"From Self-Doubt to Summit Strength: Lindsay’s Goodnick Journey to Stamina and Confidence"

Lindsay, a 60-year-old with a busy life, transformed her physical condition and confidence through Goodnick, moving from loathing her “saggy” body to conquering hills and keeping up with her adrenaline-junkie children. Her story showcases how Goodnick’s flexible, at-home workouts strengthened her knees, boosted her stamina, and restored her confidence to embrace active adventures and new challenges.

 

Before Goodnick, Lindsay was unhappy with her physical condition. “I guess I sort of loathed my body. I mean, I wasn’t overweight or anything like that, but I was very, very out of condition,” she shared. A visit to Marks and Spencer’s to buy clothes for a holiday left her dismayed: “I could hardly look in the mirror when I was trying things off because everything was saggy.” Turning 60 triggered a wake-up call: “It was just after my 60th birthday and I’d already had a bit of a meltdown because I was turning 60. I thought, right, I need to put some action into place now to try and face the future.” Her biggest fear about aging was losing mobility: “I suppose losing my mobility, you know, so I can’t take part in, for instance, my children are quite adrenaline junkies. Recently we went on a family holiday to Canada. We’re doing all sorts of things, whitewater rafting, quad biking, zip wiring. And I would really hate to think that I couldn’t take part in things like that.”

 

Lindsay hadn’t tried online fitness plans before Goodnick. “I haven’t tried any previously,” she said. The program’s appeal lay in its accessibility and focus on her age group: “The fact that I could do Goodnick at home in my own time, it was only 20 minutes a day, but it was regular and it was very good cost. I just thought this is definitely worth giving a go.” She started with a two-week session, moved to a nine-week program, and then committed to the annual plan, now in her second year.

 

Starting Goodnick was seamless: “Very easy. Very easy indeed,” Lindsay noted after discovering the program through an Instagram ad. The routines are straightforward: “Yep, absolutely” she said about their ease of following. The three 20-minute sessions per week fit perfectly into her hectic schedule. “I have quite a busy life. I work part-time. I do voluntary work. I’ve got an elderly mother. I have a dog and a garden and a husband,” she explained. “Every single day is different. So I can’t have a routine. So 20 minutes, three times a week is great. I can normally do it on the right day, but it’s normally at a different time, depending on what I’ve got on that day.”

 

The at-home format is crucial: “It’s massive. It doesn’t matter what I wear. No one can see me. If I haven’t washed my hair, who cares?  I couldn’t stick to a regular time at a gym. I just couldn’t do that.” She’s even done sessions in a bikini during hot weather: “I’ve done it in a bikini before now because it was so hot. I was really glad no one could see me.” Sticking to the program is manageable: “I’m not a quitter, but if I hadn’t enjoyed it and it wasn’t easy to fit into my life, I wouldn’t have persevered with it.” Emma’s encouragement helps: “Some days I think, I just don’t feel like doing this today. But then I’ve got Emma in my head going, come on, it’s only 20 minutes. Get it done and get on with your day.”

 

Lindsay adores coach Emma: “I absolutely love her. She’s like one of the family. My children come and say, how’s Emma? My husband will say, how was Emma today? She is just brilliant.” She appreciates the fresh settings, like Emma’s garden workouts: “This past couple of weeks have been in her garden with the dogs. And that’s just been fantastic because it’s just a completely different thing to look at.” Emma’s timing is spot-on: “She’s just got this sixth sense of when to say keep going, don’t give up, pull your tummy in, don’t forget to breathe.”

 

Lindsay noticed her progress during a walk with her Jack Russell: “I have very sore knees. They’ve been like that since I was in my 40s. And I think there was one day, I do remember one day when I was going for a walk with a dog and there were some steps and they were quite deep steps. And I just sort of hopped up on them and I thought, wow, in a minute my knees are going to hurt.” To her surprise, the pain didn’t come, marking a significant improvement. Other activities improved too: “Certainly a long walk, my knees would be saying no… stop.. I’m from the Lake District and we go back quite frequently to walk in the hills and any sort of climbing, especially coming downhill, would have been excruciating and that’s so much better now.

 

I can look at a big hill and think no.