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Personal Training Crawley

Aug 30
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Fast Fat Buster with Personal Trainer, Mr Motivator

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I just found this clip of TV personal trainer, Mr Motivator putting his ladies only class through their paces.

Now while the lycra isn’t quite out thing, nor are the crazy animal names to his exercises there’s one thing he did really well and that was — he made exercise fun.

While it’s far for a full body workout and it’s far from being overly functional there’s one big take-away and that is — by making exercise fun you’re more likely to do it and you’re more likely to stay at it.

And staying at it is ultimately the biggest stumbling block when it comes to losing weight and getting fit.  Which (yes, I’m biased) is massively influenced by the gym you go to.

At our gym in Crawley we’ve a very different approach to fitness.

Plus we’re lucky that — by sheer chance — our methods are some of the best fat burning exercise you’ll find anyway.

So what are they?

We teach our personal training clients and all of our gym members how to fight.

Yep, we teach them how to fight and we train them the exact same way we train our Champion fighters.

First, hitting stuff (not necessarily other people) is great fun and a great calorie burner.  Why else would so many personal trainers copy our methods by using pads to get their clients punching and kicking?!  Because it’s fun and it works!

Second, our training is pretty intense.  By training our PT clients like fighters they have to work in short, sharp and intense rounds which is a great way to get your heart rate pumping and the calories burning during and even after your leave the gym.

So next time you’re looking for a Mr. Motivator style workout — STOP — and give us a call because we’ve got something equally fun and in our opinion a lot, lot better for building a fitter, leaner body.

Get in touch with the gym on 01293 552 511 or visit our gym homepage to find out more!

Apr 09
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Fitness Facilities at Our Manor Royal Gym

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IMG_9646 Based on Priestley Way, our Manor Royal Gym is only a stones throw from the new cafes and food-joints that have popped up on the Crawley Industrial Estate.

Namely Charlies’ Deli and Subway.

A little ironic?

The gym had been based on the Gatwick Road above SL Restoration and after many a happy year there our classes had just grown too popular and we need more space.

That’s when the boss, John Jarvis, decided to up sticks and move literally around the corner to Priestley Way.

With over 5,000 sq. feet of industrial unit to work with he was quickly able to expand our timetable, improve our gym facilities and expand our reach.

Where we once catered almost exclusively to those looking to learn Muay Thai — a form of kickboxing from Thailand — we now could move offer other martial arts and open a range of fat burning fitness classes to suit everyday people.

Fortunately for us, Muay Thai is really popular with people who want to get seriously fit.

It’s a tough, total-body workout and very intense which means it’s a great calorie burner and an excellent way to lose body fat.

That lead to the opening of our Ladies Only Fitness Classes which combine the best fat burning aspects of Muay Thai with exercises designed to strengthen you legs, core and your upper body.

When you visit our gym you’ll find a range of functional training equipment.

Our Manor Royal Gym Equipment:

  • Wide range of dumb bells and weighted plates
  • Smith machine and bench
  • Multi-gym facilities for upper body strengthening
  • Dip and chin-up stations
  • Rowers and cardio equipment
  • Fit balls (or Swiss balls), Bosu Balls and Bender balls for core conditioning
  • 2 boxing rings to move around and hit the pads inside
  • Dozens of Thaiboxing pads, Focus pads and belly protectors for punching and kicking
  • A range of punch bags and heavy bags
  • B.O.B. a mannequin designed to look like a person to improve accuracy and have a little fun
  • Functional fitness zone (including tyres for flipping, lifting and jumping and a sledgehammer)
  • Battling ropes
  • A wide variety of slam balls and medicine balls

And the equipment list is ever growing as we expand our classes and keep up-to-date with the best fitness, strength and conditioning information in the industry.

Our Fitness Classes Include:

  • Personal 1-2-1 Training
  • Private tuition in Muay Thai, Boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
  • Ladies Only Circuit Training Classes
  • Ladies Only Morning Fitness Training
  • Non-contact Muay Thai Kickboxing Classes
  • All-Level Muay Thai
  • Fighters Only Muay Thai
  • Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (from beginner to advanced)
  • Kids Muay Thai Kickboxing
  • Kids Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Grappling

If you like to get fit, learn a martial art or come along and have a look at our impressive Manor Royal gym (yes it still looks like an industrial unit on the outside. just wait to get inside) then give us a call on 01293 552 511 or enter your name and telephone number in the inquiry box on this page.

Thanks for reading and get ready to get seriously fit!

 

Mar 12
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Ruth Ashdown: Crawley’s NEW WBC Title Holder

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Crawley based personal trainer Ruth Ashdown in fighting shape!

Crawley based personal trainer Ruth Ashdown in fighting shape!

Personal trainer, Muay Thai instructor and local girl, Ruth Ashdown fought for the Super-Fly Weight WBC International Title last weekend in Liverpool.

Fighting Leeds based, Kate Stables, the fight was billed as one to watch with the two, two-ranked fighters coming face to face for the first time.

Ruth who lives in Haywards Heath and teaches a variety of classes at the Crawley Martial Arts Academy had been training hard for the past 8 weeks as she got in the best shape of her life as she looked to add the WBC title to her collection that includes a British Title, the ISKA and ICO World Titles.

Ruth Ashdown PosterBefore starting Thaiboxing, Ruth was a photographer at local shows, traveling with the club and taking pictures for the club’s, Sussex based fighters.

As time went on she started training, intially building her fitness before deciding to ‘give it a go’, jump in the ring and see what it was all about.

Little did she know how it’d changer her life and her career forever!

Now working as a personal trainer and coach, teaching Ladies Kombat Fitness and Ladies Muay Thai (Kickboxing) to local women, mum’s and daughter’s who want to get in great shape, learn important self-defence skills and have fun at the same time.

With classes throughout the week, Ruth now has two major personal goals in life…

First to continue growing and improving as a fighter and martial artist.

And second to help local women get in great shape, lose weight and feel better about how they look through her variety of training classes.

If you’re interested in finding out more about training with Ruth or coming along to one of the Crawley Martial Arts Academies women’s only fitness classes give her a call on 01293 552 511 or enter your name and email address in the box on this page >>

If you’d like to watch Ruth’s WBC title fight performance then you can watch t he video on YouTube HERE or click on the video below…

 

Or you can find out more about our classes by click on the navigation bar at the top of this page and selecting the fitness class or lesson you’d like to try.

See you at our Crawley Gym!