Shift workers · 4 min read

Training around shift work: the 6am plan

How shift workers around Clydebank fit training in: 6am classes, 6am to 10am Personal Training slots booked around your rota, and nutrition for odd hours.

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How shift workers around Clydebank fit training in: 6am classes, 6am to 10am Personal Training slots booked around your rota, and nutrition for odd hours.

A big share of Sanctuary Fitness clients work shifts: the Golden Jubilee, the yards, Amazon, buses and trains, care work. The timetable is built for them.

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The early options

  • 6am classes Tuesday (Sanctuary Conditioning), Wednesday (Sanctuary Strength) and Friday (Sanctuary Functional). Done by 7am.
  • Personal Training slots 7am to 10am Tuesday to Friday (from 6am on Thursday), and 7:30am, 8:30am and 10am on Saturday. Ideal after a night shift or before a late.
  • Afternoon and evening slots 4pm, 5:10pm and 6:30pm Monday, 4pm and 6:30pm Tuesday, 4pm, 5:10pm and 6:30pm Wednesday, 4pm, 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm and 6:30pm Thursday.

Booking around a rota

Personal Training slots are booked directly with Stevie, so a rota that changes every week is not a problem. Send the rota, get the slots.

Eating on shifts

The nutrition plan is written for your actual day: what to eat before a 6am session, how to handle a 12-hour shift with one break, what to do on nights. Protein targets and a simple structure, not a diet that assumes you eat dinner at six.

Sleep and recovery

Shift workers are under-recovered by default. Training load is set with that in mind: three good sessions a week beat six tired ones.

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Questions

Quick answers.

I work nights. When can I train?

The 6am to 10am Personal Training slots suit most night workers, straight after a shift or after a sleep.

My rota changes weekly. Can I still do the package?

Yes. Slots are booked week by week with Stevie.

Is there parking at 6am?

Yes, at Spectrum House.

Why a Clydebank gym ends up built round rotas

This is a shift town. The Golden Jubilee is a couple of miles along the A814 and runs round the clock, the business park the gym sits inside starts early, and plenty of people here are on the trades or the buses. That is why the timetable has both ends of the day rather than one, why Thursday has no classes at all, and why there is nothing on a Friday night. The whole timetable, read as a rota.

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