At 6:00 AM Tuesday, 14 October, 14 Newington staff members committed to a six week X-training Challenge. The Challenge involved two morning sessions a week and an additional third session which members were free to complete on their own accord.

With the range of fitness abilities varying from non-regular exercisers to the more than dominant usual contenders from the Music Department, one thing was for certain, it was going to be tough!

Initial testing showed some impressive results and areas for improvement across the board. Participants were placed in two teams based on their testing results and the sessions that followed includes a range of team challenges and individual battles.

Fast forward to Thursday 20 November when testing was replicated and  it was already evident that each individual was up for the challenge of bettering their initial results. Results were outstanding with some participants improving certain fitness measures by a whopping 40 per cent!

Special mention to all those involved and no doubt certain staff members are going to be eagerly awaiting the return of X-training in Term 1 2015.

 Mr Nathan Parnham
Strength and Conditioning Manager