So this week I did my girlfriend duties and went to see Star Wars with my boyfriend
I’ve never seen a Star Wars film before
(I know….I know…)
He did say he would go on his own
probably because I was doing that eye rolling thing that Kevin the teenager does (90’s reference!)
but I felt I had to go, so off we went
Dun dun dun, dun dun dun, dun dun dun….
“It’s the worst time of year to start.”
One of my new clients said this to me last week, a highly motivated woman who wants to take charge of her fitness and make progress, someone who loves exercise and even she admits that Christmas is a hard time to get started.
But is it?
What’s the best reason to exercise?
“No pain, no gain”, “Feel the burn”, “If you don’t feel sick yet, keep going.” I have heard all of these phrases come out the mouths of instructors in the past and with the popularity of hard core workouts in mainstream fitness it’s fast becoming the view point of your day to day gym goer. But it doesn’t have to be this way…
You might be exercising for weight loss, or gaining mass, but do you know the other benefits of exercise?
Here are 7 other reasons to workout.
In my job I hear a lot of excuses. “I can’t do this because…” or “I’d love to but…” and the classic “I really need to start but this week is just so busy.” Does this sound like you…?
Ok, I’ll admit, this one is a bit misleading. You can’t do everything all at once, but sometimes it feels like we have to. Whether it’s at work or at home it can feel like a million things need to be done NOW and no-one else can do them except you. When you try and add in healthy living to that list it all seems impossible. How do we stay healthy while doing everything else?
This is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. The idea that you must “drop and give me 20” before you get to reward yourself with some party food.
Do you need to earn your Christmas food?
I seem to spend my week telling people to brace their core, or telling them which exercises are working the ‘core’. But what IS the ‘core’ and how does working it benefit you?