Kendall Fitness

And no matter how big they get, they’ll always be my babies! 🥺💚

Quick hybrid session done & dusted — 27min (x8 rounds) ✅

Did I feel like doing this?

Absolutely NOT.

The old body is tight, stiff and feeling pretty ordinary after a massive week… and it’s only Thursday! 🤪

Between teaching extra classes and showing up for everyone else as best I can, training was definitely not high (from my bodies perspective) on the priority list today.

But you know what?

You don’t get results by sitting on your arse people’s!

So what started out feeling like a very half-arsed session turned 27 min of getting it done.

✔️ 8 x deadlifts (only 40kg — still building these back up after my hamstring injury earlier this year) And let’s be real here… deadlifts are not exactly designed with tall people in mind 🤔

Longer limbs can mean a greater range of motion and more demand through the hips and back to move the same weight, so us tall people can sometimes have to work a little harder mechanically 😜🙈

✔️ 15 cal bike 🚴‍♀️
✔️ 8 burpee step-overs

Woohoooo it’s done & I’m still alive 😂🙌🏼

Sometimes the win isn’t having an amazing workout.

Sometimes the win is simply just showing up when you really didn’t feel like it

Boom baby 💥

Who else agrees that often the best workouts are the ones you didn’t want to do , but you did them anyway?

Our latest K-Hybrid class format included a 5 min HIIT session on the Assault Bike 🚴‍♀️

And there’s a reason why…

It’s one of those exercises that gives you a massive bang for your buck:

-Builds cardiovascular fitness
-Works the upper AND lower body
-Challenges muscular endurance
-Gets the heart rate up FAST
-Improves your ability to produce power under fatigue
-Low impact compared to running, making it a great conditioning option

So why does it feel SO ridiculously hard?! 🥵

Because you’re using a huge amount of muscle mass at the same time, while your heart and lungs are working overtime to deliver oxygen to those muscles. Add resistance from the fan and the harder you push, the harder it pushes back! 😈

There’s nowhere to hide on this bloody thing 😜😜

It’s rather humbling 🙈

But that’s exactly why we use it. 👊

Short bursts. Big effort. Recover. Repeat.

And every time you do it, you’re building a fitter, stronger and more resilient engine.

Throw me an emoji if you ‘love to hate’ I mean ‘hate to love’ this machine? 😜💪🏽

It’s a known fact that as we get older (I’m talking 35+ old) some things have a tendency to head south… 🍑⬇️

And if I have a choice, I’d like to keep gravity from winning please 🙏🏻

There are plenty of fancy glute-building machines popping up in the big gyms these days, but you can’t go past the OG: the barbell hip thrust.

-Directly targets the glutes
-Super easy set up and minimal equipment required
-Allows you to progressively increase the load
-Builds strength AND muscle
-Helps strengthen the muscles that support your hips and pelvis
-Easy to track your progress over time

You don’t always need the fanciest equipment to build a strong body.

Sometimes the basics are still the best.

It’s actually been a hot minute since I’ve hit these up so this morning’s quick session looked like this… 1x 8 reps
, 2x 8 reps …. could’ve done more but to be honest that was enough for today 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️😬

I wasn’t genetically gifted with strong perky glutes like some 🍑 so I’ll just keep trying - it’s never too late right! 💪🏽

PS - lucky you can’t see my facials or hear the sound effects on this one 😜😜🙈

Things we often overlook today are the very things we might one day wish we could still have . 🤍

Don’t wait for something to be gone before you appreciate what you could have had.

You’re worth it 💯

You don’t have to ‘be fit’ to start ❤️

You just need to start where you are.

These beautiful deep squats are made possible with a little assistance from the TRX — allowing them to work on mobility, strength, balance and confidence in a way that carries over into everyday life.

Because fitness isn’t always just about lifting heavier or going faster.

It’s about making everyday movement easier, feeling stronger and staying capable for the things that matter 💪🏼

And there’s no better time to start than now.

And I mean also, who doesn’t want to “drop it like it’s hot” and actually get back up on their own and not rely on someone else 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️😜😜🥳🥳