Taking the plunge - your first lesson

Starting training is hard!

Everyone who trains has been through that feeling of not knowing what the atmosphere of a club will be like. Will you get hurt? Will you hate it? Will people be nice to you? Will you love it from the first moment you walk through the door?

I know how that uncertainty feels. I still get it myself from time to time when I visit other clubs or go to teach a seminar. I've learnt to recognise that feeling as a precursor to development. If something makes me feel nervous I know it is outside of my comfort zone. If it is outside of my comfort zone I know it will challenge me and through challenge comes growth.

These opportunities are invaluable.

"OPPORTUNITY IS MISSED BY MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT IS DRESSED IN OVERALLS AND LOOKS LIKE HARD WORK."
- Thomas A. Edison

Starting training is an opportunity to grow in so many ways.
Physically - The health benefits are massive, improved fitness, weight-loss, strength gain, improved flexibility, dexterity and co-ordination, reduction in the effects of stress and better sleep are all benefits of starting training.

Mentally - Training at Revolution takes concentration, it's not like going to the gym and zoning out on a treadmill. You have to engage in what you're doing. You work on improving your skills but you also reflect on this development and drive your own learning. The goal-setting, motivation and persistence required to achieve the most out of training make you mentally stronger and more confident at the gym and outside of it. You will develop problem-solving skills that make a huge difference in tackling previously stressful situations. You will rise to the challenge everytime.

Emotionally - A hugely important area of development is your emotional wellbeing. Revolution runs a supportive training environment where people push themselves rather than being pushed by others. Everyone deals with stress, conflict and difficulty differently, your training allows you to recognise, assess and, if needed, change your responses to pressure safely. Training is about being able to fail without consequence. You don't need to 'win' to improve so losing isn't seen as failure. Most importantly, at the end of the day everyone goes home having enjoyed themselves, knowing they have met a challenge of their own.

Spiritually - Your faith in yourself. Your belief in your abilities. Your integrity. Your trust. Your values. All of these exist at the core of your personality. Training hard, meeting challenges, improving yourself, will develop all of these. And this is the greatest opportunity, the chance to be who you want to be. With confidence and conviction.

Welcome to the Revolution!

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