North Leeds Fitness - Sylvia Wong

Fitness (3)

• Sports and Remedial Massage
  30 hr

  £40.00
  Massage can provide therapeutic effects which can be utilised to control swelling and provide pain relief from muscle pain. The resulting effect of massage can accelerate inflammatory processes and mobilise contracted fibrous tissue causing general relaxation and muscle tone (Goats 1994). As an experienced Sports Therapist, Sylvia will be able to call upon a variety of sports and remedial massage techniques to improve function and performance, injuries, posture, restrictions and other conditions. What is Remedial Massage? Remedial massage is a closely related physical therapy method that incorporates a selection of well-documented manual techniques which have been developed to improve certain ailments or conditions, and in particular musculo-skeletal problems. What is Sports Massage? Sports Massage is the manual application to the superficial soft tissue of the skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments, fascia for preparation for performance, reduce risk of injury and aid in recovery post exercise (Fritz 1995). How Massage can benefit you: Stripping out tight muscles Loosening restricted joints Improving recovery between training and competition Restoring energy when fatigued Treating strained muscles and strained ligaments Helping to keep a minor injury from becoming a more serious problem Toning muscles Muscle balancing Treating postural deviations Relieving pain Deactivating trigger points Enhancing body awareness Reducing stress and anxiety Providing psychological boost Helping to keep the athlete in peak condition Improving performance generally Performance for competition Injury prevention General relaxation Increasing well-being Warming up and stimulating the body before competition.
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• Personal Training Services
  55 mins

  £42.00
  Personal Training is about staying motivated, getting results on schedule and maintaining them. As experienced Personal Trainers, we guide you through every aspect of your fitness and health development. We understand that everyone is different. Therefore, we provide a bespoke service to each client in order to achieve their individual goal. We use a variety of methods to keep training sessions progressive, interesting but still challenging. We use functional training methods, high intensity interval training and basic resistance exercises. We also apply holistic principles including pilates, yoga and balance.
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• Boxing and Spartan Training
   

  £42.00
  As an amateur, Chris had 23 bouts. His achievements include winning the Under 19s Northern England Championships & reaching the British Quarter Finals. Chris also competed as a Professional and boxed in Scotland, Wales & at the famous York Hall Bethnall Green in London. Chris retired after winning his last Professional Bout in front of his home fans in Leeds. Retiring on a win was a great way for Chris to finish his 15year career. Chris has spent time at several boxing gyms around the World including Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn New York. A gym where many many World Champions, including Muhammed Ali, Jake La Motta & Zab Judah have trained. Chris has sparred with countless Top Class Boxers, Thai Boxers & MMA Fighters including Derek Roach(British Champion), Rich Cadden(World Thai Boxing Champion), Damon Jones(ABA Champion), Adil Anwar(Prizefighter Champion), Stuart Hall(British Champion), James Doyle(Semi-Professional MMA Fighter) and Paul Truscott(Commonwealth Champion). Some of Chris's other achievements include appearing in the Channel 4 Sport's Documentary "Cheating At Athens - Is It Worth It." Due to his work ethic, discipline and enthusiasm during the six week intense training schedule, designed and coached by Jim Cowan, one of the UK’s leading strategy experts, Chris received the Award for "The Most Dedicated Athlete." His incredible knowledge combined with experience and specific coaching methods can provide quality training for groups or individuals. So whether you want to fine tune your technique, spar with a professional or just have an exhilarating workout experience, Chris is the trainer for you.
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