Monthly Archives: October 2009

Top 5 Exercise Excuses And How To Beat Them!

1. I don’t have the time

First of all let’s get straight to the point that there is 24hrs in the day the same for everyone. You really don’t need to work out for hours in a day, just a quick 15 minutes to 25 minutes is brilliant.

Most of all it’s what you do with that time which counts. Just think 10-15 minutes of exercising in just the weekdays will soon add up, plus it’s a great way to create a habit.

We as humans work best when we are in habits. We tend to stick at things more when we are in continuous motion. This is a great positive habit to have.

2. Exercise is boring

If you are finding exercising boring you obviously have not found what you are looking for yet. There is lot’s of choice for you out there which will work for you.

In my martial fitness system i have a broad variety of choice in exercises to chose from. With this i find that not everyone want’s to do the same as others. It’s good to have an option but also to mix things up as it makes things more new and exciting for you.

You might not have a type of progression plan. (Basically goals!) Everyone loves to progress as it keeps us in motion to achieving great things. I recommend you do this right away!

3. I’m too tired

Actually this is one of my favourites I hear because working out itself will actually make you feel less tired. It’s proven!

I always say it’s totally up to you when you wish to exercise through the day but I would recommend the morning as it sets you up in a peak state for the day. Clears the mind!

4. I’m not the active type

Working out doesn’t mean you have to run a mile in 4 minutes or anything.

Everyone is at different levels when exercising, as if you are starting out and getting in shape you don’t want to be doing what someone has been working out for a couple of years. It will burn you out straight away and most of all put you off.

More importantly than anything, don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Just enjoy the journey of progression over time and see your body transform through its stages, it’s a great thing!

5. I always seem to quit

If you really find it hard to motivate yourself you should want to seek a mentor that can help you with some experience.

Also I would say you need to write out your progression goals, make sure you are progressing all the time, you never want to become stagnant for too long. It leads to procrastination.

Lastly I will say workout with a friend or someone at the same stage which you are. This can be a great way to get things rolling, especially at the start of getting fit.

So there you have it, 5 excuses I have just tackled and got straight to the point. In the end there are tons of excuses why you can’t, but only one reason why you can and that’s to progress you!

Be well,

Richard Huntley

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Top Tips To Keeping Yourself Safe On The Streets

Self Awareness

This is the actual first step before even getting involved in any type of physical situation or confrontation.
If you really start to actually understand the way of good awareness you are a less higher target to be stuck in a sticky situation as you will not be so vulnerable for muggers, rapist’s or attacker’s.

What I am surely not saying is for you to start walking around like a ninja looking over your shoulder every so many seconds, but rather just understand more what’s around you and make effective decisions.

A big factor really is just use your common sense a bit more, which some people tend not to do so much and find themselves in a physical situation.

So basically don’t walk around on your own at night as your an easy target and rather stay within a group of friends until you are home.

I do teach self defence to a lot of people from ladies Rape Safe to basic understanding of self defence workshops. I would have to say that self awareness is just as important as learning how to deal with a physical attack.

Learn Effective strikes

This is the part I love teaching to people. It is really learning and understanding where to strike and how to generate most power in each strike which makes them effective.

I have people that are amazed with how hard they can actually hit! You see they really do not think they have it in them, but with a few tweaks and pointers here and there they are doubling and sometime tripling the power of their strikes within a short time working with me.

The importance of power strikes is great and I would rather have a powerful effective strike than a strike with no power, but you still need to know where to actually hit.

One of mine and my father’s mentors from Japan is Soke Fumon Tanaka. He is an amazing man with such fantastic precision and great accuracy on where to exactly hit someone.

Now I can tell you from past experience with him, it really works! But the techniques that he shows are not fancy ones at all, especially the striking techniques.

He just explains that along as it does the job there are no problems. You need to remember that these strikes had to work as his samurai ancestors tried and tested them on the battlefields of Japan and of course lost their lives in some cases.

So I won’t go on and bore you with a long history lesson about the samurai, but just speaking about them now gives me a buzz of excitement as I will say that they are amazing practitioners who I admire a lot.

Learn Practical Realistic Escapes

So we now have an understanding that you need to have strikes as an effective part of self defence but alongside that you need to know an understanding of how to escape. This can be from wrist grabs, headlocks; throat grabs rape situations on the ground and so on.

It is just as important to learn the escapes as learning how to strike efficiently as they really do go hand in hand with each other.

I teach rather than using strength to escape, use good technique and leverage. If you rely on strength you will always lose against a stronger opponent.

To me knowledge is so much more powerful than brute strength. But it’s putting the knowledge into practice that is important.

Practice what you learn

So here we are at the final part of keeping yourself safe on the streets.

The last part is to practice what you learn. If you don’t practice what you learn the chances are you will forget within a couple of months learning.

My advice would be finding a mentor to help you who has good experience in this area. Not someone who’s just going to take your money and show to some fancy moves. You need someone who has a very realistic approach and a good way of putting things over so you clearly understand what you are learning.

I feel it’s important to invest in yourself as there is only one of you. You need to look after yourself!

How I teach people with self defence is to learn the techniques break them down so you fully understand the mecanics of what is actually happening and what you are doing them move on the stage of pressure testing it.

The reason why I get people to pressure test is because you need to feel what happens so you become more adjusted to a real life situation.

A good tip I will give you is not to keep what you learn to yourself but share with others around you like your loved ones and friends.

The more people who know how to look after themselves the better it will be.

All in all it really gives me a great satisfaction on teaching people how to look after themselves and their loved ones in keeping safe on the streets.

It’s a real must you learn at least the basics of self defence to keep you and your loved ones safe.
Over the next few weeks you will hear me saying a lot more about what I have lined up for people wanting to get and keep themselves fit and in shape plus be able to look after themselves and most of all be happy! Look out for it!

I hope the article has given you a good insight on what steps you need to take to be able to look after yourself and your loved ones.

All the best,

Richard Huntley

7 Keys On Becoming A New Fit You! (& maintaining it!)

Here below you will find 7 keys on becoming a new fit you & maintaining it. enjoy!

1. Find something you enjoy

This has to be at the very start of becoming a new fit you. So first find something that you really enjoy working out to and which method suits you. It must not be a chore, as not many people like chores to do. You need to have that feeling of fulfilment when you participating in working on your body.

I can tell you now that the results if you love what you do will be increasing much higher than if you don’t really think much of your chosen fitness method. I always love to make my workouts top notch fun routines, but just as important bring results while you enjoy.

RH Tip: This is your starting point to a new fit you… Make a start!

2. Find somebody to workout with

A great way to start off a new fit you would be to involve a friend, family member or partner who also wants to get in shape and have a fitter lifestyle.

It’s a very good way to keep motivated as you can speak to someone who is going through the same experience as you and enjoy the journey together. As you become more confident over time you can always start to have your own time to get fit.

RH Tip: Don’t wait any longer to ask somebody, take action now.

3. Try something different

I always encourage people to try something a little different as it tends to be a little more new and exciting in your life. I teach lots of people who workout out at the gym but tends to drop off after a while.

So i show them some of my routines which they can do in their very own homes of work breaks basically whenever they wish. New exercises bring out a new you and will be more importantly less boring.

My method of martial fitness has a huge array of different exciting routines which will serve everyone’s different wants. So try something new to inspire you to getting a fit lifestyle.

RH Tip: Try something new like my martial fitness DVD and member’s site coming soon. It’s a real life skill to learn. It keeps you fit & healthy plus keeps you safe to walk the streets.

4. Don’t overdo it!

One of the most important keys to starting off a new fit lifestyle and more importantly maintaining it, is to not burn yourself out. Basically speaking, try not to do to much at the start as your body is not use to the intense workouts.

So don’t try to much at the start as chances are you will soon get put off and find it hard to get back on track once this happens.

RH Tip: Keep it basic at the start of your fit lifestyle, and then you can up the pace and increase the intensity of your workouts.

5. Set Targets and goals

When you hear from successful people who have improved their lives in what ever it may be, you will always find that they have had some type of target and goal set for them to achieve. The importance of this is you will be able to see a progression through a time from when starting right up to where you are at the time since you set your targets and goals.

It’s key to have something for you personally to work towards in achieving. The great thing about targets and goals is you can raise the bar at anytime you wish reach higher results. You will be amazed how much you can really achieve when you start to set targets and goals.

RH Tip: If you don’t have goals or targets, it’s like having a car with no road map. We need to know where we are going!

6. Stay Focused

It comes to a crucial time for the first few months where most people find it difficult to continue what they have started to adapt into their lifestyles.

The key is to stay focused on what you want, and how to do this is not as has you might think.

Firstly don’t listen to others who are negative around you, as they will try and stop you from succeeding in great things. Turn that negative energy into a positive by rather speaking to the people who are going to motivate you along the way. Listen to people who give you compliments and who are generally interested in how you are doing.

RH Tip: Once you master the art of focusing, you will start to live an enjoyable fit lifestyle and transform your body and mind to the way you want it to be.

7. Put the time in. (More You Time!)

A great saying is that you can’t get someone else to do the push ups for you to get in great shape. This is so very true!
What this is actually saying? You basically need to be the person putting the effort in to transform your body. No one else can do this for you.

What I always say when helping people get in shape is to meet me half way. I show them all the great routine workouts that will help them get in tip top shape, but they need be the ones to take action to get their own results.

RH Tip: The more you put in, the more you get out.

So there you have it, my 7 keys on becoming a new fit you! (& maintaining it!) Just remember that exercise should be incorporated into our lifestyle’s to improve our lives throughout the long run. Not a quick fix.

To really enjoy and reap the benefits of fitness don’t wait for the new years resulution to get fit as chances are it’s not going to happen. You must take action now and continue to do so.

All the best

Richard Huntley

P.S. DVD to be released soon, great reviews so far. Exciting official members site in the making, look out for it.