For seven years I looked after a very special young man with severe physical and learning disabilities. I was heartbroken by his sudden death in 2010 following a short illness, and rather than agreeing to a new care role, I sought to retrain into a new career path.

Personal training leapt out at me, I have always been a gym enthusiast, and enjoyed my time as a footballer in local leagues. I have therefore held an interest in health and fitness over many years, and the opportunity to focus my new career in this area was too tempting to turn down.

I undertook the Exercise Referral training course immediately after qualifying, and I quickly decided this was something I wanted to specialise in. Merging my medical past with a fitness-based future made a lot of sense, and I have always harboured a burning desire to help people.

I am a self-confessed workaholic, but in my spare time I enjoy football, long-distance running, working out in the gym, visiting sites of historical interest, travelling around the country, and reading. Of course I also enjoy socialising with friends, watching television and listening to music whenever I get the opportunity to unwind!

I thoroughly enjoy coaching people, love the rapport and banter between myself and my client, and I take a lot of pride in seeing results emerge in my clients, especially in people who were close to giving up hope. I take great pride in seeing how much my clients enjoy their workouts, whilst recognising how they have worked harder and smarter in the time-frame than they would have if left to their own devices. I take my client sessions extremely seriously - it is your time, goals and money at the end of the day - but we always have a lot of fun and plenty of laughs along the way. Why not give it a try and see?