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Multisport with Alan

In June 2021 I had the honour of getting Alan to the finish line of the Rotorua 3D Redwoods Multisport event. The reason this is such a huge achievement is because Alan has Multiple Sclerosis, a disease in which the immune system eats away at the protective covering of nerves. In MS, resulting nerve damage disrupts communication between the brain and the body.Multiple sclerosis causes many different symptoms, including vision loss, pain, fatigue and impaired coordination. When I started to train...

Do YOU have Lazy Glutes?

I am seeing this more and more with my clients, so I thought it was relevant to talk about today.  There are many names for this problem including gluteus medius tendinosis, gluteal amnesia, dead butt syndrome and my favourite, lazy glutes. Chances are, you’ve heard how sitting all day is bad for your heart (and waistline). Turns out, sitting also causes big problems for your butt.  It’s a very real condition and pretty prevalent these days, thanks to our sedentary lifestyles ...

Fat VS Muscle

Quote from Chicki: I don’t want to be skinny... I want to look like I can kick someone’s arse! Today I am going to talk about the most common goal that people come to me for - WEIGHT LOSS. Over the past two years my perception of what people need from me as a personal trainer has changed, and as a result I am now working hard to help my clients change their perceptions of this age-old desire. My aim is to assist the people I work with not just to obtain that figure they want, but to ach...

Rebecca - "I could barely run for 5 minutes straight and now I am training for a half marathon!"

Julie Mazur has been training me with my fitness regime for the past two years and I have found her to be an excellent motivator and very a professional trainer. She is always been available if I have had any question about my exercise and has had excellent communication with me about my program as she rings or meets with me to make sure everything is going well, this therefore helps me keep motivated with the program. I was previously living in Australia and she had no problems writing me an ex...

Chevy - "Becoming a police officer was always a dream of mine"

My name is Chevy Taylor I am 42 years old.  In December 2017, I needed some extra help with my training to meet the NZ police fitness requirements.  Becoming a police officer was always a dream of mine. Unfortunately, my fitness was below par as it had been a couple of years since I last played any sport.To help me achieve the fitness requirements I invested in a personal trainer.  During my month with the first trainer I had felt we weren’t on the same page to meet my fitness a...