Mind Body Connect

Mind Body Connect: A charity empowering marginalised people through the medium of exercise. We specialise in tailored circuit training, strongman/woman training and therapeutic yoga. Our elite level coaches are experts in their fields. We also offer open classes and personal training to the public.

Mind Body Connect is a registered charity (No. 1173834) founded in 2014. We empower marginalised communities through the medium of exercise. Our current exercise repertoire includes therapeutic yoga, strength training, circuit training and strongman/woman. We work with groups including people in recovery from addiction, survivors of human trafficking, homeless young adults and various mental health support groups. We have helped hundreds of service users and seen first hand how effective physical exercise can be for people that have been through difficult times. Our programme was born from our directors experience of working in a residential rehabilitation centre which led to a PhD on the effects of physical exercise on addiction. We support our service users in  gaining coaching qualifications.  Many now deliver our programmes. This is something we are very proud of.

Many of our programmes are open to the public and our elite  strength coaching team has a stable of athletes and private clients. Come and lift with us. From absolute beginners to national level strength sport athletes, we can help you achieve your goals  

Thank you for visiting our page. Paul Smith, Lead Strength Coach, Worlds Strongest Man Competitor 2018, Junior Worlds strongest Man 2017, England's Strongest Man 2016.

Strong Saturdays is an open session with experienced coaches and a great atmosphere. Come and try out our competition spec strongman equipment. Whether you are looking to compete or just try something new, we've got you

We run Therapeutic Yoga programmes tailored to the needs of specific service users groups. Through yoga we empower human trafficking survivors to relearn stress management and recovering addicts to down regulate and reconnect body and mind.

Our Circuit Class programmes are tailored to the needs of individual service user groups.  For example, we balance the learning of compound movements with cardiovascular threshold work and flexibility drills developing the foundational fitness of addicts exiting detox. The intermediate programme we run for this group builds upon this providing a supportive community focused on individual goal completion. For recovering addicts, our circuits are a place to belong and increase self-confidence precisely when most needed: during the rehab-community living transition when relapse risk increases.

A mid-week, one hour, high intensity circuit using the full range of traditional strongman implements to build total body strength, power and fitness. This class is run by  Worlds Strongest Man Competitor Paul Smith. 

Paul MBC's lead strength coach. He is also quite strong! He has competed around the world including  the Worlds Strongest Man Competition. Paul won Englands Strongest Man 2016 and the World's Strongest Junior 2017