Tesco Voucher
As the summer can get expensive in so many ways here is a little gift for you to use the next time you go shopping £10 off you shopping at Tesco.
Enjoy!!!
Kung Fu Summer Party :-)
The Kung Fu Schools Summer party went really well I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who came and supported the event and for the wonderful food that everyone brought along with them. It makes such a difference when so many people do a little something.
We had a bouncy castle, giant jenga, giant connect 4, space hopper races and face painting, it will be hard to beat next year but I’m sure we will come up with something.
I have started working on Halloween things, I can’t wait to decorate the Kung Fu Schools again, I just hope that baby will give me chance to whizz round and do it, he will have to have a day with daddy 
Thank you again for all the help and support from everyone.
Healthy pregnancy due to Kung Fu.
I had the first appointment from my health visitor the other day and she was surprised how healthy I was, how eassily I was still moving around and how I could still sit cross legged on the floor.
After going through all the forms she had to about our lives she asked how much Kung Fu I had been doing during my pregnancy and how often. She was surprised at the small amount I had been doing compared to how much I did before. Yet still it had, had such an effect on my mobility.
Before I got pregnant I was doing a little solo training every day, plus 2 classes per week and every now and then I would train some bits with Paul at home. My solo training would be my forms once slow and then once faster each, this would take around 10 minutes and then I would do an exercise routine that I had put together. This was a sir-kit of sit ups on the fit ball (straight and to the side) 2mins, to those of you who train at The Kung Fu Schools the route done in the class twice, then squats and on the way up I would kick forward ( this works best if someone is holding a pad for you to kick ). I will be using this routine after I have baby Leo in 4 weeks time!!!!!! So I will video it and pop it up on here so you can see exactly what I do. But bare with me as will be out of practice now. I will do one as soon as I can after the birth then one each month so you can see the effect it has and the speed it works.
While I have been pregnant I have really cut down, not meaning to cut down as much as I have I must admit, it happens to everyone I just got out the habit. I stopped the classes for the first 3 months as of course the pregnancy danger zone! After that I did one class a week all I had to do was make sure my training partner was aware I was pregnant. The only thing I have continued through my pregnancy is doing my solo training of my forms everyday. I did some training with Paul on our honeymoon, and he has shown and gone through me the Wing Chun Kuen form a couple of times (this I can’t wait to do fully). Since he came back from Hong Kong he has been concentrating on the pole and that is a real no no at the moment, but can’t wait to have a go!!!
So really I haven’t done much while being pregnant but it was noticeable to the health visitor that Kung Fu has helped make my pregnancy more healthy. She also thinks that it will make the birth easier too I do hope so we will have to see.
Look out for the videos of me getting back into shape after the birth, I will do a monthly video so you can really see the difference Kung Fu has to my body.
A Gift For You Treat yourself to dinner!
It’s far to hot to cook this week so why not pop out for dinner?! use this 2 for 1 voucher at Prezzo’s.
Enjoy your dinner!!!!!!!
Preventing stretch marks !!!!!!!!!
I was asked today what I have been using to help prevent stretch marks? I looked at so many!!!! different lotions, potions, creams or oils? What do you use? No one wants stretch marks!!!……
We will never really know if they work or not as if you use one you may not have got them anyway even if you hadn’t used anything as not everyone gets them. Or you could only use it on half your belly but who would do that as you may get them one side and not the other and that would be really strange. Of course there is nothing wrong with stretch marks they are one of natures little things to remind us of what we have been through.
I kept seeing Bio Oil in all the magazines and it had been recommended to me so thought I’d give it a go. It is one of the most expensive, but I had the approach that I don’t mind paying if it will work, so I use this every morning after I get out the shower and rub it into just the areas that are prone to stretch marks. I drip it onto my tummy and rub it in all over the bump and around my sides then what is left on my hands I rub under and around the edges of my boobs. I don’t put much here any more as I found at the beginning of my pregnancy that it did give me loads and loads of spots so do be careful. I then use it on my thighs and bottom. I then use just baby oil for everywhere else as I don’t need to prevent stretch marks on my arms or feet and I’ve only just started my second bottle and am 7 1/2 months pregnant so I’ve managed to make it last really well. It goes into the skin nicely and I love the smell.
I also have been using at night something that was recommended to me, and I now use it for everything it’s fab I would recommend this to anyone as a moisturiser. Virgin Coconut Oil, I rub this all over before I go to bed as it dose take a little while to soak in but my skin has been great since I started using it. I was expecting it to be in a bottle and be like a normal liquid oil, however it is in a tub and is solid so I was unsure of how it would work but as soon as it touches your skin it starts to melt and is so easy to rub in. This oil is the most versatile one I’ve ever come across as it can be used for anything, it is totally pure and contains no preservatives or trans fats. It is resistant to high temperatures, which makes it ideal for cooking and baking as well as for spreading on toast ect, as a healthy alternative for butter. These are some of the suggestions the company mention. I have tried cooking with it and I have to say was very easy to use and gives a hint of coconut to your dinner. I like coconut so liked that however if you don’t like coconut then I wouldn’t recommend it for cooking. It is very cheep to I got 1500ml for just under £30 from ..http://www.coconutoilcompany.com/… I really like my coconut oil and will continue to use it as a moisturiser even after I have the baby.
I hope that helps you find a moisturiser…… coconut oil definitely my favorite.
Welcome to the women’s martial arts!!!!
I’m Lindsey Hawkes the Simo (Wife of Sifu) of Sifu Paul Hawkes of The Kung Fu Schools. Thank you for visiting my blog site.
I will be blogging from a woman’s point of view about, martial arts, life as a Simo, events at our Kung Fu Schools (parties, fates, gradings, seminars) etc. I’m dyslexic so there will be spelling mistakes along the way however why should I let this hold me back.
I am seven months pregnant at the moment so will also be reporting on the many changes my body has been through and what is happening each week. I will let you all know how I find being a mum and all the trials we went through to find the right pushchair! Exercise while your pregnant is hard work so will be letting you all know what I have been doing in detail including any breaks I take.
Of course I want to show you how you can still defend yourself (including if you’re pregnant) . I will do some videos on this with the help of my husband Master Paul Hawkes.
I will be posting links to shopping vouchers as these are always useful to everyone so the more that are out there the better.
For those of you that train at The Kung Fu School you will have heard about the “Lindseyisumz” they will also be available here. “Lindseyisumz” are my own explanations of what the Chinese name for the shape this is how I have remembered the system of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Not all of the instructors like them as they say they are “far to girly and nontraditional” however it helped me learn and has helped some of the students at the school and my job as an instructor is to help them learn the system.
I look forward to seeing your comments on the these things so will be posting very soon. I hope you have a great day.