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We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realise.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

a great session!

Sally, Emma, Margaret, Nicola
Misty, Kimberly, Andrew!

Man, what a fantastic way to start Sunday morning!
A solid workout, with some amazing clients - an outdoor warmup, followed by some fun inside! :) (of course it WAS!! :P~ )
Kimberly, Nicola and Emma juiced up oranges and apples before we started - Misty raced home for extra knives! Then everyone pitched in and helped make the rest of our breakfast afterwards... YUM!! (well, besides Andrew who sat back letting the women do the work! hmmmmmmmmmm? sexism?!)

What did I realise!? What an absolutely wonderful group of people I get the opportunity to train with every week! How fortunate I am that every single person brings a smile to my face, all for different reasons ...While all have individual health fitness journies they are on, the similarity for me, is all are an absolute delight to train to their absolute limits. Today. Highlighted that fact.
The ability to bring some of them together with the connection to workout as a group, made for an absolutely fun start to the morning! Loud music, sweaty bodies, tough high intensity workout - done with enthusiasm and great motivation and encouragement for one another - Noone gave up. Noone, allowed anyone else to give up! I couldn't have been more proud of the effort and the united support they had to each other.
Cohesive! Man, what a great Sunday!
Thank you to each and every one of you that was able to attend - to those that couldn't - can't wait until the next one!
Photos can be seen here!

sunday session

have a great session lined up for tomorrow morning at the gym for all my clients. am so looking forward to it ... unfortunately, not all can make it, but for those that can - be prepared to train hard :D in a fun way of course. hmmmmm, or not. let's see :P~ maybe. just train hard! you want results? you gotta work it!

then.... YUMMY breakfast for afterwards ...

• scrambled tofu w/garlic, onion and capsicum (ok, i guess that ones a selfish one for me!)
• muesli (courtesy of capers airlie beach) with natural yoghurt and berries
• wholemeal muffins with baked beans, cottage cheese and avocado
• watermelon, rockmelon, strawberries, grape fruit and kiwi fruit
• freshly juiced orange juice, lemon juice and apple juice!

sweat, then eat! it's gonna be awesome! bring it!

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"Always be mindful of the kindness, and not the faults of others."
                                                                            ~ Buddha

encouragement

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about

it's a killer disease

obesity, the maker of many unnecessary ailments ...
i know for some people, it is hard to think that the year 2020, matters. that the year 2030, matters. but, we need to look ahead, for many are on the road to such sickness ... brought about from overweightedness - and as a nation, the $$$ cost is, and will be, phenomonal. people often think they don't pay financially if they are not overweight, but every working man and woman bears the cost of obesity & related health issues.

overcoming deadly factors such as poor diet, smoking and a lack of exercise should take top priority in the fight against a growing epidemic of chronic disease. do we REALLY need to wait until we are so unwell, at the doctors, reeling back in great horror at what we have become and wondering how to fight off the illnesses we have created, to START making a positive difference for ourselves?

get started. for yourself. today. no excuses.

just 'one a day'

disturbing fact:
if you were to consume four average sized chocolate or confectionary bars each week, this would equate to approximately 83,200 additional calories (or 10.8kg worth of excess stored fat) per year.*

so, what would seven do? that's just one chocolate bar a day - it adds an extra 145,600 calories a year ...
how does this not become concerning? many people think just one a day 'doesn't make that much of a difference' - how quickly, how easily, just a small thing adds up ... then, what other *small things* add up? do you also add just one biscuit a day? just one slice of bread? just a handful of chips? ....
think about what you eat, think about the results you are trying to achieve for yourself, think of the results gained ... when. you realise the small things add up and you are able to eliminate those small things from the everyday .... think of the healthy changes you will create for your body.

cut the extras. and make a difference.

the body

"The body never lies." ~ Martha Graham

So true. How we treat our body, what we choose to put into in, on to it, how we exercise it, maintain it, are all a reflection of our core beliefs about ourselves, combined with a dash of habit.
We are what we eat and we eat what we are, or believe we are.

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“It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat”
– Theodore Roosevelt

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"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." Aristotle

thank you for the support

to everyone today who brought me in good luck gifts - books, cups, a guardian angel, bananas, .... darn, i give an almighty thanks... and to all who sent emails and texts, and who phoned, to wish me well, i am simply blown away ....

i am absolutely fortunate to have such a great support base behind me as i head off to run - knowing i have the encouraging thoughts of many, helping me out - will do my best - let's see if its enough!

ps: wow - on the bananas :) they will be quickly eaten but never forgotten!

focus, on health

Studies reveal that those who exercise for health related reasons as opposed to appearance related reasons, maintain an exercise program for longer.


Focus, on HEALTH!

keep going

Keep going.
That pain you feel? That's fear melting away.
Like wax off a candle.
That's weakness washing out of your pores like a monsoon.
That's the old you being shed away like dead skin.
That's the new you, rising out of the ashes of your former self.

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The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. - Epictetus

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"If you knew that what you wanted was right in front of you, wouldn't you run as hard and as fast as you could to get there?"

grab your goals, don't lose sight of them, and continue heading in the right direction  ...

kids can be a great motivator

Have you ever stopped to think about why you really feel the need to lose weight, get fit, or go after any other goal? Real reasons, beyond a future milestone birthday, wedding or similar function... desire, needs to reach beyond the short term, upcoming event ...

To succeed at your goals, whatever your personal ones are ... your motivation has to grab your attention like new love!! Your motivation - is the BEST reason you can think of for getting up every day, getting active and getting healthy - and, sticking with it.

exercises for seniors

one day lois?? :)

thank you to Lois - the loveliest exercising 75 year old client you can imagine - who found she related to this piece and passed it on to me  :) it's probably suitable for all of us - all ages :D Lois you always bring a smile to my day with your wonderful sense of humour!

The Doctor told me, I should start an exercise program.
Not wanting to harm this old body, I've devised the following:

MONDAY
Beat around the bush, Jump to conclusions
Climb the walls, Wade through the morning paper

TUESDAY
Drag my heels, Push my luck
Make mountains out of mole hills, Hit the nail on the head

choose ... greatness

"success and mediocrity are both contagious. if you want to be great, surround yourself with great people ... and get infected."