Personal training and sports massage in Chester city centre.

Helping Chester runners and triathletes get more from their running, and stay pain and injury free.

At Optimum Health Coaching we treat you as an individual, assess your goals and your current physical form and lifestyle. From this we build a whole body approach creating a roadmap to help you get in the best health and fitness in the most fun way possible.

Empathy & Understanding

We are runners and triathletes ourselves, we've also been injured and done the recovery.

Time

We are all time poor.  Learn the most time efficient training & recovery methods so you are ready to train again.

Whole body approach

We look to work on the cause of the problem not just the symptom. This is the only way to prevent injury & ill heath occurring again.

Call

Book a call - this is where we discuss your situation and you find out how we do things differently.

Plan

We make a plan - based on your unique situation, we create a simple easy to follow plan that allows you to achieve your goals.

Support & Accountability

You will be supported and coached throughout your entire programme.

Get incredible results

Watch as your body and mindset dramatically change, and you can train and race worry free.

Sports therapy and coaching helping runners and triathletes perform at the their best and stay injury free using tried and proven methods that side steps all the outdated recommendations around training and recovery!

Click the button below for more info and to book a consultation and discover how you can start using our tried and proven methods to make the most from your training.

Success Stories

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Feared his running days were over

Before I started working with Optimum Health Coaching, I could only run 5km (3miles) but I would be in agony for two days after that so I could only run twice a week.

I feared that I would never get back into competitive running and that there was something more seriously wrong.

Ian showed me what I needed to do to continue running. I am now running three days a week with the longest run 7 miles.

I would highly recommend Optimum Health Coaching for any specific issues that you may have that need addressing for whatever activity you participate in.

Graham Nellist,  Chester

Lower back and foot pain gone in 4 weeks

Following a disastrous bike/run at the IM 70.3 Mallorca, due to the effort and hills on the bike I suffered with pain in my lower back during the bike that then transferred to the arches of my feet on the run, cause severe pain.

This had had happened before, and I couldn’t carry on with the pain in my feet during either training or races anymore.

After a full analysis, I was provided with a specific set of correctional/ mobility/ stretch exercise to perform 2-3 times a week from mid May.  By my next 70.3, Staffordshire, just 4 weeks later, my bike leg was successful and I was delighted to have completed the run, only walking the feed stations, compared to Mallorca which saw me nearly DNF.

Louise Plevin 39yr old HR manager from Chester

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Struggling to run to GB age group qualification

I had a pain to both of my glutes at the top of my hamstrings and it was getting to the point where I could hardly run. I had rested for a couple of weeks hopping it would go away. I was concerned that the pain was getting worse and it was going to stop me Running.

Ian assessed me and discovered that I was suffering from hamstring tendinopathy. With mixture of massage and strength and conditioning I was able to get back running. This season is my best to date, resulting in completing my first ultra marathon and qualifying to race for GB Age Group Triathlon.

I would recommend Optimum Health Coaching as they take a whole body approach and don’t just look at the one area. They look for long-term resolution so injuries don’t repeat.

Cat Oakes 40yr old Lawyer Chester

Optimum Health Coaching can help you

Many runners and triathletes struggle with injury and recovery.  I created the Optimum blueprint, a simple & easy to follow plan to help you get more from your body so you can perform better and remain injury free at any age.

My name is Ian, I've been into sport all my life. When I started running 20 years ago I was getting lots of niggly injuries that stopped me doing and enjoying the sport. Everyone I went to see focused on the injury itself and never looked at the cause. Through my own education I found that most injuries are caused by a problem elsewhere in the body, and it wasn't until I took a whole body approach that I able to train and compete fully without worrying about getting injured.

We specialise in:

Sports massage therapy

Training / injury recovery

Strength and conditioning for runners and triathletes

Working with us you will likely:

Run faster or further for less effort

Reduce injury risk

Recover faster from training sessions or injury

Reduce chance of being ill

Improve mental wellness

Improve physique and body shape

Enjoy your training more

Frequently Asked Questions