So excited to be starting Tania Fitness for Mummies classes in August on Tuesday and Friday mornings in St Ives. Get booked on!
We are really excited to be putting on our 2nd Fitness Charity Event this summer after the success of last year’s event. This time we are thrilled to have Katie, Jo and Mel teaching classes at our event. This year the profit from the event will go to a wonderful Children’s charity Anna’s Hope chosen by one of our Powerhoopers, they work with families throughout children’s cancer treatment at the Children’s Cancer Unit at Addenbrookes Hospital.
The event is taking place in the Sports Hall at Bottisham Sports Centre on Sunday 20th August 10am-2pm. Until 30th June its £15 for a ticket for the whole event. If you can’t make all classes or buy a ticket from July its £5 per class you would like to attend. Please contact Tania Fitness to buy your ticket.
Today I was at Cambridge Regional College for the This Girl Can Festival for 16-19 year olds for students around the east region to take part in Powerhoop which they loved! Next week I am in Stamford College to inspire more young people!
I will have a stall at the Wyton on the Hill Christmas Fete at the Primary School on Saturday 10th December 11am-2pm. I have a range of Powerhoop products to purchase, perhaps as a brilliant Christmas present! So if you are about come and say hello, find out about my Powerhoop and Kettlebell classes!
After studying for the qualification over the summer I am so pleased to say I am now qualified in Level 3 award for designing Pre- & Post-Natal Exercise Programmes for group and personal training.
Here is the Autumn term timetable!! If you would like to sign up let me know!
Katie and I went on the Powerhoop Instructor training yesterday. We had a great day with other new Instructors and existing Powerhoop Instructors being trained by Master Trainer Kerry! Katie did extremely well on her first fitness course and I’m very pleased to say she passed and is now a Powerhoop Instructor! It was great for me to go on the course as a refresher which is always good to do. Katie will be teaching some of the tracks this term at my Isleham Powerhoop class which we are looking forward to! Katie is currently studying for her ETM fitness qualification and will have her final assessment in August and then will be fully qualified as a class fitness Instructor so she can then teach some regular classes from September! I am currently doing my level 3 pre/post natal exercise qualification and almost finished I just have some more coursework to finish and should be qualified very soon.
As many of you know and come to my classes, I have been a Fitness Instructor for almost 4 years and a Personal Trainer for over a year now. I work with mostly ladies across Cambridgeshire of all age ranges but mostly mums who want to loose weight, tone up and be healthier and its great that so many of you come to several of my classes a week now. You are all getting stronger and fitter and able to do so much more since you first started. Nutrition is also just as key as exercise and to really make a difference to how you feel and your body shape the nutrition has to be just as good not just in the short term but also for life. I do not believe in diets, yes some may make you loose weight very quickly but in reality this is all and you are left not feeling great in yourself as many people easily slip back to their old ways because these diets are not sustainable or good for us long term. That’s why I believe in eating healthily for life along with exercise 3-5 times a week, whether that’s 2-3 classes a week, personal training session with me and doing my DVD at home or going out for a walk or swimming. Its essential to exercise several times a week to really achieve your goals and it is very important to have 2 rest days to let you your body recover and progress. You will burn yourself out if you exercise everyday and remember it’s all about a long-term healthy lifestyle so it’s got to be achievable to work for you. I always have 2 days off a week from exercise and I really do need this! Your body is not meant to cut out a whole food group or only drink liquid or eat only low fat ready meals, our bodies are not designed to do this. The best thing for us is eating healthily with food in its most natural form. So I have decided to take the time to write about my experiences, research and knowledge to help you if your confused by all that is advertised out there at the moment.
In regards to exercise all my classes are 45-minute workout so that you get the best training out of your crucial time. My timetable consists of Powerhoop and Kettlebell classes that are both fantastic all over body workouts for both loosing weight and toning through cardio and resistance training. We use HIIT workouts in Kettlebells to maximum your workout by working as hard as you can for short busts followed by rest for both body weight exercises and Kettlebell exercises so you personally work to your max which ever level you are at. Using Kettlebells is essential to getting leaner, by using weights you are increasing your metabolism not only during the workout but after your workout too so you are burning more fat and calories during the day. Building up muscle means you are boosting your resting metabolism to make you burn off even more calories, which shows weight training is crucial to your exercise program. The key is to keep progressing your body by increasing the weight of your Kettlebell as you feel you need more of a challenge and performing a variety of exercises in your work. Although running is great for cardio, its all the same movement again and again and often causes injuries to your knees. By doing Kettlebells is incorporating a whole range of movements that are functional so you are working your muscles in the same way you use them to perform everyday activities.
The key to your nutrition is that you eat food in its most natural form rather than ready prepared meals or processed food. There is no point saying I am not going to eat carbs or fat or chocolate etc its not realistic or the best long-term way of eating that you can sustain and enjoy. We are never all going to eat perfectly all the time or neither could we sustain this. Restricting your diet is not the way to change your body; you need to fuel your body especially if you are exercising the amount your body needs to. There is no quick fix and we shouldn’t be viewing it as doing something for a month or 2 then going back again its forward all the way. Your body needs food just the right food, you want to eat more of the food that is going to fuel your body properly to burn more fat and to make your metabolism more efficient. You need fat, carbs and protein it’s the sugar you want to cut down on because if you eat too much sugar and do not burn it off it is stored as fat. We need good fat to provide energy, protect us internally and for hormone and cell growth etc. We want to get this from eggs, avocadoes, fish and many more good foods rather than processed food. Protein helps for growth and repair of muscle tissues and regulating our metabolism for example. Carbohydrates are our main source of energy for our workouts and healthy brain functions and you are best to eat these after your workout to re-fuel us.
Main things that are really going to make the most difference to your body are alcohol, drinks, sugar and processed food. Again I’m not saying don’t have these as we are going to have these from time to time its just getting the balance right. Alcohol stops the fat burning process as your liver is trying to detoxify itself when you drink alcohol so fat burning is then put on hold until the liver has recovered. Alcohol and many other drinks are packed full of sugar, which will not help get the lean body you want, and I would rather eat a cupcake then drink the same amount of sugar wouldn’t you? So it can really make a difference to achieving your goals. Instead of going for sugary drinks why not try water with lime instead; you need 2-3 litres of water a day and more if you exercise a lot. Low fat ready meals and products often mean high amount of sugar and if not sugar it contains sweeteners and other man-made ingredients. Fat is not the enemy we need fat, it’s the sugar we need to be concerned about. So don’t go for the low fat options as this means the food has been processed and changed even more, so again go for the food in its natural form and make it yourself so you know what is in your food! Many people say they do not have time to make their own meals, you can just make sure you plan and buy the right food for a start and then make your meals in bulk so you can save time. Bulk up your meals with green vegetables spinach, green beans and broccoli for example hey contain calcium, vitamins C & K, act as antioxidants in the body and excellent source of fibre. They will be healthier, more tasting and more rewarding for you. Follow the body coach, Joe Wicks is brilliant and has some great recipes that are easy, I totally agree with what he does!
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I really hope this helps and get in touch with any of your questions!
Tania
