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Introduce Yourself
I'm Terry. I'm a mobile Personal Trainer, bringing exercise to peoples homes, gardens or local parks. I love to help people improve their health by raising their fitness levels and eating healthier. A lot of my clients use MyFitnessPal and I want to bring local members together in this group to build some community spirit.…
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November 140 Reps Quick Choice Challenge
We tried this in May with limited success! So this month we'll try again but after feedback I've reduced the number of reps per exercise to 140 per week (was 200 last time!). We have a 140 Reps per Week Challenge with a choice of exercises. However, only one of us can be doing any one exercise at a time. So, as soon as you…
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October 500/1000 Sit Ups Challenge
This month we'll go back to the most popular challenge so far. Join me in a challenge to complete 500 or 1000 sit-ups throughout October. That's less than 20 a day to complete 500 or about 35 if you fancy going for the 1000. Post a message letting us know if you want to join in and whether you are going for 500 or 1000.…
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Weigh In
Does anyone want to record their regular weigh in results? Enter your details in this thread to keep track of your progress. Most people like to weigh themselves every week, which is not always a good idea as your day to day weight can fluctuate quite a bit. I usually recommend weighing every 4 weeks so you can see…
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August Olympic Exercise Challenge
There's only one theme we can choose for our August challenge, the Olympics. We're cheering on the British competitors so will share in their success. For every British medal won we will perform 20 reps of an exercise. Gold Medal : 20 Press Ups Silver Medal: 20 Sit Ups Bronze Medal: 20 Star Jumps If you fall behind don't…
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Samsung Hope Relay
Anyone who uses a running App for your runs or walks please take a look at Samsung Hope Relay. For every mile you record Samsung donate £1 to charity. I have set up a team called Terry's PT challenge that you can join through Facebook so please join me in raising some money. Any problems in getting set up just let me know…
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July Stair Climb Challenge
On the 5th July The Shard opens and becomes the tallest building in Europe. Our challenge this month is to climb the equivalent stairs of The Shard and 3 other buildings, and down again! One Canada Square (Canary Wharf) - 50 Floors The Shard - 87 Floors Empire State Building - 102 Floors Burj Khalifa (Dubia) - 163 Floors…
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June Euro 2012 Exercise Challenge
This month's challenge is tied to what happens in the Euro 2012 football tournament. Every team has an exercise assigned to it and for every goal that team scores, we have to perform 5 of those exercises. At the quarter final stage this changes to 10 per goal as there are less games played. Spain (Sit Ups) Germany (Sit…
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May 200 Reps Quick Choice Challenge
UPDATE: Following feedback from most of us struggling to make the 200 Reps, lets change it to 140 per week - so 20 a day will get you there. Last month's Marathon Challenge didn't go too well with the rain causing most of us to stay indoors and fail to complete the challenge (well done to Lynsey75Williams and nengland5 for…
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5k Fun Run. Laindon Country Park 9th May 7:30PM
Thanks to Lynsey75Williams for letting us now about this 5k Run. Wednesday 9th May 2012 @7:30pm. £1 entry. Just turn up, pay and run/jog/walk/crawl* the course (*delete as applicable) All standards welcome, including children. Westley Heights Country Park Car Park High Road Langdon Hills Basildon SS16 6HU (behind Crown /…
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April Marathon Challenge
With the London Marathon taking place this month let's challenge ourselves to complete a Marathon over one month. That's 26 miles jogging or walking over 30 days. This needs to be committed exercise miles and above what we do in our day to day lives. So walking around Lakeside does not count but if you usually drive to…
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March 500/1000 Sit-Ups Challenge
The sun is out today so with spring just around the corner it is time to work on those Abs. Join me in a challenge to complete 500 or 1000 sit-ups throughout March. That's less than 20 a day to complete 500 or about 35 if you fancy going for the 1000. Post a message letting us know if you want to join in and whether you…
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Personal Training
I'm always happy to answer questions or offer advice here on MyFitnessPal but if you decide you want to take your healthy living one step further then contact me for details on Personal Training, available for as little as £10 per hour session. I offer a mobile training service where I visit your home, work, local park or…
