FORMA — The Performance Clinic
MSc Exercise Scientist — Specialised in Training High Performing Individuals
Blackfriars, Fleet Street — Central London

Finally find out why.

FORMA is an elite coaching practice for active adults who want to perform better, return to full training after injury, alongside your existing clinical care, and understand exactly what their body needs — through data and testing.

Running Cycling Racket Sports Golf Team Sports Swimming Strength Executives

"I'm not performing the way I used to. I keep getting the same injuries. And nobody has actually told me why."

What FORMA measures
  • Movement analysis — compensatory patterns and mechanical faults
  • Strength testing — limb symmetry and force production deficits
  • Force-velocity profiling — your missing physical quality
  • Recovery monitoring — autonomic capacity and training load
  • Reactive strength — SSC efficiency and neuromuscular readiness
Assessment Report Baseline — Week 0
Movement Screen5-movement quality screen
9/15
Monitor
Hip Abduction LSILimb symmetry — left vs right
76%
Deficit
HRR-60Autonomic recovery — bpm drop
13 bpm
Low
RSIReactive strength index
0.9
Poor
F-V ProfileNeuromuscular quality gap
Force Deficit
Hip deficit (76% LSI) is the primary driver of lateral knee pain. Address before loading.

This is for you if

The same problems keep coming back.

You've seen physios, you've rested, you've tried different programmes. But the knee flares up again after 8km. The shoulder clicks during your backhand. The lower back locks up on the back nine.

The reason it keeps happening is that nobody has identified the actual cause — only managed the symptom. Rest does not fix a hip strength deficit. A cortisone injection does not fix poor kinetic chain mechanics. A generic programme does not fix a force production asymmetry you did not know you had.

The answer is not more treatment. It is better data collection and a system that uses that data to create an effective programme built specifically for you.

"Three physios for the same knee. It helps for a few weeks — then it comes back."

"I'm training as hard as I ever have but I'm slower than five years ago."

"Everyone tells me something different. I don't know what to actually fix."

"I can't afford to be injured again. I have a race in 14 weeks."


The Process

Assessment. Programme. Evidence.

Three phases built around objective data. Every decision is driven by what your body actually shows — not what a generic template assumes.

Phase One
The Deep Assessment

A 75-minute clinical testing session that goes far beyond a standard fitness evaluation. You leave with a written report showing exactly what is going on — and why.

Movement quality screen across five patterns
Isometric strength and limb symmetry testing
Autonomic recovery capacity — HRR-60
Force-velocity profile — where your power gaps are
Reactive strength index
Validated clinical questionnaires
Phase Two
The Programme

Everything is built from your findings. Not a template with your name on it — a programme that exists because of what your specific body showed in the assessment.

Every exercise has a clinical rationale
Progressions tied to your retest data
Load managed around your recovery capacity
Adjusted in real time based on session response
Phase Three
The Evidence

At week 8 and week 16 we retest everything. You see exactly how much has changed — in numbers, not feelings. That data drives what comes next.

Full retest at weeks 8 and 16
Longitudinal tracking across all metrics
Programme adjusted from new findings
You always know precisely what has improved
Baseline
Session 1
Full assessment battery. Written report. Programme built from findings.
Retest 1
Week 8
Full retest. Data compared to baseline. Programme adjusted.
Retest 2
Week 16
Full retest. Trajectory confirmed. Next cycle planned.

Who It's For

Active adults who refuse to accept decline.

You do not need to be a professional athlete. You need to care about continuing to do what you love — at a level that matters to you.

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Runners

Knee pain, IT band, recurring hamstring issues. Training for an event with a body that keeps breaking down at the same point.

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Cyclists

Anterior knee pain, lower back stiffness, loss of power. Years of sport-specific adaptation creating imbalances that limit performance.

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Racket Sports

Elbow, shoulder, or back issues that flare with play. Wanting to compete well into your 50s and 60s without the same problems recurring.

Golfers

Lower back pain during rounds, loss of distance off the tee. The kinetic chain is not transferring force the way it used to.

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Team Sports

Returning from injury, managing load across a season, or extending a playing career beyond what felt possible.

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High Performers

Executives who train seriously, accumulate desk-based damage, and need their body to keep up with their ambitions.

What Changes
Generic programme, no explanation
Every exercise exists because your data says it should

You will understand exactly why you are doing what you are doing — and what it is designed to change in your body.

Treating the symptom, repeatedly
Addressing the cause, specifically

The knee pain is not a knee problem. The shoulder click is not a shoulder problem. Finding the actual driver changes everything.

"You're feeling better" as progress
Numbers that prove what has changed

LSI moving from 78% to 94%. RSI from 0.9 to 1.6. HRR-60 from 14 to 27 bpm. Real metrics, real trajectory.

Accepting that this is just getting older
A body that performs and stays intact

Most decline is not inevitable. It is untreated deficits compounding over time. Identify and address them — the trajectory changes.


Investment

Start with the assessment.

The assessment is the product. Coaching follows from what it finds — if you want it to. You can book the assessment without committing to anything beyond it.

FORMA Coaching
1 session per week

The complete clinical model. Assessment included, bespoke programme, weekly coaching, and monthly progress check — all in a single monthly retainer. Assessment is required before starting.

£620/month
Assessment (£400) charged once at the start
  • 4 coached sessions per month at Solo 60
  • Bespoke programme updated from your data
  • Monthly in-session progress check
  • Full retest battery at weeks 8 and 16
  • WhatsApp access between sessions
  • Sessions must be used within the calendar month — no rollover
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FORMA Coaching+
2 sessions per week

For clients who want to move faster. More frequency, same clinical rigour. Available on request once the initial assessment is complete.

£950/month
Assessment (£400) charged once at the start
  • 8 coached sessions per month at Solo 60
  • Bespoke programme updated from your data
  • Priority scheduling
  • Monthly in-session progress check
  • Full retest battery at weeks 8 and 16
  • WhatsApp access between sessions
  • Sessions must be used within the calendar month — no rollover
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All in-person sessions at Solo 60, Fleet Street, London EC4. Remote coaching available on request.


About FORMA

I started FORMA because of a gap nobody was filling.

Working in big box gyms I realised the fitness industry is oversaturated with underqualified professionals who do not invest in their education. By the time someone needs a physio, the damage has been done. And when they are discharged, they return to the same environment that caused the problem.

Nobody was systematically taking an active adult from injured, limited, or declining back to performing at the level that matters to them. With clinical precision. With objective data. With a programme built around what their body actually shows. That gap is where FORMA lives.

I believe
The body tells the truth — if you know how to read it.
I believe
Progress should be shown in numbers, not feelings.
I believe
Most decline is not inevitable. It is untreated deficits compounding over time.
I believe
This is a long game — managed with data, for as long as you want to keep performing.

Giacomo Di Mauro

MSc Clinical Exercise Science · BSc Sport Science

Blackfriars, Fleet Street — London

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MSc Clinical Exercise Science
Clinical exercise physiology, rehabilitation science, and research methodology
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BSc Sport Science
Biomechanics, exercise physiology, strength and conditioning foundations
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MNU Level 5 — Advanced Nutritional Sciences
Evidence-based advanced nutrition practice
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NHS Cardiac Rehabilitation
Clinical experience as a Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Physiologist
10 Years Applied Experience
Athlete S&C, rehabilitation, and executive performance coaching
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Solo 60, Fleet Street — London
In-person sessions in the City. Remote coaching available globally.

The Journal

Evidence, explained.

Clinical thinking applied to real problems. Specific science behind the specific issues your body might be facing.

Injury & Rehabilitation
Why the same injury keeps coming back — and what to actually do about it

Most recurring injuries are the result of an untreated deficit nobody measured precisely enough to address. Here is why — and what changes when you find the actual cause.

What you will learn

Why hip deficits drive knee pain · How LSI is measured · What 76% LSI means for training

8 min read·Coming soon
Performance
Why your power has declined — and why it is probably not ageing

Loss of distance, slower times, less explosiveness. Most of the time it is a force-velocity deficit — specific, identifiable, and correctable.

What you will learn

What a force-velocity profile is · Why power declines without reduced training · How to train the right quality

6 min read·Coming soon
Recovery
The one number that tells me whether your body is ready to train

Heart rate recovery in 60 seconds tells you more about your readiness to adapt than almost any other accessible measurement.

What you will learn

What HRR-60 measures · The autonomic system explained simply · Why training harder when this is low makes things worse

7 min read·Coming soon

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Ready to Find Out Why

Your body has been trying to tell you something.

The assessment takes 75 minutes. The report tells you more about your physical capacity than anything you have had before. Everything that follows is built from it.

Assessments at Solo 60, Fleet Street. Remote assessments available globally.

Privacy & Legal

Privacy Notice
FORMA — The Performance Clinic collects personal data including health-related information as part of the assessment process. This data is held securely, used solely for the purpose of designing and delivering your programme, and never shared with third parties without your consent. You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your data at any time. Contact: hello@formaperformanceclinic.com

Scope of Practice
FORMA provides exercise science-based assessment and coaching. Services are designed to support your return to full training after injury, working alongside — not in place of — your GP, physiotherapist, or other registered healthcare professionals. FORMA does not diagnose medical conditions or provide medical treatment.