About Adapting Fitness | Strength & Mobility Coaching In The Northallerton Area and online.

Coaching With Purpose.

Helping people build strength, improve mobility and move with confidence through personal training, private yoga and sports massage in the Northallerton area — with online coaching available across the UK.

Personal Training, Yoga & Sports Massage in Northallerton.

Adapting Fitness is based in Catterick, working with clients across North Yorkshire including Northallerton, Richmond and surrounding areas.

Whether you’re looking for personal training at Active Life Leisure Club, or private yoga sessions, sports massage treatment via personal training in your home, or structured online coaching, every programme is designed around long-term strength and mobility development.

Why Adapting Fitness Exists.

Adapting Fitness was built on a simple belief:
Training should adapt to the individual — not the other way round.

Too many people are pushed into programmes that don’t respect their history, injuries or lifestyle. The result? Frustration, inconsistency or burnout.

Training should be available for everyone. Not just people that are already fit, love exercise or have no injuries.

It should also cater to the people that perhaps have never liked exercise (but now realise they need to), that may have injuries/conditions that need working around or have hard operations or injuries that they've had physio treatment but still don't feel right.

A Structured Approach to Strength and Mobility

Chris combines strength and conditioning principles with intelligent yoga sequencing and mobility training.

This integrated approach supports:

• Injury prevention
• Joint stability
• Functional strength
• Sustainable progress

Unlike generic gym programmes or drop-in classes, coaching is built around individual needs and long-term resilience.

Background

Chris Childs is a personal trainer, yoga teacher and sports massage therapist based in Catterick,

Chris has completed advanced yoga teacher training with internationally respected teacher and author Mark Stephens.

He is also a Movement and Performance Therapy Specialist.

His coaching combines strength training, mobility development and intelligent yoga sequencing to support long-term resilience and movement confidence

By combining personal training and yoga coaching principles, clients receive structured, adaptable support both in-person and online and have the option of sports massage therapy too.

Who I Work With

Clients include:

• Adults returning to exercise

• Busy professionals

• Over-40s seeking longevity-focused training

• Those that have had rehab after surgery or injury and don't feel their strength/mobility is back to where it should be

• Individuals managing recurring back or joint discomfort

• "Stiff people". Those that have limited range of motion and know they really should work on it for a better quality of life

• Those seeking online personal training, yoga or online coaching across the UK

What Clients Can Expect

Sessions are delivered:

• Via home visits in Northallerton, Catterick and the local area.

• Gym-based sessions are at Active Life Leisure Club - Scotch Corner,

• Online sessions anywhere across the UK.

Qualifications & Certifications

Health and Fitness related qualifications:

• Personal Trainer

• Exercise Referral

• Rehab-U Movement & Performance Therapy Specialist

• Experienced Yoga Teacher (EYT)

• Sports Massage Therapist

• Kettlebell Strength & Conditioning Coach

• BioForce Conditioning Coach

• PN1 Nutrition Coach

• Group Fitness Instructor

Member of:

• CIMSPA

• Yoga Alliance Professionals

• Emergency First Aid At Work

• Fully Insured