Strength Training
It’s the new way forwards

The
strength
foundation

• Strength training is now becoming increasingly more popular with men and women in gyms and is fast being recognised by doctors and the medical community to be the most important type of exercise we can all be doing.

• This importance of a general level of strength applies to men, women, the young and particularly those over the age of 40, because strength is the basis of all our physical interaction, from opening heavy doors, to carrying shopping to being able to move normally and live independently without needing assistance. When people become frail it has a huge impact on the quality of their life.

• I believe it is best to start training for strength and health early, before the affects of things such as frailty, osteoporosis or metabolic problems even arise. Most of my clients are between the ages of 20 and 50 years and all respond extremely well to my approach to strength training.

impact
and
performance

• The method I use to coach strength and conditioning means you’ll notice improvements both on and off the playing field.

• Being fit and strong makes the life you have now more enjoyable, from enjoying sports more, to keeping up with the kids, even lifting the weekly shopping or your holiday luggage will become easier as you become stronger. These are real practical uses to the kind of training that I coach.

• As we develop your strength, your muscles become more defined and toned, As standard I accompany my training method with nutritional guidance to help with your diet and meal planning at every step of the way. The result is lean, athletic, toned physique.

What's more interesting is the impact exercise has on other areas of life: 

1. Happier, Positive & Motivated. Exercise stimulates the body to release hormones such as dopamine and serotonin. These are feel good hormones that are so effective science uses exercise as a recommendation to treat depression. I've noticed the people that train with me become more confident and more motivated as we progress.

2. Cognitive Benefits. Exercise has been found to enhance memory, learning and concentration. Even if we only consider these improvements in respect of our working lives it's still important to know that recent findings highlight evidence suggesting exercise has firm links to mental health and can help prevent some forms of dementia. 

3. Injuries. Although no one wants to have an injury incidents like a fall while out or back pain in general are fairly commonplace for many people. The importance of strength training is that it conditions you in exactly how to lift anything heavy in the safest way. It improves your balance as you get stronger and when you strengthen your muscles you also strengthen your bone density too, which helps mitigate risk to injury.