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CTGF – The Moon is made of cheese…

May

22

 
May is almost over and I haven’t blogged yet about Commit To Get Fit. Tells you how committed I probably am… Anyway, the challenges I set at the beginning of the months were to walk part...

CtGF - owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

May

22

 
so the sore arm muscles from boxercise have kicked in fully this morning. Trying to pull the handbrake on or let it off driving to work this morning was a challenge!! Still won't stop me from some fe...

Finally got on my bike!

May

22

 
Just recovering from a great cycle to work (one of my goals!)..... I live in Westdene so it's only about 3 miles, but it's a tough ride up Carden Avenue (both the steep gradient and the traffic).. but...

And our running total is...

May

21

 
Hello all, for those of you who are awaiting our team total with baited breath… We are now exactly half way to Mordor (Yey!!), but we have 10 days to go (uh-oh!!!). This means we have 1400km t...

Team HR Week 3 Commit to Get Fit

May

21

 
This week in HR we have been doing pilates, cycling to work, dynamic bodywork, life circuits, aerobics, Zumba, fitness training, yoga and Morris dancing. Helen went for a long walk in the country on...

Celebrating your blogs

May

21

 
Well ...given the amazing effort from you all on blogging...we thought we'd throw in a small prize when we doubled last years blog count..... and the award goes to Joceyln in Careers who wrote the 16...

Anti Gollum - Commit to Get Fit ~7

May

21

 
Terry does impressions! I've just been to his Understanding Core Strength and he did an impression of me, it was one of those lightbulb moments - when I creak out of my Gollum crouch to stand up I tu...

I may have jinxed myself in my last blog

May

21

 
I think I may have jinxed myself in my last blog saying that I was starting to enjoy the CTGF month. The last week or so has gone a little bit pear-shaped to say the least. My twice weekly jog in tra...

Some spaces free!!

May

21

 
Good afternoon! Just in case you are feeling a little energetic , or need a boost for this week, we have some spaces free on this Thursdays Mountain Bike group. The group will leave the Falmer Spo...

Better habits

May

21

 
Two-thirds into the CtGF challenge I am starting to reflect on my progress and how I am feeling. I seem to be doing a class pretty much every weekday (even though its not my challenge this year) at t...

CTGF - its all gone a little pete tong

May

21

 
Well bloggers last week went a little pete tong, partly due to me being a bit of a lazy so and so and partly to do with a hen do at the weekend, all i can say is a little too much booze, stodgey food ...

BSMS-8 The saga continues

May

21

 
Well the baton has been handed to me to write our team blog while Liz is away. (Look, it’s already started with a sporting metaphor. Skills.) So what have the BSMS-8 (9) been up to in the past...

CTGF - Comms Team wk 4

May

21

 
Well yet again very impressed with the Comms team, one person in particular has done a 13 mile walk, on top of a 4 mile walk everyday and a few boundary walks here at work. This person has also given ...

Team admissions are all back and fighting fit!

May

21

 
It’s lovely to have everyone back in the office after a few members of our team were off sick or on annual leave. There seems to be some renewed enthusiasm in the air as we soldier on to Mordor....

CtGF - Boxercise 1, Me 0

May

21

 
In the bout of Nat vs Boxercise the boxercise class was declared the victor!! I lasted half an hour, before having to head to the gym to stretch (take that as lie on the mat in the gym and wonder wher...

Yoga

May

20

 
Today was the first time I have ever tried yoga and I'm so pleased I did; it was an excellent class given by Karen. I felt really relaxed afterwards and realise that I do not stretch out my body enou...

Commit to...stay in the saddle

May

20

 
On Friday I did my first - and last - spin class. Now this is one type of exercise I never thought I'd even try but in the spirit of ctgf, and 'cos Kev (SRS Action Man, who was running the class) assu...

The N&Ns reveal all

May

20

 
Somewhat belated, maybe, but I think it's time we heard from the Ni(c)ks... Girl Nik: Original reason for taking part/Goals: I avoided it like the plague last year, but was roped into going to a vo...

Anyone for tennis?

May

20

 
Members of the Careers & Employability Centre Get Fit team braved the drizzle today for a tennis coaching session from Simon. It was the first time for many and only one of us (Jocelyn!) has real ...

Careers CTGF- making good use of exercise DVDs.

May

20

 
I find that having 2 small kids does make regular exercise difficult (in that I struggle to find the time to fit it in!) and so I have resorted in recent years to exercise DVDs, namely Davina Mccalls ...