For anyone who is considering joining a gym or taking up any form of exercise, I would first and foremost stress the importance of warming up before your session and cooling down after to prevent injury. A warm up can easily be completed in as little as 15 minutes on any cardio based machine. As for a cool down this can be a range of static stretches that target all the major and minor muscle groups of the body.

Personally my favourite exercises to perform are any body weight exercises. This mostly involves callisthenics such as pull ups due to their versatility and variations that they can be performed.

The class that stands out the most to me as my favourite has to be my HIIT class. Mainly because every member who walks into the studio knows they are going to get a very intense workout. The class is suited to all ages and abilities. After the class finishes there is a real sense of achievement for everyone who attends because everyone including myself gives 110% through those 45 minutes.