2012 January | Glenn Ward

There are a few things to remember to help you get set up with your Google Analytics Custom Reports. The set up interface looks confusing so first firmly establish what blocks does what, see the screen shot below.

The Dimensions refer to what will be the rows of the table
Metrics will be columns
Sub dimensions drill down on dimensions, for example if your dimensions is a city then your create a sub dimension to drill down referal sources from that city.

First establish your objectives. Let’s use an example whereby we want the focus on results per landing page. make the Dimension “Landing Page” and the Metric “Visits” this will highlight number of visits by landing page. As per the example above we might want to monitor a particular marketing campaign for a certain sub domain or url. In this case add the Sub Dimension as “Referal Path” under traffic sources. This will allow you to quickly see where your traffic came from for each landing page. Your Custom report build will look like this,

Nuffield Health – Health MOT review

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I have had many different experiences of gyms in my time. Often the staff, the users and the equipment are the main factors for you enjoying and keeping up your visits. Since Nuffield Health acquired Cannons Gyms to become Nuffield Health and Wellbeing it was more than just a facelift and a new logo. Many might be aware that I am keen on incentive schemes benefitting from PruHealths rewards for a while now.

What if however the incentive is your health. Im just showing off because for my age I scored off the scale but Nuffield now run an MOT health check. On your second check up, if there is an improvement in your health the are incentives of value on offer, a free month, PT session or day passes for friends. But, lets face it! Who has known their resting heart rate, VO2 max or blood glucose level since their high school science lessons? I know I havent. Its good to know this stuff and its free.

Incentives aside, you will feel better about yourself and less paranoid about all the brainwash you read in the magazines knowing that you are fit and healthy. And if youre not you can identify where your sticking points are. If you earn that freebie, discard the savings and opt for the personal trainer session. There is nothing more beneficial to your training than knowledge and improved technique, more often than not the fastest way to gain this is talking to and being critiqued by an expert. We all develop poor and lazy form sometimes and this wastes hours in the gym.

Nuffield are so committed to your health they have relaxed their contracts for 2012 so if that new years resolution doesnt stick then just quit!

The Renegade Row – First exercise demonstration blog post from Roger Ward

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We have put together the first in a series of exercise demonstrations to support my fathers circuit classes at Huncote and Enderby leisure centre. The first is the Renegade Row, learn which muscle groups this exercise involves, correct technique and how to progress this exercise both in the circuit class and in the gym. All made pretty easy to visualize with some cracking exersize demonstrations.

Visit http://rogerwardhealthandfitness.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-renegade-row/

[FITNESS] Photo shoot for circuit class exercise demonstrations

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This holiday break we got together to shoot some photos for dads weekly circuit classes. The intention being to improve the classes as individuals would be able to see clear demonstrations at each station. Father will also be producing a breakdown of each exercise on his blog.

We popped up to Huncote Leisure center in Leicester and used their gym. The process was a little rushed but with a bit of prep, Luke Ward on camera, Roger Ward directing the positioning of the exercises and myself fitness modeling it all went very well. Here’s a sample, for more details visit www.rogerwardhealthandfitness.wordpress.com

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