Jon at RISE

Jon at RISE RISE is for people in Macclesfield who:

⏰ Are busy
😩 Lose motivation in normal gyms
🍕 Don’t want to live like a monk
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RISE daily Session feedback - 23rd June
23/06/2026

RISE daily Session feedback - 23rd June

My biggest concern was that I simply wouldn’t be able to do the exercises and would end up embarrassing myself especiall...
23/06/2026

My biggest concern was that I simply wouldn’t be able to do the exercises and would end up embarrassing myself especially in a group setting. I’ve found everyone to be encouraging, friendly and supportive.

Great work from Dave as he gets cracking!

Previous success story: Joanna Tomaszewski -

A great start from Joanna as she completes her first 5 sessions with us at RISE!We're so proud of her progress and can't...
23/06/2026

A great start from Joanna as she completes her first 5 sessions with us at RISE!

We're so proud of her progress and can't wait to see what she accomplishes next!

Previous success story: Lauren Killilea -

A little bit behind (as he's about to pass his 20th Session), but a great start from Ian!Previous success story: Helena ...
23/06/2026

A little bit behind (as he's about to pass his 20th Session), but a great start from Ian!

Previous success story: Helena Binder -

Not a "gym person"?Neither are most of our members.RISE is group personal training for busy people who struggle with nor...
23/06/2026

Not a "gym person"?
Neither are most of our members.
RISE is group personal training for busy people who struggle with normal gyms.
Everything is coached.
You'll get support and accountability in and out of sessions.
And if you'd like to find out more, just send me a message and come and have a look round.
📍 Waterside, Macclesfield

Hardly any of us are training at 100%Pretty much every day for the last near quarter century I'll have had some variatio...
23/06/2026

Hardly any of us are training at 100%

Pretty much every day for the last near quarter century I'll have had some variation of a conversation with someone about how they can accelerate their results / progress.

How they can be losing weight, getting fitter or any other change that they'd like to make.

And whilst I'm a big fan of working smarter........

High return on investment, big bang for your buck adjustments rather than lots of little things that don't add up too much.........

Sometimes at least part of the answer is just "working harder".

Which isn't always an easy thing to hear.

Because it's tempting to think that we're working as hard as we can.

But it's super powerful to remember that none of us are.

Ever.

Myself included.

And working "as hard as we can" is neither realistic nor needed.

But resetting our calibration of where we are can be powerful.

Sometimes people ask me "Why am I not getting as strong (or toned) as I thought I would from these workouts?"

And I'll explain that we need to "up the intensity".

Harder versions, more reps, essentially 'harder work'.

"I'm working as hard as I can in Sessions" is a common reply.

To which I'll explain that "No one ever works at 100%".

"If someone offered you £1000 per extra rep, could you have done more?"

And you can see the penny drop.

If we could have done more, then what we were doing wasn't 100%.

And that's absolutely fine.

It doesn't need to be.

But if that calibration reset makes us realise that we're actually working at, say 75%..........

Then maybe we could work at 82%.

Realistically, from experience, most of the time we'll be lower than 75% to start.

Narrowing that gap between where we were and 100% will increase the results we get.

Not completely closing the gap.

Because that's impossible.

Just recognising that there is a gap for everyone and that we can narrow it for improved results.

You don't need 100%. But you probably have a little more to give.

Much love,

Jon 'Boat' Hall

P.S. For supportive coaching to help you get the most from your workouts (not indiscriminate 'beastings') and a form of exercise you'll enjoy, comment below or send me a DM to find out more.



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RISE daily Session feedback - 22nd June
22/06/2026

RISE daily Session feedback - 22nd June

22/06/2026

Should you come down and have a look round?

If you're even slightly curious about RISE, I'd argue there's really not much to lose.

The worst-case scenario?

You spend 10 minutes looking around and decide it's not for you.

No pressure.

No awkward sales pitch.

No hard feelings.

But the best-case scenario?

You discover something that could genuinely change your life.

Hundreds of people have told us that coming down to RISE was one of the best decisions they ever made.

You won't know from videos and photos alone.

Sometimes you've just got to come and see it for yourself.

If you're curious, drop me a message and we'll arrange a time.

The evenings are drawing inYesterday was the summer solstice.The first day of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisp...
22/06/2026

The evenings are drawing in

Yesterday was the summer solstice.

The first day of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

The longest day of the year.

Which means, of course, that today is slightly shorter.

The evenings are drawing in.

I only realised a few years ago that the days ONLY GET SHORTER in summer.

And, with winter starting on the shortest day, days ONLY GET LONGER in winter.

I'd always assumed they got longer in the summer.

Or maybe half and half.

Counter intuitive, isn't it?

Doesn't "feel" that way, does it?

But how things feel don't always hold up to the facts.

We may "feel" that we've not been eating much but, when we accept that everyone ever accurately assessed has lost weight in a verified, sustained calorie deficit...............

We, therefore, have to accept we've been in calorie maintenance if we've not lost weight or calorie surplus if we've gained it.

Stripping back any emotions, reasons and / or explanations, that's just what's happened.

We may "feel" we don't have time to eat better but that doesn't mean that there isn't some adjustments we could make to our eating that take zero additional time (or are, maybe, even quicker) and would take us towards our goals.

We may feel that we're "all or nothing" or that we "self-sabotage" - but those are descriptions of patterns we've fallen into, not fixed parts of who we are.

We may "feel" that meditation isn't for us but that's normally having spent between 0 and 10 minutes out of the last million actually giving it a go.

How we "feel" isn't always accurate.

It's not always reflected in reality.

Nothing wrong with that.

But always worth remembering.

Feelings aren't always facts.

Much love,

Jon 'Seasons in the sun' Hall

P.S. Everyone who replied to this with LOOK ROUND to come and see RISE, and changed their life felt a bit unsure before they did it. Comment below or send me a DM to find out more.



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