January Newsletter 2012

WELCOME TO JANUARY!
Happy new year to all my wonderful class members, I hope you had a great Christmas and managed to stick to the plan that I sent out just before.
Even if you only managed one thing from the list, it WILL have made a difference. I managed to drink loads more water than I usually would at Christmas, ate more fruit and did the stretches, and I did feel loads better for it. Although my body missed the exercise it normally gets and I watched my waist expand in horror. How to get rid of the muffin top I will deal with later on in this newsletter.

December Goodie bags, Congratulations to the winners, Mandy Townie, Ang J, Juliet, Natalie C and Ang R. Well done and enjoy the treats in them, and massive thanks to Corinium Health and Beauty, Bev Taylor Reflexology and Natalie C, for the vouchers. I know the winners will much enjoy some "me" time.


How to keep your new years resolutions - with the media reporting that on average we only keep our new years resolutions for 15 days, its time to take stock of how to make sure we stick at our plans.

1 -Go easy on yourself, January is a tough time of year. Its cold, wet and miserable. If you have eaten and drunk well, your body will have a real hangover. It takes time for your body to get back to being clean again. Approach cutting back in a gentle way. Drink gallons of water to help detox and exercise gently to start with.

2 - Get rid of Christmas food - We are so unused to throwing food away. but ditch what is left, its as wasted going in the bin as it is on your hips.

3 - Shop smart - dont buy cakes, biscuits etc in the first place! and really dont use children as an excuse for buying them. The quicker they earn good eating habits the better. If its not in your cupboard you cant eat it.

4 - Focus on what motivates you - whether its getting in a pair of jeans, feeling fitter or playing with the kids. Realise that everyday of eating well and moving more is getting closer to that goal.

5 - dont starve yourself -More on that later!!!

Military style fitness - why would I want to teach this,? I am in my 40's, no longer an elite athlete and sure as hell am not in the military, and last time I looked neither were any of my class. I teach elite gymnasts to world class levels, and know exactly how to make sure they are in prime condition for the work they have to do . But its very very different to what the vast majority of us should be doing for exercise. I cant recall having to do split leaps through Tescos (could be fun) you are very lucky in that I can adapt a lot of the work my gymnasts do to give them super toned physiques to suit us all. But lets be realistic, we want our fitness classes to a) make us move easier. b) help keep excess weight off. c) give us brilliant posture. d) let us wear our favurite clothes.
Its all about doing fitness classes based on making our lives easier and better. So I work hard to make sure the training we do is specific to our needs. Rant Over!

New year classes - We are going to start gently this week, and ease ourselves into January. Starting with getting our calorie killing machine revved up, with some sculpting moves and getting us moving more to some great music. A good stretch will finish all the classes.
I have had great response to the occasional Yoga class that we have done on a wednesday evening. So I will be doing more of those this year.
We have done really well last year with lots of new toning exercises, so I will keep adding to our selection of exercises to tone our hips, waist and legs.
We have also done really well in all the dance style classes, so my monday and tuesday Latino based class will keep rocking along.
Pilates is as strong as ever, feel free to come along to the thursday evening class at 8pm, to get the wonderful benefits of this workout. Flatter belly, slimmer waist. better posture.


January is not the month to diet. January is NOT the month to diet. January is REALLY NOT the month to diet!!!! Got that?

Ease yourself into the new year, nourish your body with healthy good quality food. not boiled chicken and dust. Just try to give your body a break from too much alcohol and sugar. Lots of home made soups and casseroles. Porrige oats for breakfast and fruit and nuts. Food that will stop you feeling deprived.

Thats it from me, heres wishing you all an exeptionally good 2012 and I am really looking forward to seeing you all in class this week,
Debsxxx