Qualifications

My Current Role………..
I am currently working as a Personal Trainer at Fitness First in Birmingham, and at Nuffield Hospital UK, on a self-employed basis.  I hold numerous qualifications within the Fitness Industry, including the internationally recognized REPS level 2 certification and level 2 Pilates certification, and anticipate that during this current year, will hold the advanced REPS level 3 certification.

The responsibility that I hold at Nuffield is specialist, as I conduct exercises prescriptions specifically for individuals that have been referred to the hospital via a General Practioner.  These individuals have incapacity or a deficiency relating to spine, hip or balance.  Group and individual exercises are prescribed to assist with mobility or improve muscular strength and, or muscular depreciation

My role is to teach Health and Fitness related sessions in both class and personal training formats.  These sessions range from Pilates, Aqua Aerobics, Roller Blading and dance circuits, Martial Arts, Boxing and Aikido Dance.   Quality planning, delivery, execution, and evaluations are crucial to allow my clients to receive excellent customer care, which I ensure is based on fact rather than a perception.  Evaluation as a whole is imperative to the need of customers, success of an organization, and furthermore, my own personal development and career aspirations.

 
My Qualifications …………..
At present taking Level 3 Personal Training Accreditation: June/July 2007)

Level 2 Personal Training

Advanced Pilates Level 2 Certification

Blue belt in Aikido, Fellowship of Great Britain

Circuit Training and Gym induction Level 2

Level 2 Fitness Instruction YMCA

First Aid Level 1

Football first Aid

Level one Certificate in Coaching Football

The Football Association Emergency Aid Course

The FA Soccer Parent

1976 / 1981 George Dixon School, Birmingham

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2004 to 2007
The Pilates Academy,
Nuffield Hospital, Schools with learning disabilities, Teaching Pilates to referred clients

2006 – Date
Fitness First, Hagley Road, Birmingham
Teaching Pilates; exercise prescription
Planning and delivery of fitness classes; e.g. Circuit Training, Skipping, and Dance Co-coordinating and delivering Weight Management Programs (Group and individual sessions)

2005 – Date
Freelance Consultancy
Conducting Roller-Blading Sessions (Multi-level groups)
Aqua Aerobics / Fitness circuits/Aikido Dance Circuit for numerous amounts of personal clients and establishments

Central England College Pilates Academy

Fitness First

Royal Ballet of Elmhurst School teaching Break Dance to 150 sixteen year olds

1981 – 2000
During the above years, I actively participated in several established dance groups. I have also taught dance within a professional establishments across Europe