Experience
I love continuing my professional development. Below are my current qualifications and experience.
Gym Instructor
2008
Qualified as a gym instructor and worked my way through university.
Personal Trainer
2012
Qualified as a personal trainer and started working full-time in London.
Body Composition Specialist
2013
Travelled to the USA to learn the science of altering body composition with Charles Poliquin.
Strength and Conditioning Education
2014
Travelled around the UK learning from the best Strength and Conditioning coaches in the business – covering topics including Weight Lifting for Sports Performance; Plyometrics, Agility & Speed, Periodisation & Effective Programming.
Medical Referral Specialism
2015
Learning to use exercise as medicine and help populations recovering from ill health.
Back Pain Specialism
2016
Qualified to help people use exercise to rehabilitate from back injury.
Yoga Teacher
2017
Travelled to Costa Rica to become a qualified Yoga teacher under an American gymnast.
Functional Movement Assessment
2018
Travelled to Australia to learn movement screening protocols to help clients avoid injury.
Corrective Exercise
2018
Education in effective programming for clients with movement impairments.
Corrective Exercise Specialism (CES)
2019
Further education to become a certified corrective exercise specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS)
2020
Combining all my former education to become a certified strength and conditioning coach (CSCS) with the National Strength & Conditioning association (NSCA).
Certified Tennis Performance Specialist (CPTS)
2021
Application of my strength and conditioning education into a sport I am passionate about.
Strength and Conditioning Internship
2021 - 2022
Under the watchful eye of Gareth Shelbourne – strength and conditioning coach to Emma Raducanu during her path to victory at the 2021 US Open Championships – I completed a year long internship.
I had the opportunity to work with tennis and squash players, swimmers, endurance athletes and children with cerebral palsy.
Attending workshops with the Lawn tennis association, Bromley Swim Club and the Endurance Performance Centre at St Mary's University Twickenham London.
Certified Nutritionist
2022
Formal education in general population nutrition to build upon my certification in sports performance nutrition from the NSCA.