Today I'm leaving for my first Euro Trainer Summit in France. Wow, I'm so excited! Getting my stuff ready, wow that many clothes for only three days?! Can't choose what to bring ... Besides sports gear I will need to bring my party clothes Yeah!!! Oh and something to tie my right hand up because of all the Buffalo's .... hahaha
Well gotta go pack
24 May 2009
21 March 2009
Loving BP
I still can't believe how much I love doing BP and especially teaching my classes and giving module trainings. Just got home from the first day of a module training. My heart is still beating faster when I'm entering the club and get to meet new people who would like to become BP instructors. All are waiting, some exciting, some are quiet, others look a bit hesitant. Some people 'have to go', because the clubmanagers told them to. Others want to go themselves.
All different people with different expectations, but all with one goal: Become a certified BP instructor. To share my passion with these people, try to make them as crazy about BP as I am. I just can't describe this feeling. I'm already looking forward to tomorrow. Day 2, where the instructors get to do their thing, we pass the steeringwheel on to them. 2 Presentations and a Challenge!!!. It's going to be a tough day! But so many instructors make it through, so I'm convinced this group will survive to. We are there to help them out. The challenge is something amazing. It really is a challenge, and every BP instructor in the whole world has done it!!!! Can you believe that?! Each instructor from today's module is now studying his/her track. All being nervous. SOme have teaching experience, but for other's it's going to be their first presentation. It ain't going to be easy, but with effort from both sides they will all come a long way! For some 3 days is not enough, and they will have the opportunity to do this third day again. It doesn't matter. We encourage them to continue and don't give. After all it took me four exams to get my driver's lisence :-(
Keep working, keep Pumping!
All different people with different expectations, but all with one goal: Become a certified BP instructor. To share my passion with these people, try to make them as crazy about BP as I am. I just can't describe this feeling. I'm already looking forward to tomorrow. Day 2, where the instructors get to do their thing, we pass the steeringwheel on to them. 2 Presentations and a Challenge!!!. It's going to be a tough day! But so many instructors make it through, so I'm convinced this group will survive to. We are there to help them out. The challenge is something amazing. It really is a challenge, and every BP instructor in the whole world has done it!!!! Can you believe that?! Each instructor from today's module is now studying his/her track. All being nervous. SOme have teaching experience, but for other's it's going to be their first presentation. It ain't going to be easy, but with effort from both sides they will all come a long way! For some 3 days is not enough, and they will have the opportunity to do this third day again. It doesn't matter. We encourage them to continue and don't give. After all it took me four exams to get my driver's lisence :-(
Keep working, keep Pumping!
19 February 2009
13 February 2009
Too fast...
This trip went by too fast. Man, 3 weeks ago I was still in San Fran, and now I'm back home.
A trip which left me with lots of beautiful memories again. I'm only home for a couple of hours, but I already miss New Zealand, Les Mills, all the great inspiring people, and ofcourse the sun!
But to be honest it feels good to be at home as well. Looking forward to our Dutch Quarterlies. Tomorrow will be the first one. I won't be presenting untill Vleuten, but I will do live assesment for BP and BA. Probably will do BS and BB to work out a little after all this sitting on the airplane for 2 days .... mmmmm
But to get back to New Zealand. It was a great trip... What have we done???!!!!
- Surfing @ Piha beach
- Winery/wine tasting Waiheke Island
- Day trip Bay of Islands (dolphin boat trip)
- Day trip to Rotorua (Hot springs, Maori Culture)
- Auckland Museum and a citywalk
- Going out, having great dinners with good company
- Mission Bay many times
- Lots of Les Mills classes including Filming
Sounds pretty good doesn't it?? Well I'm going to relax a little now and will try to stay awake untill the evening so I can get back to Dutch time asap.
05 February 2009
Dutchies teaching with Susan
Karin, Dennis and I have been teaching with Susan 2 times now.
First time was last monday at 06.10am and also yesterday and 7.10am.
Still have to get used at working out this early,but I am amazed by the fact that there are so many people taking these early classes.
The dedication kiwi's have for sports and working out is something I really love. What I try to tell at home that working out makes you feel fitter and give you more energy is something that the Kiwi's know for a fact and enjoy doing because they know they will feel better and more energized. It's just great. And ofcourse it was very special to be teaching with our half dutchie Susan. A lot of internationales were still there as well so we had dutchies in the class as well as the whole canadian team in front row. Argentina and mexico were represented as well so it was good to see them
After class we got some coffee and left with all the dutchies and Anni to Waiheke Island. What a prettyt Island it is. We had a great lunch, wine tastery and also spent time on the beach. At 05.45 pm it was time to take the ferry back to the city so we would be on time for dinner.
A great day again.
Today will be the last day with the agency and then Karin and I will stay here with Jos and Dennis to enjoy our holiday even more.
First time was last monday at 06.10am and also yesterday and 7.10am.
Still have to get used at working out this early,but I am amazed by the fact that there are so many people taking these early classes.
The dedication kiwi's have for sports and working out is something I really love. What I try to tell at home that working out makes you feel fitter and give you more energy is something that the Kiwi's know for a fact and enjoy doing because they know they will feel better and more energized. It's just great. And ofcourse it was very special to be teaching with our half dutchie Susan. A lot of internationales were still there as well so we had dutchies in the class as well as the whole canadian team in front row. Argentina and mexico were represented as well so it was good to see them
After class we got some coffee and left with all the dutchies and Anni to Waiheke Island. What a prettyt Island it is. We had a great lunch, wine tastery and also spent time on the beach. At 05.45 pm it was time to take the ferry back to the city so we would be on time for dinner.
A great day again.
Today will be the last day with the agency and then Karin and I will stay here with Jos and Dennis to enjoy our holiday even more.
30 January 2009
So good to be back!!!
Wow it feels so good to be back in NZ again. Having a great time. Jan has bene working very hard for his BB filming and when we got to the appartments he was waiting for us with some morning tea...... so sweet.
We arrived at 04.15 am and got to the appartments around 07.00am. We went straight on all day long. Did shopping, alked around the city, ofcourse joined Jan for BB and we also did BP.
BP70 is the most awesome release I think so far. For track 1 -10 all songs are great. I really must say... Glen you rock! BB is also very nice. Jan did very very well is his filiming class yesterday. He said he wasn't nervous at all....... amazing hey. The whole balance team looked good. They really were a team all the way thru. BP was jsut great. Jos and Dennis have arrived as well just on time for filming so they joined teh classes as well.
Yesterday evening we went for dinner with them. They got in in the afternoon went straight into filming classes after en 29hour flight and then of to dinner. The sent us a text this morning .... wide awake at 0600am ..... well we were to while we slept for about 5 hours orso ...hhahaha
Today is just an easy day. karin wasn;t feeling to good this morning, so I went to walk around on my own for a bit. I will do a BS class this afternoon and after that drinks at LMI with the Internationals and the rest of the Dutchies. We haven't seen them, except for Jos and Dennis.
We'll see.
I'm just loving every minute of my time here.
We arrived at 04.15 am and got to the appartments around 07.00am. We went straight on all day long. Did shopping, alked around the city, ofcourse joined Jan for BB and we also did BP.
BP70 is the most awesome release I think so far. For track 1 -10 all songs are great. I really must say... Glen you rock! BB is also very nice. Jan did very very well is his filiming class yesterday. He said he wasn't nervous at all....... amazing hey. The whole balance team looked good. They really were a team all the way thru. BP was jsut great. Jos and Dennis have arrived as well just on time for filming so they joined teh classes as well.
Yesterday evening we went for dinner with them. They got in in the afternoon went straight into filming classes after en 29hour flight and then of to dinner. The sent us a text this morning .... wide awake at 0600am ..... well we were to while we slept for about 5 hours orso ...hhahaha
Today is just an easy day. karin wasn;t feeling to good this morning, so I went to walk around on my own for a bit. I will do a BS class this afternoon and after that drinks at LMI with the Internationals and the rest of the Dutchies. We haven't seen them, except for Jos and Dennis.
We'll see.
I'm just loving every minute of my time here.
26 January 2009
Shopping in San Francisco
This time is de the first time I am traveling to NZ via the USA. So good opportunity to make a stopover. Karin and I decided it would be a good start of our holiday to do shopping.
When we arrived in SFO we got our car and drove to the city. Our hotel was close to Fisherman's Wharf so that's where we spent the rest of the afternoon. Whit 9 hour time difference we went to bed at around nine but still weren't abl to sleep all teh way thru. We woke up early and had breakfast as soon as it was possible (06.30am) The we got in the car and drove to Gilroy. A huge premium outlet over there with over 145 shops. I think we saw just about all of 'm :-)
It was like a shopping marathon.Starting at 10.00am all teh way to 05.30pm. Just about a day of work.
Then we drove back. Stopped for dinner on the way and I fell asleepvery early again. I think at around nine again. Ofcourse an early wake up again. And then KArin sai,well there is 24/7 gym not to fare from the hotel ... sooooooo at 05.00am we were running and doing some weight training... hahahaha.... and it felt really good. That afternoon we went had lunch downtown and then drove to the airport to check in for our flight. Man it was busy ..... very crowded flight. But finally we are on our way to NEW ZEALAND!!!
When we arrived in SFO we got our car and drove to the city. Our hotel was close to Fisherman's Wharf so that's where we spent the rest of the afternoon. Whit 9 hour time difference we went to bed at around nine but still weren't abl to sleep all teh way thru. We woke up early and had breakfast as soon as it was possible (06.30am) The we got in the car and drove to Gilroy. A huge premium outlet over there with over 145 shops. I think we saw just about all of 'm :-)
It was like a shopping marathon.Starting at 10.00am all teh way to 05.30pm. Just about a day of work.
Then we drove back. Stopped for dinner on the way and I fell asleepvery early again. I think at around nine again. Ofcourse an early wake up again. And then KArin sai,well there is 24/7 gym not to fare from the hotel ... sooooooo at 05.00am we were running and doing some weight training... hahahaha.... and it felt really good. That afternoon we went had lunch downtown and then drove to the airport to check in for our flight. Man it was busy ..... very crowded flight. But finally we are on our way to NEW ZEALAND!!!
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