1-1 Coaching

Service Description

I work with people on their strength and conditioning, focusing on the extent to which muscles can exert force by contracting against resistance and the bodies ability to work efficiently and/or with lessened stress while performing a chosen activity. There are lots of facets to actually enabling muscle to do this which can be achieved by challenging the body in different ways: Agility, balance, flexibility, localised muscle endurance, cardiovascular endurance, strength endurance and coordination for example, and very often I will spend time looking at movement patterns from the chosen sport and then the athlete to determine where any inefficiencies lie and any improvements can be made. Very often in sport we just practice without actually looking at what we are practising - I see that as wasted effort if improvements can be made. ​ Solid nutrition is vital to a healthy lifestyle and consistent athletic performance. Personally I am not interested in diets, I am interested in habits - good ones. Diets have rules and that in itself make them unsustainable and restrictive. When you then fall off your diet you may feel and be told that you've failed - you are a failure. Fall off and fail enough times and you'll stop doing something. For me this shows that the thing you are doing is unsustainable and does not fit in with your life or training habits, it is the approach that’s wrong, not you. You are not a failure. Alternatively you keep at it and reach your target, but then what? Do you keep buying the powders and replacement systems for life? Believe me you won’t - it is also unsustainable. I also write training plans for athletes with events in mind tailored to ability and lifestyle choices and commitments. All athletes receive ongoing remote support. Please outline the focus you are looking for in your coaching in an email before you book this service. I need to understand your drivers and confirm that I am the best person to help you. Please bring indoor footwear for your session. You will be asked to remove the shoes you came in at the door to protect the flooring. ​ In the event that you cancel your booking within 24 hours of due date and time, a full session cancellation fee will be charged. We will endeavour to resell your booking and, if successful, any payments received for such booking sold will be taken into account, when calculating your cancellation fee.