On Saturday evening at the IFS Blackpool. Chrysalis promotions presented me with the award. It was amazing weekend and I'll be updating Facebook/Twitter and Choreographytogo.com with all the videos, footage and pictures from the weekend.
Fantastic few days and thanks to everyone for all the love, support and friendship x
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
IFs this weekend
The rehearsing is complete. It's a Lady GaGa tribute for Chair Dance complete with catsuits and leotards and I'm packing today ready to spend the next 4 days at the IFS. Jo Parry and I will be "VLOGGING" all weekend from the event bringing you all the latest gossip, news, sessions and interviews which I am immensley looking forward to.
We will be looking at the latest class trends and choreography plus loads of video clips from Instructors attending the event and what their take on the fitness industry in 2010.
If you see us, please come over and say "Hi"
See you in Blackpool
Love Rachel x
We will be looking at the latest class trends and choreography plus loads of video clips from Instructors attending the event and what their take on the fitness industry in 2010.
If you see us, please come over and say "Hi"
See you in Blackpool
Love Rachel x
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Leotards and Catsuits for IFS Blackpool
Hey guys - I've not had chance to blog much over the last couple of weeks as I've had a lot on my plate....I got burgled,such a bummer and a flippin nightmare as I lost all of my electrical goods/Video cameras/Pc/laps tops plus they ransacked the house so getting new patio doors and alarms has taken up loads of time...ANYWAY
My training and dieting is still going strong. James Sutton who did the Bio Signature on my and is my nutrition coach has got me taking loads of new supplements and this week when he did my measurements I have dropped 5 kg and lost inches every where, so you can imagine, I am over the M O O N! I carry fat around my middle (dont we all) so have been taking the following:
Fish oil - Its foul, disgusting, slimy medicine but I take 5ml 3 x per day
HCL - To help digest the nutrients from my food
Multi Vitamins 6 3 x per day
Dim avail
Ubermag - to aid sleep
Uber sulforaphane ( not sure about this - I think for hormones)
These vitamin are all from POLOQUIN and James gets them all for me direct from Coach Poloquin.
The training is going well, Im having more rest days then before and my gym workouts are much faster. I'm in and out in 40 minutes max which is ideal. The first few weeks of this diet were hard, up until wednesday I have had such low energy and was struggling to teach my classes but since Thursday I am now speedy gonzalos and feel a million times better.
Icing on the cake came yesterday, I went shopping and got a couple of size 10's and 12's which usually I am a good14, and I think I dare rock a lace catsuit for IFS Blackpool next week....I think!!! What do you reckon?
i'll post some pictures over the weekend of the aerobics clothes haul I did yesterday as I got loads more retro aerobics gear. I am so inspired by Jane Fonda and Jamie Lee Curtis in Perfect.
Have a fab Saturday whatever you are up to xx
Please comment I'd love to know what you think
My training and dieting is still going strong. James Sutton who did the Bio Signature on my and is my nutrition coach has got me taking loads of new supplements and this week when he did my measurements I have dropped 5 kg and lost inches every where, so you can imagine, I am over the M O O N! I carry fat around my middle (dont we all) so have been taking the following:
Fish oil - Its foul, disgusting, slimy medicine but I take 5ml 3 x per day
HCL - To help digest the nutrients from my food
Multi Vitamins 6 3 x per day
Dim avail
Ubermag - to aid sleep
Uber sulforaphane ( not sure about this - I think for hormones)
These vitamin are all from POLOQUIN and James gets them all for me direct from Coach Poloquin.
The training is going well, Im having more rest days then before and my gym workouts are much faster. I'm in and out in 40 minutes max which is ideal. The first few weeks of this diet were hard, up until wednesday I have had such low energy and was struggling to teach my classes but since Thursday I am now speedy gonzalos and feel a million times better.
Icing on the cake came yesterday, I went shopping and got a couple of size 10's and 12's which usually I am a good14, and I think I dare rock a lace catsuit for IFS Blackpool next week....I think!!! What do you reckon?
i'll post some pictures over the weekend of the aerobics clothes haul I did yesterday as I got loads more retro aerobics gear. I am so inspired by Jane Fonda and Jamie Lee Curtis in Perfect.
Have a fab Saturday whatever you are up to xx
Please comment I'd love to know what you think
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Sunday Fitness
Yesterday Marvin and I made the trip up to Edinburgh to spread the Fitness Pilates message and the day was perfect.
Firstly, my face has heeled...yipeeeee!!! So, I presented with confidence as I don't look like an alien any longer. The drive up was super smooth, no traffic holds ups or jams, no snow just a straight forward drive where we planned our next series of workshop and educational ideas for the next 1/4.
My aim was to get up to Bannatynes early so we could train as Saturday was upper body day.
We did:
Heavy Bench press x 6 reps - I did 14kg
Power Press ups to failure - about 10
Repeated x 3 changing the plane of the exercises every round, so sagittal plane bench press ups then Frontal and Transverse
Heavy Shoulder press x 6 reps - 12kg
Alternate shoulder press x 16 faster/ lighter weight 6kg
Repeated x 3 tweaking the planes
Lat Pull downs x 6 - 45kg
Pull ups to failure - which for me was about 1!!
Chest press x 3
This morning i'm pretty sore!
The workshop was a dream, we had nearly 40 Instructors who had travelled from all over Scotland and we had great debate, great conversation regarding Pilates/Fitness Pilates/Functional training and how we can bring the best, most up to date training methods to our Fitness Pilates sessions.
Its been an interesting week this week as I've been wrangling with REPS and Skill Active about Fitness Pilates and my Fitness Pilates certification course. So its always great to get feedback from Instructors who are out teaching and especially wide variety of views from Instructors who have trained with different Pilates training providers.
After a good night in the Premier Inn, watching the motivating and inspiring Simon Cowell on Piers Morgan (Which I loved) and a good hour or two online shopping on ebay.
I've been after this Japanese Hair treatment for ages click to see and finally found it it last night on ebay plus ended up online shopping at ASOS and Dorothy Perkins.
We are set to do it all over again in Newcastle with leg training first and then tonights its ..... THE OSCARS which I'll be racing back to watch tonight.
Toodle pip!
Love Rachel xxx
Firstly, my face has heeled...yipeeeee!!! So, I presented with confidence as I don't look like an alien any longer. The drive up was super smooth, no traffic holds ups or jams, no snow just a straight forward drive where we planned our next series of workshop and educational ideas for the next 1/4.
My aim was to get up to Bannatynes early so we could train as Saturday was upper body day.
We did:
Heavy Bench press x 6 reps - I did 14kg
Power Press ups to failure - about 10
Repeated x 3 changing the plane of the exercises every round, so sagittal plane bench press ups then Frontal and Transverse
Heavy Shoulder press x 6 reps - 12kg
Alternate shoulder press x 16 faster/ lighter weight 6kg
Repeated x 3 tweaking the planes
Lat Pull downs x 6 - 45kg
Pull ups to failure - which for me was about 1!!
Chest press x 3
This morning i'm pretty sore!
The workshop was a dream, we had nearly 40 Instructors who had travelled from all over Scotland and we had great debate, great conversation regarding Pilates/Fitness Pilates/Functional training and how we can bring the best, most up to date training methods to our Fitness Pilates sessions.
Its been an interesting week this week as I've been wrangling with REPS and Skill Active about Fitness Pilates and my Fitness Pilates certification course. So its always great to get feedback from Instructors who are out teaching and especially wide variety of views from Instructors who have trained with different Pilates training providers.
After a good night in the Premier Inn, watching the motivating and inspiring Simon Cowell on Piers Morgan (Which I loved) and a good hour or two online shopping on ebay.
I've been after this Japanese Hair treatment for ages click to see and finally found it it last night on ebay plus ended up online shopping at ASOS and Dorothy Perkins.
We are set to do it all over again in Newcastle with leg training first and then tonights its ..... THE OSCARS which I'll be racing back to watch tonight.
Toodle pip!
Love Rachel xxx
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
New Training Programme
This week Im doing a split routine which consists of
Day 1. Sprint Day - 45sec maximum sprint followed by 2 minute low intensity jogging/walking x6
Day 2. Lower Body - superset
Heavy Barbell Squats x 6
Functional lunges x15
Kettlebell Swings x 12
Burpees x 45secs
15sec rest between each one Repeat x 3 with 2 min rest between sets
Deadlifts x 6
Dumb bell lunges (clock) x 15
Burpees - tweak plane x 45secs
15 secs rest between each one. Repeat x 3 with 2 min rest between sets
Day 3. Upper Body - superset
Heavy Bench Press x 6
Pull Ups x 15
Dumbbell Press matrix x 6
Single Arm Rows x 6
Clap Press ups x 15
15 secs rest between exercise. Repeat x 3 with 2 minute rest between sets
Day 1. Sprint Day - 45sec maximum sprint followed by 2 minute low intensity jogging/walking x6
Day 2. Lower Body - superset
Heavy Barbell Squats x 6
Functional lunges x15
Kettlebell Swings x 12
Burpees x 45secs
15sec rest between each one Repeat x 3 with 2 min rest between sets
Deadlifts x 6
Dumb bell lunges (clock) x 15
Burpees - tweak plane x 45secs
15 secs rest between each one. Repeat x 3 with 2 min rest between sets
Day 3. Upper Body - superset
Heavy Bench Press x 6
Pull Ups x 15
Dumbbell Press matrix x 6
Single Arm Rows x 6
Clap Press ups x 15
15 secs rest between exercise. Repeat x 3 with 2 minute rest between sets
Tuesday, 2 March 2010
My Face has peeled of
I have been writing about my face peel so I will carry on! I'm now on Day 5 and its looking, like a million times better, its still very scaly but most of the scabs have dropped of - I know horrendous - but the quest for beauty is not easy my friends, especially when you are a sweaty aerobics teacher with acne scars and sun damaged skin.
Monday was still pretty bad and I had to face my local classes in David Lloyd Derby. So, I ran through the gym with my LA Lakers cap pulled down low and bounced into the studio. Of course everyone is like WTF? So, I came clean there - its been a talking point this week. I cant tell you how many people have said " I'd really like to have one"
I am getting mega excited now though, as the pink skin underneath is just so smooth without any wrinkles, or holes, or open pores or blackheads its so fresh. I feel really positive about it all although it has been a massive ordeal.
I taught my usual Step, Body Con and Aqua this morning with scabby face when Jo McElderry of X Factor and the dancers popped up in my Body Con class. They are touring and are in Nottingham tonight.
Jo stood right at the front and was the sweetest, cutesy boy ever and he trained so hard he did all the skipping, power squats, multi planer lunges and functional dumbbell work and at the end asked me to come on tour with him to keep him in shape...ahhh bless......All my ladies rushed up at the end to get pictures and autographs it was a great day but god knows what he thought of my bloomin face!
Everyone is messaging me to get all the peel photos up as Ive taken a picture every day. I want to wait until I'm all healed so you can see everything, should be in a couple more days - fingers crossed.
As I'm on the Blackpool count down now for IFS I really needed a shake up with my diet and my own training. I train myself most day but treadmill cardio bores me to tears BUT I LOVE weight training so I went to see my friend PT James Sutton, a fantastic PT who work out of LA Fitness in Derby. James did the Charles Poloquin Bio Signature measurements on me and I came out at 15.5 % Body fat with fat stores round my middle and legs, Ive got high stress levels and eating far to much sugar giving me insulin spikes then major crashes.
Up shot is - back to steak for breakfast, chicken and veg for lunch and fish and salad for tea plus no coffee and whey protein powder after training. I'm on Day 2 today and feel great. I need to try and get8 hours sleep though and James thinks I'm over training massivley so hes devised a wicked new split training program that I'll write up tomorrow if anyone is interested.
Bye for now Rachel xxx
Monday was still pretty bad and I had to face my local classes in David Lloyd Derby. So, I ran through the gym with my LA Lakers cap pulled down low and bounced into the studio. Of course everyone is like WTF? So, I came clean there - its been a talking point this week. I cant tell you how many people have said " I'd really like to have one"
I am getting mega excited now though, as the pink skin underneath is just so smooth without any wrinkles, or holes, or open pores or blackheads its so fresh. I feel really positive about it all although it has been a massive ordeal.
I taught my usual Step, Body Con and Aqua this morning with scabby face when Jo McElderry of X Factor and the dancers popped up in my Body Con class. They are touring and are in Nottingham tonight.
Jo stood right at the front and was the sweetest, cutesy boy ever and he trained so hard he did all the skipping, power squats, multi planer lunges and functional dumbbell work and at the end asked me to come on tour with him to keep him in shape...ahhh bless......All my ladies rushed up at the end to get pictures and autographs it was a great day but god knows what he thought of my bloomin face!
Everyone is messaging me to get all the peel photos up as Ive taken a picture every day. I want to wait until I'm all healed so you can see everything, should be in a couple more days - fingers crossed.
As I'm on the Blackpool count down now for IFS I really needed a shake up with my diet and my own training. I train myself most day but treadmill cardio bores me to tears BUT I LOVE weight training so I went to see my friend PT James Sutton, a fantastic PT who work out of LA Fitness in Derby. James did the Charles Poloquin Bio Signature measurements on me and I came out at 15.5 % Body fat with fat stores round my middle and legs, Ive got high stress levels and eating far to much sugar giving me insulin spikes then major crashes.
Up shot is - back to steak for breakfast, chicken and veg for lunch and fish and salad for tea plus no coffee and whey protein powder after training. I'm on Day 2 today and feel great. I need to try and get8 hours sleep though and James thinks I'm over training massivley so hes devised a wicked new split training program that I'll write up tomorrow if anyone is interested.
Bye for now Rachel xxx
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