Archive for September 2010

BodyPump 75 Review

As promised very recently, here is my review for the new release for Quarter 3, namely BodyPump 75. As usual, I’ll cover some of the interesting facets and identify any strengths or weaknesses. Hopefully this will be useful insight for those who have yet to try the release, while not creating preconception. Onwards …. Warmup: [...]

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BodyPump 75 Sizzler

At very late notice, and more for the sense of completeness, here is the preview for the next release of BodyPump. BODYPUMP® fans are already describing the shoulder track on this release as the toughest ever and who would argue? The opening track – Fever serves as a preview of the carnage to come, as [...]

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Play It Again

A nod to one of the best known misquotations in cinematography history. Those elsewhere in the world will likely be blissfully unaware of the recent feud between the music and fitness industries. By way of contextual background, any music played in a non-private arena is subject to public performance licensing restrictions. The same applies to [...]

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Prenant exemple sur leur livre

Should translate (at least literally, if not colloquially) as “Taking a leaf out of their book”, and in French with reason. The Gallic socialist mentality has a lot to be admired. If the general populus doesn’t approve of some aspect of governance or policy they take to the streets. Mass protests and wide-scale strikes quickly [...]

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Back to School

Without the obligatory trip to Woolies (that’s the late English store, not the Australian supermarket) fortunately. In a sudden fit of madness, and not as if I don’t have enough going on already, I have signed up to go back to University. You might have thought that taking on a new job, one with a [...]

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