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 

[dotdash79]

How are people getting on with fitness, those who got fit for this year are you still keeping it up. 
 

Those who are looking to get fitter for next year, have you started?

 

I’ve managed to keep it up and lose an another half a stone which isn’t bad as I’ve had a few events and breaks. I have to say the recovery from the festival this year was a lot easier. 

[Crazyfool01]

Complete mare as far as I’m going tbh think I’ve gained 12k in a year or so . Just get home from work and plonk myself on sofa . The weight gain I think has been mostly through unnecessary eating ( to deal with low blood sugars ) that I’ve no wish to be actually doing but it is entirely necessary . I’ve just been put on the wait list for an insulin pump which should lower the frequency of the low sugars but that is likely over a year away as the nhs can’t fund one this year because of money sadly . Type 1 diabetes is a ballache at times 😞 

[MilkyJoe]

25 minutes ago, dotdash79 said:

How are people getting on with fitness, those who got fit for this year are you still keeping it up. 
 

Those who are looking to get fitter for next year, have you started?

 

I’ve managed to keep it up and lose an another half a stone which isn’t bad as I’ve had a few events and breaks. I have to say the recovery from the festival this year was a lot easier. 

I'll start tomorrow.

 

Or maybe after ticket day...

[Pipine]

I’ve signed up to Joe Wicks body coach app while it’s been on offer to help me with my motivation and diet.  
 

I just wasn’t feeling motivated and have spent the summer taking it very easy other than my weekly cycle into the office.  So I’m about 5kg over my natural weight and my core strength is the worst it’s ever been. 
 

Hopefully the structure and inspiration provided by the app will get me on the right path.   On about week 3 atm but was poorly with a flu type thing last week so I feel like I’m starting again this week.