(Fitness bootcamp style, all about the push ups!)
Spending your typical Saturday running around fields with tires, lugging kegs all around Swindon and doing as many circuit style fitness as you can within 5 HOURS, yes not one hour but 5 hours! It may not appeal to some people but this was a special event to raise money for SANDS, a charity which helps locals here in Swindon dealing with Stillborn births. Myself and Ayo, Miss Sussex GB decided to take the plunge and half way through the first hour I have Ayo screaming, "This was your idea!!". It was challenging, it was tough but it was worth it! The bootcamp took place at Mike Buss's Fitness Centre, ran by Mike Buss, ex army and a helper of many charities. He put us through our paces and shouted in bootcamp style!
(Swindon Advertiser)
The bootcamp even made the papers and raised alot of money which will go towards a new ward at the GWH for mothers dealing with traumas such as these. I'm glad we did the bootcamp, but did not love the stinging nettles canal walk which finished it off, stings everywhere!! In true beauty queen style there had to be a signature pose at the end to prove we had lasted 5 hours. My pictures are never serious haha
(Sit ups on tyres anyone!)
Then I spent the whole week competing in PT Idol at Kiss Gyms. THis was a talent search for the next personal trainer at Kiss Gyms, who would win a spot on the team. We had long hours, filled with talking to clients, developing our personal skills, writing our own business plan as well as teaching some of the classes that Kiss Gyms run (free of charge I may add!). I took spin and Kiss of Death. I've never really liked spin, seeing it as something that didn't benefit me but i took a couple of classes to see what it was like and then teaching it. wow. sweat was everywhere! It was such great fun, getting a good reaction out of everyone taking part and seeing that they had a good workout. By interviews on Friday, the nerves had kicked in but surely with all my pageant experience with interviews, speaking on stage and what not, this should be a blast! It was tough, very tough but I got across what I wanted to do and why Kiss was the gym I wanted Beauty and the Beast Personal Training to be at!
(The PT Idol tops)
The competition was just as good but I had an email the next day and am happy to announce that I WON Pt Idol! One of the best things that I have won, and will be personal training at Kiss Gyms! This was what I set out to do back in April when I took the plunge to undertake training to become a personal trainer. I remember talking to one of the trainers about maybe doing the course but I didn't have the right time, money etc and he told me how little he had when he was training but he bite the bullet and did it. I did the same. No more childcare, enrolled a week later on the personal training course at T2 Fitness and worked my way to becoming a qualified PT. Kiss was the only place I wanted to train. Also being my sponsors in the past I have worked well with them, and also a great place to start any conversation,"Yes, I work at Kiss Gyms, I'm on the building, come take a look!". I can not wait to start training and getting the name Beauty and the Beast Personal Training out there and thanking everyone so so much for everything on this journey!!
(My new home)
This week is all about training for my other new job at Carphone warehouse whilst doing lots of research into different fitness exercises and ways to better my knowledge, as well as plan for mine and Ayos's charity fitness day, the Swindon half marathon on sunday and writing up a business plan for our charity! Yes, that's right, the Wiltshire Beauty Queens are starting their own charity up!! Watch this space for more details! :)
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