The Gymnasium

16/04/2020

Our physical doors may be closed for now, due to the COVID - 19 lockdown, but our trainers are there for you and avaliable for Online Training.
Drop us a comment below and we'll get you up and running at home.

19/09/2017

Junk food is big business!
As the first world starts to shun the junk, these big corporates are expanding their foot print in the developing world. The results of their success is expanding waistline of an ill informed population.
Should the state tax these corporates to subsidise the proposed NHI?

As growth slows in wealthy countries, Western food companies are aggressively expanding in developing nations, contributing to obesity and health problems.

01/07/2017

Many Europeans believe in the benefits of napping so much that they shut down in the afternoon to allow everyone to take a quick power nap, recharge, and come back to work.

29/06/2017

Go Wade....GO South Africa

Johnson is down to one world record still standing.

28/06/2017

The evidence it out. Increasing your protein intake during the day will improve your sleep at night.

Restless nights can be quite normal when you’re trying to lose a few pounds. It’s not just those nightly cravings for carbs from the fridge that can get to you. Some scientific studies suggest that the calorie deficit could also disrupt normal sleep patterns likely because of its effects on the bala...

22/06/2017

Our business cards are now sitting pretty in thier custom made holders. Simple & honest.

01/06/2017

If your'e looking to improve your climbing you want to read this simple, but what looks like an effective, training programs designed by Steve House.

for mountaineering, alpinism, mountain running, ski mountaineering, and SkiMo racing. But what constitutes base-training for rock climbers? Spending many hours running and hiking is not useful for leading your first 5.10 outdoors or redpointing 5.14. (except possibly as weight management.) But ARCin...

17/05/2017

Yesterday morning one of our clients walk in, sharing a conversation he had on the weekend with a friend.
Client "You know when my back hurts....I think I must go to The Gymnasium.
Friend "Should you go to physio rather? Won't gym make it worse"
Client "You don't understand" he says to his friend."They are not a normal gym'

This type of conversation encapsulates our philosophy at The Gymnasium. Yes we are personal trainers, Pilates teachers, Yoga practitioners and movement therapists but most importantly we empathetic humans who draw from a broad base of knowledge to give our clients the training session their bodies need.

03/05/2017

Yesterday, after a training session with a new client, I quizzed her if she noticed any change since we started training six weeks earlier. Her reply was "Yesterday the lifts weren't working so I had to take the stairs up to our office on the 6th floor. I felt stronger all the way up, and my clothes seem to fit me better. Yes I feel great!"
Adding value to our clients lives through our controlled interventions and equipping them with the necessary tools to be in control of their own bodies is the greatest reward for us. We love our jobs :-)