About me

Personal Training, Lifestyle Coaching, Mental Health Support.

I turn 63 in July this year. I started training in the early '80s at Norwich Health Club, on Ber street in Norwich, and have been training for most of my life ever since! For a number of years I worked as a personal trainer, initially at the Norwich Sports Village (now Lloyds), and then at Fitt City and other venues. From personal training, I went into the security industry for a number of years - both operations and training - in countries including Russia, the Balkans (during the conflict), and the Middle East. At the time I had a small security training company that provided bodyguard training to ex-Forces, ex-Police, the security sector and the public, which I sold in 2002. At this point I started writing my first book, which became a genre (true crime) best-seller, and have been writing and publishing on and off ever since. Now in my early 60s, I have made a full circle in my career, and have returned to personal training, specializing in fitness, strength and lifestyle development for people in their 50s, 60s and beyond.

Certifications & Qualifications

  • Diploma in Personal Training  (a Level 3 course, 150 hours CPD certified, Ofqual).
  • Body Healing Coach Diploma  (a Level 3 course, 150 hours CPD certified, Ofqual).
  • Counselling Skills Diploma (a Level 3 course, 150 hours CPD certified, Ofqual).
  • Pain Management Practitioner Course (a Level 3 course, 150 hours CPD certified, Ofqual).
  • The British Red Cross - Emergency First Aid at Work.
  • MHFA England - Mental Health Awareness - Norfolk & Waveney MIND.
  • MIND - Suicide Responder course.
  • MHFA England - Mental Health First Aid - Norfolk & Waveney MIND.
  • The British Red Cross - Mental Health for First Aid.
  • First Aid for Mental Health (a Level 3 course, 150 hours CPD certified, Ofqual).
  • acas - Bullying and Harassment, Conflict Resolution, Disability Discrimination, Equality and Diversity.

Forthcoming: 

  • Yoga Teacher Training Diploma Course (Level 4 - 200 hr ,CPD certified, Ofqual).
  • Grief & Bereavement Counselling (a Level 3 course, 150 hours CPD certified, Ofqual).

Other:

  • Security Industry Authority (SIA) DS Licence (expires Aug 2027).
  • DBS (criminal record) checked: 2019 & 2024.
  • Member - Association of Mental Health First Aiders.

 

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