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Eat Your Greens!

As we head into May it would be nice if the weather warmed up and encouraged us all to start eating more salad – but if the chilly evenings make you want to eat comfort food, make sure you add some leafy greens to your plate to get a boost of nutrients and goodness.

Veg like broccoli, spinach, kale and green cabbage are full of antioxidants, fibre, vitamins and minerals, including folate and calcium. If you do long-distance running then calcium is your friend, as it helps your bones grow strong and protects against stress fractures. And folate, a natural folic acid, is not just good for you during pregnancy – it’s also thought to be beneficial to the heart.

Book your Place for Ski 2017

Have you booked your place on our SKI 2017 trip yet? If you haven’t get in touch with me right now … because I have booked an amazing deal!

We return to Val d’Isere and Chalet Tolima (as featured in the Sunday Telegraph!) on January 21^st 2017. And as well as the fantastic chalet that many of you have sampled before, our ski package also includes:

Return flights from Birmingham – not Gatwick!! (So much easier to get to and get through…)
Free ski pass for everyone (a saving of £220)
A 2-4-1, Buy One, Get One Free deal on ski hire
As well as all the normal stuff like transfers, delicious healthy full board meals and incredible company!

There are only 12 spaces available and 4 have already been booked, even before I announced the details. So if you are interested please call me on 01869 352000 or email me asap.

Book now to save disappointment!

(Prices are based on accommodation required – speak to me for info)

Thousands raised by our runners in London Marathon

Well done to everyone who completed the 31st London Marathon on Sunday. Between you, you raised over £50k for charity! Sterling effort – well done, guys and gals. As you’ll know, I was involved in helping them train and prepare, and I offered loads of advice to help them get through that infamous brick wall and complete the race. I’ve had some lovely feedback following the race, including:

“Barry, you were and are amazing … thank you!” JL, Thame

“So grateful for the footwear advice, Barry” DL, Oxford

If you’ve ever wanted to run the London Marathon, keep an eye on newsletters for news of training sessions and seminars!

No more Saturday class – but are you interested in Small Group Training?

After 33 years I’ve stopped teaching at Gosford because of a massive price hike in the hall rental costs. The last thing I wanted to do was pass on that extra cost to you guys by increasing fees and giving you nothing extra in return. I’m still struggling with settling up as they can’t even get the final invoice right. Councils and monkeys comes to mind… Huge apologies to all our Gosford regular and occasional visitors too. I’m sure you understand why we had to make this difficult decision – and I hope you’ll be able to come along to some of our other classes.

Mondays @ Kirtlington Village Hall, 6.30-7:30pm
Our Monday night programme includes some stonking new tunes,
some of which even make Gareth dance on our ski trips!

Thursdays @ Kirtlington Village Hall, 9.30am
Thursday morning means it’s time for our “Spring Lean” ladies’ fitness class. Come along and join us!

Small Group Training (SGT)

With Gosford classes over and Saturdays now free I’m thinking about starting a new session – a regular Small Group Training session. This would be a group of no more than 10 who would get my undivided attention during an 8-10 week course based in Kirtlington. As well as weekly workouts there would be additional follow ups, a private social media group for chat and encouragement, nutritional advice and more. Interested? Give me a call on 01869 352000, email me or text me!

Fitness Gizmos and Gadgets

Have you bought into the fitness tracker craze? You know, those Fitbits and Jawbones and all the other gadgets and gizmos out there that claim to help you get fit? Fitness trackers are not perfect. They tend to think people sleep more and walk less than they really do. Fitbit’s new PurePulse heart rate monitoring technology is even the subject of a lawsuit by customers who allege that the technology is inaccurate to the point it sometimes doesn’t register a heart rate at all!

There are also those people that think they’ll lose weight and get fit simply by wearing a Fitbit! Of course that doesn’t happen – it’s like those people who join a gym or a class and never go but still expect results. There are plenty of those around … but I won’t name names!

STOP PRESS!! Barry Grinham in FitPro Magazine!

Prime Energy Fitness’s own barry Grinham was recently interviewed by FitPro Magazine about fitness for the over fifties. In the article he talks about how more 40+ people are joining classes and why classes don’t seem to cater for the older generations. You can read the article here!

Image: Wikimedia Commons / Wuefab

Children in Need

Thanks to everyone who came along to our special Children in Need fundraising workout last month. We’ve received £440 in donations at class and from sales at Molly’s Cake Bake. Thank you to everyone who donated …. And for those that didn’t …why not? It’s for kids, after all!