Services
A Personal Approach
Personal Training
At Physical Links we teach and implement the basics of human movement and performance in 45-minute sessions. Incorporating mobility based warm ups, strength exercises and high intensity interval training in these session to help you achieve your fitness goals. Whether you are an experienced gym goer or a complete novice to exercise, at Physical Links we plan sessions around your ability to achieve fitness. Training to lose body fat, gain muscle and feel more confident in your body can be a challenging process on your own. Matt will help guide you through a training programme specifically designed for you to help you achieve your improved physique.
This service is available only at the gym studio based in Harwich.
Sports Injury Assessment and Treatment
Sports injury, if it's a new ankle sprain or an old ongoing shoulder problem, you will benefit from sports therapy treatment. This will include a detailed assessment followed by a clear diagnosis and treatment programme within your initial consultation that will enable you to return to what you want to do. A range of services including electrotherapy, exercise rehabilitation therapy, manual therapy, mobilisation techniques, sports taping and education around optimising performance and preventing injuries are available to all clients on their follow up treatment. You will also receive treatment within your initial consultation.
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Injury Rehabilitation Training – With a Master’s Degree in Sports Therapy Matt can design and implement a structured rehabilitation programme with clients who are in need of recovering from an injury.
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Sport Specific Training – If you are training for a sport then training needs to be specific. With a degree in Sport Science Matt will carefully plan a structured training programme around the desired demands of the sport to help improve performance and reduce risk of sport specific injuries.
This service is available for home visits and in the Harwich studio.
Sports Massage
Everyone can benefit from soft tissue therapy/sports massage. Individuals who are in physically demanding jobs or suffer from occupational, postural or emotional stress could show similar characteristics to sporting injuries. A sports massage has many reported benefits such as increased range of motion, increased flexibility, heighted sense of well-being, decreased muscle tension and can improve sleep. Above all it can help to prevent niggling injuries that inhibit performance. This treatment tends to be more intense and deeper combining key elements of Swedish massage, stretching techniques, frictions and trigger point response therapy. Your qualified and highly skilled therapist will perform a blend of these techniques to encourage optimum performance and attempt to reduce aches, pains and aid the recovery of sporting injuries.
This service is available for home visits and in the Harwich studio.