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They All Want To Be The Best (2025/168)

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They all want to be the best... so why not you? It's definitely time to get fit and improve that body image and your general health and wellbeing.  These lads show te sort of results you should be aiming for!  William delivers a short lecture in this next one - but he's absolutely right... Today's kids want it too: we increasingly see more boys wanting sport time rather than screen time, and willing to work for their goals...      

Work Life Balance (2025/165)

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That title is a cheeky way of introducing a post celebrating the art of handbalance. But, keeping your workouts and your ordinary affairs in a sensible balance is no bad thing.  Hand balancing requires strength and a strong core, plus flexible shoulders. And, because your balance organs are in your ears, when you're upside down they are close to the ground - so learning to balance on your hands is harder than learning to balance on your feet. And remember how long that took you! So, don't despair if it doesn't work for you straight away. Just keep practicing. And remember, the correct stance is a dead straight line through wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, legs, feet and toes. Your chest should be ever-so-slightly hollowed. OK so far? We'll start with that perfection - but feel free to practice against a wall, both ways around, to develop your endurance for supporting your weight wrong-way up! Which of those is best? Above the waist - left. Below the waist - right (espec...