Get out there and Get Fit

So the clocks have sprung forward, and ok we lost an hour, but so what spring is snapping at our heels and when we leave work tonight at 6 it will still be light. But the announcement of spring also means that summer is round the corner and that means dressing less and getting out those white bits that we have lovingly cultivated over the cold winter months.

If your New Year’s resolutions have run flat, your jeans are still on the snug side and the summer holiday, so tantalizing close, remains un-booked because you can’t face the prospect of a bikini (or trunks for you guys), fret not here are some credit crunch busting ways to get fit:

1. Get a decent pair of trainers and run run run yourself skinny. Check out www.mapmyrun.co.uk for inspiration, and to ensure your start-up runs aren’t too ambitious. Also head down to the London Marathon on 26^th April – you have to admire them…

2. Find a trainee practitioner – we have a lady that is training to be a yoga teacher and takes us for classes for just £1.50 a pop. We get some instruction and she gets to practice. You can’t argue!

3. Cut price lessons. You’ll be surprised at how many gyms and local classes are doing deals at the moment – they are feeling the burn too so call up to find out what’s going on near you… Also some personal trainers will take group bookings so you get to split the cost and get extra motivation from working out with friends.

4. Walk up the escalators lazy bones – Or are you one of those people who rushes and bumps past me off the train in the morning just to stand on the escalator and waste valuable butt exercise time, you know who you are…

5. Re-visit your childhood and get down to the local pool – I hate swimming (swimming costume = the most unflattering piece of awfulness ever made) but having dropped my nephew to his lessons the other day I was amazed at how hi-tech the local facilities now are. I’m still not going but if you’re brave enough give it a go.

6. Go for a stroll at lunchtime - http://www.londonforfree.net/walks/index.shtml. What more excuse do you need to actually get away from your computer at lunchtime.

Just think of the beach in July – Enjoy!