Oxford Boy Gym

During my little excursion to Oxford last week, I was allowed no rest...

Tom took me along to where all the Oxford rugby boys gym - none of them were in there when we went though (thank God, I would have been quite scared). It was the most 'boyish' gym I'd ever been in (basically it was a bit grubby (in a cool-looking, rustic sort of way...) and had loads of weights in it - minimal girly weights). 

It was a great opportunity to get Tom to check my squat form. He does them all the time being a rugby boy and it's great to have someone to tell you if you're doing something wrong, as good form is so important to avoid injuries and work your body properly.

I'm in love with these Adidas leggings

Then I checked his too...

He also showed me how to do dead lifts which was really helpful - I love learning new things to do in the gym.

I also did some of my own gym favourites, such as swiss ball rollouts, lunges and step ups (as shown below) as well as bunny hops over the bench, sit ups on the bosu ball, russian twists, burpees, wall sits, jumping jacks and pushup planks.

Step ups

Swiss ball rollouts

Lunges with 2 5kg dumbbells 

Here's a little tip that really helps me when I'm doing hard stuff like squats: count down instead of up.. It really helps if you're starting to lose motivation to finish the set!

Have an amazing week!