Woodlands Fitness Centre

Hi, Make sure you're ready Long-term weight loss takes time and effort — and a long-term commitment. While you don't want to put off weight loss indefinitely, you should make sure you're ready to make permanent changes to eating and activity habits. Ask yourself the following questions to help you determine your readiness: Am I motivated to lose weight? Am I too distracted by other pressures? Do I use food as a means to cope with stress? Am I ready to learn or use other strategies to cope with stress? Do I need other support — either from friends or professionals — to manage stress? Am I willing to change eating habits? Am I willing to change activity habits? Do I have the time to spend on making these changes? Talk…

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Hi, Hundreds of fad diets, weight-loss programs and outright scams promise quick and easy weight loss. However, the foundation of successful weight loss remains a healthy, calorie-controlled diet combined with increased physical activity. For successful, long-term weight loss, you must make permanent changes in your lifestyle and health habits. How do you make those permanent changes? Consider following these six strategies for weight-loss success: 1. Make sure you're ready 2. Find your inner motivation 3. Set realistic goals 4. Enjoy healthier foods 5. Get active, stay active 6. Change your perspective For more guidance, tips and information, please read the rest of our newsletter. But first, here are our opening times, links to our website, some prices and more… Gym Only memberships: Joint/Student (per month): 12 months: £22 3 months: £24 1 month: £27 Single (per month):…

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Hi, Is spontaneity overrated? Sure, spontaneity is a great attribute to have. Helps to keep life fresh and exciting. However, when it comes to fitness, it just doesn’t get the job done. In order to make real progress in any aspect of fitness, be it losing weight, increasing strength, speeding up our metabolism, our bodies require consistent and gradual steps to make permanent change. One day of vigorous exercise followed by two weeks of inactivity will just make us sore and not have the longer-term benefits we’re looking for. Consistency in our exercise and diet are crucial in establishing healthy habits and forming healthy habits is a surefire way to get real and lasting results. Some excellent ways of…

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Hi, Self-deception is a very tricky subject to address. If we truly saw everything as it really was all the time, we would be an extremely rare and enlightened individual. Unfortunately, the reality for most of us is that our perceptions are filtered through our biases, experiences, fears, etc. When it comes to fitness, self-deception can cause a lot of frustration and distress. From our point of view, we try as hard as we can (at least we think we do) and we just aren’t seeing results! Some classic examples are that we believe our eating habits are excellent when in reality they are out of balance and contributing to weight gain instead of weight…

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Hi, To lose body fat and maintain muscle at the same time – and to stay strong – you need to do the right kind of exercise and follow the right kind of diet. Cutting calories will help you lose weight. But dieting alone can strip away muscle along with body fat. Research suggests that as much as 25 per cent of weight lost by dieters is from muscle. And that's not a good thing. Losing muscle while on a calorie-reduced diet can hinder your performance in the gym by reducing strength and stamina. It can also slow your metabolism, so you burn fewer calories during the day, making it harder to lose weight – and easier to gain it back. The amount of…

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Hi, Believe in yourself! Do you believe in your ability to bring an idea to fruition? If the answer is no, you’re similar to most other people. The lack of belief in one’s abilities and strengths is a common reason for goal abandonment. Mindset is everything when it comes to breaking out of the routine and doing everything it takes to pursue something challenging but rewarding. If you don’t think that you’re talented enough, strong enough or creative enough to change your life, you will probably go back to the routine practices sooner or later (for most people it would be sooner). Even if you’re handled the best of opportunities to pursue your goal, you’ll be hesitant about seizing those. Why? Because you believe that you…

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Hi, Do you have daily distractions? Other than this newsletter being a distraction right now, of course. Dreams and specific goals require focus and strategic execution day after day. At the same time, most people have other responsibilities, daily struggles and routines that have become ingrained in their very system. These routines and traditional shortcuts are often distracting. They keep one from seeing the end goal. The dream becomes way too abstract to pursue and most will give up within a short period of time. We live in a very dynamic world. Instant access to information. Instant access to communication. Instant access to entertainment Instant access to apps that promote nonsense and stupidity. We have gotten used to leading fast-paced lives and we’ve also gotten used to wanting immediate gratification. A serious…

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Hi, Do you put too much power in the hands of somebody else? We are group creatures. As a result, many people are heavily influenced by others. While positive influences can help a person realise their potential, negative influences will prevent many from pursuing their dreams. Giving others the power to influence your decisions will probably make you think twice about an idea or a dream you have. What you perceive as one’s mission could be silly in the eyes of somebody else. Hence, other people’s opinions could lead to the total invalidation of your goal. A fear of being judged or seen as silly by the community is another reason why many people will give up on their goals very early on. Revolutionary ideas…

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Hi, There might be 5 main reasons people give up on their goals too early. How long are you willing to pursue your dream? The truth of the matter is that most people will give up within a short time period because of complications or because the goal appears to be more challenging to attain than originally anticipated. Research suggests that only eight percent of people achieve their goals. This being said, what are these eight percent doing differently from the 92 percent that never get there? According to researchers, they begin with a very specific goal and they rely on a powerful support system to get through the challenging times. Giving up is so common that it’s essential to analyse the reasons why…

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