ABOUT US
Optimal Performance was created with the aim of delivering the 3 staples of sporting performance under one roof- Training, Nutrition & Rehabilitation/Recovery.
We at Optimal Performance have worked very closely together in order to ensure we are able to deliver high-calibre results using an underpinning of Sport & Exercise Science.
Each of our Coaches have a wealth of knowledge with regards to performance nutrition, strength & conditioning, recovery strategies and sports rehabilitation targeted at delivering you, the client, the best service possible.
Our unique way of working means we can fuse both sports rehabilitation and strength & conditioning together to take you from Pain to Performance!
So if you’re lacking clarity and need help levelling up, reach out to us today and one of our coaches will be in touch to get you started on your journey!
OUR STORY
Chris Raynard is the founder and CEO of Optimal Performance Solutions, established in 2014, Optimal Performance continues to grow, boasting a multi disciplinary team of highly educated coaches with qualifications and certifications in Sports Therapy, Sports and Exercise Science, Strength and Conditioning, and Nutrition to name a few.
Beginning the journey back with a Level 2 Fitness Instructing course in 2012, followed by Level 3 Personal Training course alongside finishing a Bachelors degree in Sports & Exercise Science with Applied Biomechanics in 2013, we began to dip our toe into the health & fitness industry.
We began to take on our first clients with Chris starting the PT journey from his mum & dads loft, in a part time roll, whilst working in a private chiropractic centre helping patients with spinal issues, where he ran x ray processing, sports massage & mobility alongside overseeing detailed care plans with a variety of traction machines & spinal orthotics to help improve posture and spinal mechanics.
As our diary become busier & busier and the results started to stack up, Chris took a big route into the educational pathway, beginning to work through level 3/4/5 Sports Massage Therapy certifications alongside Spinal Manipulation, Precision Nutrition, Pain Free Performance (PFP) Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialisms before completing an MRes in Sports Rehabilitation during the lockdown in 2020.
At this point, we made the daunting but extremely rewarding decision to push ‘OP’ full time, utilising our skillset & educational pathways to develop the company ethos;
From Pain to Performance!
We began the expansion plan and created a small home facility to deliver our coaching services to all our clients- The OPHQ. Our humble but high quality home setup has everything we need to utilise our unique pathway into our coaching process;
ASSESS > ADDRESS > ADAPT > OPTIMISE is our unique system we use, allowing anyone who comes to us, from elite level athletes to every day gym goers the opportunity to be truly helped, as we meet you where you’re currently at, and guarantee progress along your journey. with over 1000 success stories and an ever growing team of athletes we still have the same passion and willingness to help as we did on day one.
The heart of the company is one of community and family. Coaches and clients regularly take part in physically and mentally demanding challenges together, strengthening the coach/client relationship to the point of friendship.
So far we have ticked off a 50k ultra, an olympics triathlon, trail marathons, 1/2 marathons, countless mountain walks & charity events alongside a fair few nights out socialising. This led us to launching the OP Running Club late in 2022 which is all the teams opportunity to get out with our coaches each week, improve fitness and round off the run with the Sunday staple- coffee & croissants.
Most of our current clients have been training with us for many years and live by the company ethos, striving to improve and get 1% better each and every day, going from Pain to Performance!