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Welcome to my monthly blog, where I’ll be sharing current thoughts, new research, client feedback and my own experiences.
I am delighted to be taking part in the 'Better Place to Live' fair in Kinross on Saturday 3 March. Please visit my stand if you have any queries about Hypnotherapy or want to find out about some special offers. (Or even if you just want a blether!) I look forward to seeing you there.
Better Place to Live Fair
Saturday 3rd March 2012
10am - 3pm
Loch Leven Community Campus
The Muirs, Kinross, KY13 8FQ
COME ALONG TO THIS FREE LOCAL EVENT TO SEE WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY HAS TO OFFER.
Something for everybody of all ages!
Find out about the services available in Kinross-shire
Come and meet the local emergency services
Buy the local crafts and produce
Meet the local clubs and groups in the area
Take part in a badminton competition
Chance to try local activities
Organised by
Kinross-shire Community Learning and Development Group
For February and March, I am focussing on TOTAL WEIGHT CONTROL.
TOTAL WEIGHT CONTROL
with
HYPNOTHERAPY and EXERCISE!
I am delighted to have joined forces with Evelyn Crichton in Kinross and Master Personal Training in Edinburgh to offer a TOTAL WEIGHT CONTROL PACKAGE to get you started on a healthier lifestyle.
I am offering sessions with nutritional advice and hypnosis to help with problem foods and motivation. Evelyn is offering her AMAZING Zumba classes in Kinross to get you to love moving! And Haitham is offering a Personal Training Session in Edinburgh to introduce you to working out effectively.
Each Weight Control Session with me is 1-1.5 hours and will also give you one free session with Haitham or three free Zumba classes with Evelyn. Package cost is £75.
So instead of feeling pressured by a date on the calendar, do this for YOU. Look after yourself, eat healthier, move more and you WILL feel and see the changes. And the point of this package is to make that process a lot more fun!
For more details, please call, email or send me a message via Facebook "Connie Weir Hypnotherapy & Psychotherapy"
Enjoy!
(Existing clients of Haitham or Evelyn will be offered a 20% discount on Hypnotherapy weight control sessions.)
December Blog.
This month and next I am focussing on the aesthetic benefits to STOPPING SMOKING
Whether male or female, young or old, if you Stop Smoking now you will not only improve your health but also your looks!
Your skin and your smile are just two of the areas you can count on when you stop smoking. Everyone is aware of the health benefits – improved blood pressure, circulation, easier breathing and lowered risks of many major and life-threatening diseases. However there are also many significant benefits to your looks!
Many of my previous clients have reported fresher skin, brighter eyes and even smoothing of fine lines! The improvement to your smile is also often ignored. Dr Rachael Blyth (of Tooth + in Stirling – winner of best Dental Practice in Scotland and UK) comments: “Stopping smoking has a multitude of benefits for your mouth, from freshening your breath through to brightening your teeth. On a more serious level you will reduce significantly your risk of oral and throat cancer. Immediately you will benefit from heightened taste and smell, and following that your gum health will improve. Once staining is removed it does not reoccur and the lovely bright whiteness of your smile can be revealed.”
If your skin is of more concern to you, the teams at The Complete Look in Kinross, Lumia in Bridge of Allan and LivingWell at The Hilton Edinburgh Airport, have developed a “Radiance Facial” which will fully cleanse the skin as soon as you have stopped smoking. This will freshen and brighten the skin and allow you to start your healthy new life completely refreshed!
CONNIE WEIR HYPNOTHERAPY is offering a Smoking Cessation package for £120 until end Jan 2012 with either a “Radiance Facial” at
LUMIA THE COMPLETE LOOK LIVINGWELL
or a Hygienist cleanse at
TOOTH +
Please call 0777 618 3695 or info@connieweir.com for further information or to make a booking.
OCTOBER BLOG:
This month, I want to talk about exercise as it is often the most difficult area to organise when we are trying to lose weight. I firmly believe that exercise HAS to be enjoyable, or we simply won’t make it routine – and why should we? If you love going to the gym, then brilliant (more on that later....) but if you don’t, then there are countless other ways for you to get fit and lose weight.
In this blog, I am going to talk about Zumba – not just because of the current craze (12 million people world-wide!!) but because I feel it is the perfect example of fitness being fun AND effective. I have also been attending classes myself for a year now.
Zumba is all about dance – Latin dance to be precise, but if you have two left feet it really doesn’t matter! A good instructor will make you feel welcome and comfortable and ensure you only do as much as you feel able to do. The music is fantastic, the moves are varied and the energy in the class is great. I have attended classes with 7 different instructors (partly for research) and in each class there were women of all shapes and sizes, a huge variation in fitness levels, a vast age range and even a few men!
Now the science bit..... I have been wearing a heart-rate monitor for recent classes and the results have been very encouraging. In an express class (45 mins), I burned an average of 430 calories and in the hour-long class, this has been just short of 600 calories. My heart rate averaged at 142 bpm. (please note that these are stats for MY body/weight/fitness etc –always work within your own fitness levels and consult a medical professional if necessary, before embarking on a new fitness regime) All this benefit from something that is fun to do!
Evelyn Crichton is a Qualified Group Fitness Instructor with 20 years experience. Among other classes, she teaches Zumba in Kinross and Dunfermline and points out that these classes are making a remarkable improvement to our fitness levels (not to mention reducing the risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease, Stroke etc.) “Whether you are dancing or just throwing your arms and legs around, you are gaining these benefits while sweating and laughing. You can dance like a demon or dance your demons away no matter what age, size or ability.” Instructors like Evelyn make sure newcomers feel at home and are able to pick up routines easily. However mistakes are never an issue as long as you “sweat, dance like a maniac and have a fantastic time!”
Everyone has different tastes when it comes to exercise and, personally speaking, I would be unlikely to attend a ‘normal’ aerobics class if my life depended on it. However, our health and wellbeing DOES depend on getting regular exercise and I feel that this is one of the most enjoyable methods available.
Hypnotherapy for weight control is all about bridging the gap between what you want to do, and what you are actually doing. So guiding you towards healthier eating, steering you away from the unhelpful foods and getting you motivated for exercise is a great recipe for successful weight loss. My advice to clients is usually to try a number of different types of exercise class and the likelihood is that they will find one that they enjoy. As a personal recommendation, I would suggest that Zumba is on that list!
