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...

I posted a couple of highlights from 2011 the other day and it wasn’t until after it went live and I re-read it that it struck me just what i have achieved throughout the last year.  I have great people/friends in my life who have believed in me, stuck by me, pushed me, and i thank them. I have set myself a couple of goals this year which i think are achievable. Personal I’d like to lose between 8 – 12kg. Take more life pictures. Snowboard more. Learn how to surf. Take up Tae kwon do. Pursue a senior developer type role to take on bigger challenge...

We all know that you can comment or like/dislike a video on YouTube well now it would seem that a new fun feature has been launched called slam. What slam I hear you say? With slam you can vote one video against another in like a head to head match. Pick a category and away you go. If you want to see what videos are “winning” then you can also check out the leader boards: This surely brings a new level to popular videos by bringing all out war to get to...

Wow, how quickly 2011 has passed by. 2011 was a busy year full of achievements, learning curves, life changes, and wake up calls. On a personal front i saw one of my favourite stand up comedians on his Road Runner Tour – Lee Evans. I also decided to attend a Les Mills UK Super Quarterly and do the Body Combat Aim 1. The introduction of the new Les Mills Clothing range on Amazon, spent a small fortune. Away from body combat I discovered the ViPR, done some ViPR training and even put together a ViPR blog reference site for sharing...

2011, what a year. I hope 2012 brings happiness,health, peace, and everything you want to achieve. Have a great year.

What a year this has been, it' has absolutely flown by. Have a fantastic Christmas, hope Santa is nice to you. Make sure you keep an eye on Amazon over the next couple of days for some cracking deals

Who would think that 140 characters could make such a huge impact on the world? From a father being reunited with his daughter after 11 years to a chance encounter with a space shuttle. Twitter showcases all such tweets over at http://stories.twitter.com

I have just recently came across a browser that uses Google’s Chromium source code called ChromePlus. I am a big fan of Chrome, so if you like Chrome you’ll like this browser as it comes with alot more functionality instead of having to find an add-on. When you first run the browser nothing jumps out at you but when you go into the options you find it’s hidden treasures. From closing tabs with a double click, or even assigning a “boss key” the customisation straight out the box is excellent.  Check it out...

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. ...