Your 2025 Benchmarks.
Numbers come.. numbers go..
But the desire to try for better is what matters the most.
We’re almost ready to launch into our first BENCHMARKS week for 2025 and pumped to see where we’re at to start the year. If you haven’t played with us before or missed our BENCHMARKS WEEKS last year, here’s everything you need to know.
Benchmarks week is also known as “The Physical Without A Glove”.
We dive head first into a series of anthropometry, strength & cardio tests to see where we’re at.
It’s kind of our version of going to the GP for the health screening but focused on your physical qualities.. and it’s certainly more fun.
It’s such an important part of our group program because at the core of what we do.. we aim for better.
We shoot for..
Better strength to improve our structures to support our activities, hobbies and lifestyles.
Better movement capacity so we don’t get drained by endless stiffness and pain.
Better cardio to have better energy to simply keep going.
Better space & mobility to maintain a sense of freedom within our movements.
But even more importantly, it’s the..
Better energy, mood, vitality, lens, connections, health.
And of course..
A better sense of self.
Sometimes, people misunderstand fitness tests as they treat it like their year 12 exams.
When your body is the vehicle to carry you through life, we think it’s pretty bloody important you not only pay attention to the way it works..
You do something about it.
The BENCHMARKS are there for you to simply find out where you’re at.
The real question is what are you heading next and what are you going to do to get there?
The Benchmarks week is our quarterly physical check up.
It’s also known as “The Physical Without A Glove” and a staple in our training experience at Northside Movement
For the OG’s that know what this is all about, we’ve added in a couple of things to truly make the work memorable (another way of describing rewardingly difficult).
The new additions to our BENCHMARKS WEEK are:
Jelly Legs 3.0… A “Hybrid” workout (Strength + Cardio) challenge that is short(ish) and will be not so sweet. It will be a combination of exercises done to time. Turn up on Friday and you can experience it for the very first time.
The EIGHT - Our Hyrox Knockoff. The Hyrox exercises.. with slightly shortened distances for the run (or replaced with ERGs if a non-runner) done in a time trial format. Great way to assess where your all round fitness with a slight bias towards endurance is at!
To tick off your Benchmarks, like any other week, we simply recommend turning up multiple times to the studio #volumematters
If you can’t make it in multiple times to the studio, we recommend ticking off as many BENCHMARKS as you can (and that are relevant to you) so you can log your 2025 starting numbers for the 2025 training season.
If you’re not currently training with us at the studio and you’re looking for a firm but loving kick in the butt in the right direction, we’d love to chat. You can either grab a 14 or 28 day intro pass at the button below or reach us on info@northsidemovement.com.au :)
