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Training has to have a purpose. This is why the Kelsey Kerridge gym challenge is such a great innovation. It gives people a chance to experience competition and gives a purpose to training and improving.

If exercise were a drug it would be one of the most cost-effective medicines on the market. Sometimes it is worth just taking a look and reminding ourselves why we do something… and exercise is no different.

“Come on, just 10 more, really breath it out!” Anyone familiar with the gym at Kelsey Kerridge will know its manager, Mustafa Ustamehmetoglu and his ability to get just one more ounce of energy from even the most shattered of human bodies.

The aim at Kelsey Kerridge is to provide something for all the people of Cambridge, no matter their age or ability. There is the sports hall, which allows work teams to play social football, pairs to play badminton, groups of friends to have a basketball session – it even attracted A-list film stars Matt Damon and George Clooney one memorable Sunday afternoon.

Just over 10 years ago I interviewed Val, one of Kelsey Kerridge’s most loyal and oldest customers. At the time, Val was in the centre four or five times a week and had just completed a half marathon in Milton Keynes. Last week I caught up with Val again. Now approaching her 85th year, Val is still as sprightly, vibrant and energetic as ever.

The new functional fitness suite at Kelsey Kerridge Outlooks Gym is an absolute dream space for anyone who wants a work out containing variety, innovation and good old fashioned hard work.

we reveal some of the fitness moves that the dancers and the celebrity participants will be going through to enable them to perform plies and pirouettes with ease.

Decreasing hours of light means that going for a run or a bike ride after work becomes tricky. The darker mornings are less conducive to getting out and doing exercise before the day begins. So how do you still fit your recommended amount of exercise (150 minutes/week) into your busy schedule?