{"id":635175,"date":"2026-10-19T10:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635175\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:26:15","slug":"how-vicky-pattison-38-is-training-for-real-world-strength-weights-pilates-and-plyometrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635175\/","title":{"rendered":"How Vicky Pattison, 38, is training for real-world strength \u2013\u00a0weights, Pilates and plyometrics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vicky Pattison<\/a> is training for two major charity challenges \u2013 but she says her biggest motivation for getting fitter is personal.<\/p>\n

\u2018My big goal this year\u2026 I didn\u2019t know I would be trekking the Great Wall of China or doing the Tyne to Thames challenge\u2026 I did know I wanted to have a baby \u2013 or at least try to. So, for me, the main motivation for getting fitter has been that,\u2019 she tells WH.<\/p>\n

Vicky\u2019s challenges take her well beyond the gym. She\u2019s preparing to walk part of the Great Wall of China for breast cancer charity CoppaFeel!, before cycling, running and kayaking 250 miles from Newcastle to London for Make Some Noise.<\/p>\n

Her training combines strength work<\/a>, plyometrics<\/a> and Pilates<\/a>. She works with personal trainer Rob Horslen and strength and conditioning coach Tracey Corbett, who has helped prepare other presenters for physical challenges.<\/p>\n

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Vicky is joining Women\u2019s Health Editor-in-Chief Claire Sanderson as the new co-host of Just As Well<\/a>. Tune in for honest conversations, expert advice and plenty of laughs as they tackle the health questions women actually want answered.<\/p>\n

The goal is to feel fitter and stronger, while building the capacity to take on long days of activity. Her motivation also reflects the life she hopes to build: she and her husband, Ercan Ramadan, are trying to conceive naturally.<\/p>\n

In the interview, she describes how making the documentary Maybe, Baby?<\/a> helped her understand what she wanted. \u2018What I realised slowly is that it\u2019s a huge sacrifice and a huge commitment. But it\u2019s also one that\u2019s worth doing if you think you want to be a mum,\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n

Her current fitness approach less about chasing a particular look and more about preparing for what she wants to do next \u2013 from taking on demanding charity challenges to starting a family.
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You can read our full cover interview with Vicky by hitting this link<\/a>. Subscribe to Women’s Health here<\/a>.
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Ian Harrison<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vicky Pattison is training for two major charity challenges \u2013 but she says her biggest motivation for getting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[149492,2115,311362,2117,565,134,207184,2116,111,139,69,311361,251090],"class_list":["post-635175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-collection-celebrity-workouts","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-393ee9fd-f5f5-48bf-9b11-a35e1e9504f4","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-shorttitle-how-vicky-pattison-is-building-real-world-strength","tag-sponsored-false"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}