Built for bodies with mileage

It’s not age. It’s a fault. And faults can be fixed.

That catch in your knee on the stairs. The shoulder that won’t reach the top shelf any more. The back you plan the whole day around. I’ve spent fifteen years fixing these for a living, and most of them aren’t wear you’re stuck with. I write bespoke monthly programmes that find the fault and put it right, wherever you are.

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£100/month · cancel any time · we talk through your needs and goals before we agree to work together

What is it?

Bespoke monthly programming, built around your body

Four programmes a month, written by hand around your injuries and restrictions, delivered to your own personal programme page. No app full of templates, no plan written by an algorithm. You tell me how each block felt, and I write the next one accordingly.

Open a real sample programme

The same format yours would arrive in, with a logged-weight box on every move and coaching cues you can tap open.

In Bath?

In person, and what to do while you wait

1-2-1 in person

I’ll be straight with you: my 1-2-1 diary in Bath is full, and I’d rather tell you that than squeeze you in badly. You can join the waiting list.

And while you wait, we can do the next best thing: an in-person assessment, so I’ve had my eyes on how you actually move, then bespoke online programming written off the back of it. When a slot opens, you’re first in line, and by then I’ll already know your body well.

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Play golf?

Distance and consistency come from the body under the swing. I write golf-specific programming for players over 50, any handicap.

Training for Golf · open the golf sample

The book · coming soon

Make a Fuss

A book for anyone over fifty who’s been told their aches are just their age, and would rather not take that lying down. You’ll learn to read your own body with a few simple tests, trace each ache back to the fault that’s actually driving it, and fix it at the root. Then six straightforward moves and two short sessions a week build the strength that keeps you out of trouble for good. No jargon. No gym required. And every test and exercise in it has a short film to go with it.

Try one now, free

This one reads your hips, and the hip is the quiet driver behind more aches than any joint in the body. All you need is a chair.

Sit tall on a firm chair and cross one ankle up onto the opposite knee, so your legs make the shape of a number four. Let the raised knee relax open and drop towards the floor. Then, keeping your back long, lean your chest forward from the hips, slowly, until you feel the stretch build. No bouncing, no forcing. Swap sides.

Good: the knee drops open and the back stays long
Good: knee drops open, back stays long
Fault: the knee stays high, or the lean is blocked
Fault: knee stays high, lean is blocked

Watch the film of this test →

Notice how far the knee drops, where the pull lands, and how your two sides compare, because one will usually have more to say than the other. Nearly everyone feels something, at the front of the hip or deep in the back of it. What your reading means, and how to fix it, is Chapter 10.

About the book Watch the films

All 37 films are on YouTube: @JBHealthUK

In their words

What clients say

"James built exercises around an old ankle injury. My balance, strength and confidence all came back, and we're still working on stability through my ankles and hips. Over the years it's made such a difference, and I want to keep it going as I get older."

— Caroline, 60–69

"I'm fairly sedentary at work and had pain in my back, hips and ankles. James has improved the mobility in all three and things are so much better; now we're working on maintaining it, or even improving, as I get older."

— Steve, 60–69

"I've been training with James for over ten years now. I came to him wanting to stay strong as I got older, and honestly I expected to just slow the decline. What's surprised me is that my strength and mobility are better now than when I started, at an age when I assumed things would only go the other way."

— Martin, 60–69
James, JB Health personal trainer
Who writes your programmes

Meet James

Most of the people I write for come to me carrying the same thing: an old injury, a decade or two of being told it's just their age, and a quiet acceptance that this is as good as it gets. Far more often than not, it isn't. Programme around a restriction instead of into it, and the body usually has more left in it than anyone led them to believe.

Every programme I write is built around the quiet, important work: muscle imbalances, stability, control, and movement that holds up in real life. Old knees, stiff shoulders, stubborn lower backs. I'm based in Bath, coaching 1-2-1 locally and writing programmes for people anywhere.

Fully qualified & insured ~15 years' experience Injury-led & functional

"I review every application myself. No automation deciding if you're a fit, just a proper conversation about your needs and goals, and me making sure I can genuinely help before we agree to work together."

Ready to train in a way that respects your body?

Drop me a line about your goals and any injuries. I read every enquiry myself and reply personally, and we’ll talk through exactly what you need. If we agree it’s a fit, I’ll send a short form, then your personal programme page.

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