Our Scope and Referral Policy
In short
Our scope is fitness coaching: assessing movement, building strength, and guiding fat loss and conditioning for healthy or medically cleared adults. We do not diagnose, treat injuries or manage disease. When something falls outside our lane, we refer you to a doctor or physiotherapist first.
A good trainer knows the edge of their own competence. Fitness coaching and clinical care overlap in the public's mind, but they are different jobs with different training and different responsibilities. Being honest about that line is not us being cautious for its own sake, it is what keeps you safe and gets you the right help.
This page spells out exactly what we handle in-house and what we send onward. We would rather you hear it plainly now than be surprised later. Plenty of our best long-term clients came to us after a physio discharged them and said "now go get strong", that hand-off works both ways.
What we do
- Assess how you move and where you are strong or weak
- Coach strength, fat loss, mobility and conditioning
- Train around stable, cleared old injuries and build them up
- Support general health habits like activity and consistency
What we do not do
- Diagnose pain, injuries or medical conditions
- Treat, rehabilitate or "fix" acute injuries
- Prescribe supplements, medication or clinical diets
- Manage disease such as diabetes or heart conditions alone
When and how we refer you
If your screening or a session flags sharp pain, numbness, dizziness, chest symptoms, an unhealed injury, or anything that needs a diagnosis, we stop that area and tell you to see the right professional. We are happy to coordinate with your GP, physiotherapist or specialist when you want us to.
Once you are assessed and cleared by them, we build or resume a plan that respects their advice. Working alongside clinicians, not pretending to be one, is exactly how we help people train for the long haul.
Why this protects you
Trainers who overreach, promising to "cure" a slipped disc or "heal" a torn muscle, are how people get badly hurt. Staying in scope means you get strength coaching from us and clinical care from clinicians, each done properly. That combination is far safer and more effective than either one guessing at the other's job.