About Me

It would be normal at this point for me to real off a list of qualifications to perform this role, but it would be just a list of words and would tell you nothing about my ability to actually deliver on any promises.  I do have a lifelong commitment to this field – why would you expect anything less? If you really want to see this list, please click here.  What should be more important to you, is my practical experience and ability to help you to reach your goals.  I have been a personal trainer since the mid-1990’s, and a keen amateur athlete for even longer.

I have seen it all; fitness fads, crazy diets, get thin / toned / fit / abs fast (or a multitude of other enticing worlds), loose 10 lbs in 10 days etc, and yet witness an increasingly confused, disillusioned, and frequently unhealthy population where health and fitness is no longer a priority.

I still don’t have the perfect body, or indeed look like a fitness model (!!), but I am proud to admit that I can do pretty much anything I want physically. If I can’t do it now at least know how to get on the right road.  There are no shortcuts to getting the body of fitness levels you desire, just an ongoing and regular commitment to reaching your goals.  Will it take hard work and some sacrifice?  Yes, but so do most of the other things worth having in life!  Fitness is a journey, and not a destination. I appreciate the way that being fit makes me look and feel, and hope to motivate other to enjoy the same lifestyle benefits.

Have I always been fit? No, but I was blessed to have parents who encouraged me to try different sports, play, have fun and be outside for much of my childhood. This carried on through my school years, where although not considered ‘sporty’ I tried my hand at most activities with varying levels of success.  Going away to university caused the seemingly inevitable rise in weight, and with it my attempts to keep it down using dietary control, an often futile struggle.  Thankfully by my third year I had a boyfriend who was a keen runner, and he inspired me to take up endurance sports (running, triathlon, cycling) which have been a mainstay of my life ever since. 

None of this sounds particularly unusual until you discover that I am a congenital heart patient (born with heart defects), and have had a number of open-heart surgeries to keep me ‘ticking’ over the years.  I could use this as an excuse to not exercise, but actually see it as an even more important reason for working hard to maintain the quality of life which I now enjoy.  My own struggles lead me to have a special empathy with those who are facing their own challenges or struggling to incorporate fitness into their lives.  I gain a special satisfaction from witnessing the positive changes which even a small amount of exercise can make in somebody’s life.  I like to think that life is enhanced by seeing what we can achieve, instead of dwelling on what we can’t.