My personal life and professional background
I am an experienced endurance athlete, personal trainer and Coach holding accreditations with British Triathlon and England Athletics. I specialise in creating training plans for busy people, be it professionals or parents, for all levels from beginners to advanced. Importantly, the plans I provide are simple,
scientific and personalised as we all have different goals, levels of fitness, time to train, lifestyles and injury history. For many people, it can be daunting establishing how to achieve a fitness challenge. Quite often all that is needed is the guidance and support from someone who has lived it both personally and for countless clients. I have the personal experience and expertise to know – no matter what the goal it can be achieved. As a busy professional and father of 3 young children, I have managed to balance all of these aspects and competing priorities to successfully complete many endurance events including multiple Ironman, on home and foreign soil. This is more than a business for me, I am passionate about health and also seeing people push themselves to achieve things they didn’t think possible.
As a personal trainer I have always helped people realise their fitness potential.
My philosophy is to incorporate training within my athlete’s life in a manageable and sustainable way – ensuring maximum training effect for the minimum stress. Critically, this allows my athletes to make the start line injury free, in a strong state mentally and physically and with a specific race day plan to execute. My fulfilment and motivation are seeing my athletes not only cross the finish line but enjoying it with a smile and wanting to go again to the next challenge.
Who can I help? As a coach with access to the market-leading coaching tool TrainingPeaks and the power of technology, I can support anyone local, national, or international. All my training plans break down into daily activities. Details are provided through daily email reminders or can pull through directly to your training watch.
Through my time in sport and fitness, I have built a great network of experts. Sports nutritionists, physio & sports therapists, and podiatrists which, where necessary can complement the individualised training plans I provide. This means no matter your challenge I can provide support or expertise to ensure you cross your finish line.
British Triathlon Level 2
The certificate qualifies me to independently plan, deliver and evaluate triathlon related activities to groups of children and/ or adults in any of the Level 2 coaching environments, including coaching in open water environments.
England Athletics Run Leader
This qualification enables me to provide a safe and enjoyable running experience for young people aged 12+ and adults of any ability. Covers risk assessment, warm-ups, cool downs, and how to lead fun running sessions for a mixed ability group of runners.
REPS’s registered Level 3 Diploma Personal Trainer
This Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training is recognised across the globe. This allows me to work with clients, design bespoke periodised programs, and give sound nutritional guidance to help them be successful in their goals. Qualifies me to grow my own personal training business, working with clients in a 1-1 and group training setting, either in a gym, at home, or online.
REPS’s registered CPD Group training instructor
Training multiple clients at once requires flawless communication, motivation and patience, as well as the ability to tailor work-out plans for multiple individuals at once. Qualifies me to structure successful, enjoyable and rewarding sessions for groups of people.
REPS’s registered CPD working with Ante and Post natal participants
The Level 3 Award in Adapting Exercise for Ante and Post Natal Participants is a specialised qualification designed for qualified personal trainers. This certification expanded my expertise and knowledge in the area of exercise prescription for low risk ante and post-natal clients. I have examined the anatomical changes that occur during pregnancy, as well as the physiological adaptations and psychological considerations of pregnancy. Qualifies me to provide specific abdominal training recommendations for expectant mothers.
REPS’s registered CPD Advanced fitness testing
Training multiple clients at once requires strong communication, motivation and patience, as well as the ability to tailor work-out plans for multiple individuals at once. Qualifies me to structure successful, enjoyable and rewarding sessions for groups of people.
The big question…can I help you?
- Have you ever considered a 10k, half marathon, marathon, ultra marathon or other running event but don’t know if you could actually achieve it?
- Have you looked at triathlon events such as Ironman and wanted to get involved but are not sure where to start?
- Do you follow free generic plans online?
- Do you spend hours researching various training techniques?
- Do you do the same training routes or run at the same paces all the time?
- Have you ever got injured in training?
- Do you spend more money on physios than you do in entrance fees?
- Has an injury prevented you making the start line?
- Have you completed an event and said never again?
- Do you know the difference between the body’s different energy systems and how this can help you improve performance?
- Do you get stressed thinking what training you should do? Do you overthink things? Or under-think things then leave it too late?
- Do you lack confidence and need someone who can take away the questions so you can just deliver?