Resistance Training
Using different exercises and weights, to help you feel stronger, make everyday activities feel easier and boost your energy levels.
Nutrition
Working together to make manageable and sustainable changes to your diet, to complement your training and help you achieve your goals.
Mental Wellbeing
Developing confidence and motivation to exercise effectively, to empower you to make positive changes to your lifestyle.
Cardiovascular Training
Walking, cycling, running and swimming are all types of cardiovascular exercise. We use this type of exercise to make your heart stronger and more efficient, to help boost energy levels, immunity and much more.
Activity
Tracking activity levels, for example average daily step counts and sleep, to maximise your progress.
Joanna Rycroft
Clinical Exercise Physiologist
About
Jo is an experienced exercise professional who is committed to making sure everyone feels empowered to look after their health. Sustainability is key, so she will work with you to find the best ways of adapting your lifestyle for maximum benefit.
Jo has gained extensive experience working with world-renowned cardiologists and oncologists, having delivered exercise prescription in clinics on Harley Street. She is also a Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology at UCLan and uses an evidence-based approach, drawing on both the latest research and specific guidance from clinical bodies. These include the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES), the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP) the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) and the Wright Foundation for Cancer Rehabilitation, all of which Jo holds Level 4 accreditations for, alongside a first-class honours degree in Sport Science and Physiology.
Interests
Jo is a keen fell runner and cyclist, who spends much of her free time out in the Lake District hills with Ned, her working cocker spaniel. She uses this enthusiasm for sport and the outdoors to inspire people to adopt a more active lifestyle.