Hi Ladies,

Thanks for all your 40th birthday and 2010 challenge wishes.

This month I will share with you my winter break training plan and how I will be beating the guilty feeling of over eating in the festive season.

First I am writing this months blog from the plane taking me to my winter training camp, yes I am sending my first week of my break in sunny climes at a sports boot  camp where I will start my half marathon training plan.( I know I am completely mad get time of work and go running, but ladies it is in the sun)

Day 1 arrive to heat of 77 degrees check in to the gym to get the travel legs moving. A 2 hour workout followed by a visit to the spa that will do me.
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Top gym tips:
Work harder, not longer. For your cardio workout decrease your duration and increase your intensity, follow the rule that each cardio session should leave you needing a short recovery, if you can jump off and on the cardio equipment with feeling you need a break your not working hard enough. You will burn more calories in a short time if you work to a higher intensity then if you stick to your moderate level for a longer period.

Day 2
Ok so am not that comfortable with pounding the streets, but once I get my head around it I quite enjoy the feeling I get from running, it gives me a sense of freedom and strength that my body moves under the control of my mind.

So 7.30am off I go to join the morning run after  a strange warm up by the pool we head to the stadium where we get put into groups on what distance we wish to cover as I am at day 1 of my program I choose a nice 5km to find my feet with the road surface and heat also to check out the other runners abilities (they all look like pro’s).

The running guide as they are called is a young danish girl who looks like a gazelle, she tell us she will run at 5min/km pace (means nothing to me as I only do miles) in my mind I think I need to ask Kim one of the fab 5 running fitfarmers, to translate, but after my flash of oh damn that could be fast I work out that I did my last 10km race in 50.37mins so its a similar pace to that. Ok off we go the gazelle sprints off followed by her heard of pro runners, great! it could be a long week. Twenty mins into the run a women that I was pacing drops out (think she was just running for the bus) damn now am stuck to keep up with the heard 25.47 mins later I arrive back at the stadium at least 2 mins  behind the gazelle and her heard. What is it they say about fitness trainers, they can’t count and find it hard to calculate distance and time! (The gazelle is my next fitfarm recruit).

The sun was out but no time to rest I am off to a bodycombat class, great fun and a good workout, then hit the gym a intense workout on the arms and core, then guess what next off  to the spa after my first full day I needed to plan the rest of my training and where better to do it then in the sauna.

Day 3
Woken by thunder and lightening was I back in Devon! No its the lovely Julies on holiday let’s piss down syndrome or is it the curse of Mr. Cole!

Made my plan in the sauna last night, which was to run between 40 - 60 mins this morning with my new training partner Garmin, I will try and cover as much distance as possible but concentrate  on time as I need to build my confidence that I am not out of my depth when I return home to join the local running club.

52 mins later I have done 6 miles, I am pleased with that, weather was great to run in just a little drizzle of rain, no rest though my plan was to do 4 classes to day so straight off to body attack armed with oatcake I make my way to the disco area, 1 hr later I wait to join in the Latin class from the back of the room (don’t want to put people off with my lack of rhythm), then at 11 am its time to refuel and yes hit the spa, best thing in here is the ice plunge pool and the hydrotherapy pool great ways to keep the legs lactic acid free.

After lunch I hit the gym with my arms getting the bullet, then off to a fitball class where I discover my core is working nicely, then back to the gym to finish off my arms.

Torn between revisiting the spa and a ballroom dancing induction! Um ok I know its a hard choice but the mad bit of me that says I can move my feet so strictly here we come.

Catch up with me again on my return and find out if I am longing to be Ginger Rogers or Paula Radcliffe.

For now ladies just one motivation tip:

The best motivation is a bit of progress, stick to your plan.

The more you visualise having achieved success, the quicker that success will become reality.

Julie Brealy
FitFarms Health Manager

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By Julie Brealy

Have you watched the biggest loser? Is it amazing to see their body transformation from obese to healthy and well toned physique? You witness how they train hard and are challenged to take their body’s limits in weight loss and fitness boot camps.

These rigorous physical activities s are indeed effective in shedding unwanted pounds and building fitness fast. So if you consider this option to get fit, here are at least the five things you can expect in any fitness or weight loss camps.

Varied Activities. The exercise activities are varied because a fitness boot camp aims to break the boring and monotonous routines in the typical gym.

Spirit of Teamwork. It is more motivating to workout with people who shared the same goals as yours. Also, your group and instructor can be source of inspiration and support to help you continue with your fitness program. It will be a teamwork motivation and effort for a common goal.

After-Program Support. It is easy to workout if you are surrounded with motivated individuals however the greater challenge awaits after you finish the boot camp program. It is important that your boot camp has support group or person you can contact after the program is over.

In this way, you can rely for support and find a source for motivation in situations where you are discouraged to continue keeping a healthy lifestyle.

Educational. As part of your training, it is expected that your trainers will impart you with tips and information about health, weight, fitness and nutrition. These are valuable information that you can use particularly once the fitness or weight loss program is over.

Qualified Personnel. It is not only about the trainer’s qualification. There should be qualified nutritionist and dietitians too. A long term weight loss is sustained through proper balance in nutrition and exercise.

These are at least the five things you can expect from a weight loss or fitness boot camp. You pay to get fit so make sure that it happens and you get back your money’s worth.

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