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Christchurch running coach and former elite athlete Bevan James Eyles.
This article first appeared in The House of Wellness magazine.
World-class trainer Bevan James Eyles believes joining a running group is one of the best ways to improve your fitness and get moving. “If you’re doing nothing right now, the most important thing is how to get movement into your life,” he says. His running club has an almost 90 percent success rate, and a dedicated programme he has launched in partnership with Stuff is designed to get Kiwis off the couch and match fit for Round the Bays on March 5.
“What we often find when people want to start exercising is they think of the result they desire, and it’s often overly ambitious. They’re doing nothing, and they go, ‘I want to run a half-marathon.'”
Instead, he says, the trick is to focus on habit building, and tick off the behaviours involved in that, whether it is packing gear the night before or letting your partner or workmates know you’re heading out early to exercise.
His Round the Bays programme is designed to motivate people and guide them across a variety of fitness levels, whether they plan to walk the event, run and walk, or ultimately run the entire course.
Bevan’s top tips to get your body moving
1. Keep it easy in the first part, both physically and mentally.
2. Focus on building the habits that allow you to realistically fit exercise in your life.
3. Get guidance beside you – don’t try to do it by yourself!
4. Do movements that you know you enjoy.
5. Reward yourself for the habit-building work you are doing.
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Bevan James Eyles believes joining a running group is one of the best ways to improve your fitness and get moving.
What is RTB Fitness Club?
A running club to help Kiwis get excited about fitness, build long-term habits to stay motivated, and connect with a like-minded community. Whether you’ve bought your entry to join us on the day in Auckland, or are locked in to take part virtually, we welcome you to connect and also be part of this club. Once you’ve bought your entry to the race, you’ll have the option to also join the RTB Fitness Club roundthebays.co.nz/rtb-fitness-club
For $25 you will get:
• A walking, walk-to-run or run-only training programme.
• Weekly mentoring videos with Bevan.
• A weekly live Q&A with Bevan.
• A strength and stretch component to help prevent injuries.
• Access to the RTB Fitness Club Facebook group.
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