As February was drawing to a close, we had our 2nd fitness social event of the year to look forward to at The Farm Gym in Elstree, London.
The idea this year is to have at least one event every month to look forward to, and in some cases, like this trip to Farm Gym, we want to take members out of their comfort zone at Onpoint and take on a challenge set by other gyms, to help them realise just how fit everyone is becoming.
Of course it's nerve wracking, the unknown can be scary, but thanks to the recommendation from our newest member Olivia, who used to train at The Farm Gym, we knew it would be a good day out.
Team Training classes took place as normal on the Saturday morning and then we set off down the A1, and arrived at The Farm Gym for 11am.
You can see the big sign on the main road, but once you drive in to what feels like a scrap yard, you eventually find you way into the car park of what can only be described as a rather futuristic version of a farm gym.
The building is vast, it's very clean and well put together, and when you walk in to the large reception area, you start to get a feel for what the rest of the gym may look like, then you are presented with a few rooms packed full of amazing gym kit that we all recognised, which calmed the nerves slightly.
We were greeted by Ben, who was brilliant.
A very attentive coach who even managed to remember everyones name, a very hard task for a personal trainer, even if I do say so myself.
The workout was exactly how we like it... simple but seriously effective.
The design of the workout allowed us to work in small teams which was familiar for the members that made the trip, and there was a leaderboard to create a bit of friendly competition, which everyone loved.
From start to finish, it was a great experience.
I was able to come away from the event with some new inspiration and ideas to apply into our own group fitness classes at Onpoint, and the members came away feeling super positive about how far they have come since joining Onpoint.
If it wasn't for having such a packed events schedule this year, we would definitely make another trip back to The Farm Gym, definitely one to keep in for next year.
Thank you to the staff at The Farm Gym and to everyone who could make the trip, it was one to remember!
If you live in Hertford and Ware or surrounding areas and fancy trying something different to your normal gym, why not give us a call today and book yourself in for a free week trial.