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Motivation
Bikini Ready??
At this time of year, I see a lot of articles explaining how to get your body “bikini ready” and, of course, the obligatory adverts selling products which (allegedly) help us to lose weight and get toned faster. Now … Continue reading
Achievement
Believe in yourself and you will achieve
Is it true that if you believe in yourself enough, you can achieve? In some ways it sounds a bit like a trite sound bite doesn’t it. For starters, how do you believe, and also is it really possible for … Continue reading
Motivation
Give yourself the power to make big changes ….. one small change at a time
Many of us started the year with good intentions and resolutions. And, in the spirit of being ‘a work in progress’, I was one of them. As a Personal Trainer, I design exercise programmes that will work for my … Continue reading
Achievement
Training’s Fun, Right?
Yes, training’s great fun, and even more so when all you want to do is to get out there in a bid to take on your personal best and smash it. That positive, go getting feeling is great, and when a new PB’s … Continue reading
Motivation
Don’t let the past hold you back
2013 is in full swing and, I don’t know about you, but 2012 seems like a really long time ago; and I’m totally absorbed in what I’ve set out to do this year. That’s a good thing, and my focus … Continue reading
Achievement
Getting Back on Track
Here we are over half way through the month already, and I don’t know about you, but Christmas seems like a very long time ago. How are you doing with your new year resolutions? Are you still working on them, and … Continue reading
Achievement
That was the year that was
I have to admit to shedding a tear while watching the fireworks at midnight on New Year’s Eve. I felt sad that we wouldn’t have the Olympics to look forward to in the coming year, and I was mourning the … Continue reading
Achievement
Against the odds
I must apologise to everyone who follows me on Twitter because I’ve already mentioned a crush I’ve developed for the actor Jason Statham since watching ‘Transporter 3’ last weekend. In reality, the film is Hollywood fictional nonsense at its very best, but who … Continue reading
Motivation
“Should I Stay or Should I Go Now”
So sang The Clash, and they are words that can pop into my head as I begin my workout on a day when I’m really not ‘feeling it’, and I wish I could just give up and go home rather than continue. Everyone has days like … Continue reading
Motivation
Age is only a state of mind
“Age shall not wither her nor custom stale her infinite variety” so said a man called Enobarbus of Cleopatra in one of my favourite Shakespearean plays, Anthony & Cleopatra. I won’t bore you with his motive, but just leave it that … Continue reading