One of the first things I did when the country went into lockdown was put together a training plan. Well, that and try to get onto Ocado.

I have enough weights at home to emulate most of what I do at the gym, which is mainly HIIT, circuits and strength training using weights and bodyweight. I was feeling smug as all hell.

But, that was three long months ago and I’m over it.

I miss the feeling of loading weights onto the rack pull or lifting three times my body weight on just my legs. I yearn for my weekly Pump class and Sunday morning circuits when most normal people are having a lie-in/nursing a hangover.

Don’t get me wrong; lockdown fitness life has been better than I thought. I’ve tried to stick to a routine and mix up my workouts as much as possible, but for someone who normally sets their alarm at 5.40am (don’t judge) and is in the gym by half six of a morning, it’s been hard to stay motivated by myself.

My mental health has been up and down like a pre workout-fuelled burpee; I’ve been staying up later and laying in longer (not a huge problem considering my commute is now a flight of stairs); and from the start of lockdown I decided to swerve the Zoom bootcamps, Joe Wicks and Insta Lives. I like my training time to be a chance to switch off from ‘real life’ (whatever that is right now).

So, I’m hoping that by tracking my sleep cycle, my steps (seriously, my average is about 1,000 a day at the moment), and attempting some new virtual workouts on my watch this week, I’m going to feel more motivated and inspired to get out of my training comfort zone…

I used a smartwatch for a week to beat fitness fatigue and this is what I learnt