Spin-a-thon Recovery

What an amazing weekend!

Thank you to everyone that came along to support our 24 hour event! We had around 300 people call in at various points over the weekend and we have so far managed to raise a great deal of money for the Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundatation. If you couldn't make it down and would like to make a contribution then please head over to their JUST GIVING page and help us boost the final total!

If you DID  join us then you may be feeling a bit sore today...

Don't worry, we're here to help ;-)

We chose to host the spin-a-thon because we hoped to encourage, young, old, elite and novice cyclists to join in and do their bit - and we did just that, with a few dogs joining in as well for good measure!

Although cycling is a great way to get fit and feel great it can play havoc on your hips!

You see, most of us already spend too much time sat down, but sitting down whilst getting your muscles contracting will shorten the muscles around your hips even more setting you up for injury and back pain.

We'd rather you donated your hard earned cast to The Alexandra Wylie Tower Foundation than your favourite Osteopath - so if you are a little bit sore today then try this one stretch to resolve it....

Kneel on your right knee with your toes relaxed and place the left foot flat on the floor in front of you. The knee should be bent at 90 degrees and sit directly above the ankle.

Squeeze the glutes and push the hips forwards slightly until you feel the tension in your right hip and thigh.

You can extend one or both arms over your head and slightly arch your back to increase the stretch further. Hold this position for 30 seconds and then switch sides.

In my opinion this is The King of Stretches and would help the 80% of the population who suffer from back pain greatly!



If you have any feedback on the weekend or would like any more health and fitness information or advice, we'd love to hear from you!

This week at the studio...

We've got a really exciting week planned at the studio with loads going on....

Monday 24th February

Team meeting to discuss our new service "Training Day" - The Ultimate One Day Training Package for Elite Athlete's.
We have a number of elite athlete's booked to come in to the studio over the next few weeks and we're building a great package that will blow them away.


We also have a photo shoot with The Ham & High Newspaper to promote our Spin-a-thon event!


Tuesday 25th February

Our Nutritional Therapist Vikki Lee will be back at All About You and taking appointments to advise on all of your dietary concerns, find out more HERE and book in to see her.

Wednesday 26th February

Our Harley Street Osteopath Stephen Sacks will be at the studio offering appointments to clients and sharing his amazing knowledge wit and charm with the team!

Thursday 27th February

Our new trainer Jon Pilkington is setting up his first Thai boxing class at the studio this Thursday at 6:30pm(he's got his shorts ready for the class!)
and the Thai theme continues at 7:30pm as our Thai Yoga massage therapist, Ana will be covering our stretch class bringing her unique ideas to our popular class.

Friday 28th February

The cycling themed weekend is kicking off in style with the delivery of our new Wattbike. This addition to the studio will enable us to assess clients on a whole new level and provide some great new training ideas.

Saturday 1st march

The big weekend is upon us!The 24 hour Spin-a-thon kicks off at 12pm  if you haven't signed up yet then find out more HERE and get yourself booked in!

For more information on any of these things going on at the studio please CONTACT US, we'd love to hear from you...

Cycling Assessment Days

The relentless climbs of Swains lane and Highgate West Hill have made Highgate a bit of a cycling Mecca in recent years. The mobile phone Ap - "Strava" has The Swains Lane climb as one of its most popular routes and the achievement of the ten climb challenge has become like a badge of honour worn by the local cycling enthusiasts!

As every good cyclist will tell you, cycling performance is all about knowing your numbers. Your cycling cadence, your power output, and the key ones - Maximum heart rate, training zone heart rate and lactate threshold.

Getting an accurate grasp of these numbers isn't that easy. There are predicted formula's that give a rough guide but in order to get a true understanding you need some physiological testing.

So we have set up two testing days at All About You in November.

Our Cycling Assessment Package is designed for cyclists of all levels that want a high performance approach to improving their performance. The package uses tests and equipment endorsed by British Cycling to establish a profile of your current performance, determine which areas have the biggest potential for improvement and you will receive a report on your personal heart rate and power zones in order to optimise your training.

What Does The Package Involve?

1.      Pre-test Assessment: Blood pressure, lung function, height and weight.

2.      Lactate Threshold Test: Performed on a ‘Wattbike’ (endorsed by British Cycling), this is an incremental step-test, which consists of 4-minute stages of increasing work. Heart rate, rate of perceived exertion (RPE), power (watts) and blood lactate (taken via a painless ear lobe prick) are recorded at the end of each stage to determine the intensity your body switches from primarily aerobic to anaerobic energy production.

3.      3 minute max power test: This maximum effort 3 minute time trial provides an estimation of your aerobic capacity. The absolute average power and maximum heart rate achieved during the test can also be used as an estimate of maximum minute power and maximum heart rate to calculate your training zones and power to weight ratio.

4.      Training recommendations: Advice to help you optimise your training efforts.

Duration: 90 minutes to 2 hours

Cost: £120

Coach: Steve Gent is a physiologist and conditioning expert who has worked at the highest level, helping prepare athletes for the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics. The athletes he has coached have returned a total of 16 Olympic medals and finished on the podium in over 90 World and European Championships.