[…] we are promptly booked in for a body screening with specialist Biomechanics Coach Anthony Fletcher. Using a pioneering technique developed by Intelligent Training Systems, Fletcher assesses bones, muscles, joints and nerves for anything out of place, all the while explaining what he’s looking for in layman’s terms, likening over-stretching to tightening a knotted piece of rope – it only serves to tighten the knot. Fletcher can realign anything out of sync […]

This simple equation is critical to those of us less fleet of foot. Anthony says: ‘Everyone’s working hard, but not necessarily at the same intensity. For the people walking up the hill, their heart-rate, their sweat glands, are still working, and that’s what fitness is – it’s your body adapting and responding to stress.’ […]

[…] “When you box, you’re aware of your own body because you have to get into a position that’s alien to you all day. If someone tells you to stand with one foot forward, one foot backwards and put your hands up, you’re suddenly forced to be very mindful of where your body is – how it looks and how it feels,” says Fletcher. […]