How I keep fit as an Endurance Rider - Vlog 92 - Beth Endurance

Training myself to be as well balanced, strong and symmetrical as I can be is super important to me both physically and mentally. Physically for obvious reasons, I want to be the best human I can be for my horses but mentally so that when I'm out on a tough course I know that I've got this and when I cross that start line I know I've done everything I can. I was once told my a Young Rider, who was one of my idol at the time, that 'A fit horse can do nothing with a tired rider, but a fit rider can hold together a tired horse'. That's stuck with me and something I've tried to live up to.

Now I won't lie I'm failing a bit on the tip top condition human part at the moment. When I'm training for FEI I have loads of motivation to train myself, because I need the extra muscle to make weight. But when I don't have that goal I sometimes find it a bit harder to motivate myself to go hard at the gym. Couple that with multiple injuries over the past three years; two sets of broken ribs on different occasions, dislocating my shoulder twice, breaking my hand, three concussions, multiple bike crashes and horse falls, and I'm no where near where I need to be.

But actually that's ok, I know that, I know what I need to do and sometimes taking a slightly easier, slower route is fine. It means than when I get back to the bigger distances I won't be sour about training, I'll be excited. That's where mixing it up really comes in handy, keeping it fresh, interesting and fun is so important, otherwise it just becomes a chore.

So at the moment I do three strength/weight sessions in the gym a week. Two bodyweight sessions at home following either Yoga with Adriene or Madfit on YouTube. Then one to two cardio sessions either on the rower at work or on my mountain bike.

Thanks for watching,
Beth

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