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    "Pro-Fit Strength & Conditioning"

    Personal Trainer Godalming, Guildford, Cranleigh etc.

    Weight Loss & Fitness Experts

    One2One, Small Group & BootCamp

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    "Working with Joe has made me fitter, stronger and more alert. This is the first time I've had a trainer who's taken time to understand my goals and then pushed me to achieve them. Highly recommend".

    Ash J, Godalming.

  • Personal Training Sessions in Godalming, Surrey

     

    Achieve Your Fitness Goals with Expert Personal Training in Godalming

    Are you searching for top-notch personal training sessions in Godalming, Surrey? Look no further! Joe Segar the fitness coach is here to help you reach your fitness goals with tailored programs designed just for you. Whether you're aiming to lose weight, build muscle, or improve overall wellness, our personal trainer near you is ready to guide you every step of the way.

     

    Why Choose Our Personal Training?

    At our Godalming-based fitness center, we believe in personalised approaches to personal fitness. Our personal trainer, Joe will work with you one-on-one to develop a custom fitness plan that suits your unique needs and lifestyle. With us, you can expect:

    • Customised Fitness Programs: No two bodies are the same, and neither are our fitness sessions. We tailor each workout to your specific goals, ensuring maximum results.
    • Expert Fitness Coaches: Our certified fitness coach is an experienced professional who is passionate about helping you succeed.
    • Convenient Locations: We offer personal training sessions not only in Godalming but also in surrounding areas including Guildford, Haslemere, Milford, and Bramley. Wherever you are, our personal trainers are nearby and ready to assist you.

    Serving the Godalming Community and Beyond

    Whether you're a resident of Godalming or live in nearby towns like Guildford, Haslemere, Milford, or Bramley, our personal trainers are easily accessible. We understand the local community and are committed to providing a friendly, supportive environment where you can thrive.

     

    Book Your Personal Training Session Today

    Ready to take the next step in your fitness journey? Don’t wait any longer! Our personal trainer in Godalming, Surrey, is here to help you achieve your fitness goals. Whether you're looking for regular fitness sessions or a one-off consultation, we have the perfect solution for you.

     

    Contact us today to book your first session and discover how our personal training services can transform your life. Find out why we're the top choice for personal training near you!

     

  • Training Content

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    High Intensity Intervals

    HIIT burns more calories during and after a workout than continuous aerobic training.

    The bursts of increased intensity simply increase the calorific expenditure. Thus aiding in better body composition and tone.

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    Kettlebells

    Compound whole-body movement exercises, which are superior to machines that only isolate muscles.

    Kettlebells strengthen the tendons & ligaments, making the joints tougher and less-susceptible to injury.

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    Boxing Training

    Pad work, foot work and offence/defence drills foster an increase in:

    Enhanced Cardiovascular Health.

    Improved Total-Body Strength.

    Better Hand-Eye Coordination.

    Decreased Stress.

    Improved Body Composition.

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    Nutritional Guidance

    Eating a healthy, balanced diet involves eating the right sort of foods, in the right amounts to provide energy and nutrients for our bodies to function. On estimation an average women 2000 calories a day and an average man 2500 calories a day. The exact amount is dependant on age, gender, height and activity.

  • About Us

    Pro-Fit Strength & Conditioning was born from the marriage between Old Skool strongman regimes and the New School of functional fitness protocols.

    All our programs will stimulate muscular endurance/strength, cardio fitness & physical resilience.

    Age, Height, Weight, Fitness level is NO obstacle, we'll start with what you've got TODAY, then develop your personal physical culture via tangible and achievable goals.

    Your dietary and nutritional guidance will feature in all sessions in bite size segments, with email/Txt support going forward.

     

    Master Coach Joe Segar:

    Began his journey into Fitness and Martial Arts in the late 1980's.

    Within four years he had achieved Black Belt status in Wing Chun Chinese Boxing and opened the Godalming class which is still producing fit and skilled individuals in the Guildford, Godalming and Farnham areas.

    After studying Health and Nutrition at Farnborough Tech, Joe expanded his coaching repertoire to concentrate on personal fitness clients.

    His friendly, mature and robust approach leads to a guaranteed progression for all.

    His style is 'Maker not Breaker' and will always look at cultivating the physical, intellectual and emotional aspects of an individuals fitness journey.

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  • Location: Garage Studio No.3.

    Bicknells Coach Yard (opp Aquarius) GU7 3EJ

  • Ski Fit

    Injuries on the mountain are sadly inevitable and the hard reality of it is that turning up unfit is one sure way to make yourself vulnerable. The old school thinking of a simple warm up and cool down being sufficient is a little passé and if you truly want to prepare yourself for some mountain action, then you’re going to have to work a little bit harder and start earlier.

    So rather than doom and gloom of mountain injuries, let’s look at the positive steps you can take in preparation to become more physically robust and champion the holiday like a pro!

     

    PRE-HOLIDAY: GET ON YOUR BIKE.

    For cardiovascular (CV) fitness, cycling provides a great transition through to skiing/boarding. Get yourself to a regular spin class, out on your road or mountain bike, get your heart and lungs pumping and leg muscles fired up – trust me you will reap the reward once on the mountain! If you’ve no access to a bike, power walking, jogging or swimming are also a great way to increase your CV fitness. All this enables greater muscular endurance, which means many more energetic miles on the mountain whilst delaying the inevitable “thigh burn” of fatiguing muscles.

     

    PRE-HOLIDAY: GET STRONG.

    Strength in the legs and core is key to happy, healthy, injury free skiing. Even 15-20 minutes of strength training work, 2-3 times per week will make all the difference. It really doesn’t have to be a long period out of your day! Ideally start a few weeks before departure, but it’s never too late to get those muscles woken up!

    Here are some common leg and abdominal exercises that translate well to skiing:

    *Lateral jumping into deep bend

    *Basic squats

    *Jump squats

    *Lunges – forward to back and side to side

    *Abdominal bicycles

    *Mountain climbers

    *Plank – front and side

    *Bridge

    *One leg bridge with leg extension.

     

    PRE-HOLIDAY & DURING: GET FLEXIBLE.

    Flexibility is highly underrated when it comes to being ski-fit and all too often overlooked! Flexibility at the ankles, knees and hips can make achieving a great technique far easier. Working on this before your trip is great but warming up and mobilising all the joints and muscles before hitting the slopes is also vital.

    You should aim to include stretches of the calf muscles, hamstrings, glutes, quadriceps & hip flexors. Stretches can be done statically (e.g. 2 holds of 30 seconds each side) or dynamically (repeated stretching movements – no holds). I tend to favour dynamic stretching for warming up and a short sequence of static stretches after a long days skiing.

    On the morning of a ski day you should incorporate functional exercises to warm up and improve joint mobility for the following joints:

    Ankles. Pedal the feet, dropping the heels low of the back of a step.

    Hips. “Open the gate/close the gate”. Open = raise knee to 90°, take out to side then lower. Close = the reverse direction.

    Pelvis. “Knee-to-chest” – Lying on your back pull one knee to chest and hold then the other.

    Low back. Lying on back bend knees up then roll to one side keeping shoulders intact with floor, creating a twist through the low back.

    Mid back. “Cat-camel” on all fours.

    Shoulders. 360-degree swings.

    Neck. “Yes, no, maybe” nodding exercise. Stretch to the end range of each motion.

    Some final thoughts on avoiding injury on the mountain:

    Address any current injuries / weakness BEFORE the ski holiday. Chances are the extra demand and loads will only further stress the already weakened/damaged area. Consult your local chiropractor, osteopath or physiotherapist for guidance on optimised healing, and possible options for support during the ski holiday.

    Technique instruction is invaluable. A proficient technique is biomechanically more efficient and ultimately far healthier for your joints and muscles, so invest in some guidance you won’t regret it!

    If using your own equipment, be sure to get it checked regularly or use a reputable hire company.

    Always wear suitable clothing and protective gear.

    Discuss use of supportive strapping/braces with a health professional before using on the mountain. Often friend but sometimes foe!

    Follow mountain safety guidelines & ski within your limits.

    Avoid fatigue and take frequent rests. Recognising the need to rest is so key to injury avoidance!!

    Be wary of the affects alcohol has on our physical abilities – don’t drink too much at lunch and be aware of day-after dehydration!

    If you do sustain an injury, please seek medical advice before continuing and potentially doing further long-term damage

     

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  • Climb Fit

     

    *Specificity

    It was the '80s climbing legend Ron Fawcett who first said, "the best training for climbing is climbing". The way to develop climbing endurance is by doing lots of routes, not running marathons, and the way to develop climbing strength is by bouldering, not pushing weights. In fact, if you train with weights you will build muscle bulk and weigh yourself down.

     

    *Progression

    It is tempting to jump in at the deep-end, but you have to build up gradually. Even if you are generally quite strong and fit from other sports, climbing involves the use of some very specific muscles and tendons, some of which are pretty fragile. If you do too much too soon then injury is inevitable. Pace yourself using the guidelines in this article.

     

    *Understand the big picture

    Climbing is a complex sport involving a multitude of inter-relating components. The mistake is just to focus on one or two areas. The best climbers are the ones who don’t have weaknesses and who make every attempt to keep all the plates spinning. A useful model is to look at three main categories:

    Skills: Mental performance, technique, tactics

    Physical components: Specific strength, specific endurance, flexibility, general fitness.

    Support systems: Nutrition, lifestyle factors.

    While all these individual components are important, it is worth noting that some take priority over others. For example, you can have all the strength in the world, but if your technique is poor you will quickly squander it. Furthermore, even if you have good strength and good technique, if your mind is weak then the car has no engine. Similarly, even those climbers with great mental control, technique and strength can still throw it all away with poor tactics - if you pick the wrong route or you don’t rest long enough then it’s ‘game over’. A final point is that if you are too stressed or you don’t get enough time to train or sufficient sleep and quality nutrition then clearly your performance will suffer.

     

    *Climb three times a week

    Whether it’s indoors or outdoors, if you only climb once or twice a week then this simply isn’t enough to improve strength and endurance, although you may still make moderate improvements in technique. Don’t expect to be a good climber if you are not prepared to put the time in. Three sessions per week is the benchmark as this will maximise your improvement rate without exposing you to a significant threat of injury.

     

    *Consistent practice

    A week off is fine but you will penalised if you suddenly realise that it’s been a month since you last visited the wall. Climbing lends itself to steady, regular practice rather than a stop-start approach.

     

    *Skills and technique first

    Climbers often say that you need to learn technique before you get strong, but what does this actually mean in practice? Well first up, it means having a technique lesson! We all know what happens if you try to teach yourself to ski. Well believe it or not, climbing is no different. Bad habits will creep in from the start and these will become ever more difficult to correct in the future if left un-checked. Remember that some aspects of climbing technique are intuitive (we all climbed trees when we were young!) but some are completely counter-intuitive (especially the moves for overhangs) and these techniques will elude you unless you are shown. There is no space to cover them in this article but don’t ignore this advice if you want to be able to climb properly. The other point is to avoid doing loads of pull-ups and fingerboard during the first year of your climbing.

     

    *Develop a good leading head

    If you are new to leading, then try to get a large volume of easy routes in before you start pushing it. Some additional (and highly controversial) advice is to try to take some practice falls fairly early on in your leading career before a phobia of falling sets in. This is contrary to the advice that most instructors give out, but I must stress that I’m referring to indoor sport climbing only. You and your partner will need to use a ‘dynamic belay system’ to ensure safety and if you don’t know what this means then you’re not ready for the exercise. Build up gradually by falling with the bolt clipped above you at first. If you’re not sure of the method, then seek appropriate advice and watch the ‘drop clip’ video on UKClimbing.com. If you put off taking falls, the fear only gets worse and will restrict you as your climbing develops.

     

    *Work on the conversion

    The more time you spend indoors, relative to time on rock, the harder it will be to convert your indoor grade to the crag. Make every effort to get out and experience different rock types, presuming you don’t just want to be an indoor climber. The ropework and safety issues are a separate topic and if in any doubt, seek advice. If you are new to rock, then there is no place for pride or ego – the advice is to climb well within your perceived grade.

    *Develop the ‘warm-up instinct’

    A good climbing warm-up is essential to help you perform, as well as to avoid injury. Start with some jogging around to raise your body temperature and then do some dynamic exercises such as arm swings, finger clenches, hip circles and leg swings. Then do a series of three or four traverses, starting as easy as possible, and then gradually allowing them to become more difficult. Take plenty of rest (at least three or four minutes) between each one and don’t allow yourself to get even the slightest bit ‘pumped’ until the third or fourth traverse. You can then switch either to bouldering or routes, but never go from the easy traverses straight onto hard stuff. Continue building up through the grades (if it’s routes then do one of each grade eg: 4 > 4+ > 5 > 5+ > 6a) or if it’s bouldering then do two or three of each grade (eg: 3 x V0 - , 3 x V0, 3 x V1, 2 x V2). It may take up to 45mins before you are ready to try something hard. Remember that warming up for climbing requires a great deal of discipline and ‘body awareness’. If you rush the process, then you will either climb badly or get hurt. Develop a routine and stick to it, and don’t be distracted by others.

     

    *Endurance before strength

    There are countless examples of beginners leaping straight on some of these ‘new generation’ overhanging bouldering walls and getting injured within weeks. Bouldering is the most intensive form of climbing. A basic training principle for any sport is to build an ‘endurance base’ before you try to get strong. In climbing terms, this means doing routes, or if you only have access to a bouldering wall then longer traverses or ‘circuits’ with relatively easy moves. Having warmed up you should aim to do six or seven climbs that are approximately a grade below your limit. It is much better for fitness to do this than to try harder stuff and burn-out on the first or second climb. If you fall off it should be on your fifth or sixth climb and it should be due to ‘pump’ and cumulative fatigue, rather than because the route was too hard. Rest approximately five minutes between climbs and stick to vertical walls for the first few months. Only venture on to slightly overhanging walls when you can climb at least six or seven vertical F6a routes in one session. Another worthwhile type of training is to do double or triple laps on routes to develop stamina for longer routes outside. For example, instead of doing single F6as, do double F5+s or triple F5’s. Simply climb the route, lower off fairly quickly and climb it again, either leading or on top-rope. Aim for a total of four or five sets of this with 10 minutes rest between each set.

     

    *Separate bouldering from routes

    A common mistake is to mix up bouldering and routes on a random basis. You will get better results if you do them in separate sessions. A great approach is to do two routes sessions and one bouldering session per week.

     

    *Bouldering

    In the early stages of your climbing career, bouldering sessions should all be about technique and mileage. You need to develop a broad repertoire and it’s vital to experience the full range of different moves, holds and wall angles. The climbers who overlook this point are the ones that soon develop weaknesses. Pay particular attention to slabs and vertical walls but go easy with overhangs. Slopers and rounded holds often feel tougher than in-cut holds but you should make an effort to practice them. If you do try overhangs then stick to the juggy problems and always try to keep your feet on and climb in control. If you do too much overhanging climbing too soon you will risk injury or, at the very least, your technique will suffer. Don’t get drawn into long sieges, regardless of the style of problem. If you can’t crack a problem in four or five tries, then leave it and come back to it next session. If you do end up ‘working’ a problem, take at least two or three minutes rest between each try - this takes a lot of discipline as it’s all too easy to get frustrated and start thrashing away. Try out different options and don’t get tunnel vision for one method. Use your rest time on the floor to review the sequence in your head and consider other options. Try to watch others and copy them but beware mimicking people who have a different style and physique to you, and be even more wary of copying people who have generally poor technique!

     

    *Supportive strength training

    When you feel ready to start turning up the volume and getting into steeper climbing it is worth doing some supportive strength training on a pull-up bar or fingerboard. Three exercises are recommended. First, a simple two-armed pull-up on a bar (or jugs on a fingerboard) Do three sets total and for repetitions, as a rule of thumb, men should work up to being able to between eight and 15 pull-ups and women should be able to do between three and seven. Use controlled form and don’t drop onto straight arms. The next exercise is a two-armed dead-hang on a finger edge. Use a ‘half-crimp’ grip (fingers at 90 degrees) and hang using the ‘repeater’ structure, i.e: for five – seven seconds, release and rest for four seconds, then hang again for five – seven seconds, and rest again for four seconds, repeat a third and final time and then rest for two – three minutes. Do three sets total. The third exercise is for your core and abdominals: hang from the bar with straight arms and bring your knees up to your chest for three sets of 10 – 15 reps. Make sure you warm-up thoroughly before this session by jogging around, then doing arm swings and then three or four sets of easy hangs and pull-ups with your foot on a chair for assistance.

     

    *Don’t forget general fitness

    If you come to climbing from a sporting background, or if you are well accustomed to keeping fit then you may need to worry less about this. But climbing often attracts people who don’t get on with team sports or ‘keep fit’. If this applies to you then some general conditioning work to support your climbing is a good idea. A run followed by press-ups, sit-ups and stretching, two or three times a week is all it takes. Don’t get carried away with this type of conditioning, as it is climbing that you are training for.

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