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Issue #6 January - February 2012

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Hove Rugby Club welcomes players for both serious and social rugby teams. We play 6 senior men’s teams, a Vets team and a women’s

team. Home games are held at Hove Recreation Ground and training is on Tuesday and Thursday (for Seniors) and on Wednesday

(for Juniors) at 6:00pm

Hove Rugby Football Club

Hove Rugby Football Club

● The first team plays in London 1 South (Level 6). ● Our second team plays in Rugby Tech Shield Division 3 South ● Our third through sixth teams play in the Sussex Leagues

● Our WRFC team plays in RFUW Championship 1 South (Level 2)

We have a thriving Youth & Minis Section, who play and train on Sundays, with some groups having midweek training between

6 and 7 pm. Teams at ALL age groups from Under 6 up to Colts/U18.

Hove RFC - Hove Recreation Ground, Shirley Drive, Hove, BN3 6NQ Tel: 01273 505103 – Email: [email protected] – Web: www.hoverfc.com

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M a x i M i s e your personal performance!

Peacehaven Chiropractic specialise in advise and treatments related to specific areas of sporting interest such as running, golf, cricket, etc as each sporting discipline can increase the likelihood of sustaining specific injuries.

Whatever level of experience, ability or ambition, it is critical that you minimise the risk of sustaining acute injuries and maximise the benefits of your training.

We are pleased to announce the following offer to readers of Brighton Active - a free spinal assessment & muscle efficiency test. After analysis of the results we will discuss with you how you can incorporate any recommendations into your current activities. In some cases, but not all, we may recommend further chiropractic treatments - the costs of which will be reduced by 10% on

production of this copy of the Brighton Active magazine.

This free offer is valid up until the Brighton Marathon event on the 15th April 2012.

Contact us now to book your free assessment and to find out how Peacehaven Chiropractic can help you MAXIMISE YOUR PERSONAL PERFORMANCE!

In addition to supporting your sporting and personal goals, Peacehaven Chiropractic can help treat the causes of pain that adversely affects the day-to-day lives of many people, including:

• Migraine and headaches• Sciatica• Back pain• Knee pain

• Trapped nerves• Pain when walking• Shoulder / arm pain• Neck pain / whip lash

injuries

Established in 2009 in order to provide affordable, friendly professional chiropractic care Peacehaven Chiropractic is dedicated to helping you:

• Maximise personal performance

• Reduce risk of injury

• Enhance quality of life

• Achieve your personal goals, be they:

• Preparation for a major life

goal such as 10K road race, half or full marathon

• General health and fitness improvement

• Preparation for a competitive event

• Pain relief

After suffering from continuous back and

shoulder pains for many years I decided

to visit Dr Martin Fruin at Peacehaven

Chiropractic. Martin immediately put me at

ease and took great care in understanding the

history of my problems and what I wanted to

achieve. Martin took time in explaining that

by incorporating chiropractic treatments into

my regular routine could bring me significant

benefits in the shortest possible time frames.

After just 5 visits to Martin I was pain free -

something that I though was impossible after

living with back pain for so many years.

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Feb 2011

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CONTENTSTRAINING14 2012 WITH MP PT Martin Petrie of MP Personal Training kicks off the first issue of 2012 by telling you his exciting plans for the year ahead

15 FIND YOUR FITNESS WITH FREEDOM LITE Freedom Leisure help you to tackle New Year weight loss and motivational issues with their new Freedom Lite weight management programme

16 BOXERCISE BOOTCAMP We catch up with Boxercise Bootcamp founder, Guy Sica on his hugely successful 2011 and his big plans for this year

18 ONE MORE MEP ZT Fitness bring the state of the art MYZONE fitness technology to the Southcoast, helping you change the way you’ll train forever

SPORT20 NO STRINGS ATTACHED Pay as you play badminton that guarantees you a partner to play with each and every time at local Freedom Leisure sites in Brighton and Hove

22 SWIM - BIKE - RUN After a successful 2011 the Brighton Tri Race Series are ready to offer more fantastic training and challenges throughout this year. You can view all planned events here

FOCUS Highlighting the cream of the crop of local Gyms, Personal Trainers, Instructors, Physios and more.

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#6FEATURE30 A CALL TO ARMS An inspirational piece to cap off the first issue of the New Year by regular BA contributor, Martin Petrie

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Well we’ve done it. This is our one year Anniversary issue of Brighton Active and we could not be happier! Firstly, allow us to say a huge thank you to all our partners who we have worked with over the course of the year. We hope that you have found Brighton Active to be the perfect gateway to help promote your business to the whole of Brighton and Hove. And to our avid readers we would like to express our sincere thanks also. Your kind words since our launch has made our job far more rewarding and we’re looking forward to continuing to provide you with an informative and motivational read throughout the whole of 2012.

Before we say goodbye to 2011 though I would like to ask you a question: what has been your greatest health / fitness achievement of the last year? Have a think... Mine has been twofold: conquering my 100KG bench press plateau (now benching 110KG) and increasing my weight by eating clean and training right from 78KG to 85KG. These two achievements were extremely difficult to overcome and will stay in my mind for years to come.

Have you thought of yours yet? If you have I want you to store it. This coming year it pains me to say it but there will be new challenges to overcome, some more difficult than anything 2011 threw at you. When they present themselves, whether they are on the sporting field, in the gym, in the work place or even in your personal life I want you to remember how you dealt with them last year. I’m sure at one

point or another things must have seemed like they weren’t going your way. I know I did. But in the face of adversity you were able to stay motivated and power on. It was tough I’m sure and perhaps you had to dig deeper than you ever thought possible, but you did it.

When these new challenges present themselves this year and you take that moment to think about how you dealt with last year’s hurdles I have no doubt that you will overcome these also, with many of them rewarding you with some fantastic memories.

Whatever your plans then for 2012, or for the next couple of months, you don’t just have our backing but the entire town’s! For Brighton is widely known to be one of the most active towns in the United Kingdom with plenty of activities happening every single day.

In your hands you have everything you need to hit the ground running with some fantastic special offers and discounts helping you along the way. And if you’d like to catch up on any issues from 2011 you may have missed be sure to visit www.brightonactive.com for this and much more...

Enjoy the issue,

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Brighton Bootcamp are pleased to have launched their new class timetable which is effective immediately for 2012. The timetable will now see Small Group Personal Training sessions taking place every Monday to Friday between 11am and 4:15pm. There will also be sessions between 10am and 11:30am on Saturday. To view their full timetable, including all Bootcamp and METAcycle classes visit their website at

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are dedicated to helping their clients get into great shape. Specialising in weight loss, Brighton Bootcamp operate out of their exclusive studio at Franklin Road, Portslade

where they have a fully equipped studio, men’s and women’s changing rooms and toilets.WHERE? 26-28 Franklin Road, BN41 1AF

The Brighton Half Marathon, now in its 22nd year, will start and finish on Madeira Drive on Brighton’s seafront. The route will take runners north past the grandeur of the Royal Pavilion towards the majesty of St Peter’s Church. Turning at Gloucester Place, you head south back down Grand Parade to the Old Steine before turning left onto Marine Parade. The race then heads out on the road towards Ovingdean, past the regal Royal and Lewes Crescent architecture. Continuing on Marine Drive and the bracing cliff tops, the race will head towards St Dunstan’s where a sharp turn on the road before the Greenways Roundabout will bring you back west towards

Brighton, enjoying wonderful cliff top and panoramic city views. Picking up pace as you run past the iconic blue railings on Marine Parade, you will run past Brighton Pier and the West Pier on the horizon (if its a nice day you may even see Worthing Pier in the distance!). Once past our two piers you will head into Hove along the Kings Road with the majestic cream regency architecture on your right and the sea on your left. Past the King Alfred Leisure Centre, you will run right to Hove Lagoon before turning left onto the seafront. A great 2 mile run past the colourful beach huts of Hove will bring you back to the Peace Statue, where the race rejoins the road for the

last dash past cheering crowds to the finish on Madeira Drive.wHEN? Sunday 19th February 2012, please arrive by 8:15amwww.brightonhalfmarathon.com

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I hope you all are well and suitably rested from your Christmas breaks from work, and that you enjoyed the extra family time. I thought I’d start the year but giving you all an update to what’s happening within the world of MP PT. I’m doing this to show that all new years start with a positive step, it just depends on how you want to take it.

If you recall my last editorial I was referring to my company, Forever Fit and the training of the older generation. Since writing that piece I have been fortunate enough to have been recognised for the work I do in this area and was asked to attend various events to promote or advise.

I felt it was a huge honour to have been one of only six people from around the country invited to the FIA (Fitness Industry Association) HQ in London to take part in a focus group meeting to discuss how to specifically approach the training of the older generation and ways in which we can market this training more effectively.

The biggest and most relevant news to our area is the opportunity for myself to work with Brighton and

Hove Albion’s community group via a project called Extra Time. Extra Time is a premier football club and FIA initiative designed to help the older generation of the clubs surrounding communities. Brighton and Hove Albion’s focus is on fall prevention and self confidence building. As it stands if someone is having rehabilitation treatment for a joint replacement or they are classed as a high risk of having a fall, they would receive eight weeks of help from the NHS. The Extra Time initiative extends this help to 12 weeks. It's at this 12 week cut off that my Forever Fit group has been suggested (by the FIA!) as the continuation. Trial training sessions for their current group are being planned for early this year, which will hopefully lead to future work together with them. So watch this space and keep updated with further news on the Brighton Active Facebook page!

In other news, MP PT is going from strength to strength with multiple locations for training hopefully set to be obtained by April. We’ll also be running our successful outdoor ladies training group once again suitable for beginners and

intermediate fitness levels. We all had a great time last year and are looking forward to seeing new and familiar faces alike very soon. With the 5k Race for life being the target, the cost for each group session is still just £5 per head (regardless of age of the participant) with 50% of the takings going to Cancer Research UK via the Race for life event. Start times and dates are yet to be confirmed, but a training group is also planned to be launched for the Worthing R4L event runners.

If you’d like any information on the above please do get in contact with me and I’ll be happy to help. Call 07717 455 144, email [email protected] or visit www.martinpetriepersonaltraining.co.ukYou can also now find me on Twitter at @MartinPetriePT

I for one am planning on using my first steps in 2012 in the very best way possible: lifted with positive hopes and aspirations... I hope you do to.

Martin

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FINd YOUR FITNESS wITH FREEDOM LITEFreedom Leisure are helping you to tackle new Year weight loss and motivational issues head on with their new Freedom Lite weight management programme

Every year we are faced with the same New Year fitness dilemma - how to get motivated and back in shape after the Christmas party season. Freedom Leisure has thought of a new way to help you get back on track with a holistic approach to weight loss, fitness and healthy living.

Freedom Lite is a 90 minute weekly session held at Freedom Leisure centres in and around Brighton and Hove that tackles all aspects of healthy weight loss and fitness. What sets this programme apart is the 50/50 split between nutritional, lifestyle and motivational advice together with group exercise.

The eight week programme has been developed by weight loss guru Pete Cohen, in association with the fitness experts from Freedom Leisure, to offer a complete approach to getting fit and healthy in 2012. The secret to the course’s success is tackling all the potential factors that could contribute to carrying extra weight. Whether

the problem has grown from a childhood trauma, day-to-day stress, lack of motivation or simply not getting the right physical activity, the course is designed to give you the tools you need to make a change

from within. Not only will you lose the unwanted weight but you’ll keep it off as well!

In the second half of each session you will get the chance to try at least five

different types of group exercise classes over the duration of the course including Aqua Fit, spinning, aerobics, circuit training and kettlebell classes. Once you have all the knowledge and inspiration from completing the initial eight week course you can just drop in to the group exercise classes to join in on the fitness fun and see your new friends.

The eight week Freedom Lite course costs just £80 for members or £100 for non-members. To find your nearest Freedom Leisure centre go to www.freedom-leisure.co.uk or turn to page 28 to find contact information for local sites now.

‘Not only do our customers achieve results,’ says Debbie Reed, Group Customer Service Manager at Freedom Leisure, ‘they also get to know others and the social interaction and support they gain really motivates them to keep going. So far the average weight loss for the first eight weeks has been 12lbs per person! Well done everyone!!’

Sarah Wilson lost three stone with the help of Freedom Lite - ‘After having my second child I was horrified at how my weight and my eating habits had spiralled out of control. I was the biggest comfort eater! Since doing the course I no longer have this relationship with food. The course made me realise that I can find comfort in other things and that I don’t always need to focus on food. I now enjoy the way I feel and look.


TOP gUYAfter such a successful

2011 Guy Sica, founder

of Boxercise Bootcamp,

is going from strength to

strength and has some

big plans for 2012

Since we last spoke to Guy back in August, where we attended one of his very impressive 60 person bootcamps (read this Fitness feature in Issue 04 on our website) Guy has been tinkering to make things bigger and better. We’ll let him take over and tell you all you need to know:

guy Sica: Things are certainly going to get bigger and better in 2012! It’s amazing to think that at the start of last year I myself was running just two boxercise classes per week. Now four extra trainers are on board and we’re hosting a dozen plus weekly classes in several different locations. It’s a great testament to how far Boxercise Bootcamp has come.

Now into 2012 some things have changed: We’re no longer running the large 60 person bootcamps, instead opting to run more classes throughout each day. Now people who previously were working can attend our classes at lunch time or later in the evening. We now run up to three classes each day where we train around 30 people each class. This change has allowed us to help train more people than we were before and make things more convenient for our clients!

This year we’ll continue to run our popular Boxercise, Boxercise Kick and Kettlebell classes, as well as implementing even more variety into our training regimes by introducing some exciting new

We now run up to three classes each day where we train around 30 people each

class. This change has allowed us to help train more people

than we were before and make things more convenient

for our clients!

classes that as of yet have not been attempted by any bootcamp in Brighton or Hove. We’re really excited about this and recommend you keep your eye on our website at www.boxercisebootcamp.com for more information.

We really do believe we’re taking our bootcamps to the next level compared to some other bootcamps around town. From the little things such as preparing a hand picked music compilation to keep everyone motivated throughout each class, right up to regular home visits to prepare detailed nutrition plans for those who opt for our special fitness packages (ask us more about these!). We really enjoy going that extra step and helping take care of our clients.

It doesn’t stop there though. Having recently merged with another local fitness company, this year we’ll also be launching our new Fitness Weekend’s where we’ll offer people a full weekend of fitness and sport.


This year we’ll continue to run our popular Boxercise,

Boxercise Kick and Kettlebell

classes, as well as implementing

even more variety into our

training regimes by introducing some exciting

new classes that as of yet have not

been attempted by any bootcamp in Brighton or Hove

Our new £10 for ten days offer

allows people to come along to as many classes as they want for ten

whole days

There will be cycling, rowing, swimming, cross country runs, functional training and of course plenty of boxercise. We’ll also be providing people with all of their meals throughout the weekend. For anyone looking to really kick start their training and meet some great training partners, this is for them!

2012 will also see an increase in our outdoor bootcamps which we’ll be running in Hove and other secondary locations. These will include kettlebells, tyres, ropes and more, all run by our expert outdoor bootcamp trainers. It’s going to be really fun!

One thing already up and running though (literally) is our new running club taking place every Monday along Hove Seafront. It’s just £2 and includes a warm up, 45 minute run and cool down. We’re currently targeting this run at beginner / intermediate runners but are looking to start a longer weekend run for more advanced runners. The running clubs are great for people who want to run in a group and perhaps get ready for one of

2012’s marathon’s.

Finally, our new £10 for ten days offer allows people to come along to as many classes as they want for ten whole days. This will give people the chance to really see the large variety of exciting classes we have to offer, as well as the different trainers helping you reach your goals.

2012 really is all about taking Boxercise Bootcamp to that next stage of progression. We’ll be

doing things that are going to be extremely effective which our clients are really going to enjoy, and aim to continue breaking away from the norm of other bootcamps by introducing new and exciting training techniques, methods and classes. We can’t wait!


MYZONE is the only way to accurately track and measure your workouts in and out of the gym. All you have to do is wear your own unique MYZONE belt each time you train either in the gym or outside and the belt will record how hard you have trained. Every time you come in to ZT it will wirelessly upload your workouts and award you with MYZONE earned points (MEP's) which are higher if the workout intensity is higher. It also will count how many calories you have burned and what your average heart rate was throughout the session.

MYZONE EFFORT POINTS accumulate for every minute of physical activity you do in the following intensity zones:50-60% = 0.5 MEP per min60-70% = 1 MEP per min70-80% = 1.5 MEPs per min80-90% = 2 MEPs per min90-100% = 2 MEPs per min

MYZONE will benefit everyone who straps up! The ZT gym members have had a huge success with the recent challenge we held, some losing 4/5kg and 5% in body-fat! The competition saw 50 of our members compete to earn the most MEP's in 4 weeks to earn some great prizes! Nadja Sennhenn was the top woman to earn the most

ONE MORE MEPKatie Price has also been hard at work with Sol Gilbert and the SGUT Trainers: "I needed to get back to ZT because I have tried other trainers and no one else pushes me as hard as Sol Gilbert and the SGUT Trainers. Sol introduced me to the MYZONE belt and it has seriously made me up my game. Now every time I train I want to beat my last score.“

All Personal Trainers & outdoor training camps: Your clients can

wear a MYZONE belt while you train them and

when they train on their own. You can then log in to

their account and see how many MEP’s they

earned, calories they burned and what their maximum

heart rate was! All they have to do is walk in to ZT Fitness wearing their belt to wirelessly upload their data.

Members of other gyms can still train at your chosen facility and just come to ZT to upload your data between workouts. Your belt will hold approximately 16 hours of data at any time.

Want to find out more about MYZONE or SGUT? Contact ZT now on 01273 202226, email [email protected] or visit www.ztfamilyfitness.com

points: “Training with MYZONE brings out your competitive nature, making you push yourself that extra bit further. Plus having people chasing you for MEPS motivates you that little bit more.”

Sol gilbert Ultimate Training (SgUT):Elliott Abboudi and

Jack Abboudi have been training at ZT with SGUT Ultimate Trainers, Sol Gilbert and Jack Laing. Since training with the SGUT Trainers they have lost a combined weight of 30KG’s and to really up their game Sol Gilbert and Jack Laing decided to set a challenge to really put the MYZONE belts to the test! Out of the two brothers, who ever earned the least MEPs in four weeks would lose the competition and their trainer would have to complete a forfeit. Jack Abboudi and SGUT trainer Jack Laing ended up victorious with Abboudi saying, “I have been pushed to the max by Jack Laing from SGUT. Wearing my MYZONE belt has helped to motivate me as I can see how many MEP's I'm earning as I train. We set targets for each session and I pushed myself to the limit.”

As the only fitness facility on the Southcoast to house the MYZOnE state of the art fitness technology, ZT Fitness are changing the way you’ll train forever


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Local Freedom Leisure sites are now offering pay & play badminton sessions that guarantee you a partner to play with each and every time

Badminton is a fun sport that anyone can play, and is also a great way to keep fit and healthy. Getting back into your fitness routine after the Christmas holidays can be a challenge, so taking up a new sport can be just what is needed for you to kick start your New Year health drive! Competitive sports are great at providing motivation, so two Brighton & Hove City Council Leisure Centres, managed by Freedom Leisure, are offering weekly badminton sessions that guarantees you a partner to play with!

The King Alfred Leisure Centre and Moulsecoomb Community Leisure Centre are both running the No Strings Badminton pay & play sessions every week. All the essential equipment is supplied or available for hire, as well as there being a guaranteed partner to play with who’ll have some useful hints and tips if you want them. This is not organised coaching, just a fun and social environment for you to enjoy yourselves in and work up a sweat. There are also no joining fees or commitments, you can just turn up and be sure of a game!

‘Everyone loves the pay & play approach,’ says Richard Bagwell, Group Sports Development Manager at Freedom Leisure. ‘The sessions are fun and everyone has a good laugh - it has become a real social event for some of our regulars. Come and join us to knock a shuttle around one evening - we guarantee you a good game!’

Playing badminton will help you tone your upper body, lower body and core. It’s a fantastic cardiovascular workout and can also help improve balance, agility and explosive speed. On top of the physical benefits, badminton is a real mental challenge - tactical awareness and technique are essential if you want to win.

Players of all abilities are welcome, so whether you’re a dab hand but need some new competition or simply fancy trying out a new and exciting sport, head down to King Alfred or Moulsecoomb Community leisure centres and get involved.

No Strings Badminton costs from just £3 per session. Find out more at www.nostringsbadminton.co.uk or go to www.freedom-leisure.co.uk to find your nearest Freedom Leisure centre. You can also turn to page 28 to find contact information for local sites now.

SwIM - BIKE - RUNAfter a successful 2011 the Brighton Tri Race Series are ready to offer more fantastic training and challenges throughout 2012

A group for all those interested in Triathlon events, both in and around Brighton, the BTRS Training Series has been set up to offer a set of free ‘race conditioned’ sessions to help you with your training.

2011 was a successful season for all involved with the series and we would like to thank you all for being part of a fantastic journey. With new strengths discovered, new limits passed and new friends made it was a fantastic year that culminated in Novembers half Ironman challenge.

Our ‘2011 end of series’ award night was also a great success, with recognition and awards handed out to our athletes for some exceptional performances. The evening raffle helped raise funds to support our local athlete, Sophia Warner who will be representing Great Britain in the 2012 Olympics.

We’re excited about taking things forward in 2012, so with this in mind may I wish you all an awesome start to the New Year race season.

Yours in good health and happy racing,

Kimi Kann & Kurt Charnock

For more information call 07878 259 255 (Kimi) or 07429 230 803 (Kurt), email [email protected] or [email protected] or find us on Facebook by searching for Brighton Tri Race Series

AVAIlABlE EVENTS FOR THE SOUTH EAST IN 2012:

Wed 30th May - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Wed 13th June - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Wed 27th June - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Wed 11th July - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Wed 25th July - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Wed 8th Aug - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Thurs 16th Aug - 100 mile bike ride, Westminster - Dover (In support of Josie Dade on her 1700 mile London to Portugal

ride. Giving one of our athletes a good send off!)

- Wed 22nd Aug - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Wed 5th Sept - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Wed 19th Sept - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Wed 3rd Oct - Sprint Tri - 7pm (800m Sea swim/ 20k Bike/ 5k Run) from Madiera Drive

Sun 30th Sept - Half Ironman Distance Tri (1900m Sea Swim/90k Bike/21k Run)

Daily training is available each morning at Brighton Marina. Please call Kurt Charnock to arrange timings. If you would like to hold your place for any of the above sessions please notify Kimi or Kurt.



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King Alfred Leisure Centre01273 290 290kingalfredenquiries@freedom-leisure.co.ukwww.freedom-leisure.co.uk

Moulsecoomb Community Leisure Centre01273 622 [email protected]

Prince Regent Swimming Complex01273 685 [email protected]

Stanley Deason Leisure Centre01273 694 [email protected]

Withdean Sports Complex01273 542 [email protected]

St Luke’s Swimming Pool01273 602 [email protected]

CrossFit Connect07791 474 780 (David Draper)07850 139 401 (Holly Skinner)[email protected]

ZT Fitness01273 202 [email protected]

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Brighton Watersports01273 323 160info@thebrightonwatersports.co.ukwww.thebrightonwatersports.co.uk

Hove RFCHove Recreation Ground01273 505 [email protected]

No Strings Badminton Badminton pay & play sessions each week from just £3 guaranteeing you a partner to play with every time! Taking place at local King Alfred or Moulsecoomb Community leisure centres www.nostringsbadminton.co.uk

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FEATURE


A CAll TO ARMSHappy New Year to one and all and I hope you enjoyed the first issue of Brighton Active for 2012.

I’d like to finish off this issue by returning to what I had said in my earlier editorial feature in this issue on page 14, about taking steps into the New Year.

I’m looking at taking the first steps in 2012 in the most positive way possible, but this hasn’t always been the case. For years I felt that linking a new year with a new start was a complete waste of time and energy. If we are always pushing for the best of ourselves all the time then what is there exactly that we should have to change? Last year though I decided to take a huge step forward and broke my normal safety pattern. In doing so, I have had one of the most rewarding years of my life. Not only in my work, but in my family and my relationship too, finding the woman I see my future with. I couldn’t be happier at this single point in time.

I put this down to two main reasons: The first being my previous lack of confidence in myself. Being broken from these chains has made me take more positive risks and in doing so has helped me move my life forward. The second and biggest reason is the people I have around me. With their support (which I have always had, just never really realised) I have felt strong enough to take these risks, knowing that they are there to back me up with all the help I’ll need. They may not have all the answers, but I’ve learnt that life really is about finding the answers yourself.

What I’m getting at here is that we all have something we want to do, somewhere that we see ourselves being, but for some reason we hold ourselves back from even trying. Some of you are go getters and this wouldn’t even be relevant, but to the majority of us it is.

What I have planned for MP Personal Training this year is relevant to all, even the go getters. I’m planning on enlightening my client’s minds and bodies with regards to how to get to their hidden goals, breaking their chains and helping to boost their self belief and confidence in the hope that they will then be more confident taking risks and moving forward. All by taking them out of their current comfort zone and supporting the changes every single step of the way. Just like I did, with the support I had at the start of 2011.

We all make our own futures. All of our futures will be great but just think about who actually makes your future happen. It is you. In 2012 be a more positive version of yourself. Your family, friends and peers are all there to support you. Take that step this year and make it count.

Good luck to all,

Martin

Martin Petrie is the owner of MP Personal Training. To learn more about how he can help you in 2012 call 07717 455 144, email [email protected] or visit www.martinpetriepersonaltraining.co.uk. You can also read all of Martin’s previous features online at www.brightonactive.com

Martin Petrie of MP Personal Training has some final wise words for those looking to get the best out of 2012

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