Potential

I love to see people develop positively and do well for themselves. It's one of the main things that got me into personal training. To see someone with an issue, be it a weight problem, a medical issue or even an emotional one, deal with it and become a stronger person as a result is wonderful. If I can be even a small part of that transformation, that's even better.

Probably the most frustrating aspect of my job is when I can see that someone has massive potential, but for whatever reason, simply doesn't achieve it.

Sometimes it can be down to the person themselves. The old saying about taking a horse to water is very true. Some people seem to be genuinely surprised that, even though they have me as a PT, they STILL have to do the hard work themselves. Sadly, simply being in my company doesn't lead to a firm butt!

Other times it may be an external factor; a demanding job, family commitments or relationship problems. From a my point of view, this can be even more frustrating because they are factors that are totally beyond my influence.

I have many and varied devious ways of pushing people harder with them not realising it; the art of distraction is a wonderful tool when used to it's full potential ;-)

External factors are different. Even if I can see that a person's real problem is that they have a d*ck-head boyfriend, there's little that I can do about it.

Have a great Friday :-)

To chew, or not to chew?

A conversation with a client yesterday raised this subject; are you a habitual gum-chewer?

We all resort to the Wrigley's occasionally to smite the demon dragon breath, but what of those who seem to perpetually chew the minty cud?

The act of chewing sends a signal to the brain to kick-start your digestive system to prepare itself to receive food. The saliva that we produce contains the initial ...enzymes that begin to break down what we eat into it's component parts.

(Btw, that's one reason why you should NEVER eat a couple of spoonfuls from anything, then put it back in the fridge. The traces of saliva on the spoon will start to digest the food while it's being stored....yummmmmmmmm)

The problem where gum is concerned is that, obviously, there is no food!! Your stomach starts to secrete acids and enzymes to digest that which it is about to gratefully receive, then it waits in vain.........

Then all of those lovely stomach acids and enzymes get a little fed up twiddling their metaphorical thumbs and and start to alleviate their boredom by attacking the walls of your stomach. Over time, this can lead to ulcers and all kinds of digestive problems.

Food for thought ;-P