'I worked out with a WWE champion and learned how to do perfect squats'
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A couple of weeks into January, all those fitness goals made in the post-Christmas haze of overindulgence may already be running out of steam. So far my ‘new year, new me’ resolutions are ticking along steadily, based around simple but achievable goals of expending more calories than I eat, drinking water and doing an at-home app yoga workout every day jammed between work and school runs.
But these low-key goals were turned on their head this week when I was invited to a swanky London private members club for a workout with WWE Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green. Despite being years older and visibly chunkier and squidgy-er than the rest of the class of assembled fitness influencers and journalists, when the chance came my way I couldn’t resist busting out my most supportive sports bra and giving it a go.
The 33-year-old star took us through our paces in an intense HIIT workout which included several of the moves would-be wrestlers do in their tryouts for WWE. We fought through an eight station circuit with a range of different moves including squats, weighted military presses, sprints and rowing.
READ MORE: WWE Road to Wrestlemania tickets go live as Liv Morgan says UK fans deserve 'more respect'. READ MORE: WWE Raw has a new home, here's how to watch every live show in the UK. While all of these are movements I’ve used in fitness classes before, the most revolutionary addition is the squat wedge. The block transformed the positioning of my body while doing the often-hated move, keeping me better aligned rather than hunching over and allowing me to get deeper into the movement in a way that felt so beneficial it's still radiating in my legs two days later. While I have no doubt the Eight Club’s versions were suitably premium, I’ve already snagged a £15.99 set I can use at home.
