Achieving Your Goals in 2012

Well we're now almost at the end of January.

Have you written a list of New Year resolutions that you can look back over the year and mark off as you accomplish each one?



I know I have, in fact I have 8 goals that I want to achieve by the end of 2012.

Achieving your goals in 2012 isn't as hard as you may think

For me as I’ve got older, my goals are SMART goals.

What I mean is:

S – Specific
M – Measurable
A – Achievable
R – Realistic
T – Timely

That’s absolutely no point in writing down that I want to fly to the moon by the end of 2012, because you know what, it isn’t going to happen.

SMART goals are achievable goals that you can set yourself over the whole of 2012.

So, if you want to run a marathon this coming summer than you need to plan each individual step, how often you need to train each week, how you progress to eventually being able to run that marathon, how you need to eat, how often you should eat, what you should eat and how you will need to up your calorie intake to cope with the amount of training that you will be doing.

The same applies if you want to lose 20 pounds, how are you going to get there? Don’t just say that I want to lose 20 pounds this year, set yourself weekly, monthly goals and an exact time frame of when you want to achieve your weight loss by. How many times each week are you going to workout, what program are you going to use, obviously your now shouting The Flat Stomach Solution, in that case you would definitely have hit your weight loss goal within 12 weeks….

Can you see what I’m saying here, planning and setting yourself SMART goals is the way that you are going to achieve your goals.

My suggestion to you now is choose 5-10 New Year’s resolutions that are achievable and start planning how you’re going to achieve them. Take it individual one and write a detailed plan of action.
Using the SMART system to achieve your goals can work in every area of your life.

Don’t wait for life to happen, chase it!

Here's to an amazing new year, may it be filled with happiness, success and love.

The Golden Globe Awards and Charlize Theron

The 69th annual Golden Globes awards are back!

It seems only yesterday that Natalie Portman won a Golden Globe for her role in the Black Swan, which was such an amazing (and slightly disturbing) film.

This year we have another beautiful actress that has been nominated for her role in Young Adults.

I’ve just watched the trailer and it looks so funny, definitely looking forward to it coming over here to the UK and fingers crossed for Charlize when she attends the Golden Globe Awards that she walks away with one. I especially love this actress because she’s a spokesperson for PETA and does so much work for charities around the world.

Charlize Theron has starred in many great films from Monster in 2003 to North Country. Her transformation for Monster was incredible, with this movie she portrayed notorious Florida prostitute/serial killer Aileen Wuornos, executed for seven murders in 2002 , she had to gain a large amount of weight, not because her character was overweight but so it would make her look strong and powerful. Although when you see her on the big screen you would think that her character was tall but amazingly enough she was only 5ft 3 and Charlize is 5ft 10.

I have to admit that one of my favourite adverts at the moment here in the UK is the j'adore advert, take a look below if you haven’t already seen it.



Well, back to the Golden Globe Awards and Charlize’s workouts that keep her looking sexy and hot.

This South African stunner says she enjoys working out and is a trained ballet dancer. Skating, yoga and cycling can also be added to her list of activities that she enjoys.

It’s great to hear that she uses weights to workout. To get the Charlize Theron body you too should be mixing up your workouts, include not only Metabolic Circuit Training and interval training but throw in some yoga, hiking and cycling.

Getting ready for the Golden Globe Awards should definitely include Metabolic Circuit Training as it’s the most amazing complete form of exercising it combines the benefits of resistance training and cardio training in one complete package. Alternating between upper body and lower body exercises challenges your body from all angles.

Studies have shown that after you finish working out your ‘metabolism’ can remain elevated for up to 36 hours. Metabolic Circuit Training is so time efficient that you can complete a total body workout in 30 minutes.

As we can see just by looking at Charlize she has a huge amount of lean muscle that makes her look incredible and that’s what my Metabolic Circuit Training does for you.

Metabolic Circuit training can be used if you are a beginner or an advanced exerciser.

Here’s a taster of my special Golden Globe Awards Metabolic Circuit Training workout that I would have Charlize perform.



Warm up

Jump Rope or Run on the spot for 5 minutes
Bodyweight Squats – 8 reps
Push ups – 6 reps

Metabolic Circuit Training Workout

DB Squat – 15 reps
Decline Push-Ups – 12 reps
DB Stiff Leg Dead lift – 15 reps
Elevated Row – 12 reps
Jump Lunges – 15 reps each leg
Cross Body Mountain Climbers – 30 seconds
Split Squats – 15 reps each leg
Plyometric Push-Ups – 12 reps

Rest for 1 minute and repeat the entire Metabolic Circuit 3 more times

After she had finished this she would know that she’d worked her entire body.

Don’t just leave this workout for Charlize Theron, try it for yourself.

There’s only one thing left to say, good luck to Charlize at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.