Fitness for Glastonbury 2025

[CaledonianGonzo]

Get your planks on and you'll see all manner of improvement to how you handle 5 days of going haywire on the farm.

[Fearless_Fish]

18 minutes ago, LoraMaze said:

I found any standing concerts to be a nightmare in my 20s, my lower back would immediately start complaining and I’d have to keep bending forward to counteract it. I’m now in my 30s and don’t seem to have that issue anymore because I make sure I do core exercises every day as a bare minimum! It definitely helps! 

I'll keep at it then! I had to do the bending forward thing and my girlfriend said it looked like I was trying to do a big pump

[Talcroft]

After training for a swim safari holiday this year and starting running 2-3x a week (plus existing weight training I already did) I went this year the fittest I've ever been. Man, did it pay off. Couple of hip niggles but nothing else to write home about. 

Re feet, I swear by new balance trainers half a size up from usual with Scholl gel activ insoles added. I did 260,000 steps and the only foot pain to really speak of was the blisters. Did have a bit of swelling on Mon but that's gone now. 

Back in the pool this evening and haven't lost any pace despite having a general viral illness. Feeling really chuffed. Next goal is to be a bit lighter next year. 

[Simsy]

1 hour ago, LoraMaze said:

I found any standing concerts to be a nightmare in my 20s, my lower back would immediately start complaining and I’d have to keep bending forward to counteract it. I’m now in my 30s and don’t seem to have that issue anymore because I make sure I do core exercises every day as a bare minimum! It definitely helps! 

What kind of core exercises do you do? I was struggling a bit with lower back pain.

 

Also saw a few acts who got the crowd to get low, and found I can get down ok but I'm never getting back up again 🤣 Think I need to work on that for next year 

[LoraMaze]

17 minutes ago, Simsy said:

What kind of core exercises do you do? I was struggling a bit with lower back pain.

 

Also saw a few acts who got the crowd to get low, and found I can get down ok but I'm never getting back up again 🤣 Think I need to work on that for next year 

I basically do as many variations on planks as possible, and throw in a few Pilates like of movements too. As long as I do at least 5 mins a day I’ve found a lot of my back troubles have been solved! 

[Helsbels]

I'm 51 now and struggled a bit with leg and back pain. Need to shift some weight by eating healthier and get out walking a lot more. This weekend gave me a bit of a wake up call that I'm not getting any younger