A NEW YEAR - A NEW YOU
| Published: 28th December 2006 13:36 |
So, it’s January 1st. You’re down to the Toffee Pennies in the Quality Street tin, the last fig in the tray, the one chocolate bar in your children’s selection box that no-one else will eat.
There are no more excuses; you simply have to take responsibility for your actions. You made the New Year’s resolution to lose weight, join a gym, start walking the children to school and now there’s no reason why you shouldn’t.
Or is there?
They say the hardest part of joining a gym is walking through the door on the first day, but if you don’t even know where your local gym is and what it has to offer you and your personal circumstances (crèche, disabled facilities, late night opening) then it starts to become more clear why recent survey results show such disappointing statistics.
The figures show that whilst we make New Year’s resolutions year on year, we actually don’t have any intention of keeping them or soon find good reason to stop.
Here are some novel ideas to get your imigination going!
Salsa – Not the Mexican spicy sauce variety, but the hot Latin body grinding dance, often found in your local bar/restaurant. Fantastic way to get fit, socialise and a great excuse to flirt with the opposite sex.
Pole Dancing – Not for the faint-hearted! But definitely for someone who wants to try something a bit different with a real confidence boost thrown in, no doubt!
Spinning – AboutMyArea really liked the sound of this (pictured people spinning round and round in circles until they were so dizzy, they fell over). Nothing like that we’re afraid! It’s cycling on the spot, not going very far, but working up a great sweat to funky music. Don’t plan doing too much the next day though!
Belly Dancing – One of the latest crazes to hit the UK and although the name suggests otherwise, it’s a great exercise for the hips! A very sensual, exotic way to get fit – we’re all for it!
Tai Chi – Softly, softly catchy monkey! This martial arts inspired form of exercise is graceful, smooth and slow. A far cry from the pumping, jumping, skipping classes that put fear into those that attempt them and not a grapevine in sight!
Boxercise – A great way to get rid of all the stresses and strains of the day by pummelling the air with your fists in time to music. You could even pretend there’s someone in front of you (horrible boss, mother-in-law), you get the picture!!
bar/restaurant. Fantastic way to get fit, socialise and a great excuse to flirt with the opposite sex.
You could even by yourself a dog, just think of all the exercise you would get. Every day, your faithful companion would need to be taken out for a walk! You would be out in the fresh air, getting all the exercise that you and your dog require and both of you getting fit at the same time!
Has anyone out there got some other ideas about novel ways to keep fit? ... Keep it clean though!
Let me know and I will put it on the site.
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