Tag: Monday Morning Motivation

7 March 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – This is my spin class

There’s no point in taking part in a sport or activity that you don’t enjoy. If indoor cycling isn’t your thing, try something else like table tennis! What’s the most unusual sport you’ve tried? Would you recommend it to others?

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15 February 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – I love playing…

I may not win races, but by constantly challenging myself, I feel that I’m winning at life. Are you competitive?

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8 February 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – The story of Jacinto Bonilla

Think you’re too old to try CrossFit? Think again! Meet Jacinto Bonilla, the world’s oldest ranked CrossFit competitor: If you want to find out more about Jacinto and ‘Jacinto Storm’, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeLVMgz-yUo?rel=0 ‘Jacinto Storm’ is a workout “for time”, which means that you have to do all of the exercises using the correct technique as quickly as possible....

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1 February 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – What are you going to do this week?

Remember that doing something, no matter how slowly, will take you a step closer to your goals. What are you going to do this week?

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18 January 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – I love my body

One of the (many) reasons why I never learned to swim as a teenager was because of hang-ups about my body. If I could go back in time, I’d tell myself that unless I exercised, I’d be stuck with the body I hated forever. I’d also tell myself that there isn’t a significant correlation between body weight and composition and...

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26 October 2015

Monday Morning Motivation: Shed the monster

Don’t let your Monday start badly – get on your bike! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzbvQMWd0es?rel=0

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21 September 2015

Monday Morning Motivation: Whatever your ritual, wherever you ride, #RidewithUs.

I really like the #RideWithUs video by Strava. It makes me want to get on my bike and go for a ride. There are quite a few other short videos in the series showing different people out riding their bikes. You might also want to check out: The Stars of Ride With Us. People for Bikes If you feel passionate...

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14 September 2015

Monday Morning Motivation: Iron Cowboy

James Lawrence is a double world record holder. In 2011 he completed the most half iron distance races in a year. In 2012 he completed 30 iron distance races. He decided that wasn’t enough, so in June this year he set off on a journey to complete 50 full Ironman distances in 50 days in 50 states. His journey ended...

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7 September 2015

Monday Morning Motivation: Alan Watts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khOaAHK7efc?rel=0 What do you desire? What makes you itch? What sort of a situation would you like? Let’s suppose, I do this often in vocational guidance of students, they come to me and say, well, “we’re getting out of college and we have the faintest idea what we want to do”. So I always ask the question, “what would you...

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17 August 2015

Monday Morning Motivation – 8 days in 8 minutes

The Absa Cape Epic is an annual two-person MTB team event held in South Africa over 8 days which includes  Time Trial prologue. It has been accredited as hors categorie (beyond categorisation) by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Among other events in world cycling which enjoy this status are the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España. First staged...

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