Ahead of the Winter Olympics 2018 in PyeongChang, South Korea, Olympian Shelley Rudman has shared her tips for getting back into shape after the festive period.

Shelley, 36, rose to fame after winning a silver medal in the women’s individual bobsleigh at the Turin Winter Olympics in 2006.

Footage from the olympics show the look of determination in Shelley’s eyes as she speeds through the ice course on a thin mental skeleton, reaching up to 75 miles per hour, punching the air with joy at the finish.

It is that same determination that could be the secret to the success of her new high tech gym in Manningford Abbots, where she trains top athletes and a range of local clients. in which she offers clients the use of her expertise in one to one sessions.

The mother of two’s high tech gym is used by a range of people, from those recovering from injuries of operations to some of the world’s top athletes as they prepare for the winter Olympics.

The mother of two from Pewsey kindly took an afternoon out of her busy schedule personal training, working as an ambassador for sport and consulting on a range of projects to show me the ropes…and the rowing machine, and the weights and the dead lifts.

She was so enthusiastic to get started that she turned up the volume on her sound system and we quickly warmed up before I was put through my paces.

Urging others to get fit in 2018, she said:

“There is never a better time to get into the gym than now.

“You can contemplate and keep contemplating but you have to go in and do it. For people new to fitness, personal training can be really positive and buddy sessions work well.

“All my clients have their own targets and goals, whether injured or otherwise and most people love working toward them.”

Shelley's top tips:1.Find friends to exercise with you. 2.Start by walking and increase the pace each week. 3.Weight training is great for body conditioning as you get older.”

She also has given three simple exercises to follow at home without the need for any equipment.

1.Standing calf raises holding onto a wall or stable chair.

2.Squats to a 45 degree angle. You can do this by also sitting back to a kitchen chair, just touching the chair with your bottom and standing back upright again.

3.Incline press. Holding onto a stable chair arm with a straight body, bend the arms and create a ‘chest press’ into the chair and repeat.