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Showing posts with label sailing. Show all posts

Friday, 19 August 2011

Back to School 18 August 2011

Summer Holidays are over - can you believe it.

I went on a sailing course and completed my Level 2B Sailing.  I sailed in a Pico which was cool.  The weather was not that nice but we sailed anyway.

I also went on a windsurfing course.  One of the days we did theory as the weather was too bad to be out.  The other days it was quite bad as well but we windsurfed anyway.

We did the beginners windsurfing and it was really fun but you get pulled over by the wind and get wet a lot.  I managed to master windsurfing in one direction and then turning round and sailing back.  It was good and the instructors were really helpful and friendly.

We spent quite a lot of time at the beach, having BBQ's and went for a couple of nice horse rides.

We also attended the Feis which is a weeks music tuition and there was a local music festival.

Suddenly its back to school!

Monday, 23 May 2011

PE: Exercise and Fitness Program

We are looking at the importance of an exercise and fitness program that works each part of the whole body in a holistic way.

Currently we do the following each month;
  • cycling                (weekly)
  • highland dancing (2x weekly)
  • yoga                   (weekly)
  • horse riding         (daily)
  • ball skills             (weekly)
  • running / jogging (weekly)
  • stretching           (daily)
  • Exercise Ball      (weekly)
  • Swimming          (weekly)
We want to also start doing the following:
  • Skipping  (Weekly)
  • Gym - walker, cycling machine, rowing machine, weights (weekly)
  • Aerobics (weekly)
  • Torso Trainer (weekly)
We recently bought a Body Sculpture Torso Trainer and decided to use it for PE today.  There is a gale blowing outside so we need to do something inside.

A Torso Trainer looks like this:

 

A Torso Trainer is supposed to firm and tone your stomach and exercise your arms and legs.


One of the main exercise equipment in any gym would be the torso trainer. 

The lower torso of the person exercising is fixed to the platform while the upper torso is used by the user who wants to employ his waistline muscles to develop a slim waistline.

Once the rotating shaft is diverted to different angles, the different muscles are employed that means the entire set of waistline muscles gets some exercise.

Body Sculpture Torso TrainerThe amount of pressure that the user has to apply varies on the different tilt angles of the shaft. This kind of a work out ensures a flat stomach, a thin waistline and the muscles around the waist are tightened due to this exercise thus making it look firm.

The Body Sculpture torso trainer is one such exercising equipment that is absolutely compact and slim. It weighs about 2.5 kilograms when packed. This product comes with several features that make the Body Sculpture Torso Trainer ideal for home use and you can set up a gym at home.

It is an easy to use ab toner that can tone your abs perfectly. It is very smooth and easy to handle. Thus you can enjoy some perfect and toned abdominal muscles after working out on it.

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