You are never too old to do this...!

Published: Fri, 04/17/15

Hi ,

Last week I took a week off as my schedule has been non-stop for the past 7 months and suddenly it caught up with me.

I was dragging myself out of bed every morning and not giving my Self the care that I always advocate to others and then I realized that I needed to re-charge my batteries and walk the talk (so to speak) that I always tell others to do.

Have you ever been in this situation?

I went down to Cornwall to get away from everything and decided to sort myself out.

I meditated every morning and ate well and drank copious amounts of water, slept and generally cleared my mind.

Initially I felt guilty for not holding things together but I am a true believer that your body tells you when you are close to burnout and you need to take time to stop and evaluate things.

During my time on my own I refocused and concentrated on my thoughts. Every time I had a negative thought I flipped it and turned it into a positive. Every time I felt sorry for myself I flipped it and accepted that this is simply part of life’s richness so I could learn to develop myself more.

I returned feeling rested and well.

Thank you for your amazing response to my previous newsletter where I shared 25 facts about myself and lots of you told me how much you appreciated getting to know me in ways that were completely unrelated to fitness and wellbeing.

I’d love to hear more about your life and learn more about you so don’t be shy in contacting me and sharing your life story.

Summer seems to have suddenly arrived and this means showing off our toned, shapely arms.

Muscle strength has a strong correlation to longevity and positivity (especially within men) and the British Medical Journal states that stronger men are significantly less likely to die younger than their weaker counterparts.

With age, we begin to lose our muscle mass (generally more so in women) and this means your muscles begin to lose their power and also the capability of doing their job properly. The less upper body strength you have, the less able you are to live an independent life.

The good news is that you are never too old to begin building muscle mass and strengthen what you’ve got.

Here is a very short workout you can use to improve your upper body strength and help to tone your arms.

Regan Method Upper Body Tabata Workout

Regan Method Upper Body Tabata Workout

We are mid-way through the April boot camp. One of the boot campers commented that a huge part of joining was to be able to experience the amazing morning mists during her workout.

Living in such a beautiful part of Britain gives us so much scope to discover wonderful woodlands and hidden fields that we use during the sessions. I feel inspired to use the gorgeous trees for resistance ~~torture~~ err.. exercises.

We wander through paths and trails that wouldn’t be part of your usual walks and often I hear comments from boot campers who are amazed that they hadn’t known about my hidden little workout areas.

There is still time to take up my offer of a FREE TRIAL SESSION so you can give it a go without making the full commitment.

If you would like to book in and start your ‘Get Fit For Summer’ plan then email me at [email protected].

The boot camps are not just for the super-fit; lots of people have joined when their fitness level has been very very basic. It doesn’t take long to become addicted to the fun and the time passes at lightning speed!!

Have a fabulous weekend and I look forward to seeing you very soon.

Best wishes

Julie

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I absolutely Love Fitness!

I know that the feeling of being physically on top form brings so much confidence and ease to deal with the things that life throws us and I specialise in teaching others how to achieve this. My ideal is to deliver personal coaching and classes where people come away feeling good about themselves.

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