Fitness Julia

Hi to all, Just to let you all know I am now based in Dulwich Park where I have 1-2-1 sessions, small and large group sessions. Back to fitness, rehab, getting fitter etc.. Fitness Julia.

I've had a couple of enquiries for women, also pre & post natals for sessions on the Rye. I normally do all of my work in Dulwich Park but if there are a few more, I am more than happy to devote a specific morning / afternoon on the Rye. Fitness Julia

Thinking about getting fitter, slimmer, toned and or more flexible in 2013? The New year is almost upon us so put a note on your fridge to make a start. Fitness Julia - Dulwich Park: For ?5, come and join my team on a Sunday morning at 10am. We meet just inside the main gates (opp the Picture Gallery) c.50m on the RHS. Its fun low impact cardio fitness with an upbeat tempo. 1-2-1's are a full one hour of personal training around your goals for just ?30. Specials for two. Fitness McCabe - Peckham Rye: FREE! Saturday mornings at 10am, meeting by the cafe on the Rye. A full hour and a tad of fitness for FREE! We have all abilities and McCabe runs the group from the back so the new ones who are returning back to fitness will have their own personal trainer with them.... for FREE! 1-2-1's, 40-mins of personal training around your goals, just ?25. Specials for two. Fitness Julia.

Hi Bodeddarren, The first rule of thumb we have for new members is to complete a health form, and.... if you haven't seen your GP for a while, go along for an MOT. Your GP will take a view on results from such as blood tests and will know what you need to do. Once you have been given the all clear to go ahead and exercise, it may be as simple as a walk, a powerwalk, toning, or a combination of all with jogging and running too. CV such as powerwalking, jogging and running helps to burn calories, and an exercise such as lunging tones and stretches parts of your body at the same time - Yay!!!! In terms of supplements, consider this.... exercising generates endorphins, however, exercising in a group generates even more endophins. Come along to one of our sessions. Fitness Julia.

The rain is upon us again, and when its wet there is no way my clients are laying on the grass for core strenght. I am asked how else can I tone up my core? Here are 3 great techniques: 1. Stand upright, hands on you head with elbows / upper arms horiontal outwards / sideways. Now, engage your abs, pull them right in and raise your right knee to your right elbow.... with the elbow & upper arm remaining in its horizonal position. Repeat this for 10 Reps on each side. 2. This is a double exercise: a) Sit on a bench with your hands either at the front of the bench or around the back of the bench, engages your abs and now raise your legs upwards so they are parallel to the ground - at this point you can pulsate which means dropping your legs by 6" or so and then back up. Repeat this for 10 reps. b) Sit on the edge of the bench and perform the common everyday dips, with feet shoulders width apart. Engage your abs and raise one of your legs horizontal off the ground before you start and repeat this for 10-reps. The above 3 techniques can be repeated as a circuit: first the knee raisers, then bench leg raises, and followed by dips with a raised leg. Always remember to engages your abs before you start. Good to all! Fitness Julia.

** 3 Benefits to Lunges ** There are some toning exercises that have multiple 'hot' points and lunges are one of these. Here are three key benefits you get from undertaking lunges: 1. Active toning: Gluts, Quads & Hamstrings - the next time you do a lunge, put your hand on one these muscle areas and feel how they are being activated going into the lunge and coming out of the lunge. 2. Stretching: When you go into the lunge you actually perform two great and well deserved stetches, the first is the 'Hip Flexer', this area is responsible for raising your knee up (front crease of the hip). In this case, as you go into the lunge you stretch this area out. Secondly, the achilies gets a nice gentle stretch too. 3. This exercise can be upgraded to a dynamic function by introducing a transverse twist which now activates the core section - as you are going into the lunge you can either twist to the side (turn sideways), or go into the lunge and keep the legs static and then twist. There you go, toning and stretching with just one exercise! Fitness Julia

What exactly are toned muscles in layperson terms? An Australian Radiographer provided the following answer which is really quite visual. Think of a bag of spaghetti, and take out a quarter of it. Its long, thin and rigid; people with a muscle's like this are difficult to scan. However, when you boil the spaghetti it swells and becomes more flexible - so you haven't grown more muscles, simply provided the right attention. The great thing about being toned, is that muscles burn calories - Yaaa..... double whammy! As Personal Trainers, we like to educate with visual thoughts - next Monday we will look at a specific part of the body, diet, carbs etc.... Fitness Julia.

Getting married or back to fitness? We have two FREE fitness sessions every Saturday morning on the Rye: 9-15am: Fancy 40-mins of a FREE powerwalk or even a gentle jog until 9-55am? Fitness McCabe has come to the end of his FREE 1/2 marathon sessions and now focusing on those that wish to do a power walk or a jog. The difference is with his gentle jogging is that its at a powerwalking pace - so everyone remains together as a team. 10am: This is one of the longest running FREE fitness groups in London. Its designed for all abilities working to 300m sections and then stopping and toning / stretching and other things. If..... you are fast, this group will help you burn twice as many calories as you have to circle back to the last person. Personal Training. We both do Personal Training through-out the day, from am to pm 7-days aweek. I (Fitness Julia) provide 1 Hr sessions, and Fitness McCabe provides 40-min sessions at a reduced rate. Fitness Julia

Every Wanted to be Fitter? Personal Training at your pace, whether returning back to exercise, shifting those extra pounds from the summer hols, through to training for a 5Km or 10Km. With a choice of two Personal Trainers, the dynamic husband and wife team have each trained 100's of people, this includes working with people with MS, Diabetes, through to celebrity status. Fitness Julia: "I have completed 13 London Marathons, with years of Personal Training on a 1-to-1 basis, in small groups, and I also offer a ?5 pay as you go large group session on Sunday mornings at 10am in Dulwich Park." Make a START NOW!

Well done Sandperson! This is my 11th! If there is anyone doing it for your first time and want to take it really easy, Jogging, powerwalking, jogging, I will look after you. Last year I trained Nadia Sawalha and we did the Marathon together... nice and easy and actually had fun, talked, and ... talked til the end! Let me know in advance so we can meet up. I am a Fitness trainier, but this support is for FREE! Fitness Julia!