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What a lovely QMD and company today up Pen-Y-Fan, Brecon.. Thanks girls

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What a beautiful morning for working outside. Well done Jane... 5 weeks in and certainly getting some good fitness and don't forget that homework and see you next Monday for more. :😀

So what training have you done since you last trained with me? :)

What was the best part of your day yesterday?

Meet the 97-year-old bodybuilder, In Short - BBC Radio 5 live

Have a listen, this guy is an inspiration and we could all take a leaf from his book. My eldest male client is 81 this year and still runs 3 times a week and does circuits. The key is consistency. Believe, education, nutrition and training. Just ask if you want any more help to keep you too going strong into your 80's :) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04rfy6y

Why the "pause-button mentality" is ruining your health and fitness.

I remember having lunch with a colleague who swore up and down that his low-carb diet plus daily running was the secret to staying in shape. I had to follow-up with a painful question: “Well, why aren’t you actually in shape?” After a long pause: “Uhh, I’ve had a hard time sticking with it. We just had our second child. The holidays just ended. I just switched jobs.” He trailed off… “But, once everything settles down, I’ll get with the program and get in shape again! I guess I’m just on a little break.” This story illustrates the point of my latest article perfectly. http://www.precisionnutrition.com/pause-button-mentality Here’s someone who’s built his fitness on a house of cards. He knows only one thing: How to get in shape by following a very challenging program when the conditions are perfect. And whenever life isn’t perfect, which is most of the time, he hits the pause button. He waits for a better time. (All the while losing the health and fitness he previously worked so hard for.) That’s why, when our clients ask to press pause, we usually ask them: “What will be different when you come back?” Nine times out of 10, the honest answer is nothing. Nothing will be different. Life is just…happening. And it’ll happen again in January, or after the baby is born, or after Mom gets better, or at any other arbitrary point you pick. And what then? Nowadays I like to think of my fitness and nutrition efforts as a dial. There are times when I want to dial my efforts up, and times when I want to dial them down. But I never want to turn the dial off completely. More on this idea: http://www.precisionnutrition.com/pause-button-mentality

Smart Sports

Some of you have met my friend from Brighton, Sam Lambourne. He owns a running shop down there called The Jog Shop http://www.jogshoponline.co.uk/, probably the best in The South of England. I often tell people to ask me if they want shoes or clothing and see what Sam can do, those of you who have taken me up on that offer have had some seriously good deals, mainly on clothes. Sam is happy to offer a minimum of 20% discount on anything that is last year's colours/models and minimum of 10% on this year's. Just mention my name and that will help. His email address is on this email but it's probably best to ring on 01273 675717. I'm sure he will have what you need, if he doesn't he'll know where to get it. Yours, Ray Enquiries: Email: ray@smartsportsevents.co.uk Phone: 07747 600366 Website: www.smartsportsevents.co.uk http://www.jogshoponline.co.uk/about-us.html

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Well done girls, it may have been cold when we started but it didn't take long to get warm did it :) Don't forget if you want any extra help with your training get in touch......

At twenty we worry about what others think of us. At forty we don't care about what others think of us. At sixty we discover they haven't been thinking about us at all.

Today's excuse.... 'Sorry Ray, I won't be at training tonight as I'm going to be choosing the colour scheme for my new house '... That's definitely a new one on me :)

Hydration is much more important than you think in winter. For every hour of exercise take at least 800ml of water.

Really good work this week on the training front Annabel. Consistency is the key and 3 sessions so far this week combined with all the walking will pay dividends :) Remember if you make 4 or more sessions in one week you get your next session free... See you Sunday? :)