Motivation and commitment count for a lot in achieving your fitness goals with a personal trainer. Dogged determination and an inspirational go-getting attitude are impressive and it is only the naive who believe that personal training requires no input from themselves at all.

Are you the sort of person who dances through life or do you tend to shuffle along at a slow pace? Well dance is a high-energy way of really changing your life. Dance classes can get your body moving to the rhythm of fitness and inspire a more energized approach to life.

It might still be November, just, but the New Year is fast approaching and rather than try and change your lifestyle for the better on the first day of January, why not plan ahead? In the final few weeks leading up to the end of 2013 make it the season to make positive change and get ready to start 2014 with some new, healthy improvements.

Tis the season to be merry and not morbidly obese at least. With trick and treat candies long gone and Thanksgiving feasting round the corner for some, not to mention the upcoming indulgence of the end-of-year party season, it's easy for this time of year to create a festive fallout over kids' health.

Ultimate inspiration may come from within when it comes to effecting change in your lifestyle, fitness levels and sporting performance. However, it can be the impact of other women's achievements which really motivates and sets alight the fires of a positive, can-do approach.

Handlebars, walrus, not to mention pencil, Dali and Fu Manchu. Yes, it's that time of year again when men are encouraged to grow all manner of facial hair in the name of men's health, from unruly Hungarian style bushes to waxed English tashes.

While much of the Western world might be getting fatter, there is definitely societal pressure to keep fit and stay in shape. If you fail then the result is feeling a failure and this can lead to a spiral effect down toward a bad diet and lack of activity.

First Defense is very excited to announce that we will host KMG UK Director, Jon Bullock, for an evening seminar on Friday, November 15th.

Jon Bullock, the director of Krav Maga training in the UK, will teach a 2 hour training session called Surviving Edged Weapons.