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In my last article in issue 20 (TKD a new Beginning), I told you about my <strong>Tae</strong>kwon- <strong>Do</strong> past, and my new start earlier this year. In the meantime, I've had time to define a plan to get me fit and healthy more effectively, and therefore not only aid my TKD practice, but remain injury free (or so I hope). I did find that in my enthusiasm of practicing TKD, I forgot that this time around I was 20 years older, and not as flexible as I once was (and that's an understatement), and strength, while I never really was much of a muscle man, but endurance I did have plenty. <strong>Tae</strong>kwon-<strong>Do</strong> <strong>Tae</strong>kwon <strong>Do</strong> Fitness: As a result, I had a few muscle strains and other painful experiences, that caused me to re-think, and approach the matter a bit more 'careful', TKD is fun when you can practice it, but at home with an injury is not a good way to do that! First and foremost, this body of mine needed strengthening up,loosing some fat, as well as endurance and flexibility to be gained. I have the added difficulty that I travel a lot for my work, which affects my Getting Getting In In Shape... Shape... by Koo Fockens, 2nd Dan …. and how to get rid of that belly flab... Ms. Joanna Fazzino, NPTA workout routines, my diets, and my time for TKD practice. MAKING A PLAN: Over the past few months, I've been lucky that the hotels I've been staying in (I travel for work) had a gym, one better than the other, but a gym nonetheless, so I looked into how I could use those facilities to my advantage. While you can do plenty of strength and endurance training without a gym, I find that it offers a good way of measuring your progress or workout. Either by showing you how many calories you've burned on a treadmill for example, or by how much weight your pressing on a bench press (in my case, a rather unimpressive figure at present). I've made good use of these gyms recently, but not before I figured out what I wanted. Research was conducted, as many of these 'torture' machines were new to me, or I needed refreshing, but also into diet plans, and workout plans. There are thousands of such articles on <strong>Totally</strong> <strong>Tae</strong> <strong>Kwon</strong> <strong>Do</strong> - 49