About
Let me tell you a little more about myself!
So, what’s my story?
Let’s get deep and meaningful…
I’ve had a difficult relationship with exercise and body image myself. About 9 years ago, I was very underweight (for me). Pressures from society to look a certain way and university workload stress eventually took its toll and I found myself overexercising and under eating. The scariest thing was that the shift in mindset happened unconsciously, but it quickly became all consuming.
At the time I had no desire to change my harmful habits. However, when my family saw me a few months later (they lived in Australia at the time), they were extremely concerned for my wellbeing. I didn’t want to listen to them but eventually agreed to get help. This lead to being told by health professionals that if I kept going the way I was that I would become anorexic. This scared me. I wasn’t anorexic – I just liked having a strict routine around my eating and exercise habits?! Except, I was in far deeper than I had realised.
After a lot of work on myself and help from others (there is no way I could have done this alone), I finally committed to making a change. It was 100% the most difficult time in my life. It came with frequent set backs, countless tears and a lot of frustration but I persisted. I persisted until I found a healthy relationship with exercise and food.
What I realised along the way of re-discovering myself (I felt so lost and ashamed of my behaviour) was that by focusing on aesthetics, I would never be happy with the way I looked. There would always be something that I wanted to change or fixate on. By shifting my mindset to moving in a way that felt good for my body and through lifting weights where I would want the numbers to go up (rather than down on a scale), it literally changed (and saved) my life. Fitness (and life) became fun again!
So, when I became a personal trainer, I never felt comfortable training clients for aesthetic purposes only. Not once have I asked for a ‘before’ and ‘after’ photo. I have always wanted my personal training experience to be about so much more than the way you look. Promoting fitness against the grain with a more holistic approach is the way I roll. It doesn’t mean that you can’t have any aesthetic goals, it just isn’t your primary reason to move your body.
I regularly get frustrated with what I see in the fitness industry and am so driven to create an environment where people can let go of any fear, shame or aesthetic expectations. I never want anyone to feel the way I did 9 years ago. You deserve to find fitness fun and I understand that everyone is unique, therefore my approach to your personal training sessions are too.
So… are you ready to join me in going against the grain?
my 3 Pillars
Life is too short to not enjoy your exercise!
Fear Less
The fitness industry is full of intimidating gyms, unapproachable people and unrealistic expectations.
1:1 personal training with me means you can escape all of that! Imagine never having to fear a workout again or dread being pushed too far out of your comfort zone.
Here you are supported, listened to and encouraged (without being shouted at!).
Have Fun
As a society we are obsessed with results. But these results are often superficial and predominantly aesthetics focused.
Do you find yourself wanting something because it’s expected of you? Aspiring for a six pack because that is apparently the pinnacle of fitness and health?
I go against the grain and make having fun the result, where your exercise becomes a hobby and not a chore.
Feel Better
So, you’re spending less time fearing fitness environments and exercises and more time doing fitness that’s actually fun?
Result = you feel better!
You have more motivation, energy and desire to move your body because you actually enjoy doing it.
6+
years of personal training experience
Fitness against the grain
Are you ready to discover how to make your fitness fun?
Book a free 15 minute discovery call with me by clicking the button below to see how we can make your exercise more of a hobby than a chore.