{"id":4887,"date":"2015-05-28T02:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T02:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ten.co.uk\/?p=4887"},"modified":"2023-07-12T16:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:53:15","slug":"about-uscase-studiestom-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ten.co.uk\/case-studies\/tom-north","title":{"rendered":"Tom North"},"content":{"rendered":"

The problem<\/h3>\n

Tom North is a photographer. For most of his adult life he has also been an enthusiastic gym-dodger and exercise avoider, with a running history largely limited to twice-weekly 15 minutes jogs round the park whilst trying not to pass out.<\/p>\n

The problem was that he had signed himself up for the London Marathon, with 16 weeks to get ready.<\/p>\n

He had set himself two goals. First, not to have a heart attack. And second, to run 26.2 miles at a sustained pace and within 4 hours.<\/p>\n

The solution<\/h3>\n

Quite sensibly, Tom decided that his best chance of success lay in following a pre-existing Marathon training plan. He also decided that given his exercise history (or lack of), he\u2019d take a prehabilitative approach to his training, and sought help from Ten and its Circle of Care<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ten\u2019s Circle of care is ideally (and as far as we know) uniquely suited to the holistic, multi-disciplinary approach that Prehab requires. Unlike the traditional fitness industry model, Ten\u2019s Trainers and Therapists work seamlessly together to share expertise, insights and client information.<\/p>\n

So following Tom\u2019s initial assessment (surprisingly good flexibility, but unsurprisingly weak glutes and all-over body strength) we agreed that he would need the following:<\/p>\n