Movement Screening
Movement screens are a great way to understand a client's or athlete's movement capabilities and limitations. However, I do think it is key that people understand that a poor result on a specific movement assessment [...]
Top 5 Fitness Tests
Fitness tests set benchmarks, inform our programming, and allow us to see whether we have improved. Therefore, fitness tests are a necessary part of optimal program design - programming just isn't programming if it doesn't [...]
What are Plyometrics?
The term "Plyometrics" was coined by an Olympic long-distance runner from the USA named Fred Wilt. After watching Russian athletes using various jumps in their warm-ups before track and field events, he came up with [...]
How to Prevent and Work Around Training Injuries
First things first, always see a medical professional if you are in pain or worried about a specific injury or ailment (injuries are complex). This article is designed to get you thinking about what measures [...]
Gym Macclesfield
When you search "Gym Macclesfield" on Google, dozens of results come up, and although these gyms are all competition for us, it is an awesome thing that there are so many successful gyms and personal [...]
Personal Training Courses at 5S Fitness, Macclesfield
We have offered Active IQ qualifications at our gym in Macclesfield for over 5 years now. All our qualifications are fully approved, lifelong qualifications that are globally recognized - you can work as a fitness [...]
Personal Training Macclesfield
At our gym in Macclesfield, we have 10 personal trainers. All of our personal trainers are experienced strength and conditioning coaches with experience working with clients with a broad range of needs and goals. If [...]
Needs Analysis for Boxing
A Needs Analysis looks at the sport and the athlete(s), assesses the demands the sport places on the athlete and considers what qualities the athlete needs to maximize performance and minimize their risk of injury [...]
Strength and Conditioning for Boxing
I have just published a Strength and Conditioning Program for Boxers on Amazon. The program is designed to develop the strength and conditioning of boxers and to ensure fighters are not just training hard but [...]
FREE Week at 5S Fitness, Macclesfield
At our gym in Macclesfield, we offer a week for FREE - this includes full access to use the gym (06:30-20:30) and access to 5 classes daily with no limit on how many classes you [...]