I haven’t written a blog for a while. I was ill and couldn’t exercise and my head wasn’t in the right place to write anything positive.
Thankfully I’m feeling on top form and back at it. I wanted to write about my experience of body pump and the other Les Mills classes.
I had never heard of these classes until about 6 months ago and then the actual thought of doing a class filled me with dread. When I finally started going to classes at the gym and did a body pump class it was a revelation to me. I could get my weights done in a format that I enjoyed, made me sweat and feel like I’d achieved something.
I’d only attended a few classes and the virus struck the world, the gyms closed and I thought that was that. Until I realised my son had a bar bell and all the weights he’d been bought for Christmas stashed away in my wardrobe and Les Mills has an app with many many workouts on and a free trial. So I ordered a step and set to work trying the workouts at home.
My weights have increased, I’m definitely getting more toned and more importantly I enjoy the workouts. I’ve discovered body combat and body step as well. Which I also love and use to do my cardio if I’m not going for a run.
I don’t want to sound like a sales rep for Les Mills (I’m not getting commission 😂). I just wanted to say that if I hadn’t left my comfort zone to go to those classes I would never have found something I love doing that has helped keep me sane during lockdown. It also sorts the strength training out I need for my marathon training which was always the side I wasn’t great at.
I’m actually considering carrying my workouts out from home after all this because I can do the classes whenever I want. I don’t have young kids so I know that’s not an option for everyone.
So what I’m saying is don’t always stay in your comfort zone because leaving it has changed my life on many occasions now 🙂
