School Uniforms

There was a debate on This Morning today about school uniforms and whether school pupils around the UK should wear them.

I can see both sides of the argument. School uniforms are often uncomfortable or hot in summer - mine certainly was. When you wear a school uniform you don't have a chance to show your individuality but they do give you a sense of belonging to a big community that I don't think you would if you had the choice of what to wear.

Scrapping the school uniform will give bullies another thing to pick up on especially when not all parents can afford to buy their children the newest trainers all the time. If everyone wears the same then that will cut down on the bullying a little bit.

School is about education not fashion. Although I hated wearing a uniform when I was at school, sometimes when I wake up on a morning and have to chose what to wear for university I wish I had a uniform so that I didn't have to spend half my morning picking what to wear.

Tracey Anderson Method: Triple Work Out DVD

Since the Patsy Palmer Ibiza work out DVD wasn't tough enough for me, I have been combining it with the Tracey Anderson Method Triple Work Out DVD which has proved much more of a challenge.
Madonna, Gwyneth Paltro and Shakira have all been trained by Anderson so I felt confident that the DVD's would work.
In the DVD box set you get a Dance Cardio Workout, a Total Cardio Workout and a Mat Workout.
I started out with the Dance Cardio Workout DVD. While it worked up a good sweat, the routines were long and complicated to start with. The DVD gives you the option to watch the routines from the front as a normal DVD or from behind as if you were in an exercise class.
The Total Cario Workout sees Anderson call on some friends to provide some more work outs they are easier to get to grips with than the routines in the Dance Cardio work out so I would advise starting with these.
Finally the Mat Workout without a doubt makes you work the hardest. This DVD is all about your legs, arms and abs. Anderson provides what seem like never ending repetitions which definitely get results.
I try to combine the DVD's with running but do the Mat Workout DVD on a daily basis.
I have really enjoyed doing the Tracey Anderson Method DVD's as they are helping me look and feel better ready for my summer holidays!

Patsy Palmer's Ibiza Workout DVD: Review

I bought this DVD from a second hand DVD shop last year and I put it to one side but now, with my summer holiday booked I decided to dig it out and start the exercise regime.
This DVD probably should have been called the Louie Spence Ibiza Workout DVD as it is him that provides the exercises and does most of the work while Patsy Palmer stands and watches.
The exercises do get the heart rate raised but are a little bit slow to start with and Louie and Patsy seem to have rehearsed irritating conversations which aren't what you want while trying to exercise.
The exercises work but it isn't the best DVD I have ever done. I have combined doing this DVD with runs around my local park and The Tracey Anderson Method DVD's (review to follow).
I is worth trying this DVD but not if you enjoy hard high impact work outs!