About us

About
OffBalance.

Online coaching built around the person doing the training.

Coach John (CJ) and Achuthan looking up at the camera in OffBalance shirtsCoach John (CJ)Runs the sessionsAchuthanWrites the programming
Why OffBalance exists

Training you can return to.

OffBalance brings Coach John (CJ) and Achuthan’s coaching into your home, so training can be something you enjoy and keep returning to, around your goals and everyday life.

Achuthan’s own experience of finding movement he enjoyed shapes that approach, while CJ’s experience of training at home showed him how much the work could matter.

Your goals, available equipment and schedule give your training its direction: CJ runs sessions; Achuthan writes the programming; plans, reviews and support depend on the programme you choose.

Coaches who pay attention

Meet your coaches.

Coach John (CJ) training with a gada in profile

Coach John (CJ)

Live batches, form standards

Coaching for nearly three years, including people training for a wedding.

CJ started as a footballer. In the COVID-19 lockdown he trained at home and found the work helped his head as well as his body.

He interned at a performance studio, then coached full time. With clients he uses Animal Flow, Indian swings, and landmine work.

Credentials

  • CrossFit Level 1 Trainer badgeCrossFit Level 1 TrainerCF-OL1
  • Tagda Raho markIndian Club and Mace InstructorLevel 1 · Tagda Raho
Achuthan training on the pull-up rig

Achuthan Nair

Programming, reviews, revisions

Coaching for over three years, for people with different goals.

Achuthan used to treat training as a chore. He tried different kinds of movement and stayed with the ones he enjoyed.

He left a corporate job to coach.

Credentials

  • NASM Certified Personal TrainerNational Academy of Sports Medicine
Reflections

Before OffBalance.

I started with strength training and have now taken up running too. I’ve already completed three 10K races—something I never imagined I’d be doing.

Linnet FrancisMember reflection

Achu helped me get back to feeling strong and healthy again.

ParvathyOne-to-one coaching

The training is personalised, enjoyable and built around what my body can handle each day.

ShredhaOne-to-one coaching

The personal attention gave me more confidence in my body and in exercising safely.

SubinOne-to-one coaching

I feel stronger, more mobile and more confident in my physical fitness.

ArchanaOne-to-one coaching

CJ has made training fun, flexible and something I look forward to.

Rashmi RadhakrishnanOnline coaching

The daily sessions made being functionally fit, mentally and physically, a path I could keep going down.

Aryan J. VijuOne-to-one coaching

I built the strength, stamina and confidence needed to be fit enough to dive at the Great Barrier Reef.

Sambhu MuraliOnline coaching
Programmes

Find your way to train.

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Next steps

Find your programme.

Four ways to train, with different levels of coaching support. The assessment is free: 20 questions and four home tests, reviewed by a coach.