Hello!
So I’ve had a few requests recently for a post/video about my current fitness routine, trust me there will be some coming soon! But today, I thought we could chat about what classes I do, as I do, a lot of fitness classes but this may be changing slightly soon as I want to do more work in the gym with weights.
But for now, let’s talk about what classes I do, what they are, why I do them, etc… and hopefully it will be helpful for anyone who wanted to know 🙂
I tend to go to the gym between 3-5 times a week. Usually on average it’s 4/5 times a week, but I won’t lie, ever since the wedding I haven’t been as motivated, or we’ve had quite a lot of stuff on which has meant sometimes we’ve only gone 3 times which is still good obviously!
I’m going to write out my plan as if I’ve gone 5 times, as that is usually my goal for the week, so let’s begin!
Class : Body Pump
Type : Weights & Cardio
Length : 1 Hour
How Often : 3 x a week.
I’ve been doing Body Pump for about 2 years now, and it was a great way to introduce myself to weights and exercises. I would recommend Pump if you are new to the gym/weights as you can build up your strength/cardio without it being too intense.
I like body pump because I feel like it has given me muscle tone and made me leaner, I also just enjoy the class and love it when I’m able to add more weight to my bar.
There’s 10 tracks and they target different parts of the body, from your legs to your back. It’s a great all body workout, that will help with your strength and cardio endurance.
However for record, these are the current weights I do in pump (not sure if this is useful but here we go)
- Warm Up : 2.5 + 1kg each side of bar – total 7kg
- Squats : 10kg each side – total 20kg (your squat weight is your heaviest weight of the class)
- Chest : 6kg each side – total 12kg
- Back : 6kg each side – total 12kg
- Triceps : 4.5kg each side of bar – total 9kg and a  5kg plate for any plate work
- Biceps : 3.5kg each side of bar – total 7kg or 2.5kg/5kg for any plate work
- Lunges : Either 5kg each side – total 10kg for the bar or a 5kg plate, or 5kg plate in each hand depending on the track – total 5-10kg
- Shoulders : 4.5kg on the bar – total 9kg or 2.5 kg/5kg plates to hold
- Abs : if we need a plate I’ll use a 5kg plate.
- Cool down
Some of those weights aren’t too heavy, but it’s taken me a long time to work up to them! I started with a 1kg each side and then worked my way up. I tend to change my weights every 2-3 weeks. But I just go on how I’m feeling/what my body is telling me.
Class : Metafit
Type : HIIT
Length : 20-30 mins
How Often : 1x a week
Metafit is a HIIT workout which I really like as it’s over and done with so quickly! HIIT is a great way to burn fat and boost your metabolic rate.
I definitely wanted to be sick in my first class, but I tend to do this once a week as it’s a nice quick workout, that gets me sweaty.
Class : Body Attack
Type : Intense Cardio
Length : 45 minutes
How Often : 1x a week
Body attack is the class I love and hate at the same time, it pushes me to my limits but I weirdly love it.
It’s intense cardio so you do a lot of jumping, running, burpees, etc but you can work at your own level. It’s my favourite class as it gives me the highest endorphins. I come out dripping in sweat, but I always feel so much better for doing it.
So all in all, I try to do weights 3x a week and cardio 2x a week.
I feel like I need cardio in my routine as it really helps with my mental health and I feel sometimes you just need to get sweaty.
I don’t know if this has been any help at all, or just a big ramble, but hopefully I’ll have a bit more of a concise routine soon for you and I’ll start filming some videos.
But here’s what I do at the moment and if you have any questions please just let me know!
Do you go to the gym? What’s your fave workout?
