I’m half way through my 6 week program at The PE Club so I thought it would be the perfect time to give you guys an update. In case you missed my first post, I’ve recently started a fitness program entailing classes and personal training sessions at The PE Club in New York! While its still early days and I’m not seeing any drastic physical changes as of yet, I really am getting hooked on training and getting stronger!
I wont lie, the first week was absolutely rough. After my first TRX Upper Body class, my arms were in such pain that I could barely lift my arms to eat and then after my first personal training class my legs were in agony for up to 3 days before I learned about the best tip in the world for reducing post work out pain, The Foam Roller. This is the best tool to use for getting rid of those tight muscles and can even be used as a tool during your workout also (here’s a link to my favourite exercises)
The first three weeks have consisted of the same routine, a TRX Kettlebells class which is composed of 3 different circuits of Kettlebells, TRX and Ab work, a TRX Total Body Extreme which is my favourite because you really get a head to toe workout and finally a personal training session with my trainer Allie. Even though doing a training session with Allie is sometimes the last thing I want to do after work, its amazing how much energy I get from our workout! She understands that my goal is really to lean out and tone up without building too much muscle so our workout is a lot of stuff you can do yourself at home combined with some weights!
On top of this I’ve continued to do 4/5 morning Pilates Reformer sessions per week as I really feel its the best for building that core strength that allows you to really push yourself in the other workouts! Another tip I’ve picked up is how beneficial a ten minute session with the Skipping Rope is, I really think ten minutes of high intensity with the jump rope is as good as jogging around for a half an hour! I have to say the more I do, I really notice a difference in my energy levels and while I don’t notice a huge physical difference yet I do think I’ve toned up slightly in my tummy which is enough motivation to keep it up when I go back to New York for the second half of my training in January!
My trainer Allie drew up a workout plan for me to use at home while I’m on vacation which I’ve shared a snippet of above! I wont lie I will be giving myself a little bit of a break over the next two weeks but will be trying to keep up with some cardio along Galway Bay and this little workout so I maintain some momentum!
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