Sometimes it seems as if there are two types of people – those who can’t live without their daily run or gym session and those for whom exercise is a once-in-a-while thing, squeezed in (if you’re lucky) between work, socialising, chores or whatever else is more interesting or pressing at the time. It can seem as if you’re either born to love fitness or born to binge Netflix – and there’s not much in between. Fortunately, that’s not the case, and it is possible to become one of those people who exercises regularly, even if you’ve been inactive for a really long time. We all know moving more is good for us – for maintaining a healthy weight, slowing age-related degeneration or reaping the endless mental health benefits. And it’s never too late to get into exercise, even if you’ve spent your entire life at the sedentary end of the scale.
Roddy Crichton says the thing that’s really helped him stick with exercise and enjoy it, is the supportive community at F45, which is a 45-minute mix of circuit and