Rees Fitness Personal Training
Strength, Fitness & Behaviour Coaching
I’m guessing this is not what many people want, but what the hell. The day after Tough Mudder weekend here in Skipton, I’m going to have a go at the monthly Strength & Fitness Assessment (click here to find more out about it). It will be interesting to see how I do compared to previous … Read more
Knowing what you want to do in your training over the next month is one thing (and a really important thing that so many of us fail to do). Figuring out just how to do it and actually getting it done is another thing altogether! Things in our head can often be very “fuzzy”. Ideas, … Read more
Had an excellent day shadowing a practical session with a stroke survivor yesterday. An interesting point came up… Top end athletes have to work bloody hard, day in and day out. They have to strive for months on end for very marginal gains. Every 1% of improvement is an incredibly hard fought battle. They need … Read more
I’ve been bored, so I’m having a reccie of a bunch of footpaths in some woods. There should be a little mini reservoir in there somewhere too. So I’m going to try to find it if I can. This Sunday at 8am… Sell Tickets through Eventbrite
I’ve described how I coach pressups before (click here). But every so often, I get asked why do I expect it done that way? Why chest to the floor? Why can’t they start off with easier versions like the box (ladies) pressup? Basically, why am I being such a knob about things. So here goes… … Read more
“The better we get, the fewer choices we have.” This is something I heard a while ago but was reminded of while training recently. My training sessions consisted of a maximum of half a dozen exercises (bike ride to/from gym, deadlifts, cable rows, the handstands I’m practising and the power cleans I’m re-learning). I like … Read more
I was taught the important things are worth repeating. So I know I have probably gone ove this subject before, but what the hell. I like to think I help people move better and for a purpous. And I was talking to someone about our monthly Assessments (next one coming up in just a few … Read more
Over the past month or so, I’ve been on a course teaching me how to help rehabilitate people who have suffered from a stroke. I’ve still to do the course assessment to qualify, so to help me remember the things I’ve learned, here are a few things about stroke and its rehab. I will be … Read more
Spending your spare time getting fitter, stronger and basically more attractive to members of the opposite/same sex? Want to put that fitness/strength/hotness to some actual good use? Sunday August 10th, a few of us are going for a bike ride in the Yorkshire Dales. It will be about 28 miles in length, starting and finishing … Read more
On Saturday June 28th a bunch of us are doing the Wharfedale 3 Peaks Challenge to raise money for The Upper Wharedale Fell Rescue Association. They are holding 3 versions of it on the day: Three peaks Birks Fell, Buckden Pike, Great Whernside 35km (22 miles), 1446m (4744 ft) ascent Two peaks Buckden Pike, Great … Read more
Targets, deadlines, challenges and goals are awesome things. They focus the mind and help us get things done. So here is the first of a few challenges that we can have a go at, see how well we did and see how we improve over time. The Embsay Dam Dash. This is very simple. Go … Read more
I’ve finally gotten round to doing something that I’ve been meaning to do for ages! Anyone can now take part in any of the growing number of Rees Fitness challenges whenever they like. They can then record their results for posterity and for the world to see! So far we have the Broughton 1.5 mile … Read more
Just a quicky to say that because of Born Survivor and Yorkshire Warrior events over the next couple of weekends (click here for all our upcoming events), the next official Grassington Bootcamp will be on Sat April 19th. Stick it in your diaries!
We do a lot of our training outdoors. Our FLASHmob sessions are all outdoors and in all weather conditions all through the year (deepest, darkest winter included). So if you have only ever trained indoors or in a nice gym before, here are some tips on what to wear when you join us out side. … Read more
Nocebo: A detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations of treatment or prognosis. Yet again, last week I had a lovely woman in the gym for her first time. While showing her around the toys, it was obvious that she was nervous about the whole experience. Nervous about what … Read more
When: Saturday 18th, 3:30pm Where: Mollies farm in Grassington. Click here for a map. IMPORTANT!!! Limited parking space, so if at all possible…please car share. Ta! What: Mollie is leaving us again! This time to join the army. So to say a big farewell, we are going to have another little play on her farm … Read more
After a couple of conversations about how difficult it is to get up and going in the morning, here is a sample warm up you can do to get your body moving first thing. It should be nice and simple and it’s easily scalable. But in fact, this is also a good, simple, pre-workout warm … Read more
I’m ever so sorry, but we are going to have to postpone FLASHmob training this Friday evening. Somethings come up and we are going to have to rearrange. So that is NO training Friday, but everything on Saturday and Sunday is on as normal. Click on the FLASHmob page for the updates…
I’ve added picture galleries from the events we took part in this year. Take a look! http://www.reesfitness.co.uk/gallery
In January, our group training sessions, FLASHmob, will have been going for 1 whole year! First of all, I would love to say a big thank you to everyone that has come and played and kept it going over these last 12 months. And next, I would like to announce the FLASHmob birthday party! On … Read more