Fitness training is a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle. Fitness training is not just for professional athletes, but also everyone who cares for his/her health. Here are some few points to consider:
Fitness instructor:
Fitness instructor is an important part of achieving great fitness. There are many fitness instructors available everywhere today either for free or for a fee. When choosing a fitness instructor, you to consider the following crucial points:
• Fitness instructor’s certification or qualification and experience
• Fitness instructor’s location or facility location if you have to commute to the fitness training facility
• You must get approval from your physician if you are starting out, but not necessarily for the seasoned individuals.
• Consider the fitness instructor program to make sure it fits in your schedule
• If you are following a fitness instructor program from home, ensure the program is simple to follow.
• Before you purchase any fitness equipment for home use, seek guidance from your fitness instructor or other experience individuals
• Fitness instructor must be somebody who can motivate and encourage clients especially beginners
• Remember patience, self discipline, hard work and persistence are key factors to success in fitness training.
Remember you don’t have to start with 10 steps, just go one step at a time. If your goal is to loss weight it will surely happen as long as you don’t give up.
It is important that you stay healthy as you train if you are to achieve your goals. Eat right, drink lots of water and sport drinks, and don’t forget your supplements.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
I was really surprised
As mentioned in my introductory entry below, i am from Kenya and for those who have no idea where Kenya is, i will just say it is in the eastern part of Africa. For those of us who love wild animals and white sand beaches, Kenya would be a good choice. OK, that will do for a quick update in Geography for now. Until this week, i didn't know of the existence of an international body called ISTE that is responsible for setting standards of Educational Technology.
Until i came to the U.S. to go to college which is less than eight years ago, i was not used to computers in the practical sense, ...well, i took a computer class while going to college in Kenya, but it was all theory. Thank God most colleges have since acquired some computers just for those taking computer as their major and a few more for all the students. When i came to the U.S. to go to college, it was really hard trying to learn the basics of a computer let alone using it for my school work. It took me a whole semester trying to figure out how to survive with all my coursework all of which required the use of a computer. As if that was not enough, i took IT as my major hoping to maximize on the opportunity to learn more about a computer as one of the vital technology tools in the educational system. In other words if you don't learn technology when still in college, you are more than like not going to be able to do so after college and consequently, in whatever it is that you plan to do in your career it may prove really challenging, at least in the modern world.
The standards laid down by ISTE are great, but i will frankly say they don't apply in all the countries, or at least not in the Kenyan educational system. There are some learning institutions in Kenya that know technology only in theory. However, some of the private educational institutions have started introducing computer learning as one of the elective courses offered, but one has to pay extra to be enrolled. After the challenges that i went through trying to fit in the U.S. educational system, i decided to put my children in a private primary school where computer learning is offered, at least to be more considerate and responsible as a parent. I know little about the U.S. school systems, but i will consider myself really fortunate to be at ETSU. I think the technology is up to date and i hope as an administrator later when i go back to Kenya, i will visit ISTE site more often now that i am enlightened.
Until i came to the U.S. to go to college which is less than eight years ago, i was not used to computers in the practical sense, ...well, i took a computer class while going to college in Kenya, but it was all theory. Thank God most colleges have since acquired some computers just for those taking computer as their major and a few more for all the students. When i came to the U.S. to go to college, it was really hard trying to learn the basics of a computer let alone using it for my school work. It took me a whole semester trying to figure out how to survive with all my coursework all of which required the use of a computer. As if that was not enough, i took IT as my major hoping to maximize on the opportunity to learn more about a computer as one of the vital technology tools in the educational system. In other words if you don't learn technology when still in college, you are more than like not going to be able to do so after college and consequently, in whatever it is that you plan to do in your career it may prove really challenging, at least in the modern world.
The standards laid down by ISTE are great, but i will frankly say they don't apply in all the countries, or at least not in the Kenyan educational system. There are some learning institutions in Kenya that know technology only in theory. However, some of the private educational institutions have started introducing computer learning as one of the elective courses offered, but one has to pay extra to be enrolled. After the challenges that i went through trying to fit in the U.S. educational system, i decided to put my children in a private primary school where computer learning is offered, at least to be more considerate and responsible as a parent. I know little about the U.S. school systems, but i will consider myself really fortunate to be at ETSU. I think the technology is up to date and i hope as an administrator later when i go back to Kenya, i will visit ISTE site more often now that i am enlightened.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Introduction
I am currently a student at East Tennessee State University pursuing my Doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Policy Analisys (ELPA). I am from Kenya a city called Kericho. I have a beautiful wife named Petroline and two wonderful children, Faith who is 8 years and Dorcas who is 4 years. Faith is in 4th grade and Dorcas is still in pre-school. Both of our daughters go to Mwamba Tealand Academy. My wife works as a nurse for a tea company hospital in Kenya.
As you may have already guessed, i am an athlete who also loves to coach other runners especially long distance athletes. I was a student athlete during my undergraduate studies and became an athletic coach later during my masters. I went to Milligan college for my bachelor degree which was in IT and graduated in 2003.I later on got admitted to ETSU for my masters and graduated in 2007. I pursued sports management for my masters while coaching student athletes (track and field).
I am currently planning to train for fun to compete in small road races and eventually attempt a marathon. Some of my other interests include, but not limited to: watching sports, travelling to new places, watching movies, studying, hiking, cooking, going to church and coaching older runners.
I always desire to learn new things that i think will help me be a better person in the community. I like challenges as long as they don't push me beyond the edge. I will be adding more important links to this blog as the days goes by to make it more exciting.
As you may have already guessed, i am an athlete who also loves to coach other runners especially long distance athletes. I was a student athlete during my undergraduate studies and became an athletic coach later during my masters. I went to Milligan college for my bachelor degree which was in IT and graduated in 2003.I later on got admitted to ETSU for my masters and graduated in 2007. I pursued sports management for my masters while coaching student athletes (track and field).
I am currently planning to train for fun to compete in small road races and eventually attempt a marathon. Some of my other interests include, but not limited to: watching sports, travelling to new places, watching movies, studying, hiking, cooking, going to church and coaching older runners.
I always desire to learn new things that i think will help me be a better person in the community. I like challenges as long as they don't push me beyond the edge. I will be adding more important links to this blog as the days goes by to make it more exciting.
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