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Oh here we go, hang the current media storm over the global financial situtation on the reasons why we are getting fat… a tenuous link you may be thinking… however a little bit of science may prove this correct.

Over the last few weeks I have noted increased tension in pretty much everyone, all my clients, the trainers around me, my family and pretty much everyone I talk to. I am not going to dismiss that there are some fairly sizeable problems out there, but I am not going to succumb to the frenzy that we see on the tv every day.

The problem with increased stress levels for prolonged periods mean that our cortisol levels remain at a heightened state for longer period. Whilst some cortisol is good for us, the length of time is the bit which causes the problem.

The long periods of elevated cortisol leads significantly to muscle loss and fat gain, in part due to lowered testosterone levels(yes even in females). Symptoms of excess stress include, weight gain, fatigue, spikes in blood sugar levels as well as cravings for carbs and increased regualarity of illness … All pretty grim really… but what can we do about it.

Now I am not suggesting we all shut ourselves in a box for the next 3 years waiting for all this to blow over, but it may be a good idea to reduce the exposure we have to these stressful things we see on the tv and read about on the internet.

• Many of you do work in the financial sector, which is getting hammered as we speak, but certainly I would suggest only dealing with what you can deal with during the  time you are in the office.
• When you wake in the morning, DO NOT turn on the TV or read a newspaper, I actually stopped doing this months go and it is a real eye opener to see the changes in your mood at the start of the day.
• At lunch time, get away from your desk, don’t surf the internet, better still get down the gym for a quick and hard 30 minute workout, take you iPod and pump some uplifting tunes in to your head.
• On the commute on the way home, each night make a mental or physical list of the things that you are going to start the following day with. Once you are at your front door, no more thoughts about work, and switch off the blackberry.
• Have a healthy evening meal, sit down with the family and watch a good film, go and do some sport and generally chill out.
• Finally go to bed early to get at least 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

Theses changes are so minor, they don’t affect your normal routine, other than simply avoiding being sucked in to the media frenzy of the day. Give it a try for the next few weeks and you’ll find that your stress levels will change, and your ability to lose body fat will be increased.

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About 3 weeks ago Tim asked me to fill out a GAS or Goal Achievement Strategy.  I looked at my GAS today and realized that my MAIN goal has not changed.  The thing that has changed though is that I am finally taking steps to achieve my goal.

The question is what was my goal.  Well its a hot subject in the “Forest fit” class as its the (TRIATHLON).
Now this has been a goal of mine for years but I never felt that I had time and as I never wrote it down or told anyone, it remained a goal……. A never-ending one.

Though after writing it down and realizing what I needed to do, it became more realistic.

Well where am I now, I have done the easy bits, bought a bike helmet, got my bike checked out and bought a new swimming hat and goggles.

Now the other bit, well I have cycled a bit but the weather has not been too helpful, running has not been very often excluding sprinting in forest fit and playing a bit of squash.

However swimming has started, I swam my first 1000 meters on Wednesday and was very proud of myself.  It was 5 x 200 meters with a minute break between each one.  Next week I hope to go again and then 2 x the week following with next week being 5 x 250 meters.

So with me finally talking about my goals, now I have found a lot of other people who would also like to achieve the same goals. This makes it a lot easier to believe that I will do it.

So thanks to me just writing it down in the Goal Achievement Strategy or GAS, I am really going to achieve my goal.

First the TRIATHLON then the IRONMAN,,,,, well lets just complete this one first

Leon

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One of the GetFit Fundamentals is the Goal Achievement Strategy. It is a workbook and an on going strategy to go about setting and achieving some of your biggest wildest dreams. Each of my intern coaches must go through the workbook as part of their induction… Here is an account of one of their experiences with it…

“It was about three weeks ago that I completed the Goal achievement strategy, and i have to say I did not find it easy……so why did I find it soo difficult and was it worth it??

When I first read it I almost panicked and felt scared….

I had not asked myself these questions since probably when I was in school talking to somebody like the careers people and even that was not as in-depth as this. It took me a while to digest it and to get on bored with this line of thinking…….why??? well I think that I had fallen into the trap(unknowingly) that allot of women do when they have children

For the last 3 years I have been a housewife looking after my very energetic 3 year old and without really realizing it I fell into the trap of coming last, your child partner house stuff and everything else that is entailed with becoming a mother be it working or not always comes first. There is so much to think about and do that on top of that you never get round to or do very little for yourself.

So I slowly plucked up the courage to write down what I really want and what I want to achieve,even writing that with the words “I” in feels good. It was hard going doing it but it felt like a relief when i had written it all down , it wasn’t to be scared of anymore it was to be broken down into little steps that would get me to achieving my Goal.

So how am I doing 3 and bit weeks down the road?? Well I have taken some small steps towards my goal so, I’m on the right path. I had a very hectic and stress full week this week so when it came to writing about my experience of the goal achievement strategy so far I re-read it, which I am so glad I did!! it put things back into perspective and made me realize what I’m working for and towards, which of course in a way you could say is the moral of the story!!

The whole point is to be active on my goal. It can be so easy to let real life get in the way sometimes, you need to read your goals again and again, and do something about them.

In answer to my question above is it worth it???, Yes it is, I’m enjoying the journey so far and very much looking forward to achieving my goal, so far so good!!!”

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99 days left of 2008. I have spent most of the last 24 hours stuck on a transatlantic flight after fulfilling one of my previous Magic Hundred goals to attend a major Fitness professional Seminar in the US to meet with many of my peers in the fitness profession.

Whilst on the flight, I dug out my notepad and started brainstorming some of the various goals I have in mind for my Next Magic Hundred. Here is a sample:

• Be a speaker at the next major fitness professional seminar I attend.
• Train 80 times in the next 100 days
• Shoot (archery) 50 times in the next 100 days
• Set my Archery Schedule for 2009, including one major international event to focus on.
• Get 5 skiing lessons  in before christmas
• Cut bread, alcohol and coffee from my diet for the next 30 days… see Elimination Diet.

You see the goals are a mix of big goals and little goals, some easy and some require a little more work. With My Magic Hundred, you can easily set in motion some substantial changes in your life with lots of small goals as well as the monster ones that make you get all shaking with excitement about.

If you don’t have Dax’s Magic Hundred pop over to http://www.MyMagicHundred.com to get your program started today.

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The summer is over pretty much, the world seems in so much turmoil currently, with credit crunches, markets crashing, rising fuel costs, job losses and political uncertainty dominating the tv, internet and radio.

However I am looking on the bright side as there is just over 100 days still left of 2008 to make a massive up turn in your
own life.

My good friend and mentor has recently revised his magic hundred program, which really IS the fastest goal achievement
program available.

Since starting my very first Magic Hundred, I have gone on to achieve literally hundreds of goals, big, small, weird and wonderful.

Some of my early goals included:

Learning to Snowboard - last season I spent a week in France doing just that

Employ a new trainer to join me in my personal training business - I am now training another 3 new trainers to bring my team to 5!

Represent my country at the Archery World Championships - I have recently returned from my 3rd! World Championships

Take a weeks holiday at least once every three months in another  country - This year I have been on my Snowboarding holiday, Portugal to watch the MotoGP from Estoril, I am off to Portugal next month, then finally Spain, at the top of a very big hill for christmas.

To have a business mentor to help develop my business - this is one of the first goals I achieved, hiring Dax Moy himself to coach me over the last 18 months!

To drive a fast car around a race circuit - Did it this time last year, in my own fast car, (although I did drive slowly as my wife kept shouting at me to slow down ;o)

All this was due to the Magic 100 program and the unique way in which it gets you to GOAL GET every day.

Start your Magic Hundred today and achieve more in the last 100 days of 2008.

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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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Too short

Too tall

Too Fat

Too Thin

Too Old

Too young

Too busy

Too lazy

Too slow

Too expensive

Too cheap

Too serious

Too much

Too little

9.69 for a man who is Too tall to for sprinting

Time to break the mold… Too… is no longer acceptable :o)

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I seem to get asked at least once a week which books I would recommend for training, fat loss, nutrition, goal setting etc etc…

I do read lots of this stuff, in fact I tend to be reading non stop… strange I never used to be like that…

Anyway, I have created a page on the GetFit.lu website with all my recommended books and where you can get them from. I have added Amazon links or retailer links so you can get all these products shipped to your door in double quick time.

Summer holidays are a great time to catch up with some interesting reading, pick one or two that you can pack in your suitcase…

http://www.getfit.lu/book-recommendations.html

Tim

PS. You’ll see some other links to the left hand side of this page, which will take you to some of our most trusted resources and partners, make sure you try these too!

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I posted this question on the ForestFit community site the other day for the participants of ForestFit and it has provoked quite a discussion on there. So I thought I would have a go at placing the same on here.

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After a few discussions at this mornings forestfit I have been wondering what women REALLY want?

Being a guy, I am obviously dumb to these things… kind of… I am a sensitive trainer after all!

So the question I want everyone to answer is this:

Who’s body would you have and why? I really want to understand what it is about that person you really like!

There is method in my questions, I’ll ask more later in the week.

Tim

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What I want you to do is post a comment in response to this on this BLOG, click the “Read Users’ Comments” link below

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