Welcome to the Bridgeman Fitness site The reason for Bridgeman Fitness The majority of my life has evolved around fitness. It consumed me so much through my sporting interests that I could see no other career that suited me. The fitness industry was my destiny, and it started with a sports and exercise science degree at the University of Gloucestershire. It took me to my current employment of several years where I have been fortunate enough to continue my studies learning even more about what the fitness world has to offer. Every opportunity to learn something new or rehearse existing knowledge has created more opportunities to help others with their fitness goals. Will Bridgeman Fitness add to a potentially oversaturated market for fitness related media online? Perhaps. Will it give honest practical information that is based on science and real world results? I hope so. Will it encourage you to contact me with suggestions for other fitness articles you would like to see? Maybe. While i don’t claim to be the most literary of writers, it is something i like doing and will get better at with practice. The more suggestions you send me, the fitter my brain gets! In the abscence of suggestions I still anticipate writing fitness training articles on a monthly basis, sometimes even weekly. Articles should appeal to a broad cross section of fellow fitness enthusiasts and professionals alike. If you are a weekend warrior you should find articles which appeal to your desire to get the most out of your training, and provide supporting information on the reasons why those fitness training methods are effective. Perhaps you are a sports science undergraduate viewing this site as part of a literature review, articles I write are fully referenced, with most references available on pubmed searches or amazon. It may be your occupation that brings you to this site, a requirement to be fitness tested for example. You may even just enjoy going to the gym and participating in sports for fun and want to experiment with different fitness tips and find out more about the popular buzzword of functional training! Whatever your motives, remember if there is something you want to see on Bridgeman Fitness just let me know! Other fitness related sites on the net There are many thousands of fitness related web sites on the internet. Some have a general approach covering a whole range of fitness related media and others are more specific. There are sites on body building, stretching, strength training, yoga, pilates, speed development, vertical jump development and many more. The range of fitness, sports and exercise related information is unlimited. There are even fitness forums and blogs where anyone and everyone can share training methods and exercise advice with suggestions for fat loss, weight gain, performance training, and injury rehabilitation to name a few. Out of these sites some have fitness products to sell and write their articles with bias towards these products and promises of rippling abdominal muscles in 6 days! They contain images of fitness models, who in all honesty have probably never used said contraptions! Some sites sell fitness training methods under the illusion that they are the latest top secret fitness method straight from the underground! There are also the sites who conform to popular fitness myths. They mention low intensity training for fat loss, create the illusion that all resistance training programs are for bodybuilders (or that everyone should weight train like a bodybuilder), and some even go as far as assuming everyone has to run to get fit. Fit for what? Through all the misinformation and sales hype there are however some excellent fitness training sites out there. You just have to know what to look for. Some do sell fitness equipment or services and others are just content driven sites like this. It is my intention that this site is one of the more favourable ones. It will be one of the sites that people add to their bookmarks or favourites to visit frequently. If you feel that your website also fits into this category of relevant evidenced based content that is truly effective then please get in touch. I will be keen to add your site to the search engine built into this page. Contact Me Site design by Steve Bridgeman Sitemap - Fitness Articles - Tewkesbury Boxing - Circuit Training - Fitness Shop  CIRCUIT TRAINING Circuit Training is an excellent way to work on ones fitness and can be adapted to suit a range of fitness levels. Training sessions are most Wednesdays 4:45-5:45pm, £3 per person. Confirmed dates and further details available on the circuit training page. TEWKESBURY BOXING Tewkesbury has an Amateur Boxing club in Northway, This is an excellent initiative. FITNESS ARTICLES This is where you can view the latest fitness and exercise related articles I have written. I aim to cover a broad cross section of interests here including fat loss, muscle gain, posture, flexibility, fitness testing and even some anatomy and physiology. FITNESS SHOP This site is funded through the various affiliate links and advertising contained within. The fitness shop contains a range of products available for purchase through amazon. Any purchases from amazon as a result of viewing products on this page will generate a small revenue for this site. CHANGING FACES Some of my circuit classes throughout the year will have all monies donated to changing faces charity. Please have a look at the changing faces website.