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Newsletter October 05

•  1. Book review “NLP & Sport” click here


•  2. Pilates new classes (started & ongoing) click here


•  3. Pilates - What is Pilates? - What does Pilates do for you? - For whom is it for?
       It'salso for the though guys! E.g D.J Carey! click here



•  4. Body fat & Body water measurement now available click here


•  5. Competition personal fitness training WIN – 2 free sessions - click here


•  6. Links (new and existing) click here


•  7. Benefit from NLP in your sport via volunteering for a
       NLP Master Practitioner thesis project click here


•  8. Attend Intermediate level Pilates class for free click here


•  9. Venue for UCD Pilates COURSE NEEDED click here


•  10. Pilates venues in Stillorgan, Dundrum sought
         attend a Pilates course for 1/2 price. click here

1. Book review:
    “NLP & Sport – How to achieve your own peak performance!” by Joseph O’Connor

•  Joseph O’Connor’s book doesn’t need any previous NLP knowledge at all, which is an aspect that I like about this book. It is very practical and really “hands on”. It includes lots of examples and exercises that can be used and applied for a variety of sports, individuals as well as teams.
  
  He starts with setting goals, moves on to imagery, being in the zone, how to deal with possible distractions, energy and intensity (finding the right level of excitement, not being over excited nor being to relaxed) for a match or competition. He finishes with “After the game” and how to learn from you performance and how to deal with injuries.
  
  Each chapter is summarised, which I found very useful to recap a chapter if you are looking for the essence of a chapter.
  
  The Glossary explains mainly sport, health and fitness related expressions, I could only find a few NLP related words, which again shows that he doesn’t expect any NLP pre-knowledge.
  
  He finishes the book with an “Index of Exercises” that lists every exercise in the book with it’s purpose, the problem it tackles and it’s benefits. Ideal if you have read the book and you want to combine various exercises for your sport.
  
  I say a highly recommendable book for everybody who wants to enjoy a competition or match even more and who aims to improve his/her performance in any sport.

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2. Pilates New Classes (started & ongoing):

Monday 7.30pm-8.30pm (Beginners) booked out
Starting Monday 19th September
Benildus Health & Fitness Club, Upper Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
behind St. Benildus College

Tuesday 7.30am-8.15am (Beginners)
Tuesday 8.30am-9.15am (Beginners)
Started Tuesday 4th October
Silk Ireland
4 Chatham Street (off Grafton Street) Dublin 2

Tuesday 1pm-2pm (Mixed levels) a few places are still available
Started Tuesday 20th September
Holistic Sourcing Centre, Camden Street, Dublin 2

Wednesday 7.30pm-8.30pm (Beginners) booked out
Wednesday 8.30pm-9.30pm (Beginners) a few places are available
Starting Wednesday 19th September
Benildus Health & Fitness Club, Upper Kilmacud Road, Stillorgan
behind St. Benildus College

Friday 12am-1pm (Beginners Level 1) a few places are still available
Friday 1pm-2pm (Beginners Level 2) a few places are still available
Started Friday 23rd September
Holistic Sourcing Centre, Camden Street, Dublin 2,
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3. Pilates - What is Pilates? - What does Pilates do for you ? - For whom is it for?
     Also for the though guys e.g. D.J.Carey

People from all walks of life, from professional athletes e.g. DJ Carey, the British Premiership team Bolton Wanderers & Sunderland, in the Eircom League the Bohemians Football Club, British National Rowing Squad, the All Blacks, the Australian National Swim Squad to business people, have turned to Pilates for a variety of reasons.

Pilates allows participants to stay mentally alert, physically flexible, subtle and relaxed, which is important when a large part of your day is spent at a desk. Pilates is also used by the older generation to stay again flexible, subtle and to retain good posture.

Nowadays more and more of my class participants get told by their physiotherapist to attend a Pilates class to ease back pain, back issues and to stretch and strengthen the back and various abdominal muscles.

Dancers have used Pilates for decades to reach the objectives above mentioned. Pilates allows you to become more physically and mentally aware. As your sense of body awareness and co-ordination develops, you will be able to control other aspects of your body more easily, e.g. relaxing and focusing.

Pilates is a set of subtle and simple exercises that are easy to follow. Everyone can do it, irrespective of age or level of fitness, as all movements are joint friendly and impact free. All you need are some loose clothes, an exercise mat and a willingness to try something new to enhance the quality of your life & sport performance.

The following benefits can be achieved by practicing Pilates on a regular basis:

1. Improved posture & back strength
2. Increased core strength ( your abdominals & back)
3. Boosted immune system & more energy
4. Reduced back pain
5. Enhanced muscle tone
6. Helps to prevent injury

Pilates can be performed on a one-to-one basis or in a group setting. A typical class balances toning and strength exercises with relaxation. The class consists of a warm up phase, the actual Pilates moves & postures, a warm down phase combined with stretching and a few minutes relaxation.
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4. Body fat & Body water measurements now available:

Now you can avail of body fat & body water measurement with a Tanita weighing scale.

Body fat is a much better indicator for health than the pure weight measurement. Different people have different so called body frames and due to this they are likely to loose or put on weight in different ways.

Another aspect is that if you start to do the correct weight training for you, you will tone up and loose inches. At the same time you might not loose weight on the scale, because the density of muscle, that you gained, is higher than the density of fat that you lost. This means you lost body fat weight but put on muscle weight.

This can easily be identified with a body fat monitor.
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5. Competition Personal Fitness Training Win - 2 Free Sessions - !

Win two free personal fitness training sessions in Stillorgan, south Dublin.

This includes the design of a fitness routine targeted at your needs and circumstances, general lifestyle, fitness advice and possibly a review of your diet & nutrition if desired. See competition link on the right side of this site.
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6. Links (New and Existing):

There are a two new links to other fitness, health & NLP related web pages,
check them out and see what they offer.

  Benildus Health & Fitness Club - South Dublin

  Burren Yoga Centre

Existing links:
  Fitgrrrl's blog - Running to get fit. Getting fit to run.
  Fitness Forum - Ask and answer questions related to health & fitness.
  NLP Training Institute - NLP Practitioner, Master Practitioner courses
  Chiropractic Clinic in Stillorgan - South Dublin

Please suggest any relevant web sites that you feel would be worthwhile adding to the existing link section or let me know if you want to do a link exchange with your own website.
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7. Benefit from NLP in your sport via volunteering
     for a NLP Master Practitioner thesis project :

At the moment I'm looking for one volunteer with whom I will work together to write an NLP thesis. Ideally the person is actively involved in a competitive sport e.g. athletics, rugby, hurling, gaelic, tennis etc.

We would team up and apply various NLP techniques, tools over several weeks or months with the aim to improve your sport specific achievements, accomplishment.

The reason behind this is that I will be starting a course to be a NLP Master Practitioner, that's the next level on the NLP education ladder, at the end of November. The Master Practitioner will allow me to deepen the already existing NLP expertise and learn new highly effective tools. For the NLP Master Practitioner it is necessary to write a thesis.

If you know of anybody who might be interested please pass my contact details on.
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8. Attend Intermediate level Pilates class for free:

Over the next few months I require the assistance of five people who attend my classes and who are interested in reaching a level where they can perform a good selection of intermediate level Pilates exercises. I am currently in the process of completing an Intermediate Level Pilates course and as part of the certification criteria, I am required to make a one hour Pilates video with 5 participants.

The class will be free for you. Please let me know if you might be interested in participating.
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9. Venue for UCD Pilates COURSE NEEDED:

It was planned, to start a new six week Pilates course in UCD. Due to unforeseen circumstances the class can’t be held at the venue where it was planned to take place. Therefore I'm looking for a new venue within or close to the UCD campus.

If you have any idea where a Pilates course within UCD or close to the campus could take place please contact me at 086-17-367-20 or info@fitnecise.com.
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10. Pilates venues in Stillorgan, Dundrum sought
      attend a Pilates course for 1/2 price:

If you know of any suitable venue for a Pilates class in the area of Stillorgan, Dundrum, Ballinteer, Leopardstown, Blackrock, Mount Merrion, Rathfarnham please let me know.

If a course should go ahead in the suggested venue you can attend the course half price. This could either be a school or community hall, a gym.
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Possible venues for Personal Fitness Coaching.

Last time updated: 19/03/2005