Oh my god Dan and Rach where do you get, body combat 50 is another fantastic release. It’s been several weeks of teaching body combat 50, participants and fellow instructors all agree that this milestone is just epic. I experienced this release at the brave new world super quarterly in November and give some quick thoughts about it.  Near enough 2 months later and having taught it dozens of times I feel like I have a thorough grounding for the release. The poster calorie count shows an average of 737 calories burned within a 55 minute class. Over countless classes my Polar...

Last month saw me down in Bristol for the brave new world super quarterly experiencing all the latest releases including body combat 50. Since then I have been scripting and learning. The more I do it, the more I love it. Track Listing 1a - More (B&W Edit) – Spice Club 1b - Rolling In The Deep (Technoposse Remix) – Fizzy Deejay 2 -  Frozen – Big Fiesta 3 - What’s Up? (Dougal & Gammer Hardcore Mix) – DJ Destiny 4 - Let It Die – Kartsy...

Last weekend I attended my first super quarterly in Bristol. The decision was a spontaneous one but being the release of Body Combat 50 it just had to be done. Bristol is a lovely city. It would however appear that  the sign posts don't know what way they're pointing or if it's the right direction. I got lost going and leaving even with sat nav. Having arrived a little shy of the opening ceremony I didn't have alot of time to get changed and meet up with everyone. 1st programme of the day was Body Attack 75. I'm not a fan of the...

Preparation Since booking my AIM Module I have been trying to up my game and concentrate on the basics so that I gained the best I could from this day.   I filmed myself many times teaching (still do) and asked fellow instructors to comment. Special thanks going out to Barbara Bailey and Vicki for giving me honest and constructive feedback. Cheers guys. Calm before the storm Couple of weekends ago (5/11/11) saw me going back to Broadwood, the place where it all began going from a body combat participant to an instructor to do my Advanced Instructors Module (AIM1). It’s been just over a...

To Celebrate the release of Body Combat 50 Les Mills have posted an interview with Dan and Rach the co-program directors on youtube. I am quite excited about this release as the previous have been through the roof. Workshops are the beginning of next month and I can't wait to see everyone at Virgin Omni. Les Mills used Facebook and Twitter to connect with participants and instructors around the world and came up with a list of questions.  The interview is over 2 parts. Part 1 Source : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CsQOZJMJoA Part 2 Source : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_4KfLMgig What would I ask? These videos got me thinking about questions I'd ask. ...

Over the last couple of weeks I have blogged  several times about this release but I haven’t gone into that much detail. First post was Body Combat 49 – Quarterly Workshop. The second post I was after opinions on what shorts to buy for Body Combat 49 Launch Week?  Alot of people replied via Twitter and the outcome was the Venum UK Flag MMA Shorts. I’ve been teaching this release for around 2 weeks now, I must say Dan and Rach have done it again. This is another fantastic release all the way from Les Mills headquarters. I honestly can’t wait...

Next week will see the launch of Body Combat 49 at my regular classes and any cover classes. I want to celebrate another fantastic release so I think i am going to treat myself to a new pair of Venum shorts. Problem I have is that I am not sure what ones to buy. One Pair of shorts, what ones to buy? Venum UK Flag MMA Shorts from mma universe Venum Electron Purple Edition MMA Shorts from mma universe The other option is to buy when available actual Les Mills Clothing from amazon.

Having heard horrific stories about instructors throwing in tracks all over the place in Body Combat  to make the class “harder”, I thought I would post up the class guidelines set by Les Mills. These guidelines are in place for a reason. 45 Minute Format Track 1 - Upper & Lower Body Warmup Track 2 - Combat 1 Track 3 - Power Training 1 Track 4 - Combat 2 Track 6 - Combat 3 Track 7 - Muay Thai Track...

Another short and sweet quick post while it’s fresh in my head. Today saw me going over to Virgin Active in the Omni centre in Edinburgh for my quarterly workshop for Body Combat 49. The workshop was taken by 2 of the UK master trainers Shey Shehovich and Steve Tansey. It went off. I was a little worried about the music but after doing the choreography I have to say you’re going to love this release. Really the poster above says all, 737 calories, yes, 737. This release is what i am going to be doing my AIM module on and...

In July I wrote about My Journey from Body Combat participant to instructor. Would seem there are a lot of people out there who: Are in the process of taking that next step from participant to instructor. Thinking about taking that next step. I have been overwhelmed by people who have contacted me in relation to my initial post and all i can say is onwards and upwards guys. So AIM1 is booked for November where myself and other instructors will be picked apart and re-constructed by Tanya.  Really looking forward to it and...

This post has been sat in my drafts folder for about 5 months. I’ve not been teaching very long but I now think it's the right time to talk about my journey going from a participant to an Instructor. Hard to believe I started this over a year ago. I done my module in Aug 2010, received my official pass in Dec 2010, and started to teach proper in March 2011. Last June I wrote about “What’s Occurring” , taking the 1st step into what I can only describe now as a life changing experience.  For anyone thinking about going...

Well I wrote about Body Combat 48 release just after I done my first workshop at the beginning of June. Saturday the 25th saw me attend an internal workshop for Bannatyne’s as I was struggling with timing on two of the tracks. Our UK master trainer was again Shey Shehovich ( we had her for Bannatyne’s internal Body Combat 47 training ) and the aftermath of this workshop was the same as the last. Shoulders and legs destroyed. This release has yet to be the hardest I’ve learnt and taught since I became a certified Body Combat Instructor (blog post still...

Up until a week or so ago I would of never thought about going on to Amazon and search for anything Les Mills related.  I have bought numerous items from Les Mills Clothing but now you can order the clothing from Amazon as well. Something for us guys: Something for the girls: For full listing of all the clothing available on Amazon check out - Clothing listing

This is going to be a short and sweet post. I am just back from Stirling Body Combat workshop which was taken by the UK master trainer - Giovanni Sacco. This release if i was to wrap it up “goes on and on and on”. I feel like I’ve worked every muscle in my body. Reality is that this release is awesome. The last couple of track 5’s have had mixed reviews, this track 5 I had to check the cd player, prepare to work  hard. I am looking forward to getting this release nailed and delivered. In the words of Les...

Been doing body combat 47 for a while now and it seems it doesn’t want to go away. Myself, fellow instructors, and participants are loving this release however, time has come to mix in some other tracks. Wednesday night I decided to try a mix I had in the back of my head. This mix involved learning tracks from releases pre my certification. I have written before about my top 10 body combat tracks between releases 40 and 44. This mix has a couple from this track listing. Dragostea Din Tei – Body Combat 41 ...

It's been a couple of weeks now and have taught this release quite a few times.  Still being kind of like a freshman i can say that learning this was easier than 45 and 46. Maybe it's all finally clicked, who knows? For anyone wondering what is this Body Combat check out the Sizzler for Body Combat 47 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Un4vC3yRg or check out the Les Mills Body Combat UK Team Demo 2011 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfoAMpAy9xs 2010 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuHHUYgXKJM The track listing 1a: Dynamite (Kritikal Mass Radio Edit) – Jason Born 1b: Love The Way You Lie (KM Hands Up Remix) – Other Ego...

Are you a bit of a fitness fanatic and want a starting point to the twitter account you’ve just signed up for?  Well look no further I have put together a varied list of accounts I have come across on twitter. If you have fitness related followers you'd like to share, fire a comment... Please be sure to follow me In this list there are instructors, presenters from all over the world, Fife to France, Dunfermline to Denmark, Rosyth to Russia. If you see someone or a company missing please get in contact with Simon Philp.Anyway on to 64 gym /...

Wow, it’s been 4 months since I last marked the internet with a blog post.  How time flies by and how things change.  I really don’t know where to begin but right now life is on a huge high.  A couple of months ago I changed jobs, no longer do i work in the beautiful city of Edinburgh but instead work locally. Not only have i moved working location but i have also changed industries.  Working previously in a law firm brought many merits, being able to expose new technologies to help the firm succeed to new friendships.  Now I...

BODYCOMBAT™ is a non-combat, martial arts-based fitness program with moves drawn from Karate, Tae Kwan Do, Kung Fu, kickboxing, Muay Thai and Tai Chi. Each 55-minute BODYCOMBAT™ class is choreographed to 10 tracks of the latest music, providing an exhilarating exercise experience that delivers ultra-fast fitness results. * taken from official Les Mills body combat site For anyone that knows me or follows me on twitter will know that for the last 8 months I have been addicted to spin classes at my local gym. I do spin 4 – 5 times a week depending on who’s taking the class as...