Embody Strength
Embody Strength is designed for individuals who can’t stand stillness and don’t want to pretend otherwise.
This is bespoke personal training, delivered through a holistic lifestyle lens, for people who crave intensity.
We build data-driven evidence that you are capable and help you believe that your body can be trusted again.
Embody Strength is far from a wellness trend. It’s a correction. In a landscape dominated by soft-play recovery and aesthetic performance culture, we offer an alternative: structured, somatically intelligent training that speaks to high-functioning nervous systems and overloaded minds.
This is somatic strategy for high-output humans. We move heavy. We think fast. We get results.
Welcome to Recovery Rebranded.
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Traditional wellness models are built around calming down: stretch, breathe, and be quiet. That’s cute… until you realise it’s completely incompatible with the biology of people whose baseline is sympathetic activation (always on the go).
For high-functioning, cognitively overloaded individuals, slowness can feel worse. So instead of forcing a yoga obsession, we offer what traditional wellness won’t.
Trauma lives in the body. Let’s work with your strengths, instead of suggesting a personality transplant. The principles remain - mind-muscle connection - working precisely, intelligently, and progressively. Recovery doesn’t have to feel beige, maybe it can feel awesome.
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Structured Somatic Regulation. Repetition, tempo, load - these aren’t just fitness variables, but rather regulatory inputs for overstimulated systems.
Applied Bilateral Stimulation. Alternating patterns + resistance = brain-body engagement without emotional excavation.
Functional Agency. You don’t need to “process your trauma” mid-squat. You just need to make one decision. And then another. Until you remember you’re in charge.
Environmental Safety by Design. Personalised programming and clean, professional delivery.
Identity Recalibration Through Capacity Metrics. Progress is tracked in strength, not suffering.
Meet Our Head Coach
Embody Strength, brought to you by Chris Barber.
Don’t be fooled by his muscles - Chris doesn’t just talk about discipline and macros. He understands what it means to rebuild strength from the inside out.
With over a decade of experience coaching busy professionals and high-performers, Chris blends deep expertise in biomechanics with brilliant banter and a genuinely compassionate lens.
He meets you exactly where you’re at: post-burnout, post-breakup or post-bullsh*t.
His approach is tailored, no cookie-cutter frameworks.
With a commitment to your success, Chris takes a deep dive with assessments to understand how your body moves, and works closely with you to understand your goals, preferences, and limitations. Building with you in a way that suits you perfectly.
Qualifications
Level 2, 3 & 4 Personal Training
Advanced Program Design
Functional Training Patterns
Continuous Professional Development
At Embody, we’re committed to CPD to provide the highest quality service to our clients. Gabby continues to train across disciplines to deliver innovative, real-world-relevant support. Current CPD includes:
Anatomy
Functional Nutritio
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