First Stride Programme
Build the strength, fitness & confidence to ride at your best in just 3 hours a week
First Stride is my beginner-friendly 8-week rider fitness programme designed to get busy female equestrians stronger, moving better & riding with more confidence. Start whenever you're ready with structured 30-minute sessions that are made to fit around your horse & everyday life. No gym, no fancy equipment needed just a programme that gets results in & out of the saddle.
Is First Stride The Programme For You?
✔️ Want to become stronger and fitter for your riding
✔️ Have never followed a structured fitness programme before
✔️ Feel out of breath during lessons, clinics or cross-country
✔️ Struggle with confidence after setbacks or falls
✔️ Know your horse deserves the best version of you
✔️ Want to improve your position, balance and stability in the saddle
✔️ Need a programme that fits around work, family and horses
✔️ Only have around 3 hours a week to train & want to workout at home
Then First Stride was designed for you.
✔️ 8-week progressive rider fitness programme
✔️ 3 x 30-minute strength sessions each week
✔️ Weekly rider focused mobility sessions
✔️ Optional cardio sessions to build your stamina
✔️ Full exercise video library
✔️ Progressive training that builds week by week so you can progress
✔️ Train at home
✔️Results Tracker
✔️Calorie Targets
✔️Access to the ERF Community
✔️Group Chat with Katie
✔️Inside the First Stride Forum so if you ever get stuck or have questions you can get support with Katie
✔️Weekly Zoom Training Call
What's Included...
Train anywhere, anytime
8 week strength & conditioning training programme, allowing you to access your workouts anytime, anywhere whether you're at home, at the yard or travelling.
30 Minute workouts 3 x per week, 1 mobility session & 1 aerobic day.
Every session includes full video demonstrations from Katie so you know exactly what to do to ensure exercises are done correctly to see results & progress.
Using your bodyweight & bands, designed for riders who are new to training or after a break & want quick, effective sessions that transfer into the saddle.
Rider Specific Strength & Conditioning
Complete 3 x 30-minute rider-specific strength sessions each week, plus a mobility session & optional cardio day.
Every workout is designed to help you become stronger, more balanced, more stable in the saddle & move better so your fitness transfers directly to your riding.
Mobility routines, warm-ups, strength & cardio workouts all included so you have every element of fitness in one place.
Each week the programme will follow the principle of progressive overload to ensure you're constantly improving & see great progress.
Education & Coaching
Education is a huge part of all training programmes at ERF. Knowledge is power!
Building a stronger rider isn't just about workouts.
You'll get access to rider-specific education, guides & resources to help you understand your training, improve your recovery & build habits that last long after the programme finishes. Covering nutrition, mindset, sleep & much more.
Alongside your training you will have access to educational guides, learning resources as well as weekly team calls with Katie & the other riders at ERF.
Katie will be here to provide accountability so you can ensure you show up, keep consistent & make the progress you're looking for. Don't be afraid to ask questions; that's how we improve!
Community & Support
You're never doing this alone. Ask questions, celebrate your wins & stay accountable inside the ERF community, with direct support from Katie & the other riders who are working towards the same goal.
Private community forum chat exclusively for members of First Stride.
Access to weekly team Zoom calls, Facebook community groups & resource hubs with unlimited learning resources!
You have all the support you need from Katie & the other members of the group to make this journey fun but make sure you get results & build independence so you can continue making progress after the programme too.
Take a look inside First Stride...
In this short video I'll show you exactly what First Stride looks like inside the ERF app, how the training is structured & how it will fit around your riding, everyday life & the kind of results you can expect.
Don't just take my word for it, here's what riders had to say after following First Stride...
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