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HOW DO THE TRAINERS TRAIN AND MOTIVATE THEMSELVES?

 

Shelley Gwilliam

Everybody Fitness, Ross-on-Wye:

 

"From the age of five I can remember always being active: if I wasn't at gymnastics, horse riding or running about with the other kids in my village, I would make my dad get on his bike with me and do a 6 mile circuit. As a teenager I was playing county tennis, hockey, football and running regularly ( with my poor dad on his bike in tow making sure I was safe).

As time has moved on so has my training. I did enjoy using the gym regularly but I prefer classes and training outside using school fields, my patio and local parks. I also run with my friends who I met through teaching my own classes.

 

The great thing about sport is you meet so many people from all walks of life. It helps you build confidence, social networks and relationships within the work place. That's why I set up Everybody Fitness as I wanted to provide fitness for everyone from cardiac rehab and GP Referral clients to those who train regularly, and the best part is we have a fantastic atmosphere throughout our classes and meet regularly socially."

www.everybodyfitness.co.uk

 

Matt Hudd

Dragon Fitness Academy, Hereford:

 

"I teach martial arts four to five evenings a week, plus daytime classes at schools and train clients privately during the day.  My weekends are often spent teaching martial arts courses. Since I've started teaching professionally, it is harder to keep up my fitness levels, so I set myself goals to keep improving.

I have black belts in three different disciplines and later this year I'll be undertaking my 3rd Dan at kickboxing and another blackbelt in Lau gar Kung fu.  Next year I am hoping to complete my1st Dan with the British Combat Association, as well as my first triathlon competition.

To stay committed I just put my name down for an event and tell my friends and family. That way I stay focused - I don't like letting people down.

I like to set myself challenges to stay on top of my game, to avoid becoming complacent. I believe in being a role model for my students, I feel I owe it to them to keep getting better and to bring new ideas into my classes."

 

Georgie Sutherland,

Ross Dance Club

"I teach ballroom and Latin dancing for three hours on Thursday evenings, that keeps the mind and the body fit. The best thing about dancing is you don't even think about keeping fit, you get so engrossed in the steps, the choreography, the expression to different types of music, from beautiful waltzes and elegant foxtrots, to sensual rumbas, cheeky cha chas and hot hot sambas, you don't even notice you are exercising.

 

I also enjoy the challenge of creating sparkling choreography and ploughing through 100s of tracks looking for inspiring music.

In my spare time I take an active role as Great Grandmother to three children, which includes playing tennis, cricket and basketball, and if there is any time left after that, it is spent trying to  landscape my granddaughter's huge jungle/garden."

 

 

Matt Morris

Mathlete Training, Hereford

 

"My passion for competitive sport lies in the fitness element, having ran four marathons, six half marathons, completed two full Ironman events (2.5m Swim, 112m Bike, 26.2m Run) and one 70.3 Ironman. I'm also a keen cyclist and have competed in Time Trials and Track Cycling in the Velodrome.

 

Fitting a life in around work can be extremely difficult when also training for Ironman distance events, so I have cut my work hours down. When I'm not working I can be found cycling the roads of Wales or with Climb on Bikes, running the streets of Hereford or swimming at Bodenham Lake with Hereford Triathlon Club.

 

I have a very understanding family who support me 100% which I'm very grateful for and it is amazing seeing them at every finish line."

 

Lindsay Bruce

Pyramid Fitness, Hereford

"I first got into bodybuilding while I was in the army. On leaving the army I opened Pyramid Fitness and continued to train as a bodybuilder.  My weekly training schedule is four weight training sessions concentrating on different muscle groups in each session, with 30 minute cardio workouts every day. I am also on a strict diet, eating balanced meals seven times a day and drinking protein shakes after workouts. I have taken 2012 off from competing to concentrate on the expansion of the gym, but I hope to be back up to competition standard for 2013.  My progress can be tracked on Facebook."

www.pyramid-fitness.com

 

Richard Danks

Fit + Healthy Clinics, Hereford

"My current training regime consists of five exercise classes, three running classes and two regular weekly personal training clients. My personal fitness goals include cycling a further ten miles a day along with extra weekly training sessions of swimming, cycling and running. Current training volume consists of 13 hours a week with the aim to gradually increase this towards twenty hours and accumulate 140 miles across the three disciplines in a week over the course of a 48 week periodised training programme. The training schedule is in place to prepare myself to take on my first Iron Man in 2013 for my 30th birthday and to raise funds for the Mental Health Charity - Herefordshire Mind. For anybody wanting to join one of my Iron Man training sessions, please feel free to contact me - richard@fitandhealthyclinic.co.uk

www.fitandhealthyclinic.co.uk

 

Nicola Goodwin,

BBC reporter and coach at Hereford Triathlon Club

Gold medal at the European Long Distance Triathlon Championships in 2011

13th place at the World Long Distance Triathlon Championships in July 2012

"The challenge of triathlon training is that it combines three sports but that's also why I love it so much.  In the winter I work on technique and building a solid base of swimming, cycling and running mileage.  I'll train for an average of 12 to 15 hours a week including three swimming sessions, strength sessions in the gym, a long bike and a turbo session with the Hereford and District Wheelers cycling club and some long, steady runs. In the spring and summer months our training will change to more intensive sessions working on speed endurance, efficiency and open water swimming.  I'll aim for between 15 to 20 hours a week including a pool swim, two lake, sea or river swims, cycling time trials and shorter, more intensive running sessions.  I also work with chiropractor and sports physiotherapist Mark Morrison at least once a month to make sure that my posture and alignment is correct. My goal for 2013 is to complete my Level 2 Coaching Certificate with the British Triathlon Federation and to improve my running efficiency.  I'll sit down with my coaches and friends at Christmas and decide my focus and key races for 2013."

 

 

Tim Holt

Physiotherapist,

Hereford Physiotherapy Clinic

Tim Holt does four short sessions per week at the gym.  Each workout comprises a mixture of cardiovascular and light weight training.  He also plays squash twice per week, for an hour each time.  As a 52 year old, and having experienced a few injuries of his own, he has no aims of particularly improving his fitness, but works hard at maintenance.

 

 

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