About Bay Fitness
Good people
We’re a group of specialists who help people reach their lifestyle and fitness targets through a range of activities, techniques and therapies. All our people are fully qualified, highly experienced and brimming with infectious enthusiasm.
Nice places
Train on the beach at Croyde Bay, friendly village halls in the area, at our personal training gym in Ilfracombe or even at your home. We also do retreats and camps further afield in incredible places like France and Fiji.
Plenty of choice
Reboot and Teambuilding Retreats
Personal Training
Boot Camps
Vinyasa Flow Yoga
Physical Therapy
Sports Massage
Coaching
Nutrition
Live Online Programmes
Massage Therapy
Fitted to you
Everyone’s different. So wherever possible we look to tailor programmes to fit you. That’s why we always like to start with a consultation and go from there. But if you know what you want, why not get going and sign up for a session?
The Team
Andrew Blake
Bay Fitness extraordinaire
Bay Fitness would not be so popular if it were not for the charisma and unique approach Andrew Blake shares with everybody who chooses to give a retreat or personal training session a go.
Andrew has a holistic approach to fitness and wellness using all his experience from fitness, coaching, yoga, lecturing , mindfulness, sports therapy, and running retreats worldwide. He has a wealth of experience dealing with athletes and clients of all levels including professional Surfers, England rugby players, Olympic athletes, International sports teams, GB horse riders, professional premiership football and premiership rugby teams. As well as running retreats in France he runs Surf Fit life retreats in nazare with big wave surfer Andrew Cotton and offers online comprehensive fitness programs. He has two degrees and internationally recognised qualifications in fitness, coaching, teaching, massage therapy and is a 200 hour vinyasa flow yoga teacher.
Education / Qualifications
University of Plymouth: 2002 – 2004
- Qualified Teacher
- Qualified Lecturer with 1st class Hons
University College Chester: 1997 – 2000
- BA Hons Sport Science (2:1)
- BA Hons 1st in dissertation and university prize for French
Physical Therapy and Sports Massage: 2014
Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training ‘200 Hour’: 2014
CYQ L3 Personal Training
CYQ L3 Nutrition: 2012
Beach Lifeguard: 2008
BSA L1 Surf Instructor: 2006
Qualified Football Coach – Level 1 and Level 2: 2003
Qualified Tennis Coach LTA Level 1: 2002
Rebecca Cardew
Behind every great man is a much better woman.
- Rebecca is a qualified osteopath, masseuse and physical therapist.
- Host on reboot retreats
- Runs a busy massage clinic
- Enjoys seeing a wide range of clients from mums-to-be to professional sports people.
Qualifications
- BOst Osteopathy, The British School of Osteopathy: 2007
- Physical Therapy & Sports Massage: 2014