About
My back going into spasm when I was 26, prescribed strong painkillers and signed off work, inspired me to make a change. I believed there had to be a better solution to my problem and saw it as a sign for me to take action on my health and fitness. While I was off, I spotted an article in a magazine about the ballot being open for the 1998 London Marathon and despite not being much of a runner, I saw it as the perfect target, entered and got in first time!
Crossing the finish line changed my life. The whole experience blew me away and I finished, feeling a sense of accomplishment I’d never felt before and came away with a desire to help others achieve amazing things for themselves so I later quit my job as a Pizza Chef and retrained to become a Personal Trainer.
Movement
Despite becoming 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 and went from getting spasms every few months to none now in at least 10 years.
Movement, along with mobility, balance, stability and agility is now a huge part of how I help people, regardless of their goals, as it’s something we all struggle with.
I’ve seen over the years as everyone’s job has become sedentary, we’re moving less than ever before and our bodies have stiffened up. I see improving our body’s ability to move as the starting point in any exercise program whether you’re trying to recover from injury or improve performance.
Running
Since that first run in London, I’ve continued to run marathons, half marathons and even done a couple of Ironman 70.3 too! Running has become a huge part of my life and I promote it for the transformative benefits to our wellbeing as much as well as performance.
I love getting outdoors, exploring the Perth area and use it to think through ideas, solve problems and feel inspired as well as pushing myself to discover what I can do and love to help others do the same.
In addition to my own running and helping others, I’m also the organiser of the Perth 10k race and Event Director at Perth parkrun. If you come to either of these events, come and say hi!
My Goals
I’m soon going to be 55 and I want to become one of those people who continue to do amazing things at an older age. Since turning 50 in 2020, I have believed that this is a great age to make a change, take more time for ourselves, do more of the things we love doing, that energises us, and keep doing it for as long as possible.
This is not the time to start slowing down and feel like we’re getting old. Get moving more, put yourself first, eat well, speed up and perhaps you too can start doing things now that you couldn’t do before?
I’m here to help you!