Join the club

How often do you hear people say they haven’t got the time or the money to join a gym or search out a personal trainer? Yet at the same time they want to get fit but they need some motivation to do so. Are you likely to want to get rid of the ‘Christmas tummy’ but not sure how to go about it?

The answer may well be a virtual health club. That may sound a bit like an oxymoron, or at least too good to be true – how on earth can you get fit virtually? Well of course you can’t - the fact of it being a virtual club does not get you out of actually participating in exercise – you are simply monitored and mentored in a virtual way.

Bowflex, one of the world’s leading suppliers of home exercise equipment also has an online health club – Activ-e. It is an interactive website with an online personal training service and once you have completed your induction the whole site will be personalised to you and your needs.

And as a Scottish Health News reader, you can get all this free for six months!

As a free member you will be able to enjoy a complete fitness regime created for you to achieve the results that you desire. The programme includes a variety of home exercises designed for you after you complete an on-line induction and detailed health questionnaire.

Once signed up, the Bowflex Health Club helps keeps you motivated on your programmed with goal setting plans, weekly activity monitors and a unique online support system for family and friends to cheer you on.

In addition, members will also benefit from receiving regular updates on new Bowflex programmes as well as receive the Bowflex Fitzine magazine twice a year containing all the latest training tips and health news.

You will be asked to set activity monitors and then you log on once a week to enter your results. A motivational graph will build up over the weeks showing your results. To help you keep a track of what you are doing during the week there is a weekly workout log which you can print off and stick on the fridge. Fill it in as you go along and then transfer the weekly results to your activity monitor online. You will be surprised at how helpful this is in keeping you motivated and focused. Healthy eating plans and lots of other great ideas will be yours for the following.

You will be assigned an online personal trainer the moment you join and they will email you to introduce themselves and welcome you to the club. They will help you to keep on track and avoid the setbacks. Committing to the exercise programme will be your first step and once committed your personal trainer will help you all they can giving you all the support you need.

If this all sounds very motivating and you want to get the New Year off to a good start, simply sign up at www.bowflex-club.com and you can start accessing the expert fitness programmes straight away.
Let us know how you get on.

Top tips for weight loss and improving your health from Activ-e.

• Positive thinking brings positive results.
  
• Eat in the morning to maximise weight loss efforts.
  
• Want to feel sexy – work out.
  
• Pick your time to maximise your game.
  
• Strength training is a calorie burning friend.

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