Until Recently, No One INSPIRED Me About Physical Fitness.

Regular readers of my blog (old blogs) will know that I am using the Strip That Fat system to help me lose weight and live more healthily.

In fairness to the publishers of the Strip That Fat system I won’t go into lots of detail here. Suffice to say that the issue of exercise, and the right type, is addressed.

For a variety of reasons, some of which were excuses, I was not managing my exercise properly. A bit of walking here, occasional cycling and fairly regular skipping (Pace System). The Pace System was, and is, a help, however none of what I was doing felt inspired.

I have rarely liked exercise for a number of reasons, which include:

• Exercise induced Asthma, which produces a painful chest and wheezing.
• My mind is very active and much exercise is boringly repetitive (picture mouse on treadmill, sheep running around etc – lots of laughter).
• Concept of having insufficient time.
• Unhealed negative psychological conditioning concerning exercise from my past. This also includes the negative long term psychological effects of Asthma.
• Balance issues related to deafness/inner ear damage.

Exercise I have enjoyed includes:

1) Dancing – sensual. Don’t do much now because of the scale of violence on our night time streets here on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Besides being concerned about the personal risk to life and limb, I am also concerned about what I would have to do to ‘them’ if forced to defend myself. I would be in fear of my life after all, due to the level of violence street thugs use today.

Drug filled nightclubs filled with people jumping on the spot or swaying in moronic stupor are not inspiring either – a nightclub in a safe area, playing the right kind of music is increasingly rare.

And no, I am not a trained dancer so cannot do all that fancy stuff with choreographed moves. My balance issues would hinder that kind of thing anyway. Specialist dance clubs are therefore out I think.

When I let my spirit flow I dance very sensually and balance is not a problem – it is as if the deep subconscious can balance. I must be doing something right because I get positive comments and so on from ‘hot chicks’. Yes, really.

2) Army stuff – many years ago I was part of the British reserve. Exercise usually felt worthwhile, or fun, but of course I am no longer part of that world. Army exercise always had a key mentally stimulating dimension and was often fun anyway. Flash, bang, esprit de corps and all that.

3) Cycling – tends to be from A to B, getting a job done. As such it can be a very good use of time and productive. Here I go again; focusing on the ‘doing more than one thing’ with my time aspect. Leveraging exercise for productive gains. Sir Alan Sugar and his cycling routine is very inspiring, however I would find it hard to ‘justify’ spending lots of time just cycling myself; without actually ‘going anywhere’.

I do enjoy the cycling, but not enough to go on very long rides. In any case, where I live, which is the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, it is a sub tropical climate. For significant parts of the year it gets hot and muggy; and sunscreen can be required. UV, skin damage and skin cancer is a significant problem here. We have to wear cycle helmets here by law and they do not provide sufficient protection from the sun. (Ironically, a University study has proven that cyclists wearing helmets are more likely to be hit by vehicles than those without helmets!) It looks like the bureaucrats have got it wrong again – we really should pay them more – a lot more; and attract top talent.

I think we can let me off on this one. Who after all really wants to cycle in the hot searing sun, sweating like a pig in the humid air, all the while reapplying gooey sunscreen which sweats off? And wear a helmet which does not adequately protect from the sun’s rays, yet will encourage vehicle drivers to pass more closely? Enough said.

I cycle for short trips, at certain times of the day and make the most of what opportunities I have.

4) Walking – can be very enjoyable in some parts of the world. The heat, sun and humidity here is an issue though, as discussed in the cycling section above. Now I fit it in where I can and usually while walking for business purposes; therefore making the most of the time. Rain forest walks are one of my favorites, though involve a drive of around 45 minutes from here. Time is an issue again. Ouch.

5) Swimming – I enjoy swimming, in moderation. I don’t bother with the beach these days, as in this area you have to swim between the surf lifesaver flags because the water is so dangerous. Even then there are significant risks. Many years ago I was rescued by Surf Rescue when I got caught in a rip on the Sunshine Coast. I like to swim and relax, focus on nature – not continually bring myself back inside the flags (due to drift) and dodge people in what can be an overcrowded area.

I don’t bother with public swimming pools because I have read one too many scientific reports about what is found in the water (think communal toilet water). Excessive chlorine is not to my taste either.

What about rivers and lakes? Yes, in some regions, but not here. We have big sharks in our canals and waterways. In recent years a guy took a short cut home late one night across a canal. He was attacked and killed by a Bull Shark.

The sharks are in the ocean too, but are not as much as a threat as the rips and dumps of large waves. My balance issue doesn’t help.

Anyway, enough of my reasons not to exercise! Or excuses!

The truth is, I had no choice but to find a good, workable and enjoyable way of getting regular exercise. Ideally within an air-conditioned environment.

My body REQUIRES the right exercise for good health. “You have no choice Alex” says a little voice from somewhere.

Over the years I have met a number of personal trainers, gym instructors and such like. Until now, none had inspired me. Not one. (I am hard to impress). I am also aware that, as with diet systems, there is a lot of incorrect information out there; some of it downright dangerous.

In keeping with my interest in learning from the world’s best in other areas of my life, I wanted to use world class exercise methods. I had already learned from my review of the Pace System that there is more to exercise than meets the eye and importantly, it is very easy to have a head filled with error and inefficient or ineffectual ways of exercising.

I realized that attending a gym was not a solution and in fact could lead to my wasting time and effort on unsuitable exercises, and travel. Not to mention the waste of money on gym membership.

Bluntly….

I decided that I am damn well not going to do some half baked exercise routine and waste my valuable time, all the while wondering why I was not getting good results from the EFFORT (ugh, aargh) invested. Puff puff.

I needed something world class.

As a basis for my exercise then, I walk and ride my bicycle where appropriate as discussed above. This is not enough.

Step in Martin Day and his Fighting Fit exercise program.

So, who is Martin Day and why should I listen to him? Is he any different from the multitude of other exercise trainers, personal trainers or ‘gurus’ out there?

Martin Day is a former member of the Parachute Regiment, Royal Marines and 22 Special Air Service. Martin Day was a Special Forces Combat & Fitness Instructor in the British Army and is an International Karate Master.

Martin Day spent 20 years in the British Army, with many of those years as an instructor to some of the toughest regiments on the planet (not just British ones). As an instructor, Martin had to be tougher, more flexible and stronger than any man he trained. His body had to be conditioned to almost super human levels to win the respect of these soldiers.

I suspect you are getting the picture. Men such as Martin Day and those he trained, had to achieve levels of fitness far in excess of normal, or Olympic standard. They pushed their bodies to the limits. Their lives, and those of their ‘brothers’ depended on it.

And here is something which appeals to me too….British Army instructors know how to extract the maximum benefit with minimum effort. They know how to achieve maximum fitness within minimum time. No farting about with fancy theories, waffle, half baked exercises or unnecessary equipment.

Go to the Martin Day Fitness website , watch the videos and subscribe by email for more information. Martin doesn’t spam and knows how to be discreet (think about it) so your email address is safe with him.

Get the maximum benefit with minimum effort. That is real smart. I love that kind of approach.

So, no dressing up in poser gear for me. No spending ages worrying about how my hair will look at the gym. Just an exercise routine that gets the job done efficiently and well.

I have started on Martin’s exercise program and am enjoying it. I feel a lot better and because it achieves a lot in a short time, it is something an exercise averse person like me can ‘fit in’, yet still make a big difference.

Martin Day is so inspiring.

Find out more today and learn from the best – one of the world’s best. Don’t you deserve that?

Personally, I also consider it a privilege to learn from such a person – an exercise ‘wise-man’.

MartinDayFitness.com

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