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Meet Nike Master Trainer Kirsty Godso

According to Kirsty Godso, if you aren’t having fun while exercising you’re not doing it right.

Whether she’s running a high-intensity Nike+ Training Club (NTC) class in her home country or traveling the world to share her passion for fitness, Godso endorses a message centered on work-life balance, enjoyable workouts and building up the athlete in every woman.

“Being a Nike Master Trainer is a dream come true. I’m addicted to fitness; it’s my therapy,” says Godso.

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“If I have a great day or if something really great happens, I celebrate with a workout.

If I'm having a really bad day, I go to the gym and walk out feeling way better. It cures everything for me, and it is so rewarding to shift people’s perspectives on exercise.”

“When women ask me how they can fit fitness into their lifestyles, I tell them not to stress,” she explains. "Work can be stressful, relationships can be stressful; exercise shouldn’t be stressful.

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Fitness is the time when people get to focus on themselves and feel better about themselves.”

HER PHILOSOPHY
Godso’s fitness philosophy starts with finding exercises and workouts that each person actually enjoys — then slowly building strength and athleticism.

“When you just start out, you have to find something you love and you have to have some commitment,” Godso says.

“We’re always working fun into our workouts. I’m a goof. I love to laugh and I try to bring that sense of fun into all of my workouts.”

She also believes in a combination of high-intensity workouts and strength training, all while constantly increasing goals and finding new limits.

HER ZOOM FAST WORKOUT
Godso’s Zoom Fast workout on the NTC App is an explosive 30-minute workout unites everything that Godso loves about exercise: big, fun, fast-paced movements that tag-team muscles and lungs.

The workout includes high-intensity bursts of tuck-jumps, burpees, elevated squats, push-ups andmountain climbers. It also incorporates Godso’s favorite Tabata session: four minutes switching between sumo-plyo box jumps and speedy toe taps.

“I wanted my workout to reflect some of my favorite moves – moves that I’d do on my own training time,” describes Godso. “It’s very speed- and agility-focused. It's going to be a hard session, but it's going to be fun at the same time.