About Me

Anything IS Possible!

I wanted to become a Personal Trainer so that I could help others do amazing things for themselves and feel the same way I felt after I completed my first marathon.

I wasn’t always a runner but have always loved being active. The turning point came when my back went into spasm in 1997, when I was 26. I was signed off work and prescribed strong painkillers but I knew straight away that it was time for me to do something about my health as I didn’t want to go through life affected by back pain like my Mum did and felt there had to be a better solution to painkillers. I happened to read an article about the ballot open for the 1998 London Marathon and so I entered straight away, and got in first time!

I had watched it on tv, felt inspired by it and thought it was for people way fitter than me but felt this was the perfect target for me.

Crossing the finish line changed my life. I felt an amazing sense of accomplishment I’d never felt before and came away with a desire to help others do amazing things for themselves. If I can do it, anyone can! I later quit my job as a Pizza Chef and retrained to become a Personal Trainer.

Even though I became fitter and stronger than I’d ever been, I continued to get spasms in my back. It wasn’t until I went on a Functional Performance course that I learned how the body actually moved, different from what I’d learned on my PT course and it not only changed my approach to how I coach clients, I resolved my own back problem! I went from getting spasms every few months to little more than a twinge in the last 10 years!

I’ve seen over the last decade, the impact of most people’s jobs becoming sedentary has had. We’re all moving less than ever before and our bodies are stiffening up as a result! This is why you feel stiff most of the time and exercising feels a lot harder!

I believe 50 can be the start of an exciting new chapter in our lives, where we can put ourselves first, prioritise our health, do more of the things we love, feel inspired to go do things we never thought we could and feel fitter, healthier and stronger than we did in our 20s!

It all begins with movement…..