Chris Reader PT

08/09/2026

Thanks very much, Sam.
It’s been brilliant seeing how much you’ve progressed over the past year. Taking 10+ minutes off your 5K is a huge improvement, and it’s been great watching your strength and fitness develop alongside it.

Really appreciate the review and, more importantly, the trust you’ve put in me with your training. 👊

06/09/2026

💓 Why Heart Rate Training Matters (and Why Yours is Unique!)

Heart-rate training is a useful way to make your workouts smarter — not simply harder.

By monitoring your heart rate, you can better control training intensity and target the appropriate physiological demands for your goal:

🔥 Develop aerobic fitness
💪 Build endurance
⚡ Improve performance
💤 Manage training load and recovery

But here's the important part:

Your heart-rate zones are individual to you.

The commonly used “220 − your age” formula is only a rough estimate of maximum heart rate. Individual maximum heart rates can vary considerably, meaning using it to calculate precise training zones can leave you training at the wrong intensity.

Your heart rate response is influenced by factors including fitness, genetics, exercise type, temperature, fatigue, hydration and medication.

👉 VO₂ max measures your body's ability to take in and use oxygen during exercise and is an important measure of cardiorespiratory fitness.

💤 Resting Heart Rate (RHR) can provide useful information when tracked over time. A lower RHR is often associated with better cardiovascular fitness, but your individual baseline matters more than comparing your number with someone else's.

⚡ Heart Rate Recovery (HRR) looks at how quickly your heart rate falls after exercise. Changes over time can provide useful information about cardiovascular fitness and recovery.

The bigger picture?

Heart-rate data gives you another window into how your body is responding to training.

Don't chase someone else's numbers.

Your zones should be based on your physiology, your training and your goals — not simply a formula.

Train smart. Use the data. Make your numbers work for you.

04/09/2026

The results you want don't usually come from doing more — they often come from changing the habits that are holding you back.

Small, consistent changes to training, nutrition, recovery and daily activity can add up to meaningful long-term progress.

Change the habits. Change the outcome.

03/09/2026

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03/09/2026

03/09/2026

💙 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐓 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘! 💙

The summer holidays are over and we’re ready to get everyone 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞! 💪
Our brand-new class timetable starts this Monday, with a huge variety of sessions running throughout the week:

🔥 HYROX
🚴 Spin
💪 Bootcamp
⚡ DEKA
🏋️ MetCon
🧘 Pilates
💙 Couch to HYROX
🏋️ Sculpt & Strength
🙌 10am Club
…and plenty more!

Already an Elite Fit member?
Every single class is INCLUDED FREE with your membership! 🙌 Simply jump onto your ClubRight app and pre-book your space.

𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫?
No problem! You can still come along and join any of our classes for just £5 per class.

Whether you’re completely new to training, looking to get fitter, want to try HYROX, or just enjoy training with a great group of people, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞.

📍 All classes are held at 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛, 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Tag someone who needs to get back into it after the summer holidays! 👇😂

𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐀 𝐆𝐘𝐌. 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘. 💙 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐆𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒

02/09/2026

IS YOUR BODY ACTUALLY ROADWORTHY? 🏎️
You wouldn’t dream of driving from Skegness to London with the oil light flashing, flat tyres, and cheap petrol in the tank.
So why do we do it to our bodies? 🤷‍♂️
Think of your training like your car’s mechanics:
⛽ THE FUEL: There is a massive difference between Premium Super Unleaded and cheap, watered-down fuel. If you’re fuelling your "engine" with highly processed junk and wonder why you’re stalling mid-session, there’s your answer. High-performance results require high-quality fuel. 🥩🥦
🛢️ THE OIL: Water is your motor oil. Dehydration creates internal friction, your joints start to grind, and you overheat. 🌡️ If you’re running "dry," you aren’t training—you’re just wearing down your parts.
🛞 THE TYRES: Tiredness is your tyre pressure. Trying to hit a PB when you're exhausted is like driving on four flat tyres. You’re working twice as hard to move half as fast, and you’re begging for a blowout. You need to "pump them up" with sleep to get a smooth ride.
⚠️ THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT: Ignoring a "niggle" or a sharp pain? That’s a knocking sound in the engine. If you keep redlining it, you aren’t "pushing through"—you’re headed for a total breakdown.
The Bottom Line: Your body is the only vehicle you’re never allowed to trade in. 🛠️
Don't wait for a total breakdown to book a "service." Put in the premium fuel, top up the oil, check your pressure, and listen to the warning lights. 🔧💪

01/09/2026

Thank you very much, Catherine, for taking the time to leave a review on Google. I really appreciate your kind words, your support and your recommendation.