First memorable experience: My first memorable experience ...is it as a child??? if yes.... ok age 2 had a plastic ride-on called Snoopy...I loved and loved riding around on it with an eggbox of smarties!! (……When we notified Jen that this was to do with the gym!!! She submitted this answer..) My first memorable experience..... Colm treating all his crew to coffee or hot chocolate ...... emmmm.... thinking about it....we are still waiting for ours.. aren't we..Michelle O'Connor!!! Why do you do group fitness? I love group fitness for the fun, laughs, friends and fitness What keeps you coming back for more? Love exercise and no matter how hard it is....you feel great after! Favourite exercise: OMG.....what a question...you know I love them all!!!!!! and I am perfect (form etc) at all of them!!!!!! he he... Least favourite exercise: BURPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES...hate every version.....there is no good burpee!!!! Favourite cheat meal: Elephant and Castle - huge basket of chicken wings, fries, sour cream/blue cheese dressing.....OMG me love!!! and NO I DO NOT SHARE!!!!
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First memorable experience: Seriously!! Completing the Amazing 12 really made me see that I can push myself more than I thought with doing two workout sessions in a day so it really made me realise that whole we can all make excuses not to do things that is all they are at the end of the day excuses. Why do you do group fitness? It pushs you in a way you wouldn’t push yourself on your own. If I was given the same exercises to do at home on my own I might not do the required number of sets!! There is also the social aspect of meeting new people. What keeps you coming back for more? The sense of community that the class based gym provides as well as the fact that the workouts are always challenging and different along with the fact that with the best will in the world I wouldn’t push myself to the same degree on my own. Favourite exercise: Planks Least favourite exercise: Hanging from that blessed bar. Favourite cheat meal: Not a meal so to speak but anything to do with cake
 Name Noeleen Heanen Age 48 Occupation Staff Officer, HR Dept, HSE West, Merlin Park How long have you been with Callanan Fitclub? Over 3 years (since it opened) First memorable experience: The first day down by the Pier was memorable. I just loved it from the word go – it brought back the memories of training days when I was involved in team sports. I thought to myself “yea at 45 I can still get a buzz from exercise” Why do you do group fitness? For so many reasons, as follows; Physical wellbeing: I’ve always loved pushing myself to the limit in training and the group classes allow me to do that again! The support we get from Colm/Colleen is fantastic. Mental wellbeing: The classes allow me to cope with my busy lifestyle, i.e. busy working mother involved in many community activities/events Social: I have made so many genuine friends at the classes. We have such a laugh most classes, even though we pushing ourselves really hard. We can also share some of lives’ wee problems/challenges that we may be experiencing and subsequently offer each other support and advice. The fun isn’t just shared with fellow classmates – we also have great fun with Colleen/Colm What keeps you coming back for more? For all the reasons above. I actually hate to miss a class! Favorite exercise: Sit ups or skipping Least favorite exercise: Shir it would probably have to be chest to floor burpees but bear crawl would come close!!!! Favourite cheat meal: Pizza  Falling of the Fitness Band Wagon or whatever you want to call it is THEE biggest problem most people face when it comes to their health and fitness The reasons for falling off the wagon can vary obviously
Blah blah, the list goes on Everybody wants to look and feel great! However, losing the weight, building up the fitness takes time and effort. To make a decision to improve your long term lifestyle habits is making a decision to become consistent in your nutrition and exercise on an hourly, daily, weekly, yearly basis! If you’re turning up to the gym once or twice every other week or do a 12-week program and then drop off, or partially changing your nutrition because you blow out on the weekend then these are probably the biggest reasons why you aren’t realising your fullest potential! It is a short-sighted approach to something that needs a long term focus. This is where consistency comes in. If you consistently workout every week your fitness will improve. Your muscles will adapt to the extra stress, your heart and lungs will make the necessary changes to pump blood and oxygen more efficiently. You will move more weight, run faster, play sport better and day to day life will seem easier! The maths says it all…. 3 x per week x 52 weeks = 156 sessions over the year. 2 x per week x 52 weeks = 104 sessions over the year. 2 x fortnight x 26 weeks = 52 sessions over the year. Half the volume of work & half the time working out. Not to mention that your muscles atrophy when you don’t use them between long stints out of the gym. Why else does it feel like bus hit you when you go back and hit your first workout at the same intensity before you stopped. Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) are a pain in the arse….literally 🙂 If you consistently each better food, whole foods, lean meat, veggies and drink less alcohol, less refined sugars and take the time to plan and prepare your body composition will change accordingly. You will lose weight, become leaner and healthier. No amount of good food will make up for half a chocolate cake, 10 beers on the weekend, every weekend! 1 Chocolate Bar each day = 365 a year! = 87,965 calories based off 241 cal in a mars bar…… 2 Wines a day = 730 wines a year = 90,520 calories over the course of a year (@124 per 5fl oz) That’s EPIC given that not all calories are created equal! And not even remotely beneficial to our health and fitness!  So what is going to help us stay consistent in our approach? 1. Just TURN UP and DO WORK! Hardly rocket science, but that’s all you need to do! Rain, hail, shine just get into it. The only time that this becomes a grey area is with injuries or illness. If you’re not motivated find a gym or program that works for you! Get a coach to motivate you when you’re not! Habits are created by doing it on a regular basis. 2. Keep track of what you are eating Diary, electronic software – whatever it takes make sure you are tracking what you are putting in your body! That includes alcoholic beverages. This will do two things 1 – Make you accountable for it! and 2 – Create better habits long term. If you can’t hold yourself accountable have a weekly check in, daily check in with me! 3. TREAT Yourself Like a Ferrari! We tend to treat our things better than we treat out bodies! If you go out and wash your car every weekend and give it some TLC, valet it, change the oil and service it, that is the same love you need to give the vehicle that propels you through life – YOUR BODY! Treat your body well and it will keep going for a long time! 4. Small Steps on a daily basis Continuous improvement and consistency go hand in hand. Every day you should aspire to take better steps to better health and fitness. Inquire about starting a program. Turn up to all your sessions if you’ve booked in! Plan and execute eating healthier. Consistency is not always the easier choice; however, it is the choice that makes a difference to our bottom line! If you are struggling, or need help with your consistency feel free to come and see me for some ideas! |
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