After spending endless years and money joining flash gyms (and never going!) I decided I needed a real change to get my fitness where I wanted it to be. The gyms I had joined in the past always seemed to follow a certain pattern, with the novelty always wearing off within the first month or so. I also found them quite lonely and sombre kind of places, with most members often listening to IPOD’s and never giving each other the time of day.
I first heard about elite through a friend of a friend, so decided to go down to the women’s only session to give it a go. I have to admit, I was nervous as I got out the car and headed into the gym, but immediately felt at ease once I had entered. I anticipated herds of sweaty men spitting blood into buckets, but that thought couldn’t have been further from the truth!
The best way I could describe the feeling after my first session was that I really knew I had done something constructive. Yes I was tired and sore (especially the next day!) but to me I knew that I had really been pushed to my physical limits. Each week I could literally feel myself getting fitter and I really started to see that I was making progress. People used to talk about getting endorphins from exercise which I could never understand but now I truly know what that feels like. After about 6 weeks of attending the women’s session, I started going twice a week and that’s when I really noticed a change in the way I looked and felt.
The things I really love about training at elite are the variety of exercise and skills you gain, the motivation which is really important to me (and most women I know) and finally the superb crowd of people that train and run the gym. I’ve never felt so confident or enjoyed exercising so much in my life and can honestly say I’ll never go back to a conventional gym, not even if you paid me!
Louise (Gibbo)
