Personal Trainer
Various Locations
Total years of experience :21 years, 8 Months
I have been training clients for thirteen years; these include beginners to world class athletes. My aim is to help create more aesthetic, athletic, natural bodies. My testimonials all indicate guaranteed results and a proven track record of performance enhancement. My greatest achievement to date is helping a previously obese person go from barely being able to walk a few hundred metres to losing six stones and completing a 24 hour run. I have worked alongside many reputable fitness companies such as Fitness First, Virgin Active, David Lloyds and New York Sports Club and co-ordinated wellness schemes for businesses such as Rolls Royce and Toyota. I have also worked in gyms such as fitness hq, binous target gym and jumeriah living gym in Dubai.
Responsible for overseeing the effective running of day to park operations. I was responsible for managing a team of 20 instructors and the first person on hand for emergencies.
I was recruited to conduct performance analysis on top-level athletes which include Derby County Football Club and the Great Britain Athletics team. I also ran schemes to improve the health and fitness of people from many different walks of life.
I possess vast experience and proven ability to manage a multi-million (£) sports facility. I met all sales targets and took this business venture from an empty venue and made it into a thriving centre of sports participation. Both marketing and sales strategies were directed by myself. I was also responsible for leading a team and lead by example to ensure all aspects of the business were thoroughly comprehensive and effective. I am able to implement and review the correct systems, policies and procedures to enable a sports business to flourish. In this role active membership exceeded within one year of start-up, making us the most successful community sports centre in the region. I became comfortable with CRM and P+L in this role. I also oversaw the sale of sports products, from supplements to sportswear.
.I undertook work experience at a reputable facility within the mid-town district of Manhattan. Here, I shadowed the fitness manager and was mentored by the general manager at the club. I gained an in depth understanding of operational management within a multi-national sports business. I was also able to make valuable changes to their own set up in the form of suggesting successful marketing and retention techniques.
I delivered comprehensive exercise and wellness programs for patients with a variety of health issues, including: Obesity, COPD, Diabetes, Arthritis and Hypertension. Using a dynamic approach and constructing the correct balance between: condition implications, exercise psychology, referral schemes and healthy eating I was able to ensure that 95% of the clients could adhere to an exercise program for 3 months or longer.
Coaching: Female World Kickboxing Champion, Former England International Basketball Player, Former Commonwealth Swimmer and Female U23 GBR 800m Runner. For this position on-going research played a key role to ensure key performance enhancement targets were met. Working alongside DR Christopher Morse (Neuromuscular specialist) and other specialists (e.g., physical therapists) I absorbed high level knowledge for the purpose of sport-specific conditioning.
Manchester Metropolitan University (June 2005) Cheshire, UK Bachelor of Arts - Sport Development and Coaching
Derby College: Prince Charles Campus (June 2002) Derby, UK BTEC National Diploma: Sports Science
Littleover Community School (July 2000) Derby, UK GCSE's (including: Physical Ed, I.T, French and History)