Marlborough Magazine June 2018 | Page 9

ODIES ARE WINTER started BY TRACY SCOTT, FITNESS TRAINER PHOTOS BY JESSICA JONES PHOTOGRAPHY My top fitness and health tips for winter: AVOID BAGGY CLOTHING There’s a subconscious association between baggy clothes and lounging. Stop using your baggy clothes as a way to hide. SET THE SCENE FOR YOUR DAY What is your morning routine? For some it may be making your bed, having a cup of coffee, a healthy breakfast, exercise, meditation, taking a moment to be grateful. Find the ‘thing’ that helps you set the scene for a great day, that thing that when it’s done everything else just falls into place. MOVE YOUR BODY Motivation gets you started and habit is what keeps you going. Aim to do something daily. Choose a small goal, it might be just 5 minutes a day, then a few weeks down the track you extend it to 10 minutes etc. Even if you feel like you can’t, you can! No one ever regretted a workout afterwards. PLAN AND PREPARE YOUR EXERCISE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN! No excuses...rain or shine. If you’re exercising before work, lay out exercise clothes and shoes the night before, pack your work bag, and plan both your outfit for the day and your post work-out breakfast. If you’re exercising after work don’t dare even sit on your sofa until after you’ve completed your workout. Change from your work clothes directly into workout wear — skip the PJs! — do whatever it takes, use the power of your will, tell your mind and all of its excuses to “SHUT UP!” and get moving. SIGN UP TO A FITNESS CLASS. Winter is the perfect time to draw motivation from a group and an extra push from a trainer. If fear holds you back from joining a class remember ‘Great Things Never Came From Comfort Zones’. Read Feel the Fear & Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers and then sign up to a fitness class or make an appointment with a personal trainer. WINTER DEAL $49 for 30 days * Unlimited classes for the month of June for just $49 * All classes are suitable for all fitness levels, shapes and sizes! Get2it Fitness Studio THE HOME OF 30 Minute Workout Specialists! • Metafit is a 30-minute, bodyweight-only, non-choreographed, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout. Burn calories & fat in a shorter period of time. Boost metabolism! Good for heart health & getting you fit fast! • Metapower is a thirty-minute circuit class that combines resistance and bodyweight exercises to target and develop strength, power, agility, and cardiovascular efficiency. • NEW To Get2it Fitness Studio Metapro: 3 different Metapro options: PRO12 - 12 minute group HIIT - yes only 12 minutes, does 12 minutes get results- YES! PROSAQ - Speed, agility and quickness training (great for team sport training) PROPT - 1:1 sessions, just you and me! *introductory offer only, does not apply to existing clients For more info head to get2itfitness.co.nz [email protected] or call today on 021487903!