Consistently training four to five times a week can be a big ask with everyone already so busy with family, home and work life. So you may have hit a point where you’ve skipped a few sessions, perhaps illness has prevented you from training this week or even the weather – especially since these winter mornings can be cold and it’s dark by 5pm.

But even if you’ve had a break or can’t get outside to train, all is not lost.

Indoor options

On a cold, wet or windy day, visit the gym for a treadmill workout. Alter the speed and incline to a challenging pace and intensity.

Train with a partner

Training partners can add accountability and enjoyment to your training. When you make a commitment to exercise with someone else, you’re more likely to stick with it.

Coming back from illness or injury

If you’ve had a setback during training such as illness or injury, you need to go back to the basics. Start training again slowly and build up. You haven’t lost all the fitness you’ve built up, but you need to protect your body from potential injury. So build up your distance and your speed over the next week.