Focused Personal Training

Progress doesn't have to be a big jump - it can be a series of little ones

What do you do if you're a coach and you have a client who just isn't doing the things they're telling you they want to do? We asked Coach Jeff.

Today we're celebrating (former) general manager Lucy heading off to the next leg in her adventures. It's been three amazing years with her here, but all good things must come to an end. Lucy, we wish you nothing but luck and success in the future. Come back to visit any time 😘

If you want to come to the leaving party but don't know where to go or when to be there, send a message to your accountability coach or to the community WhatsApp group!

Coach Jodie knows how important it is for women to strength train - and not just because she's on a powerlifting journey herself. Here's what she wants to say to you if you're a woman who hasn't yet worked up the courage to get involved with some strength and resistance training.

When we had the incredible Kelly Friel on the podcast, we got to ask her about her experiences coaching and competing in CrossFit in the 35+ age categories. You can listen to her full episode here: https://youtu.be/S5c0SIsZUZo?si=KF_2NjkCZ-4YIx1l

We’re pleased to announce the newest member of our team Mike Flowers. Some of you will know him already, so you’ll already know what an asset he’s going to be to the coaching team, and we look forward to seeing him put his own spin on sessions.

We all know that 90% of your success comes from the habits you have outside the gym. Yes, training is hugely important to you health and fitness, but training three times a week without any of the auxiliary work will be less significant that doing all the auxiliary work without the training.

Taking your recovery seriously means taking your training seriously. We want to see you succeed in all your goals, and that might mean taking a look at your behaviour and asking yourself if you're treating yourself the way that you treat other people. It's something that a lot of our clients struggle with, so if you're still learning to make yourself your own top priority, let us ease the burden and you can be OUR top priority until you're ready to take over.

Recovery can look like many things, so here's a little list of ideas for you to get started. You don't have to do all of them all the time, just perhaps consider making time for whatever feels manageable to you:

- Stretching and cooling down properly

- Maintenance therapy: physiotherapy, acupuncture, massages etc

- Muscular relaxation therapy: saunas, steam rooms, nice hot baths, nice cold baths

- Stress management: journaling, meditation, breathwork

- Sleep hygiene: winding down routines, minimising blue light, actually getting enough hours

- Hydration and Nutrition: drinking enough, getting your protein and fibre in, supplementing your diet with pills and powders

- Gentle Movement: yoga, dancing, swimming, walking, biking. Low load bearing activities where you move for joy rather than for performance

- Daylight: literally going outside and seeing the sky so you're not at your desk all day

However you choose to make yourself a priority, rest and recovery should never make you feel guilty - whether it's because you did, didn't, or feel like you should have done it differently.