Rees Fitness Personal Training
Strength, Fitness & Behaviour Coaching
Happy Halloween! And you know what this means? It means it’s a new month tomorrow and it’s getting bloody close to Christmas. So what better time to get your shit together before things go a little bit mental. New month, new plan Here is a common mistake I and many others make: Decide we are … Read more
Get your diaries out boys and girls (and yes, I am talking to the boys too). We got another amazing event for you… What is it? The Craven Dragons netball club do their annual mixed tournament. It is for both men and women and for those with lots of netball experience and those who know … Read more
What is it? The Santa Fun Run is an annual 5k event. You can run it, jog it or walk it. It’s up to you! Oh yeah, you do it dressed as Santa though. And trust me, there are fewer more glorious sites than seeing 2,000 Santas running around town… Where is it? The route … Read more
Name: Scapular Pressups. Also known as: Pressup Plus. Main joints used: Shoulder girdle. Other joints used: Top tips: Start the move in a pressup position. Keep your elbows locked straight throughout the move. Think of the Front Plank and keep your belly tight throughout and don’t let it, or your hips, sag down under gravity. … Read more
I’ve spent the last few days rebuilding the website. It looks different now, but hopefully all the content is still there and accessible. Let me know if any links don’t work or if anything is broken? Fingers crossed, with the new technology running this website, I should hopefully be able to update it more. The … Read more
I was very honoured to be a speaker at the local doctors osteoporosis support group the other day (could being a talking head be the future for me????) So it was my job to try to tell the sufferers of osteoporosis how good exercise and good food can help them with their condition. I was … Read more
A wise man also once said: Core strength and stability has bugger all to do with how many sit ups you can do. It’s how you set and maintain your spine against an external force that matters.
I don’t know how to categorise this post, except I just had to say it…so here goes: I had a lovely email from the mother/carer of one of the gang who comes to our stroke rehab classes (if you don’t know about our classes, click here for details). Here is what it said: “Just … Read more
I coach everyone to do the squat as well as they possibly can. Doesn’t matter who they are. My stroke clients should squat because it helps them get up and out of their chair. This means they are not confined to their chairs for the rest of their lives, so they have a much improved … Read more
We are very lucky to have a third stroke class starting next week! On Wednesday June 6th, 12:30-1:30pm, we will be starting a trial run of gym based sessions at Keighley Leisure Centre. Where is it? See the map above or click the link here. When is it? First session is on Wednesday June 6th, … Read more
New stroke rehab class Wednesday June 6th Put it in your diary folks….more details to come over the next few days….
This is just a quick note to let you all know that there will be NO stroke rehab class on Friday 11th of May, 2018. I’ll be travelling to North Wales that day for a silly event on the weekend. So I’m sorry about that. But don’t forget, there will still be a class on … Read more
A common question I am asked is: “What are the best exercises to strengthen my knee/hips/shoulders/elbows/back?” In other words, what exercises are there to strengthen my joints?? So first things first, the usual disclaimers: I’m not a physio or anything, I’m no expert, and this is not advice in any way at all. It’s just … Read more
It’s quite simple. Getting fitter and stronger means working hard and doing it often. That way, we can gradually get better over time. So welcome to the 2 week challenge! Every couple of weeks, I release a new exercise challenge. It could be a fitness, strength or random physical challenge. The aim is to spend … Read more
People come to me with various goals. Often they fall along the lines of: Get fitter Get stronger Get slimmer Get healthier Move better All these are fantastic reasons to hire me (did you know you could hire me to help you with all these??) But first we need to know what your goals and … Read more
Had a good meeting at Ilkley Tennis club this afternoon (it included one of the friendliest cats in the world!) And the good news is that starting Monday 15th January, we have a second Stroke Rehab class starting there! More details to come soon, but in the meantime, please share the hell out of this … Read more
How to get through Christmas without bursting your belt We were chatting the other day and trying to come up with ways to help each other get through Christmas without falling spectacularly off the wagon. It was important that these things were practical and didn’t stop people from enjoying themselves. Here are some of the … Read more
It a new month tomorrow. So perfect time to take stock of where you are, what you want to do and how things have gone over the past month. And because it’s December tomorrow (which means the annual descent into chocolate, booze and doing bugger all) we run the risk of falling off the rails … Read more
So now I am out of the boot and am starting to move around like a normal person, my rehab proper starts. And like a proper scientist, I want to set a benchmark to see where my left ankle is at the moment, what its limitations are and how they change over time. So here … Read more
So I had my first full day without the boot on yesterday and did some good walking too and from the gym. I was concentrating on walking as properly as possible (rolling through my foot and not hobbling with a super stiff ankle). And it all worked well! I was so happy with how it … Read more