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Beautiful Scenery - Beautiful Wife 2008-07-27 16:51:02 Walking along the beautiful Suffolk coast is one thing - sharing that journey with my beautiful wife, now that's something else.I'm so lucky!
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Walking The Suffolk Coast 2008-07-27 16:50:37 So Sunday morning it was cycling and Sunday afternoon its walking. As you can see my aim is to once again become mega-fit. After having a very light lunch at our favourite eating spot in a small place called 'The Nursery Cafe' in Dunwich, Ali and I decided to go for a four mile trek around Dingle Marshes, along the SuffolkCoast
.This route is recognised as one of natural outstanding beauty spots Read more:Walking
On Ya Bike! 2008-07-27 16:48:43 This morning I was up at the crack of dawn preparing to jump-start my new fitness regime. My first port of call was to cycle round to see my mum. Nothing unusual for me to do this on a Sunday morning.Today however it would be slightly different, as I would take the longer more scenic route through the heart of the Suffolk countryside, some five miles out of my way. At 8.30am the weather was a
24th Wedding Anniversary 2008-07-27 14:33:53 Today is my 24th Wedding Anniversary
(21st July) and I'm so proud of the fact that I have reached this number of years together with my charming wife Ali.I'm so looking forward to our 25th anniversary next year as I want to take her somewhere really nice to celebrate. Maybe it will be Hawaii or San Francisco, who knows where we'll end up?You see, on our honeymoon all those years ago, we couldn't r Read more:Wedding Anniversary
Health Check Up 2008-07-26 02:00:06 Last week I had my health check-up, which took about twenty minutes of my time. The various tests consisted of blood pressure / heart rate, urine test for diabetes etc.The good old stethoscope was then used for checking out my heart and lungs (I actually got listen myself). I also had my height, weight and waist measured, which converted my BMI (body mass index).Another specific test called ‘pe Read more:Health
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Well-Man Check Up 2008-07-23 16:22:19 In my occupation as full-time martial arts Instructor I consider myself very fortunate to have many wonderful students, warm friendly people who are always very kind and helpful. One such person is Dr. Paul Squires a local GP in my hometown. Dr. Paul has helped members of my family and myself on more than one occasion with general healthcare advice etc. In fact even when Dr. Paul is practising in Read more:Check
Fighting Fit At The Age Of Fifty 2008-07-22 02:26:00 Today’s date is the 15th July 2008 and it’s my 48th Birthday and the day that I’ve decided to get my life back on track.Yesterday I looked into the mirror and I got a shock - a very big shock. I asked myself does the mirror ever lie, of course it doesn’t. I have observed my reflection many times before but for some reason on this occasion and maybe it was because of my impending birthday, Read more:Fighting
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Decorating The Living Room 2008-08-11 15:56:13 Well can you believe it, with all the extra energy that I have gained in the past few weeks through exercising and eating well - my wife Ali has got me decorating the living room. (Something that hasn't been done for the last ten years.)So my daughter Rachel, telephones me lunchtime today and says, "haven't added much to your blog recently dad" - well the reason - I've been decorating.But I ha Read more:Decorating
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Eating Healthy 2008-08-09 04:03:47 When my daughter returns home with her partner Rob from West Sussex, we always like to prepare extra healthy meals together.This weekend we went shopping at Marks & Spencer in Norwich to find some really healthy food options. We always believe that this store offers a great selection of choice and quality.Generally my wife Ali and I eat very well and also very healthily, however because Rachel
MSG INTOLERANT? 2008-08-09 02:53:32 In my younger days I used to love eating Chinese food, unfortunately I have come to realise that most of this delicious tasting food contains an additive called MSG, which certainly does not agree with me. In fact I have experienced some very bad reactions after eating out at Chinese restaurants, but with all fairness the problem doesn't just exist in these type of restaurants alone.I've also d
PEAK FLOW CHART 2008-08-09 02:16:55 Having had my health-check results returned last week I was interested to discover that my Peak Flow rate was exceptionally high indeed for my age, so much so that Dr. Paul wants to carry out some further advanced tests on me.During my examination, I was asked to exhale quickly in to a tube-like device that is used to measure how well your lungs are functioning and is often used in cases like asth
Green Tea 2008-08-05 10:15:07 I've just read on the MSN Health & Fitness website that drinking Green
Tea is great way of not only boosting your metabolism but also providing you with antioxidants to help prevent cancer. It also contains other specific properties that help reduce cholesterol and protect against heart disease.That's really good news because I'm currently sitting here writing this particular post with a cup Read more:Green Tea
Results Of Health Check 2008-08-05 03:22:19 Well here they are - the results of my health check. Height = 180cm (5ft 11ins)Weight = 87.2 Kg (13stone 10lbs)Waist = 98cm (35")BMI = 26.9 (25 Norm)Pulse Rate = 60 (normal 70- 80 bpm)Blood pressure 118/80 (Normal for my age approx 140/90)Peak Flow = 790 (Norm for my age approx 655)Urine = No protein, glucose or bloodCholesterol = LowIron = 103So what does this basically tell me? - Well after Read more:Health
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Anthony Robbins - Living Health 2008-08-04 17:22:47 Anyone heard of AnthonyRobbins
? - Well I'm sure plenty of you have as his work is internationally renowned.I have personally attended two 'Unleash the Power Within' seminars, both at the Excel Centre in London.These three and 1/2 day seminars usually attract about ten thousand people and concentrate on providing people with the tools on how to live an 'extraordinary life'.As many of my friends an Read more:Living
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Kuk Sool Won - Traditional Korean Martial Art 2008-08-02 15:56:38 You're probably wondering why I haven't mentioned much about martial arts in my blog so far, especially if you're interested in Kuk Sool Won.Well having practiced Kuk Sool religiously myself for over thirty years and dedicated over two thirds of my life to the art, I thought I would try and stay clear a little of what it is that I do for my living.Of course I'm still passionate about practising an Read more:Traditional
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Hot Sunny Day 2008-08-01 03:10:53 Today is another Gorgeous hot sunny day in East Suffolk with temperatures around the 25 degree mark. Doesn't the good weather in Britain make you feel so much more alive.Alison and I went for a dental check up this morning and then decided to drive down to Southwold for a cup of tea on the pier and then a relaxing walk along the beach front, which was nice.Although feeling rather chilled out, I di Read more:Sunny
Victor Richard Ducker 1919 ~ 2007 2008-07-29 08:50:12 Today, sadly is the first anniversary of my Father passing away, he was 87 years old.As I think back to his funeral, many people paid tribute and remembered him for being a real kind 'gentleman' with a good heart and lovely smile. That's also how I like to remember him.In fact I can honestly say that I can never recall a time when my dad ever became angry or upset he was always happy, especiall Read more:Victor
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Start The Day - The Yoga Way 2008-07-29 07:29:35 To start this morning I'm up early performing some Yoga routines.I have practiced yoga previously a year or so back, but never this early in the morning.My daughter does her yoga set religiously every morning before going to work. I suppose like anything else you have to keep doing it on a regular basis to gain the benefits.Never-the-less I still maintain my flexibility by performing a body condit Read more:Start
My Metabolism 2008-07-29 07:26:43 I have heard many people say, the older you become the more your metabolism slows down, haven’t you heard that or maybe said it yourself?There are many scientific explanations to describe what metabolism actually does, however the simplest and easiest to understand particularly from a health and fitness perspective is this; metabolism is the rate at which the body turns calories into energy. (We Read more:Metabolism
Training Schedule 2008-08-27 06:36:50 Sorry SBN Kris - but I love this old photo of us together - brings back fond memoriesGetting back to my individual training preparations for the World Championship in October. I am currently allowing myself a minimum of one hour a day practice.Now this might not sound much like hard training, but I am slowly building and preparing much like a person who is making preparations to run a Marathon.Dur Read more:Training
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Purpose Built Training Hall (Dojang) 2008-08-27 02:37:27 I consider myself as being very lucky as I have my own purpose built martial art training hall (Dojang) to practice in.A place that I can quietly train on my own without being disturbed, as well as running my classes from during the evenings.The hall was initially built twenty years ago by a handful of willing students who at the time had nowhere to practice.We had outgrown our existing facil Read more:Training
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Kuk Sool Won - 50th Anniversary 2008-08-25 01:53:35 With our flight tickets already booked, Alison and I will begin making our preparations to attend the 50th anniversary of Kuk Sool Won, held in Houston Texas, October 2008.Over the weekend of the 11th & 12th October the World Kuk Sool Championships & Masters Exhibition will also be held, with competitors and practitioners attending from all around the globe.As i've already mentioned this Read more:Anniversary
Finished Decorating 2008-08-25 01:41:36 After nearly two weeks of decorating, thankfully it's finally finished.During this period I have been painting, plastering, wallpapering, and have also taken out and re-fitted a new fireplace.I have to say it looks fabulous and am very pleased with the outcome.Now it's up to Alison to provide the finishing touches and I can now concentrate fully on my training.Yippee!
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Midlife Crisis 2008-08-23 06:39:19 What's the definition of a midlife crisis? Bye-the-way this is not a joke that I'm about to tell, but something I personally feel that I might be experiencing at this particular time in my life. - Let me explain further.You see for that past two weeks, for no particular reason, I want to purchase myself a motorbike - not just any old motorbike I might add - it's got to be a big meaty Harley David Read more:Crisis
Lead The Field 2008-08-18 01:38:37 I've been thinking recently, what is it that separates the 'winners' from the losers, especially at this particular time when Olympic positions are being fought over? For myself learning to become a 'winner' as such was something that I accidentally discovered around ten years ago. A philosophy I stumbled upon by pure accident, something that was to eventually shape and change my life forever.Bein Read more:Field
Proud To Be British! 2008-08-17 13:50:37 I have just been watching the Olympics on TV and feel very proud of the achievements of Team GB.Great Britain are currently 3rd in the overall medals table, which is an absolutely fantastic achievement.Today (Sunday 17th) our competitors won four gold medals, making it a total of 17 medals altogether over the weekend.The gold medals came in the cycling, rowing, sailing and the swimming. When I w Read more:Proud
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Top Ten Amazing Things 2008-08-15 17:33:50 My own picture of the Empire State building taken from the Rockafella Centre, New YorkHaving thought about the things that I would like to do in the future (in my previous post.) It got me thinking about what I've already achieved in my life so far.I have to admit and upon reflection I've been pretty lucky to have had the opportunity to do some pretty amazing things.I just want to add, that I'm tr Read more:Amazing
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Motivation & Goals 2008-08-14 02:33:47 What motivates you? - What makes you get out of bed early in the morning, feeling totally inspired?Well anyone who has ever been successful will tell you - it's usually about having a worthy goal or destination to aim toward.Much has been written and talked about concerning motivation / goal setting and of course there have been many books and Cd's on the subject as well.From a personal perspectiv Read more:Goals
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