It's easy to say that I have worked with a lot of people. In fact, you'd probably be pretty worried if I didn't say that. Over the 5 years of coaching, some of the goals clients have come to me with are:
- To try and prevent having a knee or shoulder surgery
- To get down on the floor and play with their grandchildren pain free
- To walk from the car to the shop without needing pain killers
Essentially there is no 'perfect' person that I look to work with. I really want to drive this home. Often I have conversations where potential clients want to be a bit fitter before starting, or in slightly less pain. It honestly doesn't matter if you can or can't walk up stairs; I will meet you where you are at and build from there.
My clients are much better at telling stories than I am, so...
Blair's Story
Having spent years dealing with ankle pain and having been told he'd never run again, Blair decided to take action and change his narrative. He's back running and looking to return to some form of competitive sport!
Emma's Story
Emma worked with me remotely to try get on top of daily back pain in preparation for her first skiing holiday. Having been training at the gym for years, working with physiotherapists and chiropractors; she was unable to understand what was happening at her back or how to tackle the issue. We worked together for 4 months and she not only crushed the skiing, but also has taken over her training solo.
Sophie's Story
Initially, she was on the verge of knee surgery. After putting up with the pain for over 5 years and being told by doctors that there was no other choice. Now she is living life, picking up old hobbies and not worrying about her knee!
Kate's Story
From being told the next step was a full knee replacement and suffering with daily pain. To revisiting her favorite places (a castle on top of a hill!) on holiday for the first time in over 5 years. All of this after completing just 12 sessions as well!
Bill's Story
Having been a avid swimmer, Bill had to reduce his distances to under 400m due to shoulder pain. Here he just completed a charity swim, swimming 10,000m in a month (around 2000m at a time) - relatively pain free.
Laura's Story
Laura works a very physical job that puts a lot of strain on her body. This has lead to her feeling like she was in her 80's with a bad shoulder and knee that she couldn't trust. Now she has confidence back in her body, her posture has improved and she knows what she is doing in the gym.
Dylan's Story
After trying to fix shoulder and ankle pain for years, Dylan was off to Canada to solo travel for 2 years. We worked together for 3 months to make sure he can snowboard, mountain bike and explore the new country - pain free.
Dan's Story
Dan worked with me to build greater understanding of how to train and build a routine that fit his lifestyle. He was also looking to put on some size and just become stronger overall.
(I'm new to creating these videos, please bare with me getting the content up!)