I bet Victoria’s good at this. “She’s another level! From her dancing, her mobility is a lot better than mine,” he says. 3. Hip activation sequence from push-up position – 15 reps For mere mortals, Rich says finding time for two strength and conditioning sessions a week is fantastic.

I have one of these at home and so do many of my clients. My partner hates it.” That’s no doubt because the faster you go, the higher the resistance – and the wind generated by the wheel. You’re the first journalist to say they’ll do one of my sessions,” says Rich. The way he’s looking at me makes me wonder if I’m mad. There’s no time to reconsider. “Today I’ll give you a full body workout, starting with a warm-up with mobility and activation. Then we’ll do a slow and considered strength-oriented programme. Like with all my clients, I’ll be looking at what you can do and adapting the routine to your body.”If you have larger items you want to gift during advent, you could even include a treasure hunt clue using pictures or words, leading children to hunt for the item hidden somewhere around the house.

His sessions aren’t about getting a new personal best each time – smashing yourself in every single session isn’t sustainable. Rich favours dynamic stretching to begin a workout. “You’ve got to get that blood pumping. You shouldn’t just passively stretch, otherwise when you start lifting, you’re sitting in all that cold blood.” Neve really loved running into the room and discovering what treats awaited her inside the Ninky Nonk, pulling around the train by its’ string until it reached the front of the tree, and then pulling away the lid to reveal her surprise! There are 365 days in the year. You have to take things into consideration. It’s ok for a session to be about maintenance.”In terms of the advent surprises you decide to feature, the opportunities are pretty endless; and with the characters removed, there is a fairly substantial amount of space for you to hide their treats! They’re different in that David is an ex-athlete and she’s an ex-dancer, but in terms of drive, they’re both on a par,” says Rich. Alternatively you could do a random acts of kindness theme; where each day there is a task to spread love and happiness at Christmas to those who might be feeling lonely or sad. The centre carriage is probably the one children will be most familiar with from In the Night Garden and is the carriage of the Ninky Nonk where the characters sit. It also is big enough to store surprises, making it the ideal home for our Advent treats (see below to learn more!)