Candour Fitness and Movement

Candour Fitness and Movement Location: Southbourne BH6

Can you look in the mirror each morning and know the person looking back is doing the best they can? Why opt for Candour?

If you want to be the best version of yourself and that includes improving your physical and mental health we can help. Candour Fitness and Movement, first choice for your overall body review, providing good honest and reliable advice. Candour – an open, honest and ‘can do’ approach to your fitness and movement
Do you want to be fitter and healthier? Do you want to be more active and enjoy being outdoors? Do you want to explore more places and opportunities, plus really enjoy them as you get older? In the spirit of Candour, you can trust us to be open and honest about how we can help you. When it comes to taking good care of you AND getting you the maximum return from your investment, the team at Candour are at your door and on your side. We’ll take time to get to know you and to look at your needs and GOALS. We’ll look at the best way to work together, and can advise you on the best possible use of your time. Sound like something you may want to brag about? One of the reasons more and more individuals are choosing to invest their time with us is because it can give them a level of accountability needed and free up time and focus for them to concentrate on actually enjoying life while someone else steers them in the right direction. As a valued client of Candour, you’ll have a dedicated team directly assigned to your project, with our team having selected the best personnel to fit your particular facilities management and property needs. We’ll make sure everything goes to plan, to schedule, and to budget. From initial introduction through to project completion, we can assure you that every stage will be expertly handled and thoroughly advised. In being as open and honest as our name suggests, at Candour, we can do your…

It’s likely you already know what you should be doing and the many benefits that may bring, but here’s a quick reminder of what we do:

1 to 1 Training in a Studio Gym
Provide robust training programmes
Online coaching and support
Group training sessions
Corporate training sessions
Give nutrition advice

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Fitness is boring.The basics are boring.There, I said it.Walk more.Lift some weights.Eat reasonably well.Get enough prot...
20/09/2026

Fitness is boring.
The basics are boring.

There, I said it.

Walk more.
Lift some weights.
Eat reasonably well.
Get enough protein.
Sleep properly.
Repeat.

Not exactly groundbreaking, is it?

There’s always someone online telling us we need a new exercise, a new diet, a new supplement or the latest “game-changing” fitness hack.

Most of us don’t.

We just need to get better at doing the boring stuff consistently.

You don’t need the perfect workout.
You don’t need to live on chicken and broccoli.
And you certainly don’t need to crawl out of the gym wondering whether you’ll be able to sit on the toilet tomorrow.

Keep it simple.
Keep showing up.
Enjoy your food.
Enjoy your life.

The basics might be boring.

But bloody hell, they work.

18/09/2026

Fancy getting a bit stronger tonight?

We’ve still got a few places available for our 7pm strength class tonight at Hengistbury Head Outdoors.

If you’ve been thinking about giving strength training a go, come and join us.

You don’t need to be super fit or already strong. Everything can be adapted to where you are right now.

It’s a friendly group, there’s no pressure to keep up with anyone else, and I’ll make sure you know exactly what you’re doing.

And there’ll probably be a bit of banter along the way.

7pm tonight. Come and give it a go — I’d love to see you there.

And if tonight doesn’t work for you, have a look at the full Hengistbury Head Outdoors programme. There are plenty of other classes and times available.

Find one that suits you, book yourself in and come and join us.
Hengistbury Head Outdoors

16/09/2026

It doesn’t have to make sense to everyone else.

You’re on your journey, not theirs.

This probably looks like me messing around with a landmine and inventing exercises as I go.

But there is actually a plan.

Sort of.

I’m still negotiating with this bloody shoulder.

Seven months ago it basically wanted nothing to do with me.

Then we progressed to tiny weights that were frankly embarrassing.

Then slightly bigger weights.

Now I’m trying to introduce more dynamic movement and see what it will tolerate.

It’s a very one-sided relationship.

I suggest something.

The shoulder considers it.

Sometimes it agrees.

Sometimes it tells me to p**s off.

And occasionally it waits until the next morning before giving me its full feedback.

But that’s rehab.

And that’s also why your journey doesn’t need to make sense to anybody else.

You might be lifting a weight someone else thinks is light.

Walking when someone else is running.

Taking two steps forward and occasionally one backwards.

Doesn’t matter.

They’re not living in your body.

They don’t know where you started.

And they don’t know what that little bit of progress means to you.

So keep working on yourself.

Keep experimenting.

Keep progressing.

And keep listening to your body.

Although in my case, I do wish my shoulder would occasionally shut up.

15/09/2026

My shoulder is still teaching me lessons.

And today’s lesson was pretty simple…

You’re not quite there yet, mate.

I’ve been trying to get my shoulder press beyond 10kg, so today I decided to see where I was.

I warmed up with 7.5kg.
Added a small increment and went to 8.5kg.
Then managed 10kg relatively comfortably.

So naturally I thought…

12.5kg. Let’s have it.

Nope. 😂

Failed miserably.

A few months ago I probably would have been frustrated by that. Today I just took it for what it was — feedback.

I dropped back to 10kg, added a smaller increment and worked from there.

That’s what this shoulder rehab continues to teach me.

Progress isn’t about proving what you think you should be able to do.

It’s about finding out what you can do today, working with it, and gradually moving the line forward.

Six months ago I couldn’t press anything.

Not long ago, 2.5kg was painful.

Now 10kg is becoming manageable.

So 12.5kg can wait.

The shoulder has spoken.

For now. 😏

15/09/2026

Happy birthday to my beautiful wife.

I was looking through my phone trying to find photos and videos to put together a little birthday montage for her.

Surprisingly nearly every video I’ve got of her, she’s training.

Lifting weights, doing squats, pressing something or generally making whatever I’m doing look easier than it should.

Looking back through them it’s great to see just how far she’s come.

Over the last couple of years she’s really got into her strength training. She’s consistent, she works hard and she’s become bloody strong.

A little too strong in some things if you ask me.

She’s currently stronger than me on a few presses, but we won’t dwell on that. I’ve got a shoulder excuse and I’m sticking with it. Even if she adopts the well known wife tactic of selective hearing.

So to my beautiful wife, my best friend, my training partner and the person who’s been beside me through some pretty big ups and downs.

Who makes me laugh, keeps me grounded and occasionally puts me in my place.

And now I don’t drink, she even makes sure there’s no unnecessary wastage on my behalf. Very thoughtful of her.

Happy birthday, Sweetheart.

Without Waxx.

Now just give me a few months to catch you up on those presses.

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