New running club starting at James Ross Healthcare on Weds 10th Feb at 12pm.

The club will be run by Marc Molloy of Sole events -  a running, cycling and triathlon expert and qualified coach. 

The cost will be £3 per week or £10 per month, and participants can use James Ross Healthcare facilities for changing, showering and stretching.

For more details see our classes page. 

 Beginners Pilates Course

Our specialist 6 week course for beginners to Pilates starts on 4th Feb 2010 at 7pm.

This hour long class runs for 6 weeks and will teach you the fundamental techniques of alignment, breathing and centring as well as introducing you to key exercises of this fantastic body conditioning system. If you want a stronger, leaner, more flexible body then Pilates is for you.

Numbers will be limited to only 6 places, to ensure that all participants get individual teaching. This ensures that you learn to work correctly, effectively and safely  - something not always achieved in larger classes. 

If you've been disappointed by large impersonal Pilates classes in the past, give ours a try!

The price of the course is £60 (£10 per session). To book your place, please call us on 10117 3779265

NNN345 This is the last day of our massive giveaway we have had a fantastic response and we can only offer this deal to a few more people.  Take down the code and give us a call to claim your 3 FREE Personal Training sessions, FREE Osteopathy / Physiotherapy screening and FREE Nutrition plan.

B27451 take down this code now and give us a call to claim your 3 FREE Personal Training sessions, FREE Osteopath / Physiotherapy screening and your FREE Nutrition plan before the offer runs out.  The best deal in Bristol from the best team in Bristol. 

Record this code NN2354 give us a call and claim your 3 FREE Personal Training sessions, your FREE Physiotherapy and Osteopathy screening and a FREE Nutrition program.  Hurry this offer is not limited by time it is limited to a number of people.  Call Personal Trainer Ed Ley and start your fitness plan today.

James Ross Healthcare have been working with Elite athletes for many years both amateur and professional.  We have now created a unique package combining treatments of Physiotherapy, Osteopathy, Acupunture and Sports Massge with Pilates and Pesonal Training for Strength and Conditioning.

If you are an athlete why not check out of Elite Performance Training Packages or give us a call.

The Package will be delievered by: James Ross; Physiotherapist / Osteopath

                                                                Ed Ley; Personal Trainer / Strength and Conditoning Coach / Sports Masseur

                                                                Elizabeth Van Der Walt; Pilates Instructor; Sports Masseur

Want to learn more why not read our testimonials from some elite athletes.

Unlock your true fitness potential

By Ed Ley 

Unlock your true fitness potential 
                                 By Ed Ley BSc MHFST

4. Drink plenty of water: Even mild dehydration will slow one’s metabolism by as much as 3%. Lack of water is the #1 trigger of day time fatigue. Research from Simon Hartley at sense uk indicates that 8-10 glasses of water per day could significantly reduce back and join pain in 80% of sufferers. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math’s and difficulty focusing on a computer screen or a printed document.

Are you drinking the amount of water you should everyday? As a rule of thumb- drink half your weight (measured in lbs) in ounces of water per day. If you workout 3 plus times a week or during the summer months add another 24 plus ounces to that number. Additionally, caffeine and alcohol dehydrate the body; you would need to drink twice the amount of water as you did coffee, coke, tea or alcohol to replace the lost water.

  Unlock your true fitness potential 
                                    By Ed Ley BSc MHFST

3.Eat breakfast: I am sure you have heard this one a thousand times and here is why. During the night our bodies metabolism (the speed at which our body converts food into energy) slows down. It does not speed up again until we eat. Put into even simpler terms, our bodies don’t start burning fat until we eat. 80% of obese people do not eat breakfast. Try going for something with a mixture of protein, carbohydrates and good fats. Eggs and salmon or try a mushroom, tomato, bacon and spinach Omelet. Try and keep your diet as varied as possible, variety really is the key to optimum health.

                                            Unlock your true fitness potential 
                                                                      By Ed Ley BSc MHFST


2.Fat is burned in muscle: If you have spent the last year doing long cardio workout in a bid to lose weight I am sorry for what I am about to tell you. The only way to lose fat is to increase your muscle. FACT. Fat is burned in one place, in your muscle. (Don’t worry ladies this does not mean you will stack on muscle if you use weights, it is testosterone that builds bulk a substance of which your body has very little). This simply means resistance training is the best way to burn fat. The large compound movements that require the most muscle are most effective here, try squats, deadlifts, lunges, press ups, seated row, lat pulldown. Ask an instructor if you are unsure of technique. Better still hire a personal trainer.

                                    Unlock your true fitness potential 
                                                             By Ed Ley BSc MHFST

1.Diets make you fat: Calorie counting has long been the health industries answer to weight management and for good reason. When we cut our food intake we lose weight.  However, once our bodies register this decrease in food intake it adjusts its energy expenditure and returns to its normal weight leaving us not only at the same weight but with less energy. Why is this? Our bodies need a certain amount of calories to survive, when this amount is cut our bodies worry that our food resource is drying up, so it holds onto those calories with the greatest value. Protein and carbs are worth 4cals per gram, whereas fat is worth 9 cals. When we cut our calorie intake, our body stores fat to keep us alive.

What they don’t tell you about calories is the importance of where they come from. The simple rule of thumb is…. If God didn’t make it don’t eat it. If you go into a shop and have to read the ingredients on the label then it probably isn’t very good for you. Your body uses 85% of your daily calorie intake simply to stay alive. So remember it’s not about reducing calories it’s about increasing the quality of your calories. If you give your body usable calories i.e. those from fruit, veg, fresh fish and lean meats your health goals will become far easier to achieve.

Pilates Classes - starting this week

We have new classes starting. Please contact us asap for details, to discuss suitability, and to reserve your place.

Classes:

Massive Personal Training Giveaway

 Massive Personal Training Giveaway

Off Peak Gym Membership now available!

Cost - £25 per month

Hours of use:  9am-12pm, 2pm-5pm, all day Sat

For more details on how to sign up, please give us a ring

 We are open for business as usual, and have some spaces for treatment available - so if you are in Bristol and looking for Physiotherapy or Osteopathy for those tobogganing injuries and slips, then give us a call.

James Ross Healthcare will be closed today.

The situation for opening tomorrow will be reviewed in the morning, but due to the predicted freezing temperatures and possibility of more snow, patients with appointments on Thurs 7th Jan, and Gym members, are strongly advised to check the website again and ring before attending to ensure that we are open!

Any further news will be updated here. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. We will be in touch with all patients to re-arrange missed appointments as soon as possible.