Upper back and neck pain is something I see a lot of (probably as much as I see low back pain). The first thing I look for in an individual with neck pain is the positioning of their head while standing, sitting and performing various movements. If you have forward posture, your neck extensors (muscles [...]
Get Fit for East Cheshire Hospice! The 5S Charity Bootcamp – Every Saturday starting 7th April: 9am-10am Ran by Ex-Army Physical Training Instructor and Published Fitness Author Jason Curtis. Meet at the Bandstand on Victoria Park, Macclesfield (plenty of parking on Fence Avenue). Minimum donation of £5 per person – All funds go to East [...]
It's been a full-on season for 5S Athlete Caroline! Final medal tally: 5 Gold, 4 Silver, 3 Bronze 3 Telemark Silvers (Sprint, Classic and Overall) 3 Alpine GS Golds, An alpine Gold each for Slalom and Super G plus a Super Combined Gold (Super G + Slalom), 2 Bronzes for 3rd-placed category C racer in [...]
My 3rd Book is Published! Due to popular demand I have started a series that deals with the development of individual muscles and muscle groups... Of course, I decided to start with Biceps - Curls Brah! As you can see, I used myself for the front cover, quick spray tan and was good to go. [...]
Awesome to see the new books have QR Codes in... You can scan the code with your smart phone and it will take you to the video content for the exercises, or the Amazon pages for my other books. The next book is close to being published - decided to start a series on muscle [...]
Here's a surefire way to increase your Strength/Power and smash any plateaus you might have hit! Speed/Dynamic Effort Lifting. It's essential that proper form and technique is used when lifting weights. It's even more essential that we have the strength in our structures to accommodate any negative stress lifting places on our soft tissues... You [...]
Great write-up in the Macclesfield Express this week! Always got to give a little bit back... So I have decided to set up a charity bootcamp every Saturday - Starting 7th April 9am-10am - Meet at the bandstand on Victoria Park. Minimum donation of £5 per person - All going to East Cheshire Hospice. For [...]
Introducing new 5S Coach Shaun. Shaun is an England Athletics Coach in Running Fitness, Mountain Leader qualified, and a White Water Kayak Coach. He is a sponsored OCR (Obstacle Course Racing) athlete and has represented Team UK at the last 3 OCR World Championships. In 2017 he finished 3rd in age group at the Spartan [...]
Looking forward to developing Carl Burton's Strength & Conditioning regime at 5S Fitness. Carl is a professional fighter from Macclesfield who won bronze at the world championships. He is fighting on the 24th June at the Macron stadium in Bolton, so we have plenty of time to maximise his athletic ability. His training is starting [...]
5S Fitness are Hiring! We are looking for Personal Trainers/Strength & Conditioning Coaches in Macclesfield to come work out of 5S Fitness. We are looking for experienced trainers, who are great at what they do, have a passion for health and fitness, and are willing to lean… and of course, are personable and friendly. Our [...]
