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To say Kirsty Godso<\/a>\u2019s resume is impressive would be an understatement.<\/p>\n

Alongside a stint as a Nike Master Trainer, her 15-year career in fitness has seen her partner with athleisure brand Vuori and train clients including Olivia Rodrigo, Hailey Bieber<\/a>, Maddie Ziegler and Kaia Gerber<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During that time, she’s also developed her own training philosophy\u2014a strength-Pilates hybrid with \u201cmicro-doses\u201d of HIIT<\/a> known as Pyro<\/a>\u2014which she now uses with many of her celebrity clients.<\/p>\n

What is Kirsty Godso’s Pyro workout?<\/p>\n

Pyro incorporates everything from resistance bands and dumbbells to bodyweight exercises, but its foundations are simple: consistency, repetition, and gradually lifting heavier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe body wants to learn something and get better at it, then you can be more confident, increase your weight load and improve your skill,\u201d she explained in a recent interview with The Financial Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI get a little evil in workouts,\u201d she added of her coaching style. \u201cBut instead of talking about burning calories, I talk about why it\u2019s important to do hard things. I find their goal beyond aesthetics and champion that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Signature Pyro exercises include the \u201chot-sauce burpee,\u201d which combines a tuck jump with a traditional burpee; switch climbers, a dynamic variation of the mountain climber that involves jumping between lunge positions; and typewriter planks, where you shuffle horizontally while holding a high plank.
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Why Kirsty Godso doesn’t believe in one-size-fits-all workouts<\/p>\n

However, Godso is quick to point out that Pyro isn’t prescriptive. When working with clients, she adapts sessions to suit the individual\u2014something she previously told Women’s Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me, a quieter, more intuitive approach is really at the heart of how I train my clients and myself,\u201d she explained. \u201cIn an industry that always has a new training trend and a lot of outside noise, I always focus on putting the personal in personal training. It\u2019s about focusing on the specific needs of each client and not getting distracted by the latest and greatest things that the algorithm is serving you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Preparation is another key part of her philosophy. Godso says she always spends five to 10 minutes before training on foam rolling<\/a> and activation work to ensure her clients are ready for the session.<\/p>\n

Although she deliberately keeps her client roster small, Godso shares many of her workouts through the Pyro app and regularly posts training snippets on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Lauren Geall is deputy site editor for Women\u2019s Health UK and Men\u2019s Health UK. She graduated from Exeter University with a BA in English Literature before studying an MA in Magazine Journalism at City, University London. She\u2019s been writing about health, fitness and wellbeing for over five years, with a total of seven years in digital journalism. Prior to her current role, she worked at Stylist as the acting health and fitness editor. As well as being a keen runner, Lauren is passionate about women\u2019s sport and can often be found cheering on Arsenal Women at the Emirates or keeping tabs on the Red Roses\u2019 latest win.\u00a0<\/p>\n