Why choose Anywhere?
Personal
Whether you are an experienced athlete or just starting out on your fitness journey, we all have different goals, lives and bodies. We’ll work together to develop the goals, training routines and lifestyle changes that will get you to where you want to be. Getting fit and healthy shouldn’t be a chore – and it will feel great once we’ve found the right balance!
Flexible
Say goodbye to bulky equipment. In our sessions, you will learn how to get fit using calisthenics: bodyweight exercise including anything from push-ups and handstands to yoga, Pilates, gymnastics and much, much more. Take the gym with you and train anywhere, whether you’re traveling or taking a break while working from home. Find out more about calisthenics here.
Sustainable
Getting in shape is one thing, staying in shape entirely another. Whether it’s about exercise, lifestyle, or nutrition, we will work together to find the right balance between discipline and fun. We will set realistic immediate and long-term goals, find a training plan you’ll actually enjoy, and get you in shape in a way that’s future-proof.
What to expect from your training
Is it really possible to get in shape without using machines and heavy weights? The short answer is: absolutely. In fact, calisthenics and other natural movement techniques lead to a healthier overall balance between strength, endurance and flexibility.
Functional Fitness
Bodyweight training promotes functional strength and fitness appropriate for everyday life. Learn to balance, pull up your own body weight, get flexible enough to touch your toes and so on. Being able to deadlift 600 lbs for a few seconds is all well and good, but most of us don’t spend our days lifting cars off of children!
Pain-free Posture
Training using natural movements can correct imbalances resulting from habitual movements or poor posture. This helps reduce and eliminate chronic issues like back pain and prevents them from coming back later in life.
Focus
Emphasizing good form trains your physical awareness and your ability to focus fully on the movements you are performing. Calisthenics and yoga are forms of focused meditation and can help address psychological problems like depression and anxiety.
Accessible
The variety inherent in calisthenics makes it well-suited for all ages and levels of ability, whether as a well-rounded practice in itself, or supplementing any other sport.
Creative
Generally speaking, progress in the gym comes from doing the same handful of exercises with every-increasing weight or repetitions. In contrast, progress in calisthenics or yoga comes from mastering new and more complex movements. The variety is endless!
Injury-free
Bodyweight training is a great way of improving your balance and coordination, and to prevent falling or other injuries. When practiced with focus and fluidity of movement, the risk of injury while training is minimal.
No-nonsense approach
The fitness industry is rife with hyped-up, questionable information offering quick results and magical cures. But if we’re talking about sustainable life changes, consistency is key.
It comes down to this: what you want and are able to achieve is largely down to how much you are willing to put in. Fitness and better health should enhance your life, not hinder it, and it’s all about finding the right balance.
You’ll be amazed at what’s possible with time, consistency, and a grounded, realistic approach.
Train Anywhere
Train wherever it suits you: outdoors or at home in South London, at The Core Studio in Blackheath, or online from anywhere in the world.
Boroughs covered
- Lewisham
- Greenwich
- Southwark
- Bromley
Outdoor Gyms Near You
- Hilly Fields (Brockley)
- Manor House Gardens (Hither Green)
- Fordham Park (New Cross)
- Deptford Park
- Pepys Park (Deptford)
- Mountsfield Park (Catford)
- Dulwich Park
- Peckham Rye Park
- Horn Park (Eltham)
- Southwood Park (New Eltham)
- Charlton Park
- Barrack Field (Woolwich)
- Kidbrooke Green Park
- Sutcliffe Park (Kidbrooke)
- And many more!
Calisthenics:
Taking the gym with you
The word ‘calisthenics’ is derived from the Ancient Greek words ‘kállos,’ meaning ‘beauty,’ or ‘to be perfect,’ and ‘sthenos,’ meaning ‘strength.’ It is an umbrella term for any form of exercise where we use our own body weight as resistance in order to develop functional strength, endurance, flexibility, and fluidity of movement. Its use as a formal training method goes back to the Spartans and to Ancient China, where it was used in the military and – particularly in China – as something of a religious practice. But in a broader sense, calisthenics is central to how humans have moved throughout our evolution.
Gymnastics are perhaps the clearest example of calisthenics, but it also applies to disciplines like yoga (especially forms like Vinyasa and Ashtanga), pilates, acrobatics, and an endless number of exercises such as planks, sit-ups and push-ups. Essentially, if you’re doing resistance training without weights, you are doing calisthenics!
Roadmap
Get a concrete idea of what the first few months of personal training will look like.
1.
Intake and Assessment
During our first session, we will discuss your exercise history, any pre-existing conditions or injuries, as well as your short, medium and long-term goals. We’ll cover a few exercises to get an idea of your current skill, and you’ll go home with some tips and tricks to help you get started.
2.
Personalized Plan
In the second session, you will receive a personalized training plan based on your goals, availability, and current skill level. You’ll get a well-rounded selection of exercises that will introduce the key concepts of bodyweight training, as well as corrective exercises to address any chronic pain or muscular imbalances. Finally, we’ll discuss – and will continue to check in with – any lifestyle changes you want to work towards.
3.
Master the Basics
After a few weeks of consistently working on your exercise plan, you’ll begin to see gradual improvements. By taking the time to master the basics we will begin to reset any chronic imbalances and poor posture, and having a strong baseline will allow you to progress more quickly later on – all while staying injury free.
4.
Develop Awareness
As we work through the initial program, you will begin to develop a much better awareness of the long-term habits that can result in chronic problems, such as back pain due to a sedentary lifestyle, or overweight due to poor nutrition.
There are no empty promises here: changing habits takes time and consistency, and progress rarely moves in a straight line. But by developing your awareness, you can achieve changes that will last a lifetime.
5.
Reach Your Goals
There is a common saying in personal training: long-term consistency beats short-term intensity. What you get out of exercising is invariably in line with what you put in, and after 2-3 months of consistent training you will begin to achieve your short-term goals.
At this point we will reflect on your progress so far, and on where you want to go next.
6.
Move On Up
Personally, my favorite traits of bodyweight training are the consistency of progress and the constant addition of new skills and movements. As we move beyond the basics, we will set new goals and create new training plans to work towards them.
I’ve helped clients of all ages perform their first pull-up or handstand, achieve better balance, rid themselves of chronic pain and discomfort, and reach an endless variety of individual goals.
When you are consistent, you’ll be amazed at what’s possible.
Pricing
All plans include:
- One or more personalized workout routines
- Instructional videos where required to support your training
- Progressive and reflective goal-setting
- Support with achieving habitual change
- The ability to ask for feedback throughout the week (depending on availability).
Money should never be an obstacle to achieving better health. If you are motivated but unable to meet these rates, get in touch.
Rates
For those who don’t fancy training outside, I’m now offering indoor group classes and personal training through a new collaboration with Core Studio Gym in Blackheath: https://www.thecorestudio.co.uk/
Setting realistic expectations is key to improving your fitness in the long term. As a disclaimer: to make real progress, you will need to train at least twice a week, either with me or by yourself.
Consultation
60 – 90 minute session covering introduction, assessment and initial advice.
No commitment.
£30
Individual
Weekly session, where we will focus on working through your plan, getting constructive feedback and corrections, and checking in on any habitual changes you are trying to make.
£60
per session
Performance
A block of 10 sessions, enabling an in-depth at a broad range of exercises and goals.
Ideal if you want to save some money and ensure commitment to weekly workouts.
£500
£50
per session
Comprehensive
Block of 20 sessions, enabling extensive feedback and guidance.
Tailored towards those who want to achieve structural, transformative change with uninterrupted support.
Minimum 2 sessions/week
£800
£40
per session
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