Hi Fit Fam

I hope this finds you well and that you have had a great week.....

Having worked in the fitness industry for a few years now (not to sound old)  I have seen trends come and go.
 

Today I wanted to highlight an area that over the years has evolved dramatically!!!

Group Training.  When I say that, people naturally think, an instructor with a microphone, loud music, masses of people in a studio moving in all directions, some doing it wrong, right, and some, well, not quite sure!!!!  You would be right, this is a "group or studio class".  I myself teach them and love doing so.  I think they are a great, fun, energetic and help get people moving, they can add variety to your workouts, great for cross training and can help eliminate boredom and give you a little extra push. 

This type of exercise has been around for quite a while and there have been some great developments over the years.  To name one, the Les Mills Programs.
 
However!!!!! Over the past few years I have seen another area develop! Small
Group Training, this can be anything from 2 up to 6 people!  Having Lived in
Saudi Arabia for three and a half years, and now Kuwait  I seen a HUGE shift
from large group classes and a little from one to one training to more small
group.  My observations are based on my own experiences, fellow workers, and
clientelle.  I can also happily report that the results were better than
traditional Exercise classes alone!!!

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!! GRAB A FRIEND AND LETS DO THIS!!!!

Today I wanted to highlight the HUGE benefits to be had in Small Group Training

BENEFITS

Although it is a group session the instructor is able to focus on form and technique, as there is less than in a normal studio class.

There is better communication between trainer and client.  More communication = More education = Better results. 

Groups are made up normally of like minded people and friends who want to exercise and get fit.  You will develop friends adding to the social side of your total well being.

I was once told by a group of clients that the felt more committed to small group training rather than a one to one.  They felt that if they cancelled due to a lazy spell, then they felt they would let the team down. 

There is an element of friendly competition in the group, and you may find that you put more effort in!  More effort = more results

Share the cost, normally small group training costs less than a one to one.  So its a win all round.

Its fun and social, you really can laugh, enjoy and get fit.

At Multiworks we offer small group training for up to four people.  As I mentioned before it is trend that is rapidly growing.  We are finding that more people are turning to small group training, it can be done anywhere, its fun, more cost effective and clients are still reaping the same
benefits!!!

So if you have a friend / friends and want to take that step to fitness then get in touch!!!  You will not be disappointed!! Join our team of highly professional trainer today, and get that body, shape and way of living
you deserve!!!!
 
I look forward to hearing from you!!

Until next week, Stay Healthy

Hi Fit Fam

Hope you had a super week?

Today I have a treat for you. 

In todays society are always fighting against the clock, one main reason why so many people don't exercise is the idea that They don't have time!!!!

TRUTH- we all have time, we just need to be better with it.  However I understand that we can be time pressed at times, soI imagine when I say
the phrase fat busting, body shaping workout, with no equipment (except a stop watch and an area that you can move)and minimal time you are hooked.


Very Simply.

12 hands on a clock!
12 Exercises- back to back, the number on the clock face will relate to time, repititions or lengths!!!

Ready? Set? GO


1 Min Wall Squat
2 Lengths of a room walking side plank
3 Burpee to 3x
squat jump combo ( one burpee 3 squat jumps complete 3 times)
4 Pulsing push
up x 4 (stay and pulse at the bottom for four counts and return that is 1
complete 4 times
5 Lunge hops each leg ( from a lunge drive off the front
foot to a jump)
6 Jack star jumps ( squat to the floor, hands touch the floor
and explode up in a star jump
7 Kness to outer elbow, (thinks side)
8 Tricep pushup to T plank and return
9 Drop Squat- one hand to floor, jump bring feet together and repeat with other hand
10 Plank stars- either on elbows or hands, jack the feet out and in
11 Single leg Glute bridges
12 Side Burpees (instead of bring feet in the middle jump them to the side 6 each side.

So there you have it team.  Take on the clock.  Do it by itself or
add it into your workouts that you may do some interval work.  I will be letting
this workout loose on some of my lovely clients here in Kuwait.

Until next week

Stay healthy!!

Jill

Hi Fit Fam hope you are all healthy and active

I imagine some of you may be intrigued by the title of today's blog :)

But what I mean is what is your type....What body shape are you?

Today I will look at how body shapes are characterised, and you can then assess which one you are!!!


There are three body types they are

MESOMORPH
ECTOMORPH
ENDOMORPH

So that's the names lets look at their characteristics

MESOMORPH-  Somebody that has this shape has well-defined muscles and large bones. The upper body tapers to a relatively narrow and low waist, (that lovely V shape), Their arms and legs are developed and look very athletic. 


Mesomorphs tend to adapt well to strength training and develop quick quickly.


ECTOMORPH-  Somebody that is generally slim, think straight up and down, they have a light build with small joints and lean muscle. Usually ectomorph’s have long thin limbs with stringy muscles.

Ectomorphs develop slower than the Mesomorphs and require a very good nutrition and exercise plan to grow bigger.

ENDOMORPHS- Somebody that is solid and generally soft. They gain fat very easily, are normally of a shorter build with thick arms and legs. 
 
Endomorphs tend to gain fat easily however are very strong. 

So they are the three.  I must stipulate that whatever one that you are you CAN still achieve the body that you want, its just the world that we live that for some it may take slightly longer to achieve.   However when you get it you will appreciate it so much more.

If you would like any further information regarding training / eating for your body type please feel free to contact me either via email, facebook, twitter.  Or if you live in Kuwait or visiting you can get in touch with Multi works Personal Training Division where your details will be passed to me or another professional Personal trainer.

Here is a link to the website.

http://multiworks.net/PersonalTraining.aspx
 
Until next week stay healthy

Jill 

Dear Fit Fam
 
Welcome to 2013 and my first PROPER Blog.  As you are aware I did a 25 day
of Christmas Special and there was one tip that in particular got a lot of
feedback and therefore I decided to expand on it.
 
It is actually quite a nice one to start the year as it was all about
setting goals and targets.
 
Regardless of who you are, what you do, and where you are in world everyone
has goals, whether they are daily, weekly monthly, or yearly!  Life revolves
around tasks, goals and ambitions.  How you plan, and stay motivated to achieve these goals may be different in practice but will ultimately follow the same principal.
 
So if I take fitness goals (as that's what I do best) here is how I would set it up, using a simple tool called the SMART principal.
 
SPECIFIC- be specific with your goal it can be something simple like I want
to run at my childs sports day or I want to run a 10K race.

MEASUREABLE- this simply means by what means will you measure it?  So fromthe beginning you may be only able to run one minute, but weekly you find that you are increasing by the minute.  This is measuring.

ATTAINABLE- Is your goal attainable? Be sensible with your approach.  If
you have never ran before and the race is in one week, it is unlikely that this
goal will be attainable

REALISTIC- How realistic are the goals,  this is an extension of the
attainable point.  Be sensible when you set targets.  If they are unrealistic
you will get even more de-motivated.

TIMED- Set a time on when you would like to achieve this.  With goals you
want to see the end result and feel good that you have attained it so set
yourself a time (realistic) that you will succeed.
 
So now that we know the format of how to set a goal, there are many ways
that enable you stay on the path towards it.  I could write a separate Blog on
this but for today I will keep it basic.  Each person is an individual, how they
stay motivated will be different to another. 
 
Here are my tips on how to stay motivated -
 
Write it down- on paper, on your phone, on your laptop, on a notice board
on your fridge.  Remind yourself daily and understand why you are doing it and
how you will feel when you do it.
 
Tell people what you are doing.  I have found that when more people are
involved the less chance of not succeeding as no-one wants to be seen to
fail.
 
Plan Plan Plan- have a schedule.  Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
 
Attach emotion to it- e.g you want to run a 10k, do it for a charity.  How good will you feel that you
have succeeded at something you wanted to do as well as helping another...win
win!!!!
 
Make sure that it is actually something that YOU WANT to do and not
something that you have been pushed into....
 
So 2013 What are your GOALS?  Can you use this structure?  Have I helped.  

One of my main goals of 2013 is to
 
Specific- educate and help people with Health, Fitness and Well Being

Measurable- feedback form my blogs via facebook, twitter, and
email
 
Attainable- Yes- I have set up my website, I have time in the week that I
set aside to write my blogs
 
Realistic- Yes it is realistic as I plan
 
Timed- It is timed as I do it every Friday, unless otherwise stated.
 
So there you go Fit Fam.
 
No excuses get planning and remember that I am here to help
 
Until next week
 
Stay Healthy
 
Jill

Dear Fit Fam

First of all I want to wish you all a Happy New Year.  I hope that 2013 is filled with, health, happiness, good nutrition and even better training.

2013 for me is all change.  I have recently returned to the Middle East where I am now living and working in Kuwait.  So far it has been interesting I have met some lovely people and co workers.  Its very different from my lifestyle Saudi Arabia, and there will  still  be alot to get used to, however I am hopeful that I will have an equally as enjoyable time here as I did in KSA.

During the month of December I did my 25 days of Christmas via facebook which went down very well.  The feedback both publicly and privately was overwhelming, and I thoroughly enjoyed doing it.  So a BIG THANKS to you all and I hope that you took something from the posts.

So now with the New Year I will endeavour to provide you with my weekly updates were possible.


So for now enjoy your week ahead and will be back next week with a blog.  If you have anything that you want me to write about, please do not hesitate to contact me via the website, facebook, twitter or instagram.

Stay Healthy

Jill