Sep
9
This might surprise you
Over 75% of our members have never invested in having a personal trainer, prior to joining us at Coalition Performance (CP) (or strength and conditioning coach, or rehab coach) In fact last week, Nick, a new member from Dorridge, outside of Solihull said: ‘I‘ve never thought about having personal training, its one
Sep
2
Curing your Injury – Roll With It
One of my favourite songs is Roll With It by Oasis, do you remember it? Hey, you may have indeed seen me driving around Solihull, attempting to sing it while drumming my steering wheel! One line says: ‘Don’t ever stand aside, don’t ever be denied, you want to be who you be
Aug
5
Coaching children and youth’s – fitness, injury, sport performance
As parents, you want your child to flourish in the sport they love Yet injury and frustration at not improving in key areas, are major set backs… Torn hamstrings, ruptured knee ligaments, lack of fitness, desire for more speed, we’ve seen it all. Yet while you get the above, knowing who/where has
Jul
22
Why we’re different, and why you should know
I was at a conference the other week and was asked the following by an American chap: ‘So why do you actually do what you do’? This matters to you because lets face it, all gyms and personal trainer studios, look similar Weights, ropes, plates…mirrors with an egotistical reflection 😉 So what really does
Jul
12
2 things to conquer, if you want a better body this summer
When the weather gets better, and holidays come around, self awareness around your body and fitness can often peak. I often recite my annoyance in my 20’s over the ‘belly roll’ when being on holidays by the pool However, at CP we always see a common, re-occurring issue for people who want to
Jun
17
How being overweight as a kid, actually helped me
I started running properly around 16 years old. However, its ironic as I have vivid memories of painful cross country P.E runs as a child. Yet this probably helped me in many ways in the years after, let me share how, as it may help you. As I’ve revealed before, I was
Jun
3
Curing your ‘Laptop Posture’ (and the related niggles and pain)
Today something twinged… I was training on an exercise and my right, top shoulder tightened subtly, similar to what you can also get around your neck? You, like me likely have ‘laptop posture’ That hunched over position which I’m currently trying to avoid as best as possible while typing this in a
Apr
1
One of the best expert insights I could give you (for loosing weight)
The sun has made a welcome appearance across Birmingham, Solihull and beyond And maybe like myself, this has made you think… Resulting in you wanting to lose some unwanted body fat and actually have a body you can feel and see is what you want You read right, I’m doing this now
Mar
15
One trusting fact to know in youth strength training for your childs sporting ambitions
Your kids matter, I get it, I have two and another on the way (oh my!) And with a growing number of youths/teenagers now being supported at CP in Solihull who are in pursuit of sporting goals across many sports and levels, I felt compelled to share something I thought would be of value to
Mar
8
Why you’re likely not loosing body fat
Sat at Becketts Farm café just outside of Solihull having just had an espresso and bacon sandwich (yes it is possible to have this and be healthy)… I felt compelled to share this very, very common challenge we see as coaches in people with various goals related to fitness, body and health.
