Your progress doesn’t have to only be measured by what you can do in your workouts, but also by how you feel in your everyday life, notes personal trainer and founder of Mind+Motion, Hannah Lewin. “As fitness levels improve, you may notice that ADL (activities of daily life) such as carrying shopping or walking to work all become much more comfortable and require less energy expenditure. This is one of my favourite ways that clients notice an improvement in fitness – it’s a wonderful by-product but one that often makes a huge difference to people’s lives.”

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