movement Archives - Rees Fitness Personal Training

Coming soon….Get Moving!

01/02/2019 by Cerin

Coming soon! I already do exercise classes aimed at helping Stroke survivors. But I have noticed for a while now that other people, with other chronic medical conditions have been coming and been benefiting from the training. So, I am pairing up with Anna Sheryn of the Craven Dragons netball club to start classes open … Read more

Get Moving

24/03/202330/01/2019 by Cerin

“A place for people with limited mobility to get fitter, stronger, move better and do things they thought they would never do again.” I have extensive experience helping people with many chronic medical conditions and disabilities, such as: Stroke MS Parkinsons Wheelchair users I help people to get a better understanding of their own abilities … Read more

5x5x5 to get you moving better.

12/11/2018 by Cerin

We can all benefit from moving a bit better, a bit more often. So here is a very nice and simple way to help you do just that. Why not give it a try? What is it? 5 simple exercises/movements. You do x5 moves for a total of x5 minutes, x5 days a week. Yep, … Read more

Quality over quantity. Or, it’s not what you do, it’s the way you do it.

23/06/2014 by Cerin

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

Shotokan Karate for pain relief?

21/10/2011 by Cerin

Shotokan Karate

First of all, here is the disclaimer…I am not a physiotherapist, or qualified in pain relief in any way. I am just a person with an interest in the way the human body moves and works. So if you know more than me, and know that i am just talking out of my hat, leave a comment below and tell me. But I work with several people with various injuries and disabilities. A few of whom suffer from chronic pain. It took me a while to appreciate the concept of chronic pain. As a young, healthy bloke with a background in martial arts I would think that i have been hit by loads of people and got hurt (I was never that good at martial arts!). I would think:

Video: PUMPED UP KICKS|DUBSTEP

06/10/2011 by Cerin

Thanks to the Better Movement blog where I found this amazing video:

Training movements, not muscles.

01/06/2011 by Cerin

Your average gym monkey

I work in a gym, but I don’t think I am your average gym monkey (at least I hope I’m not). I am not interested in isolating muscles and “maximising the burn”. Instead, because of my background in Karate, I am more interested in being able to move in strong, powerful, fast and well coordinated ways.

Movement analysis of Karate kicks.

28/05/2011 by Cerin

Video analysis of various kicks from the other day. This video is at quarter speed and we are using it to check the limbs take the best path to their target, and that there is no “telegraphing” of the move… If you think you may benefit from movement analysis such as this, contact me today, … Read more

Movement analysis of golf swings.

27/05/2011 by Cerin

Getting your technique right is very important no matter what you do. In the video below, we are checking the technique of a golf swing. It is at 1 tenth speed, and the path of the club head is followed, making it easier to see what is happening and if there are any inefficiencies in the move…

This one is for the office workers out there!

26/04/2011 by Cerin

This one is for all you office workers out there. If you find yourself sitting in front of your PC for 8 hours a day, you are probably storing up a load of problems for your body.

Not only the obvious ones like getting fat and unfit, but soon your joints are going to start giving you problems, your mobility will reduce and risks of repetitive strain injury (RSI) will increase.