Workout wherever you are, whenever.

Days like today when the weather suddenly reminds us it is in fact winter always take me back to my very early days as a personal trainer when i predominately trained either outdoors or in my 'converted' garage - i say converted - this is a very loose term as those that used to train there will testify!! Back then i did not have the luxury of a nice heated gym or in fact very much protection from the elements so i simply had to adapt to the conditions - it was simply a question of being flexible in what i was going to do with my training (and that of my clients) with the given weather conditions. I have always been in awe of a trainer called Ross Enamait who i have followed since i very started in this industry - he sums up 100% how i feel about the whole cold / hot training and how to just adapt and get on with it.  I'm a massive believer that a person should train in the current climate - if its hot outside then train in that environment - same if its cold. Like a lot of things in modern life, peoples training has become soft - unfortunately results do not come from being soft - they come from testing yourself, stepping up for the challenge and working hard!! Check out his site (here) for not only some very frank views on exercise but some great articels as well!    

Wanted to share with you this intense conditioning workout for the week given to me by a friend (don't know where he got it). Is only bodyweight exercises and you only need space on the floor enough for your size, good for travellers, working at home or no time for the gym  . 30 Jumping Jacks 5-8 FreestylePush-ups 25 High knees 7-10 Burpees 10 Crunches/Sit-ups/Lying leg raises 7-10 Squats 5-8 Freestyle Push-ups 10 Crunches/Sit-ups/Lying leg raises 5-8 Freestyle Push-ups 7-10 Squats 30 Jumping Jacks 1 minute Wall sit 5-8 Freestyle Push-ups 25 High knees - Do 3-5 rounds for time, resting as needed. The variable reps exercises mean you do the amount of reps related on how proficient you are on that exercise. For ex. if you are good doing burpees fast and with good form go for 10 each time, if you do the squats slow then go for 7 etc. The Crunches/Sit-ups/Lying leg raises mean you can choose what variation to do or alternate each time. Freestyle Push-ups mean every time you do push ups you will do a different variation (wide, diamond, side to side, power overs, pike presses, planche, hspu, clapping, spidermans, supermans, etc.). Go fast through the circuit but maintaining good form.

I also did alot of skipping and some core work