These are some of the fitness fields I specialise in:

Weight Loss
One of the main reasons that people go to a personal trainer is to lose weight. Do not be ashamed or embarrassed if you fall in to this category. By making the decision to lose weight you have already taken a big step towards achieving your goal. I have worked with a huge range of people from those that wish to lose 60 pounds to those who want to lose the illusive 2-5 pounds so that they can go on holiday and feel good in their beachwear. You will be treated as an individual and together we will asses your diet, exercise and general everyday habits and formulate a plan that will allow you to lose weight at a steady, healthy rate. I will never advise any extreme weight loss and do not conform to fad diets but I will incorporate proven elements of certain diets and exercise plans to help you to achieve your ultimate goal. We will work closely over your time with me and will undergo regular progress checks to see exactly how well you are doing. I will give you general plans for everyday living that will help you keep your metabolism up and keep the weight falling off. Weight loss is no longer a taboo subject so whether you are looking to lose a few stone or a few pounds together we can achieve it.
Success story – Natasha Willson

Strength and Power
These are 2 of the very basic principles of sport and fitness and have been studied for years with many developments and changing beliefs along the way. I believe that a good personal trainer is someone who has studied the old, keeps up to date with the new and is able to distinguish between good and fad training techniques. If a trainer does not keep up to date with new scientific beliefs how can he/she truly help the client to reach there goals in the most effective way possible? I pride myself on keeping up to date with the industry and knowing what to use and what to disregard as far as training fads go. This is why I believe I can help you to achieve your strength and power goals. So whether you are trying to improve for sports specific reasons or if it is just for the sake of being strong and powerful. Or if you have been training for years but have hit a plateau together we can draw up a plan that will help you to see big improvements.
Success story – Mark Satchell

Triathlon
Triathlon is fast becoming the biggest sport in England, the rate of participation has increased enormously in recent years. In my opinion this is because it is a fun sport to participate in. You can perform a short distance called a sprint or a longer distance called an ‘Olympic’ this simple difference allows athletes of all abilities to participate. Another great thing about taking part in a triathlon is that you have no choice but to keep the training varied, this helps to keep it fun and helps you to achieve a broader spectrum of fitness. My triathlon training is based around making you a stronger, leaner more efficient athlete at the 3 disciplines involved in triathlon. I will help you to run, cycle and swim faster and more efficiently. This will be achieved through strength and conditioning work in and out of the gym and through pushing you through different aerobic and anaerobic training styles. These may include speed intervals for all three disciplines and hill intervals for the running and cycling stages. I am always very willing to take your training sessions out of the gym and into the great outdoors; this allows us to work together in a very sports specific setting. What could be better training than replicating what you are about to do in the race itself? So whether you are a novice or an advanced competitor give me a call and together we will help you to reach your goals.
Success story – Damon Buffini

Body Building
Do not be drawn into thinking that the only the people who do this are the ones that want to look like Arnie, this is not the case. Body building can simply be taken to mean adding lean muscle tissue to your body. Sadly this is not easy and if you are only just starting to think about doing it then great but you should be made aware that it will not happen without a lot of effort. Although all of the different fitness fields are now massively science based body building is one of the few that has always carried the science based tag with it. Together we will work out a training plan to incorporate personal training sessions, sessions on your own in the gym and also a comprehensive diet plan. We will undergo regular testing to check for results and muscular imbalances and alter the training where necessary. The training will be periodized and will always be working towards a set date. Whether this is a competition or a beach holiday or even just a chosen weekend it is important to work towards something. This is definitely one area that when done properly can show some fantastic results and be very rewarding. So whether you want to be the next Mr Olympia or just add a few pounds of muscle to allow you to fill your t-shirt then give me a call and we can start working on it.
Success Story – Mark Satchell

Wedding
Whether you’re male or female this is probably going to be the biggest day of your life. A day where you will be the centre of attention, all eyes will be on you. So it is no wonder that so many clients use a personal trainer in the build up to the big day. The great thing about weddings (other than the marriage part) is that they have a set date that can not be changed because you had a bad week and ate takeaway every night. I strongly believe that there is no greater motivator to get fit than getting married. Sadly even with all of this said it does not guarantee success without hard work. Depending on your aims and time frame we will put together a comprehensive plan to help you to achieve your goals. To be honest it is great if we have 12 weeks or more but great changes can be achieved in less time. We will look at all parts of you life ranging from diet & exercise through to daily habits and other wedding planning commitments. We will devise a plan that if adhered to will help you to achieve your goals. So whether it’s general weight loss, muscle gain or just toning of you back and arms for that strapless dress give me a call and we can take the next step towards making you feel happy when you walk down the isle.
Success Story – Jess Torode

Marathon
One of the ultimate extremes of fitness and most measurable of goals. Running a marathon is a great achievement whether it is done in 2 hours 10 minutes by an elite athlete or in 8 hours by Joe from the marketing department. The point is most people start from pretty much the beginning. They can run a few miles without collapsing but would never wake up on a Sunday morning and even contemplate doing a training run of 21 miles. But that’s pretty much where they all end up. One great thing about the marathon is that it goes on permanent record as an achievement. You can always say that you did it, you were there, you hit the wall and you still made it. I know people that still talk about there marathon experiences 20 years after they achieved them. Marathon training is not the easiest training but it is certainly one of the most rewarding. When 4-5 months of training all comes together and you ‘sprint’ across the finish line to be greeted with happy faces and a medal that you will cherish forever, you know you have made it – you have reached one of the hardest training goals you will ever set yourself.
Once you have decided which marathon it is that you want to compete in we will work back from race day and plan your training. This may be 5 months or more if you are starting from a low level of fitness or can be as little as 3 months if you already have a good level of base fitness. The fitness plan will not only include running but will also involve active recovery days which may take the form of swimming or cycling, it will also involve strength and conditioning sessions in the gym to help create a balanced, strong body. It will include stretch/mobility routines for post training to help avoid stiffness or potential injury. We will then look into the nutritional side of training before, during and after training/race. On top of this I will give you all the advice I can on how to make it an enjoyable process during training and as much advice as possible to help you on race day. So whether your mission is to finish in one piece or if it is to break the ever elusive 3 hour mark then get in touch and we can work together to help you to achieve your goal.
Success story – Mike Morony/Lorraine Swanson/John Torode

Rehabilitation
This is one of the most open ended types of training as rehabilitation can cover many areas. You may only just be starting your rehabilitation since getting injured or ill. You may be quite far down the line and just need some fine tuning. You may be in a position where you have a long term disability that you would like help with working around. You may even be in a position where a change in lifestyle is needed to help prevent further injury or illness. Whatever the problem is together we will find the best way to work with or around it to help you to achieve the best results possible. I have been fortunate enough to work with many good physiotherapists over the years so I have a good knowledge of rehabilitation myself but have also formed a great network of health and fitness professionals that I will be able to refer you to if we feel that is a necessity. So whether you need help to recover from an ankle sprain to allow you play sport again or you need help with post-accident postural correction give me a call and we can work together to help you back towards optimal health and fitness.
Success story – Alin Ryan Von Buch, Graham Wriggley

Skiing
What could be better than combining a holiday and a recreational sport? Well I’m pretty sure the ability to perform the sport at a better level with less effort leaving more energy for the après-ski is one. I can help you to develop specific fitness to help you achieve this. We will look at muscular weaknesses to allow us to build a stronger more efficient ski-ing body. We will train your aerobic as well as the anaerobic fitness zones to allow you to be quick down the black runs but to be fit enough to ski more than one run a day. At my base in Covent Garden I have access to Hypoxic training which will help your body to adjust more easily to any altitude problems that you may experience on piste. We will look at your balance and body awareness to make sure that you are spending more time standing up than you are with your face in the snow. So whether you are a complete beginner or are used to racing Super G we can improve your performance on the slope making your holiday a much better experience.
Success Story – Diego Von Buch

Ante/Post Natal
Quite possibly the most important time in your life to be fit and healthy. You’re carrying the most precious cargo in the world. If you’ve been exercising all of your life and feel that this is a good time to invest in a personal trainer then I can help to make sure that at the very least you maintain your personal fitness and help your foetus to develop healthily. Or if you are new to exercise and feel that you and your baby would benefit from some well constructed fitness training then I can help you to prepare your body for what’s to come. There are many benefits to exercising while pregnant, some of which include weight control, emotional balance, healthy foetal development, easier labour and a faster post-natal recovery. Once your baby is born you will take a short break (6-10 weeks) from exercise and then we will begin the post-natal part of your training. This will help you to speed up your recovery from pregnancy whether it is in the form of weight loss or postural alignment or just to help you achieve your life balance you once had. We will work together to plan your training over the whole course of the pregnancy and I will even liaise with your mid-wife to allow all parties to be fully informed of any changes that may affect you or your baby. Even if you are not pregnant yet but plan on having a baby soon then now is a great time to start exercise and prepare the body for what’s to come. So whether you are planning a baby, already pregnant or have just given birth I can help you to achieve your goal of having a healthy baby and a healthy you. I am more than happy to visit you at home so that you do not need to get a child minder; I have even been seen pushing prams around parks. Whatever you need, I can provide it.
Success Stories – Geraldine Banks, Jess Torode.

Flexibility/Mobility
One of the most overlooked areas in health and fitness. Flexibility is one of the first things that we lose when we fail to keep active, spending 10 hours a day at a desk really doesn’t help. Poor range of motion through our joints can lead to many movement problems and hold us back greatly in our daily activities. We can plan for the whole session to be based around flexibility and mobility or we can just make it a big component of our long term plan. After an initial assessment of any muscular imbalances and joint restrictions we will combine dynamic and static stretches, soft tissue manipulation using massage or foam rollers and exaggerated movement patterns to help return your body to perfect balance and posture. One of the most common problems that I have come across in my 9 years as a trainer is poor posture. That is why I believe it is so important to perform a thorough assessment before we begin. Once this is done we can stretch any tight areas and strengthen any weak areas. This will help to return you to good posture. Not many people are aware how important posture and muscular balance can be to their gym based fitness and also their sporting performance. It is also one of the easiest ways to avoid most muscle and joint injuries whether they be injuries that are picked up on the sports field or the most common injury of all; a ‘bad back’. So whether you need a full hour of flexibility/mobility work to help avoid any further back pain or you need to improve your hip mobility to help you run faster we can work together to achieve it.
Success Story – Mike Morony