Ever since it burst on to the scene in November last year, Zoom Ergos enthusiasts have been asking how long it will go on for and what will happen after lockdown. So I’m here to answer the question on everybody’s lips – what next for Zoom Ergos?

Nothing is absolutely concrete, but the current plan is to keep going through May and June – most of the May sessions have now been posted online. There will probably then be a break for July and August. At that point, if there’s still enough interest, they will resume in the autumn.

There’s now an excellent bunch of super-subs primed and waiting in the wings, so whenever life gets in the way, as it does, and your favourite session leader has to duck out, you can be sure that there’ll be someone great to take over at short notice.

Which brings me to my other Zoom Ergos-related news. As the magnificent Jess Eddie can’t do her Tuesday sessions in May, I’m moving across to Tuesday at 7.45am to fill her slot instead of my usual Wednesday morning session. This is, needless to say, absolutely terrifying. Jess’s sessions are amongst the most popular – rightly so – and they are gigantic shoes to fill (I suspect in every way!) I can’t promise Jess’s signature style (nor would I try to emulate it) but I’ll do my very best to do her justice.

I start the Tuesday sessions tomorrow, so in an attempt to channel a little of the famous Eddie energy, I’m wearing the Queen B Athletics Jess sweater, named after Queen Jess herself.

In other, breaking news (pretty relevant, as it happens), I’m also thrilled to tell you that I’ve just qualified as a Concept2-certified indoor rowing instructor (with UCanRow2), so at least I can feel confident that I have a reasonable idea what I’m talking about!

The future of Zoom Ergos is entirely dependent on how much demand there is, so if you want to keep on getting your Zoom Ergos fix in future, keep showing up for sessions and let them know at Zoom Ergos HQ (they’re on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You can also email them through their website, ZoomErgos.com.

So if you’re free tomorrow, please sign up and join me. It’s free and you don’t need to be a rower or a member of a rowing club (you don’t even need to have a rowing machine – we have people joining us on exercise bikes and treadmills and even taking us out on their run!)

See you there!