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Welcome to Workout Diaries<\/a>, a series where we ask expert trainers to talk us through what a week of exercise looks like for them, helping you figure out how to develop and maintain an effective workout routine.<\/p>\n Summer Bradley is wise beyond her years.<\/p>\n At just 26, the Creative Lead for Les Mills Pilates is one of the co-creators behind the fitness brand’s new Reformer<\/a> concept, a qualified dance instructor and an experienced ballet dancer.<\/p>\n Yet she’s already thinking about how to improve her longevity.<\/p>\n “I just want to be well-rounded and functional as a human. I really see this as a long game,” Bradley tells Fit&Well.<\/p>\n “We have really inspiring people to look up to at Les Mills. Some are a lot later on in their lives, but they are so fit and healthy,” she says, speaking about fellow Les Mills creatives such as Kylie Gates<\/a> and Glen Ostergaard<\/a>.<\/p>\n “They’ve had this longevity [in this industry] because I can see the consistency in their routine, in their mindset, their diet, exercise, all these things.<\/p>\n “I see that package and I want to be like that when I’m older.”<\/p>\n While dance and Pilates are Bradley’s primary disciplines, she makes time for other training styles to keep her body balanced and resilient.<\/p>\n “I feel like you need a little bit of everything,” she says.<\/p>\n That urge to tackle weaknesses led Bradley to sign up for a series of HYROX races recently\u2014which meant she had to take up running.<\/p>\n “I always said I’m never going to run. I hate running,” admits Bradley.<\/p>\n But starting small and “being humble enough to accept doing it badly” has helped her ease into the new discipline.<\/p>\n It’s also given her a better understanding of how newcomers to her Pilates class might feel.<\/p>\n “Sometimes you just have to allow that process [of initially being bad at something] to work itself out,” she says.<\/p>\n Her running journey has helped her realize that making mistakes and struggling with new forms of exercise is all part of the learning process.<\/p>\n Here, Bradley shares the weekly workout routine she’s been using to stay sharp for her day job while getting ready to tackle her next HYROX race.<\/p>\n Summer Bradley’s week in workouts<\/p>\n In a typical week, Bradley teaches four classes\u2014one mat Pilates, two Reformer Pilates and one Body Pump.<\/p>\n “I’ll often jump in and trial a dance class too,” she says. “My job is fitness and [a lot of what I do] is keeping myself operating well so I can perform.”<\/p>\n For added accountability, Bradley has also been working with a personal trainer, Clementine Hutchison, for the past three or four years, committing to three strength sessions a week.<\/p>\n She also runs twice a week and rounds off her routine with mobility and stretching.<\/p>\n Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Summer Bradley on her number one tip for anyone new to fitness<\/p>\n “If someone was new to fitness and asked me what to do, I’d probably tell them to just go to a class,” says Bradley.<\/p>\n “It’s already all planned for you. The only barrier you have to face is getting yourself to the gym.”<\/p>\n It’s a tactic she often falls back on herself whenever motivation is waning.<\/p>\n “I just tell myself: ‘You only have to show up’,” she says.<\/p>\n “You don’t even have to do the workout. As long as you walk in the room you can choose to turn around and leave and you almost never do.”<\/p>\n Les Mills Reformer classes, she adds, are a prime example.<\/p>\n “I know it’s my own thing but I would plug Les Mills Reformer as a really good beginner entry point because it’s designed to break down the intimidation people can feel and help you get used to the equipment.”<\/p>\n Eventually, she adds, that might lead to doing more challenging reformer classes.<\/p>\n “For others, you might just fall in love with the workout the way it is.”<\/p>\n Les Mills Reformer<\/a> is rolling out in clubs across the US and UK, making the format accessible to a wider audience. You can find your local class here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
AM: Teach Les Mills Pilates
PM: Teach Les Mills Reformer<\/p>\n
PM: Teach Les Mills Reformer
PM: Strength training with personal trainer
PM: Ballet class<\/p>\n
AM: Testing whatever workout she is choreographing
PM: Mobility training at home<\/p>\n
AM: Teach Les Mills Bodypump
AM: Strength training with personal trainer
PM: Evening 5K run<\/p>\n
AM: Testing whatever workout she is choreographing
PM: Testing or teaching Les Mills Dance<\/p>\n
AM: Strength training with personal trainer
AM: Lunchtime 5K run<\/p>\n
Rest day: Mobility training at home or a walk for active recovery<\/p>\n