Personal Performance Awards

In January 2019, British Canoeing Awarding Body launched the new Personal Performance Awards. They replace the existing Star Awards.

After extensive independent research and wider consultation with the paddling community, British Canoeing Awarding Body and volunteers have created a framework of awards. This framework represents and supports the diverse paddling community.

The new Personal Performance Awards are designed for paddlers wanting to gain recognition of their learning and development, in the craft and environment they choose.

The process of completing the awards is based on learning. The ethos of supporting the paddler is the main focus of all the awards, encouraging individuals in their personal development.

Lee Pooley, British Canoeing Awarding Body Responsible Officer, says:

British Canoeing Awarding Body is delighted to announce the new Personal Performance Awards. They replaced the existing Star Awards from January 2019.

The development of the new awards has been an exciting project with many paddlers involved in creating Personal Performance Awards for paddlers, as well as people new to paddlesport.

The Personal Performance Awards Provider eLearning is designed to support Providers with the delivery of the British Canoeing Personal Performance Awards. The activities will give a range of information about how Providers can support paddlers and all the information they need to know about the Personal Performance Awards.

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"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence" - Vince Lombardi

I wish that it was me who first thought to say if we chase perfection we can catch excellence, because if anything sums up the ethos of Ultimate Performance personal training this phrase is it.

We constantly strive to be perfect Personal Trainers, in the perfect gym environment, with the perfect personal training methodology. But as we all know, attaining anything close to perfection is always a challenge, especially in something as inherently complex and individualised as personal training.

Trying to find the perfect Personal Trainer for your specific needs can be a tricky business. There are only a few of us with any sort of profile, so sorting the wheat from the chaff can be a rather confusing process. In fact, the hardest part of my job as the boss of the number one personal training team in London is hiring the right Personal Trainers to match our world-class standards. This is despite the fact that we even have our own successful Personal Trainer Education Academy that trains fitness professionals from all over the world. So if I struggle and only interview an average of one applicant per 115 Personal Trainers who apply for a job, heaven help the unsuspecting potential client looking for a great personal trainer but who lacks my insider knowledge.

It is for this reason that this website is set up a bit differently from any other personal training site that you will find. We can tell you that we are fantastic and the best celebrity Personal Trainers in the land, but self-praise is an easy accolade to pick up and doesnt help you to cut through the BS and find the very best Personal Trainer for your unique and specific needs. So the aim of this website is to entertain and inform you by showing you that we really do know more about achieving maximum results in minimum time than you ever thought possible.

London Mayfair Gym The Best Personal Training Gym in London- Mens Health UKSingapore Gym The Largest Personal Training Gym in Asia- Time Out SingaporeMarbella Gym The European Training Mecca! - Muscle & Fitness

We will show off our knowledge of all things related to improving your body composition; our groundbreaking personal training gyms that have been described as the best personal training facilities in London by the likes of Mens Health; and most importantly of all we will show you the results that we consistently achieve with our personal training clients, because no other London Personal Trainer comes close to doing what we can do.

Big words and big promises I know, but if you visit our real results section at the top of this page, you can see that we can back up every word that I write. Our clients run the gamut from City of London professionals to international bodybuilders and Victorias Secret models, from Olympic athletes to pop and soap opera stars, people whose careers rely upon us to help them look and perform at the very top of their game.

We have numerous accolades and testimonials, all of which you should look for in any personal trainer worth their salt, but perhaps it all comes down to this one question that you need to ask yourself:

"Your Body is Your Most Precious Asset, Who Would You Trust With It?"

If I were asked this question I know what my answer would be I would trust the Personal Trainer who shows me the most proof and makes me feel the most comfortable.

And why is UP widely recognised throughout the Personal Training industry as the worlds leading personal trainers? I can give you a vague answer and reel off important yet soft factors such as culture, education, passion and quality control, but rather than waffle allow me to give you a few facts.

UP is the only international Personal Training business in the world, with our own gyms in London, Marbella, Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. This means that I oversee 2,000 plus personal training sessions every week and have a unique insight into the methodologies that get the best results in real world situations with our specific demographic of busy, often highly stressed, 30-50 year old clients. No one else in the world has access to the information that the human laboratory of UP worldwide can produce, and this has been instrumental in allowing us to refine our processes and generate the results that we are famous for.

So sit back, take your time and browse through our site, check out our credentials, personal training testimonials, and results and if you want to learn more and make an appointment then contact us and wed love to get back to you with any advice that we can.

Yours in Health & Wellness,

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Snowshoeing is a massive growing sport. You can do it almost anywhere, with all kinds of snow conditions, regardless of your fitness level or skill. Personal Best and Caledon Hills Bike Shop are working together to bring you a unique-fun-social winter experience on Sunday, Feb 10th at the Albion Hills Conservation Park in Caledon (5min north of Bolton). The Feb 10th PB-Caledon Hills Bike Shop Event is a part of the Snowshoe Canada Winter Race Series. Participants have a number of options on this fun-social bare-bones event.

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Personal Best is proud to work closely with the C3 Canadian Cross Training Club to bring you the popular Mega Day workouts.

Jan 12th, Feb 2nd & Feb 23th

For details and registrationvisitthe C3 website at http://www.c3online.ca

New this year, the Mega Day starts with an optional 6:30-8:00 swim. Then the regular 9:00-12:00 bike, lunch speaker and then Caron Shepley's legendary core/yoga workout 1:15-2:30pm

Join seventy to one hundred motivated age groupers of all ages and fitness levels riding indoors for 2-3 hours with two world-class teacher/coaches on the front stage. The room will be filled with great music, a big screen and a filled with great energy. Athletes are able to accomplish workouts in the group environment that they never could have done on their own. Following the 3 hour indoor ride (you can take breaks whenever you need one), there is a 75 minute lunch break with a different 30 minute educational seminar at each of the Mega Days. Each days seminar will be a different topic (seminars topics to be finalized). Caron Shepley's Core/Yoga class is a 75 minute session where the world-class ironwoman/yoga expert will take all participants through a strengthening, flexibility and injury prevention workout. Each Workout goes from 1:15-2:30pm in the main ball room. You can come for the morning, the afternoon or the full day.

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Performance measures, in my opinion should fall into one of the following three categories:

Performance Metrics. These are extremely important and you should make sure to propose some concrete metrics if you dont have them already. Dont wait for your boss to tell you what they are put something out there and force her to have a dialogue with you about them. In a standard 4 measure template, I like to have two performance metrics. In the example I used for a marketing manager, I chose Leads and Web Site Visits. These are specific, finite measures that leave no room for ambiguity when the annual review comes around. Either you hit them or you dont. It will be clear to everyone. Thats the position you want to be in.

Major Deliverables. Most jobs have a few performance metrics and a few major deliverables that define success and failure. In the case of the marketing manager example template, there is a market report that needs to be delivered. Select the most important deliverable for you (not all of them) and include it in your personal performance review template.

Learning Goals. Most people ignore learning goals when it comes to tracking performance. That is a mistake. You need to get your boss invested in your development and to think of your learning objectives as determining factors in your success and value. Most people are too passive about this. They sit back and wait for their boss or the company to provide them professional development opportunities. Dont wait. You are responsible for your own development and any reasonable manager is going to support you if you propose it constructively. Use your 1-1 meetings to talk to your boss about what your personal learning goals should be. In the marketing example Ive used, the person has decided to focus learning on the topic of inbound marketing. She has agreed with her boss that she should complete an online course this quarter to meet that goal. My recommendation within the standard four measure template, is to have one learning goal to track on a weekly basis with your boss. Once you have your performance measures in place, you update the template before each weekly 1-1 meeting with your manager.

A quick aside... If you dont have regular weekly 1-1 meetings with your direct manager, you should request them. Even if you sit beside your manager and you feel totally in sync, the 1-1 meeting is critical to optimize your performance. Its a meeting specifically designed to keep you on track with your goals and to ensure youre getting the support you need.

Prior to each weekly 1-1 meeting, I enter a few bullets for each performance measure to update my boss on the progress I made the previous week. I try to keep it concise and at an executive summary level. Only the most important things should go here. Frankly the template isnt big enough to fit more than the most important pieces of information. Keep your bullets focused on things that have been completed or delivered. This is not a template for you to describe the things youre working on or the activities in process. What tangible progress has been made to advance the performance measure in the previous week? If you find you often dont have tangible progress to report for a particular performance measure then you are almost certainly not focusing enough time on it or youve aligned to the wrong success measure with your boss. Check out the book The One Thing for excellent advice on prioritization and time allocation.

Once youve added a few bullets to record progress, you can add a few bullets to identify any help you need to make further progress in the week to come. Resources, reviews, approvals this is a great place to get the limited time and attention of your boss directed on these issues.

If youve ever sat across from your manager and listened to her tell you why your performance is not meeting her expectation, you know just how painful it can be. Especially if you believed you were doing well. Use the personal performance review template as the framework for your 1-1 meetings to take control over your own performance and ensure that never happens to you again. The performance review template focuses the dialogue with your boss on the most important factors for your success. It bypasses minutia and other distractions and guarantees you are aligned on achieving what is most important.

Download my free performance review template and let me know how it goes.

Also check out some of my other free tools to improve your career.

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Real Consumer Spending Rises in November

December 21, 2018

Personal income increased 0.2 percent in November after increasing 0.5 percent in October. Wages and salaries, the largest component of personal income, increased 0.2 percent in November after increasing 0.4 percent in October.

December 21, 2018

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 3.4 percent in the third quarter of 2018, according to the third estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The growth rate was revised down 0.1 percentage point from the second estimate released in November. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 4.2 percent.

December 20, 2018

State personal income increased 4.0 percent at an annual rate in the third quarter of 2018, an acceleration from the 3.4 percent increase in the second quarter. Personal income increased in all states and the District of Columbia. The percent change in personal income across all states ranged from 6.2 percent in Nevada and Washington to 2.1 percent in Missouri.

December 19, 2018

The U.S. current-account deficit increased to $124.8 billion (preliminary) in the third quarter of 2018 from $101.2 billion (revised) in the second quarter of 2018. As a percentage of U.S. GDP, the deficit increased to 2.4 percent from 2.0 percent. The previously published current-account deficit for the second quarter was $101.5 billion.

December 17, 2018

The estimates of gross domestic product for the U.S. Virgin Islands show that real GDPGDP adjustedtoremove price changesdecreased 1.7 percent in 2017 after increasing 0.9 percent in 2016. Forcomparison, real GDP for the United States (excluding the territories) increased 2.2 percent in2017 afterincreasing 1.6 percent in 2016.

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DEDICATION. MOTIVATION. ACCOUNTABILITY.

YMCA Personal Training is a one-on-one, one hour time with a personal fitness trainer. Our personal trainers are educated professionals often with years of experience who can help any YMCA member including working professionals, new moms, seniors and triathletes. YMCA personal trainers come from as many different backgrounds and walks of life as our members do, and we take great care in matching members with the right personal trainer. Your personal trainer can then help you achieve goals through one-on-one attention, accountability and expertise.

PERSONAL TRAINING INQUIRY FORM

WE HAVE 74 NEW PIECES OF STATE-OF-THE-ART CYBEX, LIFE FITNESS, & HAMMER STRENGTH EQUIPMENT.

WE WILL CUSTOMIZE A WORKOUT TO FIT YOUR NEEDS!

Why hire a personal trainer?

All non-members who personal train at the Randolph YMCA must check-in at the front desk. You must fill out a Guest Waiver and then the desk will check you in each time before your session. All personal trainers will provide a list to the front desk of their clients and time of appointment. If you are not on the list, you will need to wait in the lobby until your trainer comes up to get you.

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Book Christophe Barriere-Varju as your keynote speaker for your upcoming conference or event.

Having competed in the gruelling and most dangerous 10,000kms off-road race on earth both in Africa and South America Christophe knows a thing or two about Mission Impossible and taking things to a higher level.

His latest event was immortalised in 7x Award Winning Film Dream Racer, watched by audiences in over 145 countries. An incredibly inspiring story internationally acclaimed by viewers worldwide.

But Christophe is not just about racing the Dakar Rally or Dream Racer or becoming a legend of one of the toughest motorsport event in the world. MBA educated and having worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York he is a unique blend of adventurer/business man who advises Government Agencies and large Corporations at his own consulting firm BvW Global.

The gist of it is that Christophe loves a challenge, in fact he is addicted to them, so much that he spends his time turning his and peoples dreams and ideas into reality. The keys he says is learning how to learn and using challenges, failures and the fear of the unknown into developing your own self-inspiring mindset.

For additional information or to book Christophe, please contact us.

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As part of the performance appraisal process, it is common to ask employees to create a personal performance review. This is a self-assessment of performance, over a specified time period, compared to objectives, business goals, a job description or other performance indicators. One of the most important benefits of a personal performance review is that it provides an opportunity for employees to promote their accomplishments during the review period and influence their performance rating. The review also helps to open up the lines of communication between an employee and manager.

Determine if there is a standard format or template for personal performance reviews, or whether you must create your own. Some businesses leverage online review software, while others have standard manual forms. If you must create your own, use the word processing software on your computer to document the information.

Review the performance objectives or goals required for your position. These may include quantitative goals, such as achieving sales quotas, meeting quality standards or the on-time completion of project tasks. These also may include qualitative goals, such as effectively coaching direct reports and delegating work assignments.

Look at the job description for your position. Understand the tasks that are expected and the skills that are considered most important.

Compare your actual performance against the performance goals and objectives for the specified period. Review appropriate reports and documentation. Determine if goals were met and by what degree, and if you completed tasks on time. Consider whether the performance met or exceeded management expectations.

Summarize your overall performance compared to the stated goals and objectives, then provide back-up details that support the summary. Highlight the most significant achievements during the review period. Describe how the achievements directly affected the success of the department or company. State whether you met or exceeded expectations.

Describe your performance strengths and development areas during the review period. Include details on actions that you took to improve your performance, such as attending training sessions, taking college courses or working on special projects.

Describe any performance challenges that you faced during the review period, how you handled them and what you may do differently in the future.

Document two to four professional goals for the next review period, such as developing specific, relevant skills or exceeding quantitative business objectives.

Ensure your performance review is free from spelling or grammatical errors.

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Feel your Personal Best

Chiropractic Care for Personal Performance is for patients who are seeking treatment for chronic back pain or injury, or for patients who arelooking forpreventive health care, stretching and exercises to maintain alignment, and nutrition counseling.

Proper function is essential for optimal health. Our everyday activities place both physical and emotional stresses on our bodies, which may to lead to dysfunction and/or disease.If identified early, many health-related conditions can be corrected, but if they are ignored, they can worsen affecting your overall health and well-being.

We believe that a pro-active attitude towards health is the best way to prevent disease.However, even if you do everything correctly, injuries and disease can still occur. To achieve optimal personal performance, we can all use some help.Our personal performance program can help identify biomechanical dysfunction.Our comprehensive testing system allows us to determine if your body has correct alignment and symmetry.In addition to a traditional orthopedic, neurologic and physical examination, you will be evaluated for muscle symmetry, movement patterns, soft-tissue integrity, and other research-based testing.

Schedule a check-up with our office today to see if you are performing optimally.

Chiropractic Treatment for Chronic Back Pain and Injuries

If you are already experiencing pain, then please let us know that when you call to schedule your appointment, so we can do our best to get you in as soon as possible.

Our goal is to keep you healthy, by keeping you functioning at 110%.

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FITZ SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINING

*FOR SUMMER SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINING SESSION OPTIONS SEE BELOW. STARTS MAY 28th. LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE*

Our sports performance training program is a comprehensive athlete development training system created by 20-year strength and conditioning veteran, Brian Fitzmaurice, CSCS. With a proven track record of success since our inception in 2000, we have established a reputation for developing some of St. Louis and the nations top athletes. We have extensive experience developing athletes that have excelled at the high school, college and professional ranks that started training with us at the youth level. Our sports performance training program is geared towards serious athletes that are committed to year-round training for long-term athlete development.

The 3 primary goals of our program are:

1. Injury Prevention

2. Athlete Performance

3. Athlete Development

What is Athlete Development?

Athlete development is the process by which an athlete progressively improves their skill and overall athletic abilities (physical and mental) to prepare for the increasing demands of sports competition. The process of athlete development is a year-round approach that requires serious athletes to commit to skill training, sports performance training (strength and conditioning), healthy nutrition habits, and mindset development. An athletes level of commitment will determine both the rate of their progress and long-term achievement on the field and court. We believe success leaves tracks. The athletes that we have trained over the years that emerged as leaders in their sport were committed to year-round skill practice and our strength and conditioning program.

The Sport Season determines the Strength and Conditioning Phase

With year-round strength and conditioning, the season that an athlete is in will determine the type, frequency, volume, intensity and duration of training. For the multi sport athlete there are several other considerations. The primary seasons/phases of training for athletes are: off-season, pre-season, and in-season.

Off-Season Strength and Conditioning

During the off-season phase an athlete should focus on achieving the greatest progress in a strength and conditioning program and prepare to make an impact during the season. During this phase we focus on all aspects of athlete development and sports performance such as muscle hypertrophy, fat metabolism, pre-hab (injury prevention), strength and stability, conditioning, mobility and flexibility, balance and coordination, speed/agility/quickness, power, core stability and power, mindset, attitude, belief, goals, commitment, discipline, toughness, effort and grit. During the off-season the training frequency, intensity and duration should be at the highest of the year since the demands of sports practice and competition are reduced. Training Session Length: 1.5-2 hours each Recommended Training Frequency: 2-4 sessions per week

Pre-Season Strength and Conditioning

During the pre-season phase an athlete should focus on progressing towards peak mental and physical condition ready for the increased demands of practice, scrimmages and the season ahead. During this phase, like the off-season phase, we continue to work on all aspects of athlete development and sports performance. The main difference is we will modify the training type, volume and intensity according to the athletes increased volume of practice and play. Training Session Length: 1.5 hours each Recommended Training Frequency: 2-3 sessions per week

In-Season Strength and Conditioning

During the in-season phase an athlete should focus on maintaining the progress built in the off-season, and using pro-active methods to promote faster recovery and prevent injury during competition. Research has shown that the progress an athlete achieves during the off-season will begin to decline as soon as 2-4 weeks without a pro-active in-season program. For this reason, athletes that commit to an in-season program perform at higher levels with less injury during the season. Also, adherence to an in-season program is imperative for long-term athlete development. During this phase we focus on recovery stretching, corrective exercise, self-myofascial release: rolling (foam rolls, Muscletrac, balls), and maintenance strength training. Training Session Length: 1 hour Recommended Training Frequency: 1-2 sessions per week

PROGRAM OPTIONS:

OPTION 1: PRIVATE 1-ON-1 TRAINING-60 MIN.For athletes that prefer private instruction and coaching or have specialized requirements such as post-rehab training, specific injury limitations or etc. (scheduled by appointment)

OPTION 2: SEMI-PRIVATE SMALL GROUP TRAINING-60 MIN. (2-5 athletes per coach) For athletes that prefer more private instruction and coaching with a lower program cost than private training. *Participants recruit and organize a small group of friends or teammates to train with of the same sport, goals and age. (Scheduled by appointment)

OPTION 3: INDIVIDUALIZED GROUP TRAINING -60 or 90 MIN. (8-12 athletes per coach) Each 60 or 90 minutegroup training session is individualized according to an athlete's age, level, sport and goals. See program description and schedule below. *3 Month Minimal Commitment

YOUTH & MIDDLE SCHOOL FOUNDATION PERFORMANCE

NEW! (FOR AGES 8-12) Foundation performance is our new introductory program that teaches and trains young athletes on the fundamental aspects of sports performance training. During each fun and challenging 60-minute training session athletes will learn how to run faster, jump higher, move quicker and get stronger using our performance training methods.

Summer Available Training Times: 8-9am Mon-Fri

MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETE PERFORMANCE

(FOR AGES 12+) Complete performance is our signature 90-minute performance training session, which has been used to develop many of St. Louis top athletes since 2000. Each comprehensive training session includes components to improve speed, agility, quickness, functional strength, power and mobility while decreasing the risk of injury from sports competition.

Summer Available Training Times: 9-10:30 am & 3-4:30 pm Mon-Fri, Sat 9-10:30 am

HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGEADVANCED PERFORMANCE

(FOR AGES 17+) Advanced performance is our most intensive program geared for high school athletes preparing for college sports and current college athletes. Each advanced training session is customized to each athletes sport, goals and fitness levels. Advanced performance integrates training methods that have proven to prepare athletes for the highest level of sports competition at the college and pro level.

Summer Available Training Times: 10-12 pm Mon-Sat

READY TO JOIN TEAM FITZ?Call or text us at 636.391.6565 or e-mail info@fitzmauriceperformance.com to get your son or daughter registered.

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