8 weeks, at home, no gym needed.
Summer is where routines go to die. The kids are off, the weeks fill up, and “I'll get to it in September” gets said for the third year in a row.
Here's the honest truth: you don't need a gym right now. You need 25 minutes, a patch of floor or grass, and a plan that doesn't fall apart the week you're away. That's this.
And if you're wondering whether it's for you: it's built for beginners and comebacks. No experience, no kit, no clue where to start — that's exactly who it's for.
Find fitness you enjoy.
20 to 30 minutes, in the garden, the park, or the kitchen. No equipment. (A backpack with a few books in it turns up in week 5, if you fancy it.)
A proper couch-to-5K, two short runs a week, building to week 8's finale: a 5k-or-30-minutes run, whichever comes first. Run it wherever's easiest — straight out your front door saves the most time, or make a morning of it on the Camel Trail or round Lanhydrock. We live in Cornwall; there's no shortage of choice.
Week 1, week 4, week 8. Same 8 minutes each time. You won't have to wonder whether it's working; you'll have the numbers.
Weeks 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8, timed from whenever YOU start (not whenever we feel like messaging). What's coming, what to watch for, someone to tell when you've done it. And in between: if you're stuck on anything — a movement, a sore knee, a week that fell apart — just message us. That's not a paid extra, it's the point.
The whole plan lands the moment you pop your details in below — plus a hand to actually stick to it. Get the plan
15 rushed minutes while the kids destroy the paddling pool counts.
Every movement has an easier version. Push-ups on the stairs are push-ups.
Miss a day — fine, life. Just don't miss the next one.
The same 8-minute test in weeks 1, 4 and 8 (the marked bars) — so you don't wonder whether it's working, you watch it work. The weeks between just build you towards it.
The honest bit: the plan's the easy part — sticking to it is the hard part, and nobody manages that alone. Pop your details in and I'll be in your corner the whole 8 weeks: a nudge when a session's due, a straight answer when you're stuck, and someone who notices when you've done it.
Your plan's ready — open it below. And you're not doing this alone: I'll be in your corner through the 8 weeks, starting with a message in a few days.
Open the full 8-week plan