Claire, myself & Chris: rasining money for North Devon Hospice

In April last year I was approached by Claire with the view to her starting Boot Camp as preparation for the walk accross The Great Wall of China to raise money for the North Devon Hospice. After talking with Claire and the rest of the members of the team and a visit to the Hospice I decided to sponsor the trek by allowing them to participate in Boot Camp for free for the entire year to get them ready to walk The Great Wall of China.

Below is Claire’s story, please read on.

Back in April of this year (2009), whilst browsing through the North Devon Journal, I came across the article featuring Richard Taylor and his challenge of walking The Great Wall of China in memory of Sarah his sister, after reading the article my first reaction was I can do that, after telling my mum my plans she immediately said the same and it all started from there.

After a lot of thought both our attentions turned to HOW we would do it, I was unhealthy and overweight and mum felt that at 60 she was not at her peak, after ringing around a couple of fitness instructors, I came across Marc Kent, who was extremely supportive of our challenge, and much to my surprise offered his services to all of the group for free, after a couple of people pulling out we were left with just me and mum.

In May we started our long journey to getting fit and ready for the walk, I think we both had misconceptions about what to expect, but after our first session we were both hooked.  3 times a week we take part in an hour of full on exercise, which includes a warm up, circuit training and the dreaded last 10 minutes, which usually involves press ups, knees to elbow, star jumps and running.

Had somebody told us 12 months ago we would be getting up at 6.30am and running around a gym, I would not have believed them, however Marc has not only prepared us physically he has given us the confidence to believe that we can achieve this once in a life time opportunity.

What Marc Kent proves is that you can be any size, any age and any level of fitness and with the right person guiding you, you can achieve anything. This may sound corny but this is fact and we are proof of that.

What is really important about this challenge is not only the chance for us to fulfil a dream, but also the opportunity to raise as much money as possible for 2 great charities, The North Devon Hospice and Tinker Taylor 12.  Both mum and I had the opportunity to know Sarah Taylor and her family, and hear about the support they received from the Hospice at a time when they most needed it, and I can not think of a better reason to do what we are doing.

As part of the fundraising for this event, we will be holding a ladies charity night on Thursday 28th January at Sticklepath School; the event will include the following:

• A ready steady cook – Healthy style

• A presentation from Marc Kent about keeping fit

• Massage, reflexology, and head massage.

• Plus other pampering ideas.

• The event will cost £7 per person.

For more information please phone Claire on 01271 371208

If you would like to sponsor Claire and Chris’s trek and raise money for the North Devon Hospice, please visit: www.justgiving.com/clairefisher7

I hope you had an amazing Christmas and New Year. I had a fantastic time in New York with my girlfriend. On our final day we went on a cruise around Manhattan Island followed by dinner in a very nice restaurant and then a trip to the very top of The Empire State Building where I asked probably the most nerve racking question of my life when I asked Kerry if she would become my wife. After a brief pause due to the shock (i hope) she said ”yes” and we have set a provisional date in the summer of 2012 for the big day.

Anyway, my news is not the reason I write today. Today I would like to offer some tips to help you stick to your New Years Resolutions.

1. Have a goal and write it down! Simple I know but the very act of committing your goal to paper makes it more concrete and gives you something to aim for. By keeping it locked away in your head makes it a wishy washy dream with less chance of it becoming reality.

2. Now take that piece of paper and make copies of it and place the copies in places you see on a regular basis. That way you are constantly reminded of your goal.

3. Now tell everyone about your goals, that way you have put pressure on yourself to stick to them because if you are anything like me you wont want to lose face and seem like a quitter to your friends and family.

4. Keep a nutrition diary. Write down everything that you eat. That way you can closely monitor everything that goes in your mouth. Stick to the 90/10 rule, you do remember the 90/10 rule? Basically you should be eating healthy 90% of the time which gives you 10% left for the occasional treat. So if you are eating 6 times per day like I advise that is 42 meals/snack per week of which 37 should be healthy.

5. Get a workout partner and set times to train together. That way if you know your friend is going to be waiting for you, you will be less likely to slack off.

6. Join a fitness program that has a proven track record of getting great results. My Boot Camp program has been getting fantastic results for the people who attend 2-3 times per week. Check the success stories on this website. I’m also offering £1000 to the person who gets the best Body Transformation results in the Body Transformation Challenge.

To read about the Challenge click on this link

The are 6 tips for helping you stick to your resolutions, put them into action and make 2010 your best year ever.

Train Hard, Eat Smart!

Marc

PS. To read how you can win £1000 and other great prizes click here

PPS. If you have any New Year Resolution tips or would like to share your resolutions then please leave a comment in the box below.

Its back! North Devon’s original

“Body Transformation

Boot Camp”

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO: FRIDAY 26TH MARCH 2010

For the second year running North Devon Fat Loss & Fitness Expert Marc Kent is running his “Body Transformation Boot Camp.” This is your chance to kick start the New Year by getting in the best shape of your life.

By joining one of my Boot Camp classes you will be training with a group of highly motivated people and together you will be able to make some big changes in your life. By entering this contest you have put yourself in a position to succeed like never before. There will be tons of social support and accountability to keep you focused and on track.

To top it off, you will also be eligible to wins some HUGE prizes! Really, everyone will win because they will have met their fitness goals quicker than ever before. But, nothing beats a little extra incentive to keep your eyes on the prize.

The “Body Transformation Boot Camp” starts on Monday 4th January2010 and finishes on Friday 7th May 2010

To be in with a chance of winning £1000 and many other prizes
all you need to do is:

A minimum of 2 Boot Camp/Personal Training sessions per
week for a minimum of 12 weeks. For membership options, please click here

Follow a simple nutrition plan laid out by Marc

Pay a one off registration fee of £10

It couldn’t be simpler!

Here’s a list of all the prizes

£1000 cash to spend as you wish, courtesy of Fat Loss & Fitness Expert Marc Kent

Photo Shoot with top Devon photographer Andy Casey (value). Visit www.andycaseyphotography.co.uk or call  07792 864370 for more information about Andy’s services.

Complete make over, courtesy of Kudos Bideford

Colour Analysis and Style Consultation – value £200 provided by Judith Brady, Image Consultant – Devon’s answer to Gok Wan!

A Colour Analysis is the starting point for many transformations. Discover which colours make you look and feel fabulous – it is amazing what a difference it can make when you wear the colours that are right for you.  A Style Consultation shows you which cuts, shapes and styles will flatter your body shape and gives you lots of tips on how to put outfits together, use of accessories and which fashions will look good on you and which to avoid.  Further information can be found on my website: www.judithbrady.co.uk

One months FREE membership at PURE TAEKWON-DO, for more information visit www.puretkd.com

A Top To Toe Pamper Hamper (worth 50.00) & facial from VIE AT HOME. For more info or to book a party call EMMA HEAL on 07530 223236

More will be added

So, here’s how it works, (the rules)

• The “Body Transformation Boot Camp” starts on Monday 4th January 2010 and finishes on Friday 7th May 2010

• To be eligible to enter the “Body Transformation Boot Camp” you must enroll in a minimum of 2 Boot Camp/Personal Training sessions per week for a minimum period of 12 weeks at my gym in Roundswell.

• Only members of Boot Camp or Personal Training clients of Marc Kent may participate in the “Body Transformation Boot Camp”

• The last day to enroll on the “Body Transformation Boot Camp” is Monday 15th February 2010. This is to allow you a 12 week period of training. DEADLINE FOR ENROLLING IS EXTENDED TO FRIDAY 26TH MARCH 2010

• Everybody in the contest MUST submit before pictures and have completed a body transformation consultation with Marc within 5 days of their start date to be eligible for this contest.

• Anyone wishing to participate in the “Body Transformation Boot Camp” will be required to pay a registration fee of £10

• You will be required to write a short essay detailing why you decided to join the “Body Transformation Boot Camp” and what results you achieved.

• Photos will be taken of each participant at the conclusion of the “Body Transformation Boot Camp”

• At the completion of the “Body Transformation Boot Camp”, the judges will select and announce 3 finalists for the transformation contest prizes. The remaining contestants will then vote anonymously for whom they think is the ONE person that most deserves the title of “WINNER” of the “Body Transformation Boot Camp” among the 3 finalists.

• On Saturday 15th May at 7.30pm we will have a special end of contest prize giving at a restaurant (TBA, depending on numbers) for the whole group to recognize EVERYONE’s accomplishments and to announce the winners of the special prizes above.

• By entering this Contest, each winner of a contest prize consents to the use of his/her name, and/or photograph in any publicity carried out by the Contest Sponsors and its advertising and promotional agencies without further notice or compensation.

• The Contest Sponsor’s rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to this Contest and the awarding of the Prizes

• The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this Contest should an external circumstances arise which are beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Sponsor. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.

• The Contest Sponsor collects your personal information for the purposes of registration, program evaluation and to keep you informed about The Challenge. The Contest Sponsor may, if consent was given during registration, also contact you from time to time with information about other ways you can lose weight.

• The Contest Sponsor will not share any personal data about entrants with any other party. The personal data collected for this Contest will not be used for any other purposes unless entrants provide explicit permission as indicated on the entry form.

• By entering this Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Contest Sponsor and their respective employees, officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors, assigns, advertising and promotional agencies from any liability for any loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person in connection with this Contest or participation in any Contest related activities, including but not limited the taking of a urine test or, if declared a winner, the use or misuse of a prize or any portion of a prize including personal injury, death or property damage.

• This Contest will run in accordance with these Contest Rules, subject to amendment by the Contest Sponsor. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, amend, modify or terminate this Contest or the Rules at any time in its sole discretion and without notice.

• Entrants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules if they participate in the Contest.

• You will be required to read and sign a copy of the above rules to be eligible to enter.

If you have any questions please leave a comment below or email me at marc@marckent.com

Train Hard, Eat Smart!

Marc Kent

Fat Loss & Fitness Expert

PS. Sign up for my newsletter at the top of the page to receive regular contest updates. You will also receive my special report on “How To Get Maximum Weight Loss & Fitness Results In Minimum Time!” along with a gift certificate entitling you to ONE free weeks of Boot Camp

December is a crazy month!

What with Christmas parties, Christmas shopping and over indulging in all that extra yummy Christmas food. Add to the the increased strain on our time with seeing friends and family and then having to wrap all those gifts is it any wonder that the average person packs on over 10lb of fat over the Christmas period?

Well it doesn’t have to be that way. I’ m going to tell you how you can keep from piling on the pounds and help you get fit over the Christmas period so you look great in that little black dress at the New Years party and I’m not going to ask you to pay a single penny until the New Year.

That’s right, if you sign up to one of my morning Boot Camp classes* I will give you FREE membership until 1st January 2010.

All you have to do to take me up on this offer is call me on 07834284706 or email me at marc@marckent.com and book your consultation where we can go through all your health and fitness goals and I can address any nutritional questions you may have.

But Don’t delay, Christmas is right around the corner so you need to ask your self. “Do I want to go into the New Year carrying an extra 10lbs of ugly body fat or am I goimg to look GREAT at the New Years party?

Its your choice

Train Hard, Eat Smart, Look Great!

Marc

PS. So “the catch?” you might be asking. Ok, below is the small print.

Simply pay the one off joining fee of £35 and complete the standing order form which will start on 1st January 2010

Offer only open to the following class times 6.30am, 9.30am and 12.00pm

If you join the above times the monthly membership will be £35 reduced from £40

Offer subject to a minimum term of six months, plus a one month notice period

Offer is open to new members only

If you have any further questions please call or email

In the past the performing of exercises in straight sets has been the cornerstone of most resistance training programs. This basically means you would perform a certain number of reps for one exercise, rest anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes, depending on your goals and then repeat this process for the number of sets you required based on your goals. If you wanted to gain more muscle you would use longer rest periods and conversely if you wanted more of a fat burning workout you would use shorter rest periods.