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Adfitness Body Mechanic

Weight loss, sports performance and pain management. I listen and build the right solution for you. We Achieve Your Health And Fitness Goals.
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I am a Movement Therapist & Personal Trainer based in the Forest of Dean. I help people deal with life’s challenges, from dealing with chronic pain through to losing weight. Using a combination of exercise, functional neurology and lifestyle coaching, we get to the root cause of issues to create lasting change. I work with individuals on a 121 basis to help them feel safe during exercise and get p

ast whatever is holding them back. Clients report feeling great, increased confidence in movement, improvement in performance and more energy. If you have any questions or would like to see if I can help, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Veterans can use the Defence Discount scheme to save 20% on their sessions. Chris Adams
Adfitness Body Mechanic

Advanced Fitness Instructor - P-DTR - Anatomy In Motion -
Cranial Therapy - Rocktape

21/08/2026

🎉 Save the Date – FOD Fest is BACK! 26th - 27th September 2026

Get ready for one of the biggest weekends of the year... FOD Fest is returning, and we can't wait to celebrate everything we love about mountain biking!

Whether you're a seasoned rider, just starting out, or simply want to soak up the fantastic atmosphere, there's something for everyone. Bring the family, gather your riding friends and join us for a weekend packed with:

🚵 Fun riding for all ages and abilities
🛍️ Great trade stands and local exhibitors
🍔 Delicious food and drink
🎉 Exciting activities and entertainment
🤝 A brilliant biking community and plenty of good company

It's always an unforgettable weekend full of smiles, excellent riding, great food and amazing memories, and this year is set to be even better!

📅 Save the date now and keep an eye on our social media and website... we'll be revealing more exciting details very soon.

18/08/2026

Why is it good to be strong?

I have this conversation with many clients - runners, cyclists, rugby players, cleaners and builders.

They love what they do. So when I say we need to add some strength training, they quite reasonably ask:

“Why? I love what I do. If I wanted to go to the gym, I’d do that!”

The answer is capacity.

Every time we use our body, we place demands on it. The greater our capacity, the more demand we can tolerate before we become overwhelmed.

Think of strength like the size of a car engine.

A 1 litre car travelling at 70mph may be working pretty hard. If it then has to climb a steep hill or overtake, it may struggle to find that extra capacity.

A 3 litre engine travelling at the same 70mph is using a much smaller percentage of its available power. It has more reserve when the demands increase.

The same applies to us.

If our everyday activities, work or sport regularly push us close to our physical capacity, everything becomes more demanding. We may experience more aches, minor strains and fatigue, and our ability to perform can suffer.

Strength training helps build that “reserve”.

For athletes, that can mean usual efforts and intensities feel more achievable and sustainable, with more “gears” available when they’re needed.

For people at work, it can mean everyday tasks place less strain on the body.

The goal isn’t to become a powerlifter. It’s to build enough capacity that you’re thriving at your activity rather than just surviving it.

And you don’t need huge weights or 5–6 hours in the gym every week.

Start small.

Apply progressive overload.

Give the body a reason to adapt.

Build the engine, and the things you love doing become easier to sustain.

If you need help putting a plan together, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

14/08/2026

Good luck Rob Freeman!

Rob is off to become an Ironman for the second time this weekend as he takes on IRONMAN Leeds.

Rob has trained so well and has improved so much in the last 12 months.

Enjoy!

12/08/2026

I work with a lot of people who are getting into fitness for the first time, getting back into fitness after time out or getting back after injury.

With all 3 groups, there is a key, fundamental concept and that is: consistency over intensity.

It is important to be able to push yourself and train hard.

I have trained in running, boxing and weightlifting. I know what it feels like to push and to suffer during training.

But so many people fail not because they didn’t try, but because they pushed themselves hard before they had the capacity to do so.

Before the intensity you have to build consistency.

If you are trying to get in the gym, trying to get out running or on your bike; or you are doing your rehab exercises; try to build a consistent routine where you are regularly engaging in the activity that you want to do.

Schedule it in and maximise the cues that will help you hit that session.

Pick a time and place, and book it in your diary.
Tell someone you are going to do it and that you will check in with them afterwards.
Get your kit ready the day before.
Plan a reward for afterwards.

The initial win is not in the sets, reps, weights, distance or the intensity.

The win is in showing up and getting it done.

Once this is in place, everything else grows from here.

If you need help with your health and movement goals, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

11/08/2026

🚨 TOMORROW IS YOUR LAST CHANCE FOR A GREAT PRICE! 🚨

Celebrate 10 years of Flipz with our special Bring Your Grown-Up to Gym session! 🎉🤸

💷 Book by tomorrow (12th August) to grab the Early Bird price of just £6 per person! (Tickets need to be purchased for every participant - including gymnasts!)

From 13th August, tickets increase to £7.50 per person, so now’s the time to get booked! ⏰

👨‍👩‍👧 Bring your grown-up into the gym, show off your favourite skills, take on some fun challenges and make some special memories together! 🥳

📅 Saturday 5th September
🕘 9:00–10:15am
🕥 10:30–11:45am
🎟️ Your ticket includes:
🤸 45-minute coached gymnastics session
☕ 30 minutes to relax and enjoy activities in our café and reception area

Members only | Limited spaces

📲 Book through Coacha → head to the Store and select your session:
https://my.coacha.app/login/flipzgymnastics

£6 Early Bird ends TOMORROW! ⏰ Don’t miss out! 💙🤸

10/08/2026

Spaces available this week due to holidays. Slots available for Personal Training Consultations and Sports & Remedial Therapy.

- If you are looking for a one off chat about your health fitness goals
- If you want some support getting over an injury
- Or you want a Sports Massage to shake pre season or your hard training out of your legs;

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

07/08/2026

My favourite thing about Personal Training is that it is what its name suggests, it’s Personal.

One of the biggest barriers to fitness is thinking everyone else has it figured out and that you are going to look a bit daft, lifting in front of everyone else.

When you start training, it so important that you start to move and lift at your level.

This might be quite high, and you may need pushing to progress.

But for many people they have to give themselves permission to start low enough to get started.

This could be true for strength or cardiovascular fitness.

By starting off at the right intensity you allow yourself to get through repetitions and build up experience, technique, skill and most importantly of all, confidence!

This week someone lifted deadlifted 130KG for 5 reps.

I also started a rehab plan with a gent who lifts 350KG.

And in another session, a client successfully hinged through her hips with correct technique for the first time, paving the way for future strength improvement after a hip replacement.

Each one is a huge success in their own right.

Everyone is on their own journey.

The key for yours is to accurately identify your level and build a plan to progress from there.

Go as quickly as you can but as slowly as you need to.

Happy Training.

05/08/2026

Recently, one of the conversations I have been having frequently, is the idea of fitting different tools from the rehabilitation picture into an overall framework.

Very often, someone will pick a tool - rest, massage, ice, exercise, stretching - then pursue that for a while and then put it down when doesn’t work. They then move on to the next thing and try that.

I’m proud to provide Manual Therapy and all of the various tools and skillsets I have picked up over the years.

But I won’t just use any of it for the sake of it.

To increase the likelihood of success, we need to try and zoom out and think more holistically.

Many problems often come about simply because either:

1. We increased the intensity or duration of our activity too sharply, OR
2. Something changed in life that meant that we couldn’t adapt and recover to our normal workload quite as easily

When this happens, giving the body time to settle and recover before then getting back to an appropriate level of activity with a good supporting foundation of sleep, diet and stress management is often enough.

When this isn’t enough we can look at why and reach into the toolbox, become more specific and use our rehab as part of an overall strategy.

This will often follow a process of:
1. Analysing the demands of the task you need to perform
2. Reducing sensitivity
3. Improving function
4. Increasing capacity through exercise
5. Building resilience through challenges to the system

The more people I work with and the more injuries I see, I place much greater importance in helping the client to see the bigger picture and identify where any potential weak links might be before diving in with hands on.

If you are struggling with an injury or performance related issues after injury, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Address

Popes Hill
Newnham
GL141LD

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 8:45pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 9pm
Thursday	8am - 6:15pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+447707242926

Website

http://www.adfitness.biz/

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