Good afternoon! I hope you have all had a great week and have done lots of exercise and enjoyed the odd sunny days we've had this week. More to come next week apparently - fingers crossed!
This week has been another busy working week with lots of tough sessions for personal training clients in Loughborough. I was due to lead a Bounce-athon at Elizabeth Woodville Primary yesterday, however, the event had to be cancelled at last minute so I haven't added to my Fitness 10,000 count this week. I do need to get moving on this as there's only 2 months to reach my target!!
Yesterday, I met with Loughborough University to discuss plans for the World Record Attempt taking place as part of the University's Olympic Torch Relay celebrations. I must say, I am super excited about the event and we are due to officially launch it within the next few weeks. More info can be found here. I'm especially looking for people who own a mini-trampoline already and would either like to either come and bounce themselves or donate the trampoline to the event and help break the World Record for the most people bouncing at one time in one location. Please get in touch asap if you can help!
Next week is a fairly straight forward week again with personal training sessions, group classes and behind the scenes work on my new Online Personal Training service which will be launched next month. Find out more information here
That's all from me this week. I shall report back in a couple of weeks when I have added to my Fitness 10,000 count. I shall work hard to add at least 100 people over the next couple of weeks - promise!
Til next time, keep bouncing!
Becky :-)
Saturday, 19 May 2012
Friday, 11 May 2012
The sun is shining in Loughborough - time to get active!
Good afternoon! I hope you are having a great day and have had a very productive week so far. Today, the sun is shining and it's nice and warm outside so it's the perfect opportunity to get out in the fresh air and do some exercise. If the weather stays nice over the weekend you could go out for a cycle ride, a walk along the beach or local park. There's lots you can do to be active outdoors and even if the weather changes you can still be active indoors with a fitness DVD (such as my Bounce-Back into Shape DVD available on Amazon!).
This week, my personal training clients have impressed me with their progress and dedication to achieving their fitness and weight-loss goals. Great achievements such as 19 mile cycle rides, 4 mile runs, new eating plans, early morning sessions and much more. Well done to them all and long may it continue!
My week has been jam packed and next week shall be very similar. I have a new client starting on Monday, picking my Olympic Gamesmaker kit up on Wednesday in London and Friday is Elizabeth Woodville Primary School's Bounce-athon plus usual mix of PT clients and group classes.
Have a fab week everyone - enjoy the warm sunshine while it lasts!
Bouncing Becky :-)
This week, my personal training clients have impressed me with their progress and dedication to achieving their fitness and weight-loss goals. Great achievements such as 19 mile cycle rides, 4 mile runs, new eating plans, early morning sessions and much more. Well done to them all and long may it continue!
My week has been jam packed and next week shall be very similar. I have a new client starting on Monday, picking my Olympic Gamesmaker kit up on Wednesday in London and Friday is Elizabeth Woodville Primary School's Bounce-athon plus usual mix of PT clients and group classes.
Have a fab week everyone - enjoy the warm sunshine while it lasts!
Bouncing Becky :-)
Friday, 4 May 2012
Bouncing can help increase girls participation in sport
This week has been the usual mix of personal training clients and group sessions to keep me busy. I've also made great progress with writing content for the new Online Personal Training service that will shall launch next month. I've already had lots of interest from new customers who think it will be just what they are after to keep them on the road to success with their weight loss and fitness goals.
In the news this week, a report by the Women's Sport & Fitness Foundation suggests that schools aren't doing enough to engage girls in P.E. At my school the girls did mostly netball, gymnastics, rounders, hockey and cross country. I didn't mind because I was (and still am) very competitive so traditional sports were good for me. There were, however, many other girls who often skipped P.E - usually faking an injury or illness - because they didn't enjoy the competitive sports or perhaps didn't want to get wet in the rain or mess up their hair. I know that's not the right attitude but it's a fact of life that most teen girls don't want to be seen looking anything less than perfect at school, so perhaps schools need to start thinking outside the box and offering alternative activities to try to engage with their target participants. Zumba has proven popular in some schools and I believe my bouncing classes could have the same positive influence on participation levels. Bouncing provides a challenging total body workout that is suitable for all ages and abilities, it's really versatile and most importantly it's fun! I have developed my own Olympic-themed programme of sessions for my afterschool bounce clubs and now would like to extend this to P.E lessons. If you have any P.E coordinator contacts in the Loughborough/Leicestershire area then please do get in touch!
Finally, this week I have made the decision NOT to move to London this Summer after months of thinking I would set up onesixeight: fitness in the city. Due to not having found a replacement for me here in Loughborough and not wanting to let clients down, I decided that I want to stay in Loughborough and build on the success I've had over the past 2 years. I'm really happy with my decision and I know it's the right one for the moment. I shall still, however, be taking a short break in London to volunteer at the Olympics and Paralympics and I'll know more when they finally tell me my shifts!!
Make use of the bank holiday to fit an extra exercise session in - I shall be working so you can always book a personal training session if your gym is closed!
Have a good 4-day week and fingers crossed no more rain!
Keep bouncing :-)
In the news this week, a report by the Women's Sport & Fitness Foundation suggests that schools aren't doing enough to engage girls in P.E. At my school the girls did mostly netball, gymnastics, rounders, hockey and cross country. I didn't mind because I was (and still am) very competitive so traditional sports were good for me. There were, however, many other girls who often skipped P.E - usually faking an injury or illness - because they didn't enjoy the competitive sports or perhaps didn't want to get wet in the rain or mess up their hair. I know that's not the right attitude but it's a fact of life that most teen girls don't want to be seen looking anything less than perfect at school, so perhaps schools need to start thinking outside the box and offering alternative activities to try to engage with their target participants. Zumba has proven popular in some schools and I believe my bouncing classes could have the same positive influence on participation levels. Bouncing provides a challenging total body workout that is suitable for all ages and abilities, it's really versatile and most importantly it's fun! I have developed my own Olympic-themed programme of sessions for my afterschool bounce clubs and now would like to extend this to P.E lessons. If you have any P.E coordinator contacts in the Loughborough/Leicestershire area then please do get in touch!
Finally, this week I have made the decision NOT to move to London this Summer after months of thinking I would set up onesixeight: fitness in the city. Due to not having found a replacement for me here in Loughborough and not wanting to let clients down, I decided that I want to stay in Loughborough and build on the success I've had over the past 2 years. I'm really happy with my decision and I know it's the right one for the moment. I shall still, however, be taking a short break in London to volunteer at the Olympics and Paralympics and I'll know more when they finally tell me my shifts!!
Make use of the bank holiday to fit an extra exercise session in - I shall be working so you can always book a personal training session if your gym is closed!
Have a good 4-day week and fingers crossed no more rain!
Keep bouncing :-)
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