PROFESSIONAL, ELITE EXERCISE SPECIALIST and a true VISIONARY

I am not a fan of simply adopting one exercise principle above all others, and simply do not subscribe to the philosophy that any one of these principles can give an individual all the necessary ingredients to achieve their desired result. Therefore the formulation of my exercise  programmes has been multifaceted, it has meant cutting out all the rubbish, incorporating new, different and vital components, blending them with the necessary physiotherapy-based musculoskeletal stability exercises and embracing the best current exercises.

Taking into account all of the above, and to ensure that my exercise system is the world’s most complete, varied and comprehensive regime ever formulated, it needed to be underpinned by 30 vital components that I believe – and indeed have proved – to be vital for each and every one of us – each and every one of YOU.

These 30 vital components / vital exercises are as follows;

• Foam roller ( myofascial release ).
• Dynamic stretching.
• Nerve stretching/flossing/gliding.
• Skeletal mobility.
• Muscle activation.
• Pilates/Yoga.
• Transverse abdominis ( core/TVA ).
• Cardiovascular / cardiorespiratory.
• Hip /pelvis.
• Rotator cuff.
• Eccentric contractions.
• Sacroiliac joint.
• Iliotibial band.
• Knee stability.
• Swiss ball.
• Ankle joint stability.
• Muscle endurance.
• Exercise band.
• Static stretching.

Each one of these components is vital for each and every one of you, whatever your age, height, weight, goals or level of experience. The last 40 years have kicked up methodologies that have mainly focussed on a core of just two, three or four elements – they are either strength, cardio, stretching, isolation or compound exercise regimes that are limited in their diversity and one-dimensional in their approach. One-dimensional routines produce, at best, one-dimensional results.

The benefit of these components individually is substantial, but the real magic happens when they are all used each and every time you exercise so that their combined benefit is substantially greater than the sum of the individual parts.

Flooding your exercise routines with positions, stretches, movements and exercises that comfort and soothe your body while having focussed intensity produces dramatic results. They can banish hamstring tightness, free up your feet and ankles, stabilise your knees, reassure your hips and pelvis, rid your body of low level and/or acute back pain and promote a stronger, more flexible spine, which in turn promotes better posture, which in turn releases your body from pain and allows it to flourish like never before.

As I blended these 30 vital components into 30 ongoing exercise routines encompassing the exercise norms of warming up, warming down, strength training, variations of intensity and diversity, all in perfect ratio, blend and balance of large versus small muscle groups, upper and lower body exercises, isolation and compound exercises, heavy and light weight, high reps and low reps, it all becomes quite the jigsaw puzzle – a hugely detailed exercise ‘spreadsheet’ totalling 900 exercises all working in perfect harmony with each other.

The foundations of these programmes are built around the strength training element – major muscle groups following the traditional push/pull philosophy of chest exercises followed by tricep exercises, back exercises followed by bicep exercises, with leg exercises coupled together with shoulder exercises and extra abdominal exercises, forming a six-day cycle.

This muscle group cycle is then complemented by the other components, each focussing on the same primary muscle group for that routine. For example, the strength training muscle group or segment – ie the chest muscle group – is complemented and supplemented by all the other associated chest positions, stretches and conditioning exercises for flexibility and function.

This intrinsic blend of 900 exercises has been tried and tested repeatedly with thousands of clients over many decades.

The detailed, comprehensive ‘spreadsheet’ of exercises looks very complex in written form. The reality is that IT IS UNBELIEVABLY SIMPLE.

For YOU it just means 30 exercises every time you train.

The real magic of these programmes is that they are completely interchangeable. For example, you don’t have to perform a dynamic leg/quadricep stretch on the same occasion as your quadricep/squatting exercise day. You don’t have to perform your sciatic nerve stretch on the same day as your hamstring training.

Interchanging different exercises with different elements provides an almost unlimited variation in your routines. Variety is everything in exercise and my routines mean that you will NEVER have to do the same routine twice. It will take care of every aspect of your physical health and fitness and you will see and experience results like never before.

This is why my exercise system is not just a series of exercise routines, it’s an education in YOU, an education in exercise and an education for life with exercise routines for life.

Please enjoy!.