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Striking a balance
As part of its Fit for Business campaign, Relay has imported a revolutionary fitness technique from the US, appointed a personal trainer for staff and installed an in-house gym at its Bradford headquarters.
Former pro-boxer, Charlie Watson, presides over the new facility, which features an impressive array of weight, rowing and running machines.
Charlie is a firm advocate of Body-ball workouts, an entirely new approach that involves balancing on and lifting a large rubber ball to improve posture. Although very demanding, the technique is a “non-impact” training method.
Each balancing exercise is designed to test muscles that others don’t reach, for efficient working in everyday life. They also engage the mind as well as the body, since high degrees of concentration are required. Body-ball can form dedicated workout regimes of its own, or may complement other exercise programmes.
The gym has been placed at the disposal of staff as both a welfare measure and pragmatic business tool, according to Managing Director, Steven Street. “The basic premise is ‘Healthy mind, healthy body…. healthy business,’” he says. “It is hoped that the revolutionary emphasis on mental acuity will raise working efficiencies, while by promoting physical well-being and agility, absenteeism and workplace injuries will be kept to a bare minimum.”
Staff will also receive regular fitness appraisals, bespoke nutrition, training and cardio fitness plans, and toning advice.
Charlie Watson is a former professional Welterweight and Light Middleweight boxer. He won a number of titles at each weight. A fitness trainer for the last 10 years, he has always been active in the assessment and promotion of new techniques - including aerobics, step exercises and now, the Body-ball.
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