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"I love CrossFit – I have been on it for about 18 months and have reached fitness levels I had 20 years ago playing county level sports (rugby and athletics). Richard will introduce to you his own style of high intensity work outs that will tone you up and make you lean (but only if you are prepared to work very hard). His forte, for me, is building strength and technique – the CrossFit website is a fabulous resource, but take it from me there’s no substitute for professional coaching (“toes up”, “bum back”, “pinch your shoulders”, “elbows forward”, “hamstrings screaming”). Richard helps me set my goals and achieve them. It’s amazing what basic barbell Olympic and power lifts, in rapid succession for short bursts will do for your physique and how you feel about yourself. Every week I get another PB whether it be clean and jerk, deadlift, a CrossFit workout or someone noticing I’ve lost weight. Which is nice."

Adam - Epsom

"This year I decided it was time to take on the challenge of a life time! As I have tried to achieve this many times before and failed I wasn't sure if I could do it! So what changed that allowed me to now be well on my way to achieving my goals.....a legend personal trainer called Ham! Having not ever trained without the assistance of a physiotherapist I was a bit sceptical about what I would be able to do.
Ham was great at understanding what scared me about training but also why I was motivated to achieve my goals. The challenges he set me were continuous and also slowly progressive to allow me to gain trust in his knowledge and my body.
Currently I have been training 3 times a week with Ham and I have had no injuries and feel fitter and
healthier than ever! Having Ham around during my training sessions has definitely reduced my fear of injury related training and given me the confidence to try out new gym equipment with great results!
Personal Training has been so much more than just Ham standing telling me what to do, I have learnt how training and eating correctly can make an amazing difference to my life.
Vegetable, fruit and all the good things you are supposed to eat.....Ya right, I would have never believed anyone if they said that I would enjoy these things!! If you have a goal, no matter how small...take the personal training challenge, believe me its worth it!
I so look forward to my training sessions each week to find out what the next challenge is Ham has set for me!"

Jan - Crawley

"I have been attending Ham’s Fitness “Mission Condition” Classes for around 8 months in Epsom, and always look forwards to each weeks work out, due to the variety of the class, and my intent to improve my own fitness through turning up each week.
The classes are not aimed at any particular fitness group, as all ages and fitness levels are welcome, and Ham helps you to work together to achieve the maximum you are capable of, whether that be the most reps of an exercise you can do, or working against the clock at your best pace.
My personal goal in joining Hams Fitness was too simply to “GET FIT”. Like many people I have tried to keep fit and do some sort of general exercise myself. I got bored and gave up trying alone, and cancelled a gym subscription, as I could not justify the monthly cost, and didn’t feel comfortable in a gym environment. Ham has a different approach, without huge machines, and his professional yet relaxed attitude makes you want to do well, and listen to his sound advice.
Through attending the classes my general fitness and stamina has improved by leaps and bounds, as I have beaten old routine session times, and increased my capability to do longer and more controlled reps of certain exercises, for example Squats and Pull Ups, and as a bonus I have gone down 2 trouser sizes, not that I ever felt I was over weight, but I have toned up, and now feel more confident.
From joining Hams Fitness, my drive to keep fit has extended, to playing squash once a week, and have also begun to try Yoga to become a little suppler, as I'm not getting any younger…!
Ham is an excellent coach and mentor during your class, and he offers you a great yet simple work out, but in his own words, “You have to push your self to achieve results, because the harder you work the fitter you get!”
Well fitter is how I feel, so I recommend trying an evening class, you’ll love it, no pain no gain…!!!!!!"

James - Epsom

"In October 2006 I decided at the age of 44 that I would like to actually do something to gain some weight and strength rather than just putting it off. I was introduced to Richard or ‘Ham’ who immediately put me at ease, listening to my ambitions and concerns. Gyms are daunting at first to a newcomer. Ham put me at ease and made me feel very welcome. I have been very impressed by his professional and scientific approach to my weight gain programme. At the beginning of the course Ham took all the necessary measurements and analysis of my weekly diet.
During the sessions themselves Ham takes care to explain the process involved as well as how the exercises affect the body and its development. Personally I find it more rewarding to do an exercise if I understand how it works. Ham is extremely motivational: he manages to get the best performance out of his client at all times. Very often I have gone further on an individual exercise than I would have ever done if left to my own devices.
I am well on my way to achieving my goals and I would not be if it were not for Ham.
Ham has a great understanding of his subject, along with great enthusiasm and motivational skills. I enjoy the sessions with him very much and would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone."

Bernard Burgess - Gatwick

"I had been interested in having some personal training sessions concentrating on cardio and core strength as those had been missing from my workout routines recently.
I arranged some sessions with ham, initially 6, and told him what i was looking for and what my weaknesses were.
Ham put together a programme and what started out as 6 sessions has become on going.
The sessions always leave me motivated and looking forward to the next. He uses routines alternating between large muscle groups and intensive cardio work.
What i most enjoy is that no 2 sessions are the same.
Ham constantly mixes up and varies the workouts whilst always keeping up the intensity and his motivation. I particularly enjoy the boxing routines paired with floor strength exercises. My legs, back and midsection are now much stronger and my overall fitness is greatly improved.
Having suffered with lower back problems for a number of years, since working with ham, this has almost disappeared and has now become stronger by him focusing on a number of exercises that have been of great benefit."

Richard - Epsom

'I booked up 6 x 30 minute sessions with Ham as I wanted to put some motivation and intensity back into my workouts and it was a 'treat' to myself to get me focused again. I started training for Triathlons in May 2005 and regularly enter various distances of running races. The training that Ham gave me over the 6 week period was mainly to help with core stability and help to push me to work harder and to my limits. I had not realised I could push myself to quite those levels and Ham's relaxed manner combined with a clear and direct way of leading the sessions helped me to bin any possible excuses I may have had for short-changing myself in terms of intensity!
So all that is left for me to say is a huge thank you to Ham for some great personal training and positive motivation. I will definitely be coming back to you for more training this year and possibly some advice of Nutrition too'!

Emma - Epsom

"I can now play with my young niece without struggling to pick her up, it's so much nicer being able to do simple things like that."

John - Crawley