that is another story! I am frequently struck by how often we convince ourselves that we can’t do something. Whether that be walking … Read more
This came up during a training session this afternoon… Is it more important to get it right, or not give up? Every situation is unique, and when you are learning how to do an exercise, it is certainly important to try to get it right, because practicing a move badly will just ingrain a bad … Read more
Do you know if you have good eating habits? Good eating habits lead to greater chances of eating healthily and controlling your weight. Use this simple Healthy Eating Checklist to see how good/bad your eating habits are. Answer the questions honestly for your meals yesterday. The more points you get, the better your … Read more
Nocebo: A detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations of treatment or prognosis. Yet again, last week I had a lovely woman in the gym for her first time. While showing her around the toys, it was obvious that she was nervous about the whole experience. Nervous about what … Read more
In the past, my friend has asked me “when are you happy and what makes you happy”. I have then spent hours trying to answer her. I’ve tried to describe situations when I’ve been on my bike at night, surrounded by bats. Or when I’ve been scrambling over walls/obstacles/things. Or when I’ve been in … Read more
Do you want to get fitter? Do you want to get stronger? Follow these 3 golden rules and improve your chances of success…
Why do you exercise?
The gym I work at has been refurbished and now all the equipment is brand spanking new. So, we have been spending the last week or so helping people get used to the new toys (showing them how they work, how they are different, what they can do etc).
Fake it til you make it
Fake it ’til you make it is a phrase that can help with self confidence, self belief and achieving a target/goal.
Have you ever been given a challenge and immediately thought
“I could never do that! It’s impossible! I’m not nearly good enough!”.
The next thing you know, you have:
Flat-out Sprinting
I read this story (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8429518/Sprints-better-than-marathon-for-heart-health.html) when it came out last month. It shows how multiple, maximal effort sprints had similar effects on health compared to long duration exercise. But after chatting with some people in the gym, I have a couple of problems with the practical implications of it…
Swag
I stumbled across this story (click here for the story). Basically, people were paid money if they managed to lose bodyweight. And they were more successful than another group of people who were not paid money. But, when they were measured again 9 months later, they had regained most of the weight.
5 simple things anyone can do to help them manage their weight. Click below to see the video clip explaining them:
When people come into the gym I work at during the day, I often encourage them to find/bring a training partner. This one simple thing has many benefits for people who exercise recreationally or just train hard. Just some of these benefits include:
This is my quote for the day…
“Aim for “perfect”, but settle for “good enough”.
This means, be aware of and recognise what you want in a “perfect world”, and every day strive to get there. This can mean the perfect job, perfect girlfriend or the perfect move done with perfect technique and perfect timing. But recognise that this is not a “perfect world”, and be happy when you have something that is good enough, effective and does the job.
I was shown this internet blog (click here) by a nutritionist friend of mine. It shows a few ways to “trick” yourself into eating better. I especially like it because it uses actual, real world marketing tricks that supermarkets use to make us buy the things they want us to buy. And I am a … Read more
Over the last couple of days I have given the same advice to 2 different people, for 2 different reasons. And none of it had anything to do with reps, sets, intensities, speed etc. Instead it was quite simply to:
I was talking to a guy in the gym I work at and he was complaining that the satellite TV channels aren’t working. It turns out that the main reason he comes is to watch the sports channels. This reminded me again that we are all different.
I’ve talked before (click here) about having to change your behaviours and actions to improve your health and fitness. This is the first and most important step, and unfortunately is where a lot of people fall down. Luckily the boffins and head doctors have come up with a “map” detailing the 5 steps we go through to change our behaviours. And here they are…
Forgive me for the rambling nature of this post…it’s early and I’m still half asleep. I did a very quick and un-scientific survey in work over the weekend.
“Why do you actually do exercise?”
Fancy new, shiny machines and equipment will not improve your weight/strength/tone/fitness etc. You do that by moving your body with speed, vigor, intensity and variety. And to do that takes the right attitude, not something you buy from a tv advert. Save your money and do some burpees instead 🙂