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Mirror mirror on the wall

18th March 2015

who’s the fairest of them all? When you look in the mirror what do you see? Do you see yourself as you are? Do you see the self you wish to be? Do you see all the things you think are wrong with your current self? We are hideously bad at assessing ourselves objectively We […]

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Back to school games

17th March 2015

Taking training down a different route Yesterday morning we changed things up at our circuits session at the university We got the teams playing ‘back to school games’ As varsity is upon us, we decided we weren’t going in for the usual beasting ;-) So we planned a fun session instead We got them playing […]

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Because I’m Happy

16th March 2015

Clap along if you feel like happyness is the truth! I was walking to work the other day I try to walk now as much as possible because walking seems to trigger my deepest thought processes And its also a great form of exercise AND stress buster! There is nothing more effective to the body […]

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How to be happy: naked lake swimming?

11th March 2015

What do you do to relax your mind and feel free and happy? I just got back from a mini break We drove across to Wales to visit a friend who lives in the mountains It is a gorgeous place to visit and offers so much in the way of activities and sights and just […]

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I eat AS MUCH as I physically can

10th March 2015

Eat less and move more – a concept that is popular in the media But just how does this apply to real life? Before I went solo with this PT business I worked for a commercial gym So I was exposed to a LOT of other personal trainers Everyone has their own style and approach […]

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Stop sending me maths problems!

7th March 2015

To all you smartie pants’ After my mathematics email the other day I got a few smart Alecs sending me maths problems Cheers for that! Well I suppose I did ask for it ;-) And you can be happy that I was stumped Maybe I am as bad as I previously thought ;-) Well I […]

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Leap of faith

6th March 2015

Don’t be afraid to take chances Its not often they come around again Before xmas, I saw an advert for an online magazine They were looking for writers I applied, not for one second thinking that they would accept or even consider me as a guest writer All of their staff are fully qualified journalists […]

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Negative self talk

5th March 2015

The power of your words and thoughts is incredible I’ve always had a bee in my bonnet about maths I remember in primary school being so confuzzled by numbers that I tried to cheat on a maths test When I went out to the bathroom I spotted a calculator on the table and I tried […]

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How badly do you want to survive?

3rd March 2015

Survival in the wild is not all that different to surviving in life I watched that Bear Grylls programme the other day where he is teaching celebrities how to survive in the wild Some of them are pretty useless But I know I would be almost equally as bad I hate creepy crawlies I run […]

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Progress isn’t always what it seems

2nd March 2015

‘Progress for progress sake must be discouraged’ Anyone know where that quote came from? I was prowling on facebook yesterday I rarely do this nowadays because I don’t have the TIME ;-) Geddit? Read yesterdays email if not! Facebook is one of those things that I refuse to qualify my time for, If I have […]