Why should I exercise?

Humans were made to move, so move your body. Most back pain, many performance, health and physique issues can be traced to spending too much time in one position. That's because our bodies don't only adapt to what we do in the gym or on the track, they adapt to what we do day-to-day, too. If you did pushups for eight hours a day, you would expect your body to adapt to that, if you sit hunched over a computer eight hours a day, you should expect your body will adapt to that too, and you get stuck in that position.

Physical training can change the way you look, feel and perform. It changes the way you look by helping you stand more upright, move more confidently, by giving your body a reason to grow some muscle and burn some fat. It changes the way you feel by improving your day-to-day movement, giving you extra energy, making all your organs function better, and making you feel more productive and useful. It changes the way you perform by improving your strength, agility and fitness.

"Exercise" doesn't have to be in the gym. For three months once I cycled to work in a sheet metal factory, shifting 2 by 3m and 8mm thick sheet steel on rollers to cut within 1mm over a metre – I was strong and fit without chrome and mirrors. Nowadays in the developed West our jobs are more mental and social than physical and we drive everywhere. The person who gets a more physical job and travels under their own power by foot or cycle will improve how they look, feel and perform without paying for a gym membership or a personal trainer.

Those who do not move their bodies enough day-to-day need to move them in the gym or on the track. That's where I come in. I help you move your body, and teach correct movement.