Woodlands Fitness Centre

What’s New? Some of you will have seen Justice League, the latest DC movie about the adventures of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman et al. You’ll have to make your own decision about how good the film is. However, one thing that is good is Jason Momoa’s physique as Aquaman. Some of you will recognise him from Game of Thrones, in which he played Khal Drago. Jason Momoa used a training system called Accelerated Results 7 (AR-7) to get into such awesome shape. Later on in this newsletter I have included an article on what Accelerated Results is. Let me know if you need any further information on how to implement it into your workout. We have 2 main membership options: Gym Only: Single:…

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What’s New? Getting in shape and getting the results you crave doesn’t have to be a full time job. In the last newsletter I talked about using time limits when you’re training. Time limits hopefully prevent you from wandering off / getting distracted during your rest periods - so no getting distracted by a text message or an extended trip to the toilet. You’re ruled by the clock - which pushes the intensity for the cardiovascular system. When it comes to fat loss, most people embark on a program of cardio and dieting. Strength training is sometimes an afterthought. Strength training, however, can burn just as much, if not more, fat than cardio. Cardio can help you lose weight - but you…

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What’s New? Time. For some, quite a luxury. With that in mind, I’ve tried to make training sessions and workout routines as time efficient as possible. The idea is to get the maximum amount of work done in a fixed time period. One of my tools for my 1-to-1 and shared personal training sessions is my Time Limit training method. The premise is simple: you have to complete a number of reps within a fixed time period. You can use whichever rep speed you want – but I typically advocate a 1/0/1/0 tempo. This means you have 1 second to lift the weight, 0 seconds rest at the top of the movement, 1 second to lower the weight and 0…

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What’s New? Over the last few weeks I’ve started allocating more of my time to group personal training. Whether you join a workout group or get your own group of friends together for a workout, there are many reasons more is merrier when you’re working out. Some people are naturally self motivated. And then there are those who are not. The majority of the people I've worked with over the years have had the same problem. That's one of the great things about the Unlimited Group Sessions. Many people who attend a group session will show up exhausted from the ups and downs of everyday life. But once they join the group, they become re-energized. With a friendly fitness instructor there to…

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Good quality training should be affordable, effective and accessible to everyone. Not everybody can afford or justify the cost of 1-to-1 personal training so I created the Group Personal Training membership. The premise is simple: ✔️ 48 sessions available every week ✔️ Share the sessions with up to 5 other people ✔️ Come to as many sessions as you like ✔️ Each session will be a structures personal training session These PT sessions will give you the results and the benefits of one-to-one personal training - but at a more affordable cost. The group exercise sessions are designed based on years of achieving great fat loss results with personal training clients. The session plans and progressions are proven to get results, time and…

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What’s New? Well, the newest thing is that I’ve brought back the useless facts. Some of these facts are particularly useless as they’re not actually factual. But some people seem to like them. My ethos is that good quality training should be affordable, effective and accessible to everyone. Not everybody can afford or justify the cost of 1-to-1 personal training so I have created the Group Personal Training membership. I’ve decided to allocate less of my time to 1-to-1 personal training and far more time to group personal training sessions. We have added 34 group PT sessions to the weekly class schedule. The group PT sessions will give you the results and the benefits of one-to-one personal training - but at…

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What’s New? In the last newsletter I wrote that we’d added 34 group PT sessions to the weekly class schedule. The group exercise sessions will give you the results and the benefits of one-to-one personal training - but at a more affordable cost. The group exercise sessions are designed based on years of achieving great fat loss results with personal training clients. The session plans and progressions are proven to get results, time and time again. The standard price for new members will be £45pm x 12 months, £50pm x 3 months and £55 x 1 month. The joint price for the group sessions will be £30pm x 12 months, £35pm x 3 months and £40 x 1 month. The group…

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What’s New? I had planned on writing much shorter newsletters on a weekly basis but May was the best May we’ve ever had for new members / PT clients in the 9 years I’ve owned Woodlands (aside from May 2010 when our “Change for Life” promotion coincided with the demise of one of our competitors) and I’ve let myself get distracted. So, here we are in August. Already. What’s new? Well, I’ve added 34 group PT sessions to the weekly class schedule. The group exercise sessions will give you the results and the benefits of one-to-one personal training - but at a more affordable cost. The group exercise sessions are designed based on years of achieving great fat loss results…

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What’s New? The landlord has emailed to advise work will start on the walls on Friday 12th May. So - to celebrate - we're doing our "Refer a Friend" promotion again. Back in January 2014, we ran a “Refer a Friend” promotion. The premise was simple: If you bring a friend down to woodlands – and your friend joins - we’ll reduce your membership fee to just £17.99 per month. And your friend joins at the same price. Simple? Unlike last time, we’re strictly limiting this offer to 20 spaces. The offer ends 31st May 2017. The price is based on a 12 month minimum term membership. 1 & 3 month minimum membership terms are also available at a different price. You must be…

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