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32 The Link Magazine • January 2005
Look at yourself in a new light for 2005 and set yourself on the path to fitness
Personal Trainer Les Slinn gives you a focus for the New Year
This time of year all gyms are shortest of journeys. try different classes or Ask yourself what has led you to
busy and full of people who have The simple decision to activities your gym become the way you are. Is it be-
just set New Year resolutions and walk will help improve has to offer. You will cause of physical inactivity, com-
are after that quick fix, searching your cardiovascular fit- meet new people and fort eating because of stress or bore-
for the diet that will change their ness by getting your have fun as well. dom, skipping meals then eating
lives and the body they have al- heart to start pumping C'j If you are working the wrong things, or perhaps just
ways yearned for. blood around your out with a training eating too much?
They start going to the gym or body which in turn will programme, get it By becoming more active, eat-
working out at home with good help the condition of changed every 5 ing healthily and being less seden-
intentions but as so often is the the heart and lungs. It weeks as your body tary, you will feel better about
case enthusiasm starts to wane and is also a great way to gets used to the same yourself, have more confidence,
eventually they give up. work muscles in the lower part of exercises. be healthier, and less stressed. It
The first step to keeping going, your body. Choose an item of clothing that will also help your sleep patterns
is to start being more active. Peo- Try walking to the shops rather feels tight to wear. As you start and give you a more positive out-
pie are becoming more sedentary than driving, or if you take the bus exercising and eating correctly, try look on life.
and will use the car for even the get off one stop before and walk that item on again. Your goal is to Make 2005 the year you look at
the rest, anything to get yourself get into it comfortably; you will be yourself in a new light and set
mobile again, amazed how good that feels. yourself on the path to fitness.
COUNSELLOR Eventually you may wish to try To lose weight successfully and Good Luck and a Happy Healthy
BACP Registered
our beautiful countryside, perhaps more importantly keep the weight New Year.
Z join the local Rambler group, they off you do need a lifestyle change. Les can be contacted on 07833
CONFIDENTIAL always welcome new faces and it's 582788 or mail: [email protected]
& PROFESSIONAL a great way to meet new friends.
COUNSELLING Did you know?
Walking is good for all ages and Netball in
Your traditional' Christmas dinner
W the social aspect is just as impor-
Stressed, will have piled on at least 3,000 Abbey Meads
Anxious, taut as theth exercise calories, excluding the booze be-
Some people prefer to work out
Depressed? ^ in the gym. To help you stay moti- fore and Christmas cake later in Players are needed for the Abbey
Meads community netball team
Z Life 'Out of Balance'? vated always set yourself goals, the day. which meets at the primary school.
Free initial consultation simple ones like, if the first time If you've added just 4lbs in weight Turn up to train and play at
over Christmas, you've consumed
you spend walking on a treadmill 9.30am on Thursdays from 6 Janu-
O Charles Miller was 10 minutes, next time try 11 14,000 extra calories! ary or Saturdays. from 8 January.
y
and so on. Get a friend to workout Guilty or what? Call the Link Cen- Call Roxanna Cox on 0796
01793 554750
V with you; it's always easier if you tre gym on 465472 to book an 6023636 to book a Thursday morn-
charle @crmiller.co.uk induction session.
have a training buddy. Perhaps ing creche place.

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