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My wife and I are going away to do some snowboarding at the end of February. We have been going to the indoor SnowHall in France (about 20 minutes drive from our house) every week at least once to get some practice in. However we knew that we needed to get some practice on some “real” snow, so last weekend we headed off to La Bresse to hit some white stuff.

To say it surprised me is an understatement!

Where I have been getting on just fine on the artificially made snow indoors, I discovered that the real snow is oh so different. But within just a few hours of doing something a little different we started to see some results…

When you have been trying the “same old thing” for so long without any results why is it you expect a different result this time around? January gym memberships and our eagerness to get back in shape is almost a cliche it seems in 2009.

We are joining the same classes.

Jumping on the same treadmill

Peddling for hours on end on the exercise bike.

Going for a jog for an hour around the park

Doing a bunch of crunches

Swinging our pink handle weights.

But isn’t all this what you tried last year?

Isn’t this what you tried for a couple of weeks and then called it quits cos you didn’t see the results?

Like my experience on the real snow, We need to try something a little different to see a different or better result.

So instead of joining the same old classes, try something new, maybe a martial arts class, go join an athletics club and train with them for example.

Instead of going for a jog, try some high intensity hill sprints.

Instead of doing crunches, learn how to do some squats, lunges, deadlift exercises (look up on Youtube for videos of how to)

Put down those pink weights and do something a little different, and maybe, just maybe the results will be drastically different.

Tim

PS. ForestFit February start on the 10th for a completely different type of training.

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Todays Kids are generally moving around a lot less then they did let’s say 10 years ago and that is obviously taking it’s toll. The % of obesity is alot higher, Diabetes is turning up in earlier age and back and joint problems start a lot earlier in this century.

A big problem is all the Computer Games that exist today. Kids rather sit inside and play and play and play while when I was young we were out running about and moving around all the time.

Tv and Dvd’s is another reason that kids rather sit inside then go out and do something active and Believe it or not but We as Parents also play an enormous roll in if our kids are active or not. If mum and dad are doing some kind of exercise I bet you the kids will follow.

So All the parents out there Please show your kids that Exercise is a GOOD thing and get off your bums and do something. I am actually working on a Family Exercise DVD so keep your eyes out for that if you are not sure what to do to get the whole family involved:)

So, Anyway, side tracked a bit there:) I started up the Kids Box & Fit about 5 years ago and have had the group going since then. It’s aimed for Kidz age group 10-13, boys and girls. The aim is to get them moving, have some fun and early try to show them to use correct posture. The boxing part is also a great way for them to get out aggressions and frustrations within a safe enviroment.

So, don’t let your kids miss out on this oppertunity, Send me an email jess@getfit.lu to Sign Up!

Only 12 Place Available!

Have a great, Active Day:)

Jess

BR Jess

Sign Up straight Away so Your kids won’t Miss Out on this Chance!

Looking forward to seeing you, BR Jess

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I’m a little excited today… ForestFit got a full page article in 352 this week… AND a mention on the radio too (thanks Ros Brown :o)

Make sure you pick up your copy of 352 today at the usual stockists!!!

My kind thanks to Straun Johnston for pulling together the article. Straun has been on ForestFit for the last 2 months and has been keeping the male body count up each week, so that all the girls don’t just pick on me :o)

ForestFit November is filling up. With both a 7am and 9:30am group starting after the kids holidays on the 11th November. Don’t wait for next month as these are the last groups of 2008.

Register over at http://www.ForestFit.com right now.

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Wow, Jess went away on holiday in New York for 3 weeks and came back with a FULL Boxing group for September.

LOTS of people missed out on getting a place for her September group, and we expect October to be a FULL group again.

October is now open for registrations at:

http://www.jessboxing.com

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The early mornings are now getting a little dark and September will be the last 7am ForestFit group for this year.

However we are still going to run a ForestFit group but this time twice a week inside at 18:15 in the evening in Clausen, then on Saturday morning still getting out to Bambesch to get our outside training fix.

Only 12 places available because of the limited space at our indoor venue. register over at http://www.forestfit.com as there is only about 7 spots left.

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Jess has been spending some time re-vamping her Fitness Boxing training class, ready for the autumn season.

Like ForestFit, JessBoxing will be run over a 4 week period, with 3 workouts a week.

We released this to her mailing list last week, and she has already filled 9 of the 20 places.  So you are gonna have to move fast to register for her aggression releasing, fat burning workouts

Go to JessBoxing.com for more details and to register online.

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Open for registrations, but only 6 places remain for the 7am group. This will probably be the last 7am group we run purely outside this year due to lack of light early morning. Get your place now at ForestFit.com

We also have our 09:30 group running again starting the 15th September. Register over at ForestFit.com

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This one has been prompted by one of the most commonly asked queries about joining both ForestFit and JessBoxing!

I can’t come to XXXXXX, I am not fit enough!

I totally understand why it comes up. I appreciate there is a level of apprehension with joining a group training program when you think you are not going to be able to keep up, complete all the moves, do all the exercises etc… no one wants to be left behind, or stand out and be the one struggling the most.

I suppose it is like a mirror, we always think that someone else looks slimmer, stronger, fitter, faster than ourselves. We hate testing our theory out as well, for fear of being right!!

The problem is unless you actually test out your theory you’ll never find out that you are actually WRONG. I generally find that most people massively underestimate their physical abilities.

You have a choice right now, you can continue to fear the unknown and get more worked up by your worsening physique and physical condition, OR, you can get off your butt and prove yourself wrong. No brainer really!

Tim

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I didn’t want to do this, but in a moment of weakness I folded and agreed to set this up.

My summer break has just been disturbed by many of you guys desperate to join ForestFit during August.

So Jess and I have decided to run a Hardcore session twice a week in the evening on Monday and Wednesday.

Warning this is not for the faint hearted… you’ll be working hard, really hard.

Get over to ForestFit Hardcore to register today. It is a limited time offer, only 10 places available, and we start NEXT MONDAY!

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I love reading some of the so called health pages on various news websites, and it becomes clear what propagates ineffective methods of fat loss and weight control.  This article at the BBC health webpage gets my juices flowing because as with many articles/studies/papers/reviews etc etc in relation to fat loss, they bear little resemblance to the real world.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7530345.stm - Hour’s exercise to lose weight.

The article states that women should be exercising 5 times a week for at least an hour to lose weight and keep it off.

Sounds like a hell of a lot of training!

Obviously these guys have never heard of interval training where 25 minutes of total workout time can produce a much greater fat burning effect.

They have probably never heard of doing resistance based routines as well, not lasting more than 40 minutes, to boost your metabolism creating a much more sustainable body shape and better structural health too.

Combine the 2 together 3 times a week and you’ll be still out the gym before these guys!

In the real world getting the most out of training is not about time spent in the gym, but more the effectiveness of the routines you perform.

In the real world myself and other top quality fitness professionals from around the globe get amazing results from short intensive routines.

In the real world we don’t have time to waste hour upon hour doing “moderate” exercise

In the real world we are never going to maintain that level of training for the rest of our lives.

Get Real BBC, University of Pittsburg, Professor Paul Gately! Start studying how real results are obtained!

Tim climbs gently off soapbox :o)

If you are interested in the kind of training that works, check out Craig Ballantynes fantastic digital book Turbulence Training or join us for the 45 minute ForestFit workouts

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