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Wed Day 26 6.30pm Arms still aching a bit as I headed off to tonights session, seems to have been arms focused so far this week. And tonight wasnt really much different as started off with skipping, this was followed by shadow boxing with and...
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Healthy between-meal snacks can curb your cravings. Does downsizing your diet backfire because it supersizes your appetite If you're so hungry by mealtime that you wind up stuffing yourself silly when you hit the table, you...
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Mon Day 24 6.30pm Conditioning session tonight and it was hard as! Started with rope work, then shadow boxing with weights, this was followed by partner work with a car tyre. This involved one person holding it above their head while the...
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Sun Day 23 This is my day 23 as was away not the contenders day 23. Ive just spent 5 nights at a holistic retreat, so even though Id missed that amount of training it was nice to get away. I had been planning to go to the Fri night session but due...
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As a working woman, there is lot to do. Managing between home and office is sometimes so difficult. I always neglected the thought of maintaining my fitness and was always occupied in my work and family. And I think this is the case for every...
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Fri Day 22 5.45pm Got my mouth guard today through the post and expect it will get used tonight as it's sparring again. Always feel a bit nervous thinking about it but tend to settle down once there. Hopefully will do better tonight than last...
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Thurs Day 21 5.45am Running late as really struggled to get up this morning and flapped around even though Id got everything ready the night before. Im usually the first at the gym and was the last this morning, could have so easily stayed in bed...
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Wed Day 20 6.30 pm Cold night in the garden city although it wasnt long before Vanessa and Deacon had us warmed up with shadow boxing. This was pretty good but doing it with 2.5kg weights in your hands is a killer! Shadow boxing with a...
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Day 10 (actual boxing training) Sunday 10am Amazing sunny morning, here in the garden city, light rope work whilst waiting for gym to open, enjoying the warmth of the sun. Todays session was more conditioning and technique work and even though...
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Day 10 (actually day 9 as Ive been including rest days) Todays lesson was a little later at 7.45am due to Deacon organizing a sparring session for me. He introduced me to Lance who was keen to help me improve and support my goals. Things I...
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Day 9 I woke up at the usual time 5.15am only to hear the rain beating against the windows, Glad its Yoga today I thought to myself as I got my stuff together. Deacon and his team place high emphasis on injury protection and looking after the body,...
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Start the week right and master your swimming stroke. If your feeling a little chilly, visit a heated pool.
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No wonder I never got into yoga. There is a corpse pose and a downward facing dog pose. And, apparently, there is a downward facing corpse pose... (photo courtesy wikimedia.com)
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Day 2 5.45m Yes, thats right 5.45am and Im sitting in the car on a cool Christchurch morning waiting for the gym to open. With aching shoulders and arms from the previous night, how was I going to manage another session today I wondered Part...
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Well, this morning Deacon and his awesome team at 1 More Round Boxing Gym here in Chch have just advised that they will sponsor me for the 8 week boxing contenders course, with the exhibition bout being my first fundraising event. This is...
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1 More Round Boxing Gym, 166 St Asaph St, Chch Contenders 8 Week Course May 15th Day 1 When Id initially come up with this idea for my first fund raising event, it seemed a long way off but as the first nights session approached, I started to...
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Three quarters of all personal journeys are less than ten kilometers long, Therefore, it makes sense to swap your car for a bike at least some of the time. There are so many benefits to cycling and Benefits of cycling to work 1. Cycling is...
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I highly recommend that anyone with back pain from injuries steer clear of any form of pain relieving drugs. With that, there are alternatives such as yoga classes or stretching that is recommended by a physical therapist. The reason I...
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Which are the Top Walks in NSW Do you have a favourite Ken Eastwood does... Actually, he has more than 60 favourites, and he's included them all in his new book Top Walks in New South Wales (and ACT). An experienced travel writer, Ken...
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So you want to lose weight because you hate that you look fat and can walk up a flight of stairs without breaking into a major sweat and losing your breath for 5 minutes. You think that weight loss is the ticket to re-energizing your long lost love...