• “I climbed Kilimanjiro last summer”
  • “I have lost 2 clothes sizes!”
  • “I completed my first triathlon”
  • “Training has decreased my back pain”
  • “I have completely reshaped my body”
  • “John made it fun”
  • “I loved every session!”
  • “Best thing I ever did!”
  • “I changed shape”
  • “I can drive the golf ball further”
  • “I have lost 6% bodyfat”
  • “I ran the New York marathon!”
  • “Within 4 weeks I'm off my blood pressure medication”
  • “Heaps of fun”
  • “I've lost 8cm off my waist”

Personal Training

As I say on the home page, everyone has their own reasons and own goals for finding a personal trainer. One thing is for sure; it’s about improving your current physical and mental condition.

I take my job seriously.

That’s not to say I don’t have a sense of humour. There’s as much laughing as there is sweating in my sessions!

However, what it does mean is that I do everything I can to move you forward. My work is about moving, training and treating people using a myofascial approach paired with my knowledge of the hormonal effects of exercise, the emotional connection with all things physical, a good nutritional approach and a fun and friendly attitude. The results I've witnessed have been quite remarkable.

 

 

If you don’t like developing a real connection with people, I’m not the trainer for you. I like my sessions to feel like I’m working with good friends and take real pride and satisfaction from clients achievements.

It’s difficult to say how I go about my job as a person. You need to meet me to understand that as I use the latest skills to effectively assess and move you for maximum benefit. Here are a few of a long list of methods I use to help my clients:

  • Various locations –
    I can train you in the gym, at the park, at your home, or all three. The important thing for you is that you feel comfortable about where you exercise.
  • Treatment –
    It doesn't stop at training with me. I am one of the few trainers in WA using hands-on massage and trigger point treatment using myofascial meridians, the connective tissue chains which run throughout our bodies and have a greater effect on movement, pain and impingements than individual muscles. This approach goes beyond a simplistic neuromuscular approach and can have dramatic effects on a huge range of issues, even helping reduce bodyfat in stubborn areas.
  • Motivation –
    one of the obvious techniques is understanding you and finding the best way to inspire you. Clients have found me intuitive and empathetic, meaning I can tap into the most productive elements of your personality and get the best from your sessions.
  • Lifestyle evaluation & guidance –
    a detailed look at you as a whole person, your posture, the way you live, work, eat, drink, other exercise you take, past injury/illness. It all goes into the mix to make sure we maximize your experience.
  • Periodised planning –
    many people exercise without a plan. I do all the thinking for you and structure your exercise weeks and months so we can meet you short term AND long term goals quickly and sensibly.
  • Monitoring –
    regular checks on your progress through physical tests and measurements (see below).
  • Physical Testing –
    from strength to endurance, from power to speed, from size to definition, from co-ordination to flexibility, I have a raft of tests which I conduct regularly to show tangible results.
  • Measuring –
    circumferences, bodyfat, blood pressure, resting heart rate, training heart rate, specific points on the body, are just some of the measurements we can use to monitor your progress
  • Laughing –
    they say it’s the best medicine. Well, in my case I think it’s integral to a great training session if you can have a smile and a laugh in between the hard work and challenges.
  • Nutrition diaries and advice –
    whether it’s weight loss, weight gain or just to pinpoint the best way to eat and when to eat for your training, my 7 day nutrition diaries followed by feedback and nutritional advice gives further focus and motivation for you to achieve your goals.
  • Expertise –
    obviously, I have the qualifications, but more importantly, experience, to provide the intellectual foundation for your requirements. And if there is ever anything I need to learn, I never shirk the responsibility. For example, I gained additional knowledge on type I diabetes to help a client regulate her blood sugar levels which resulted in her taking part in a university study on exercise, nutrition and diabetes sufferers – her doctor was so impressed by her improvement!
  • Confidence –
    in the gym, out of the gym, within yourself, you’ll be amazed what exercise and specific measures of your achievements will do, plus a regular pat on the back from me!
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So, if you like what you read, why not contact me and see what you think in person. Meet at the gym, a café, a park or your home if you’re nearby and we’ll know soon enough if personal training with me is right for you.

Get in touch. It costs nothing – don’t be shy now!