15/12/2024
Here is Regina, she's the funniest lady, who has smashed her first couple of months at Online zoom bootcamp
As a lady in my 50s I'd lost my way in terms of fitness and exercise and im sure im not alone when i say that. From childhood into my 40s I'd always liked doing some form of regular exercise whether it be camogie as a teen, swimming in my 20s, G4MO, walking or just going to gym in my 30s& 40s.
Then, after covid, i needed to 'wise up and do something'. So, I joined the leisure centre and religiously paid my monthly membership. That was like a New Year's resolution, pay and dont use. So, rolling on to September 2024, my daughter was so fed up listening to me complaining about my fitness that she gifted me with a voucher for Helens bootcamp as a birthday present. (Oh boy.. 6am sessions, 3 times a week for 4 weeks. I work full time and have lots of travel to fit in. How will i manage, and did i want to?? What was my daughter thinking)
Then came 30th September, Day 1 - 6am. I must confess I was really apprehensive. It had been a while. 620am day 1. and I didn't think I wanted to be Helens friend anymore 😂 I was exhausted, extremely sweaty or should I say glowing 😆 and sore (but it was the good kind of sore & Helen is actually really lovely and very encouraging).
Rolling onto week 4 session 12, by 6.40am 3 times a week I had completed the 4 week fitness sessions in the comfort of my own home and still manage to make work for 8am with a spring in my step and a smile on my face. I'd survived! So, i decided to keep it up, pleasantly surprising myself and my daughter.
My clothes fit so much better, I've toned up and have noticed my shape starting to change after only 3 months.... Thank you Helen!!
But, exercise is soo much more than creating a well sculpted figure. Sometimes in life we all suffer in silence and have things we don't like to talk about or admit. Pressure of daily life can sometimes be stressful and leave us feeling slightly under the weather. I woke this morning at 3am over thinking and feeling sorry for myself, dragged myself out of bed and 1 minute into the zoom I felt amazing.
One piece of advice, just do it. You will have no regrets