aps Coaching, Unit 5, Mill Farm, Sonning Eye, Reading (2026)

08/05/2026

Am I getting in my own way? 🤔

Not being able to be the person we want ... sucks.

And we shouldn't have to accept an erosion of the person we'd like to be.

But being overly stubborn can cause it's own problems. 😡

Even if you're the "active one" it's perfectly normal to be injured or in pain from time to time.

Sometimes giving yourself that breathing space is as valuable as all the rehab and persevering.

What do you think?

07/05/2026

😖‘I Felt I was becoming the “Dad with the Bad Knee”’ 🦵

When I first met Adam, he was constantly second-guessing himself.

Could he join family and friends for fun weekend activities? Or would one "funny step" hurt his knee and ruin the whole day?

Like when they were at Legoland and he spent most of the day sitting down. 🤦

To his credit, he never gave up and he reached out to us for some help.

After plenty of chatting, getting to know him and some basic movement assessments we found a place to start.

👉 We created the first objective - to be able to perform foundation exercises without bothering the knee. Things such as squats and back lunges.

👉 Next, we looked at movements in different directions and doing things on one leg.

👉 Then it was on to more complicated movements and things at speed.

Hard work? 🥵 You bet.

Setbacks? ☹️ Absolutely.

But with persistence, effort and a flexible plan, Adam got to a place where:

“I can usually do everything I want, unless you’re asking me to run a marathon! And most importantly I can do everything my wife and kids want to do too!”

Adam has been fantastic at embracing the challenges and tackling things, even when they made him nervous.

I’m really proud of where he’s got to and love hearing about all the things he gets up to with his family. 💪

Are you becoming known as “the person with the person with the dodgy … (insert body part here)”?

If so, I’d love to help.

Please feel free to start a chat in the comments or pop the word “SUPPORT” below and I’ll reach out to you. 🙂

05/05/2026

🥺"This is NOT who I want to be." 🥺

🚶 Missing out on the family walk.

🩼 Spending Saturday afternoon doing rehab exercises while your friends are playing padel.

🦵 Suddenly going from the “active one” to the “one with the dodgy knee”.

When you’ve lived your life being active and you’ve taken pride in that part of your identity, it sucks for it to feel like it’s eroding away.

It’s deflating, exhausting and you end up wondering – “is this just the way my life is now?”

If this is you… you’re not alone.

It’s a burning question for many of the people that walk into our gym. 🙋

But in our experience, you don’t have to just settle for “this is how it is now”.

It can be changed.

It’s not easy. Especially when an injury or pain has persevered for a long time. So how do we do it?

1️⃣ A crucial first step is to break things down into chunks.

2️⃣ Then you need a strategy for chaining these smaller goals together.

Getting back to a person you identify with can seem insurmountable, but finding a start point and making even the smallest bit of progress can be an incredible catalyst. 🔥

I have a client who used to run triathlons, desperate to get back to it, but couldn’t get around without a stick and a lot of pain.

At first we had to put thoughts of running to the side and focus on something smaller.

🍽️ Enter the DISHWASHER and the STAIRS. 🪜

I will never forget the look on her face when she told me she had loaded the dishwasher without pain or walked up the stairs without support.

From there we kept trying to string them together. Not smoothly, not without hiccups and roadblocks, but bit by bit we made progress. And now she’s … back to cycling, back to swimming and back to RUNNING! 🏃‍♀️

Mapping out and achieving small objectives is a powerful way to prove to yourself that this isn't your life forever. You can get back to being the person you want to be.

What would you LOVE to be doing if only your injury or pain would let you?

01/05/2026

“My Knee’s not ‘bad bad’… but it’s nowhere near right either.”

That’s exactly where Kym was when she joined aps.

She’d done the sensible stuff first

👉 resting it
👉 physio
👉 some rehab exercises

It helped a bit… but 2–3 months in, she was still stuck in that in-between space.

👉 hesitating at the top of the stairs before stepping down
👉 avoiding twisty movements
👉 that lingering sense it might “give way”

“Months of not being able to do anything active was really getting to me.”

and with a summer of hiking, climbing and windsurfing with the family coming up…

…the progress so far wasn’t exactly filling her with confidence.

The shift we needed to make felt a bit scary…

Moving past the usual classics
👉 rest
👉 light rehab
👉 treatment tables
👉 avoiding anything that might hurt

… instead moving into building her knee back up properly.
👉 using weights
👉 progressing into lunging, weightshifts, single leg work
👉 gradually loading it more… starting at a level that made sense and settled well!

Nothing fancy.
Just the right things done consistently.

And because life was busy and mental bandwidth can get low as a working, active mum…

👉 short sessions
👉 focused on what mattered most
👉 things she could actually stick to week to week

No guesswork or scattered exercises.
And no endless “being careful”.

Three weeks in she messages me:
👉 “I’m walking downstairs freely… after two months of physio and rest.”

And a few months later…
👉 a mega summer full of hiking - climbing - windsurfing
even an 11-hour via ferrata!

Feeling Strong.
Confident in her knee
And back enjoying it all again.

That’s usually how this goes when we have
👉 a clear path
👉 gradually build things back up over a few months
👉 and good back and forth - me as the guide, kym in the drivers seat

Are you in that “not bad… but not where you want to be” place with something at the moment?

If it’s a yes, comment ME, maybe I can help point you in the right direction

30/04/2026

Sad times 😜... have you got a favourite faded t-shirt on its last legs??

29/04/2026

Ever felt stuck with an injury or pain that’s better… but nowhere near right either?

When it comes to getting back to sport after an injury (old or new) that ‘in between’ space is where a lot of people get stuck.

👉 Turning up (to the wall, the court, the pitch) but holding back
👉 Back on the treatment table getting poked or cracked… again
👉 Just about fitting in your stretches and light exercises… but with no real plan or progress

It’s a frustrating and pretty demoralising place to be

Being careful feels like the right thing to do… you don’t want to make it worse.

But here’s what I see all the time…
…it never actually gets your shoulder… or your back… or your knee, ready for your sport again.

And you never really trust it enough to just play, fully and freely

Instead, it turns into
… a bit cautious
… a bit inconsistent
… and not really getting anywhere

Second guessing your body more and more!

Stick with that long enough and months drift by…
…you get weaker
…confidence drops
…and that becomes a whole new problem

That’s the bit that really gets people!

You WANT to get back to your sport… the challenge… the social bit… that sense of freedom again.

You KNOW a bit of strength and structure would help

But between physio helping a bit, pilates getting you started and youtube chaos you’re left thinking:
👉 “Where do I go next with this?”
👉 “No one’s really shown me how to build back up properly.”

The shift is usually something like:

Instead of waiting for it to feel perfect… we rebuild your movement and strength

👉 gradually,
👉 over a few months,
👉 starting at a level that makes sense,
👉 that feels tolerable and settles well

Strength comes back.
Your body starts to feel fluid.
Confidence follows.

And you genuinely start trusting it again…
…sometimes to the point you forget which shoulder it was in the first place.

That's what we help people do.

Get unstuck
Create a clear path back to fully fit and playing with confidence
and walk it, navigating the bumps along the way.

Have you ever been stuck in that in-between phase where it’s not too bad… but nowhere near right either?

27/04/2026

🎉 We have a WINNER! 🎉

26/04/2026

⌛ LAST CHANCE to WIN a MONTH of PERSONAL TRAINING! ⌛

If you’re:

😔Missing out on life due to pain or injury.

😖Unsure of what to do and fed up of lacking confidence in your body.

💪 Want to get back to being active and enjoying movement again!

We would love to help!

And winning this competition will be a great way to kick-start your path to success.

It couldn’t be SIMPLER to enter...

Just LIKE this post and comment “WIN”. That’s it.

📅 The winner will be drawn TOMORROW and messaged directly — So keep your fingers crossed!

Good luck!

24/04/2026

Our competition is still going strong! 🥳

One lucky person will win a FREE MONTH of PERSONAL TRAINING — and Emma is a great example of why you should enter.

Emma has been training with us for over a DECADE! 🤩

Alongside raising 3 amazing kids, tackling plenty of life’s challenges and being an all-around awesome person, she’s:

🟢 Trained specifically to improve her speed and agility for netball.

🟢 Trained for a half marathon.

🟢 Explored lots of areas of training, nutrition and lifestyle.

🟢 Rehabbed a fair few injuries including an injured back, shoulder pain and a hamstring tendinopathy.

Training has changed over the years, from frequent and intense, to lower volume aimed at staying healthy and navigating stressful times, but through it she’s learnt:

👉 The benefit of strength training, focusing on movement patterns and not just muscle groups.

👉How to utilise specific aspects of training depending on the goal she’s chasing.

👉 The importance of a well-rounded approach to rehab – including tools to desensitise pain, working on restoring mechanics followed by progressions all the way back to sport and normal training, and including supportive habits in nutrition and sleep.

👉 Avoiding an all or nothing approach to training, by being flexible and adapting when life throws some curveballs her way

Has it been hard work? ABSOLUTELY 💪

Has it been worth it? ABSOLUTELY 😊

👏 Well done, Emma! 👏

There’s still plenty of time to win yourself a MONTH of PERSONAL TRAINING.

Just LIKE this post and comment “WIN” below.

GOOD LUCK!

22/04/2026

🎉 We’re giving away 30 days of FREE PERSONAL TRAINING (worth over £250)! 🎉

Here’s what you’ll get:

🟢 4 x 1:1 sessions with Matt (co-owner of aps) at our Private Gym in Sonning Eye, where we'll:
👉 Get to the bottom of exactly where you want to get to.
👉 Find the right start point for you.
👉 Make gradual progress in each session, building your confidence and understanding, to help you keep moving forward.

🟢 Tailored exercises to do at home or in the gym, outside of our sessions — no more having to wing it!

& some bonus freebies…

🟢 Your choice of kit (swiss ball, foam roller or massage ball) - to get you started on your rehab exercises.

🟢 An initial session to gift to a friend — because it’s always nice to help others make progress too.
It couldn’t be SIMPLER to enter...

Simply LIKE this post and comment “WIN”. That’s it.

📅 The winner will be drawn on Monday 27th April and messaged directly — So keep you’re your fingers crossed and your eyes peeled! 👀

Good luck!

20/04/2026

🎉 We’re giving away 30 days of FREE PERSONAL TRAINING (worth over £250)! 🎉

This month marks 15 YEARS of aps and 15 YEARS of helping people who:

❌ Don’t feel like themselves anymore. Missing out on activities with friends and family. Struggling with day to day chores. More concerned with managing their pain than living the active life they crave.

❌ Don’t trust their body to pick up their shoes, let alone chase after the kids, go on a hike with friends or try a new sport.

❌ Have tried Physio, Massage and all sorts of other therapies, but still can’t make any sustained progress.

✅ Want to get back to being active, feeling confident in their body and enjoying moving again!

If this sounds familiar, then this is the competition for you!

Here’s what you’ll get with a month of free coaching:

🟢 4 x 1:1 sessions with Matt (co-owner of aps) at our Private Gym in Sonning Eye, where we'll:
👉 Get to the bottom of exactly where you want to get to.
👉 Find the right start point for you.
👉 Make gradual progress in each session, building your confidence and understanding, to help you keep moving forward.

🟢 Tailored exercises to do at home or in the gym, outside of our sessions — no more having to wing it!

& some bonus freebies…

🟢 Your choice of kit (swiss ball, foam roller or massage ball) - to get you started on your rehab exercises.

🟢 An initial session to gift to a friend — because it’s always nice to help others make progress too.

It couldn’t be SIMPLER to enter...

Just like this post and comment “WIN”. That’s it.

📅 The winner will be drawn on Monday 27th April and messaged directly — So keep you’re your fingers crossed and your eyes peeled! 👀

Good luck!

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