Tag: Rider fitness

  • Finding fitness out of the saddle

    Finding fitness out of the saddle

    I used to laugh at those other girls who were proud of their stringent gym routines and who posed in their active wear for a post-workout selfie, or even worse the ones who posted pictures of social media of their toned arms and ab’s with hashtags like ‘strong’ or ‘fitgirl’. I was baffled by the…

  • 5 things I learnt going back to the gym

    5 things I learnt going back to the gym

    This post is part of The Other Equestrian Athlete series. This year I set a goal of improving my strength and fitness. While I have a reasonable base level of fitness thanks to riding 5-6 days per week I’m eager to see if increasing my fitness will make my position stronger and therefore make riding…