My next training session with KURUP FIT came around and Sharm changed it up again.  This week she took me to a gym.  I’ve been in a gym once in the past three years maybe, only because my friend took me to zumba which actually turned out to be spinning!  I’m not going to lie, I was pretty excited about being beasted round a gym for a morning, and the fact it was going to be warm was very appealing, especially as we usually train outside and its freezing at the moment!

We got straight into a warm up to get everything working properly.  We then spent half an hour doing just three exercises that worked the entire body, and I was lifting weights that I would honestly never even think of lifting!  The reason these big exercises were done first is because you’re at your peak, if you tried to do them at the end of a work out you just don’t have the same energy levels and so they wouldn’t be as beneficial.  After I felt like I had pumped my body up we went through other exercises that focussed on arms and legs while strengthening the core at the same time.  We spent time using the balance balls and focussing on the core, which made me nearly hurl!  The last thing on the list was for me to have a rowing race against Sharm.. I was like, yeah cool, rowing’s fun..  Well it was fun but hard!!  We only raced for six minutes but varied it and ‘sprinted’ during parts of the race.  When it was over I actually fell off the rowing machine in exhaustion reaching for my water bottle.. and then had to run at speed to warm down! It was the hardest I’ve ever worked in a gym and I loved every minute of it!

         

It was good to have a gym session to mix things up from training outside most of the time.  I learnt a lot about gym work this session and whats beneficial and whats not. Sharm also knows how to get the most out of a work out and she explains this as you’re training, which I like because I’m interested in knowing the reasons behind why you do things and why its good/bad for you.

I’m hurting today but I’m still looking forward to my next training session!

If you want a trainer who will work with you towards your goals, give you the confidence to do exercises you didn’t think you could do, keep it interesting and fun for you..?  Contact Sharm:  Kurup Fit – sharmy@kurupfit.co.uk – 07968854397

My home riding ground was frozen this weekend – I can’t remember the last time I saw this!  So instead of vegging on the sofa all weekend I amused myself with getting out in the freezing air and taking a few snaps of the waters I see the most – the Thames in Kingston and WakeMK…

            

Time for another training session with Sharm of Kurup Fit, but this time with a twist. The twist being that Sarah Kingdom and I were doing a double session together.  Neither of us had done this before, but we were really looking forward to it knowing that it would be fun to go through the pain together!  We did a long warm up to get our muscles working as it was sunny but cold and then straight into a training session of new exercises to work into our circuits.  This brought tears to our eyes trying to learn one exercise that Sarah and I had to do together but alternate it, and I hate to admit that it took us a few attempts to perfect it!

We got into our circuits full of enthusiasm which quickly wore away as the pain set in! We worked on the shoulders with kettlebells, tricep and biceps, stomach, press-ups, v-sits with rotations, calves.. actually, it was a full body workout and it was hard!  Lots of short bursts of cardio as well.  It was different working out with a partner as you have to concentrate on the alternations of your exercises; fun but very hard work, which is what we’re there for!

After circuits, Sharm took us through a warm down and numerous different stretches to make sure we would minimise any muscle pain.  The session was really constructive and Sharm had planned it so we would both get the most out of it we possibly could.  We worked hard and I’m definitely feeling it now!

After the session I had a chance to catch up with Sharm about my food diary.  I recorded what I ate for a week and Sharm took it away and analysed it.  We went through the results and I was pleased to hear that I’m not far off an ideal diet for what I’m doing.  I have just tweaked a few things to tailor it to give me more energy and to get my muscles to repair quicker.

If you feel like you need a boost this year and want to work towards specific goals like getting fitter or stronger, or generally upping your fitness and energy levels, contact Sharm of Kurup Fit for some positive, fun and very beneficial training sessions!

Sharm at Kurup Fit – sharmy@kurupfit.co.uk – 07968854397