Glenn Ward

Getting your Google Analytics Custom Reports set up

glennmward — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:49:15 +0000

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 [...]

Nuffield Health – Health MOT review

glennmward — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:47:03 +0000

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 [...]

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

glennmward — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:37:36 +0000

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 [...]

[FITNESS] Photo shoot for circuit class exercise demonstrations

glennmward — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:00:25 +0000

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 [...]

[FITNESS] Roger Wards Christmas off road fun run around Glen Parva

glennmward — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:00:22 +0000

Yesterday the family pulled together to help dad (Roger Ward) marshal his first organized run around rural Glen Parva. The run started at Glenhills memorial hall and lead off across the fields at the back of Glen Parva making use of some great running locations along the great central way and popular dog walking tracks [...]

The English way! An unproductive and unhealthy way to work

glennmward — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:00:35 +0000

I read somewhere that British workers on average work more hours than any the rest of Europe. You’ve all heard the jibes in the office “half day is it part timer” “Afternoon!” is it just office banter or psychologically does this create a silly work ethic that we abide to against practical reasoning. I recently [...]

The GfK Insights Calendar – Crambed full of Insights, Infographics, Animations and Research Findings

glennmward — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:51:48 +0000

This year we have produced calendar review of the last year. It’s packed full of all the Infographics, Animated Videos and Charts we have been producing to support our PR and blog outputs. Have a browse and feel share the Insights. We now have expanded the in house video production team with the addition of [...]

Completed the Mens Fitness Abs of Steel iPad App to the letter

glennmward — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:00:38 +0000

Some of you are aware that this summer I trained to enter the MensHealth cover competition, following this while training for the Maximuscle bulk up challenge I tore my groin landing a jump in the splitz while windsurfing. I was out of action for a while and put on some body fat. To get my [...]

Sometimes you dont know what you’d like to do but you know what you like doing

glennmward — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:57:25 +0000

I write this post as a thought pops into my head. I often get asked for life advice, despite not feeling qualified in myself to give this kin of advise I always try and encourage a line of questioning of oneself, ones actions or things that could be considered, rather than handing out direct, do [...]

My friend Gareth Pickford goes it alone with GP-Treeworks

glennmward — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:06:39 +0000

Just a quick heads up for anyone needing a tree surgeon or general hedge cutting, fencing, decking etc in the Chichester, West Sussex area. Gareth Pickford #gary, set up his website, www.gptreeworks.co.uk

Links for 2010-08-24 [Digg]

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Andy Bubble Chambers (K540) winter windsurf training Cape To
Andy Bubble Chambers, currently ranked 18 on the world tour for freestyle sent me his footage from his winter training session out in Cape Town. Work commitments meant I couldn’t spend as much time on it as I would have liked and it doesn’t have the sick remix that my buddy was going edit but take a look and spread it round your social media space

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Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Privacy in a Connected Society
The recent actions of the world's biggest social network reveal its beliefs and ideals for digital society; openness and one identity. However, theories suggest that self identity is process of story-telling under constant revision. With our research showing that social networkers are actively sharing different amounts of personal information

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Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Mobile data allowance grows in importance among smartphone o
Recent research conducted by GfK NOP shows that, among smartphone owners, mobile data allowance is more important than the network operator and the handset type.

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Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Around the world in 80 Raves - Chapter 7 - Woodstock
We began the longest section of the trip so far and headed for Woodstock travelling through the night. The bus stopped around ten in the morning and we all got off to eat in a little silver stylish diner. The surrounding landscape had changed overnight, it had now become hilly and it looked a little more like woodland. I had a chicken burger...

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Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 PDT

The pitfalls of social media and online recruitment methods
I am running a pilot to monitor the success of new media approaches to recruitment while recruiting for my assistant. During the research process I came across a few findings that were worth a note.The flip side to recruiting on the Internet, despite the fact that a particular platform does not represent a true overview of a countries...