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Most of you know I work a lot of hours in a week with 5.20am starts and 9pm finishes and I have found the long hours of being a personal trainer as just part of the job. (It’s a good job I love it) but I constantly get asked where I find time for my own exercise and I must admit sometimes it’s hard, more than hard in fact. It’s so easy for me to motivate others and less so to motivate myself but one form of exercise that I do find to fit in my day and weekends is...

You think thousands of thoughts each day. You talk to yourself more than anyone else. You are your most trusted advisor and confidant. Many of the conversations that you have with yourself you would never share with anyone else because to do so would expose the “real” you. The you that is filled with self-doubt, worries, sadness, guilt, hurts and disappointments. But this is not the “real you” at all. This is the you that your ego and belief systems have constructed. These negative beliefs have been constructed by you, and accepted by you as truth. The sad thing is...

We’ve all heard that doing more exercise and running more is good for us, but do you actually know why runners preach about their sport and encourage you to do it, even if it’s just for ten minutes? From a health point of view, running is a cardiovascular activity and therefore it is really good for your heart. There are studies which show that as little as ten minutes running a day can decrease your likelihood of developing heart disease in the future. It’s also great for your joints, specifically those in your legs, and will give you increased strength...