So X Factor is back on TV and whilst I don't mind it, I'm much more of a fan of The Voice which could be the reason I had a singing lesson this week …..
Yes that's right - at the age of 43 I had my first ever singing lesson!It was a taster session to see if I liked it and more importantly the teacher.I was TOTALLY out of my comfort zone but I just thought what have I got to lose. I didn't even know anything about vocal chords and realise how the force of the air going through them creates a sound, therefore how vital the breathing and using your lungs and diaphragm properly really is.Infact, as an asthmatic I am not great at breathing deeply into my lungs as well as I should, tending to do more chest breathing (as do most people anyway, especially when we are stressed).That's one of the reasons I thought I'd try out some singing lessons to encourage better breathing, plus my husband subtly emailed me a link to a singing teacher a few weeks ago - nuff said!!So I have done the taster and booked up some lessons but what is going to make a big difference is doing the homework in between, which at the moment is just doing some basic scales.I realised how similar this was to my work.Many people don't ever start a fitness regime either at the gym, at bootcamp, classes or with a trainer for fear of being out of their comfort zone.****BREAKING NEWS - if you actually want to make progress and get results then you have to get out of your comfort zone.****Infact when I changed careers 16 years ago and retrained to become a personal trainer I was WAY out of my comfort zone. As a previous non-exerciser I sat there at the lecture on day 1, surrounded by a lot of super fit people, not even knowing what the quadriceps muscle was (ps its your thigh but I expect you knew that anyway).So step 1 is to get out of your comfort zone - that's why we have
taster week at bootcamp.Step 2 is to do your homework - this is why my 1-1
Personal Training clients have home workouts to do between our session, or boot campers have videos for extra stretches, foam rolling and core work to do between sessions.Step 3 - Keep going - giving up is a waste of steps 1 & 2 and will get you nowhere.Right, I'm off to practice my scales whilst driving to my next client!Have a great weekendZita "Watch out Tom Jones" Alvesps If you are in Bath our next trial week at bootcamp starts on 29th September so you have time to
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