In October last year I really felt like I needed to change my fitness regime. At the time I was running pretty much everyday with the occasional exercise class thrown in, but not very often. Although my muscles had become used to this routine my legs never really got time to recover and I think that I'd lost some of the enjoyment of running.
Anyway, about the same time I heard about a new performance centre called 'NPC' in Loughborough and decided to go and have a look. It this amazing warehouse that for anyone who knows about crossfit looks a bit like a crossfit gym - lots of weights, frames for strength work and suspension ropes as well as bikes, boxing equipment, a rowing machine and sprint track. Not a treadmill in sight - hallelujah, I hate treadmills! The idea behind the place is a fitness centre that is accessible to all, not the meat heads that just want to lift huge weights but for people to get fit for life and be able to live life WELL. I loved the ethos of the place immediately and decided to sign up for classes.
Since then I've made it my new routine to be down there at least three times a week. I do a boxing with circuit training class, an intense spin class and a boot camp session that includes flipping huge tyres, sprints, kettle bells, boxing and more. And I LOVE it! I'm still running but not everyday and when I do, guess what...I feel SO much stronger!
Basically this is to encourage anyone who, like me, has got into a fitness rut, to MIX IT UP :) You will find different muscles get used in different sessions giving others a break and time to recover meaning your strength improves. I've really noticed it just going about day to day jobs, things are easier and tasks that used to feel quite hard work (carrying heavy things over distance for example) seem so much easier. If you don't want to spend money on a gym or fitness centre, there's no need. Crack out a few of the workouts below (or similar - there's loads on the Internet) a week to mix up you routine.
More importantly for me, it has made me realise again how much I love fitness stuff, pushing myself and making friends in the process :)
Check out NPC Loughborough: http://www.npcfit.com/
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