Fitness Instructor Training

Ben Durham

After overcoming a cancer diagnosis, treatment and challenges faced during that time, I want to share how important physical activity is for people experiencing similar health challenges. I work to provide a safe and supported space where clients can thrive both physically and mentally in all they do.

Read the ITV news article about how exercise helped Ben during cancer treatment.

I create bespoke programmes and activity sessions with just the right amount of challenge and variety to work towards your goals. These are intended to be fun and enjoyable and improve your overall fitness, however that looks to you.

My story: on living with Cancer and how physical activity played its part before, during and after diagnosis.

Oliver Graham

Oliver is a fully qualified level 3 sports massage therapist, holds a level 3 diploma in ‘excellence in sports performance’,NQF BTEC extended diploma in sports, is a qualified athletics coach, swimming instructor and lifeguard.

Oliver has always been passionate about sport, he is currently the county champion in hammer, discus and shot put for the last 5 years. He has been competing for the last 3 years as a senior athlete for Shaftesbury and Barnet, a premier division club. Oliver is now part of the GB under 23 squad and is aiming for the British and European Championships over the next few years. His future goals are to compete on the international arena including Commonwealth, World and Olympic games.

Oliver’s passion for sport is the driver behind his sports massage therapy career as he fully understands first hand the impact of injuries. He enjoys teaching and helping others to achieve their potential or recover from life experiences that have affected their physical and mental health.

Becky Hitchcock

Becky is both a Chartered Physiotherapist and Personal trainer.

Within the clinic she provides assessment and treatment for a wide range of conditions including:

Functional Movement and Biomechanics
Fibromyalgia / Chronic pain
Elderly care
Neuro- post Stroke
Falls & Balance / Falls prevention
Lower limb rehab
Home visits – hip & knee rehabilitation
Orthopaedic – hip and knee rehabilitation
Long term conditions
Sport Injuries
Musculoskeletal conditions
Physio Led exercise

Personal training exercise sessions can be arranged with Becky for general fitness or if you need additional support and guidance for long term condition management or more complex rehabilitation and fitness exercises.

Qualifications:

Ben

Level 4 in Exercise Referral for Cancer Rehabilitation (Wright Foundation)
GP Referral Exercise and Rehabilitation Specialist (Wright Foundation)
Level 3 in Personal Training
Level 3 in Nutrition
Watt Bike Instructor
Advanced Boot camp Instructor

Oliver

Level 3 Sports Massage Therapist
Level 3 Diploma in ‘Excellence in Sports Performance’
Level 2 Gym Instructor
NQF BTEC Extended Diploma in Sports
Qualified Athletics Coach, Swimming instructor and Lifeguard

Becky

BSc (Hons) Chartered Specialist Physiotherapist MCSP HCPC
Level 3 Personal Training
Antenatal & Postnatal Fitness

How Personal Training can work for you:

As part of your treatment or recovery
Establishing regular consistent exercise
Gain bone strength and muscle power
Improve mobility and functional movement
Social interaction and encouragement
Tracking progression based on your goals
Competition preparation and prehabilitation

You would like something new in your routine – new equipment or way of training/exercising or challenge
To ensure you are completing activities with the correct technique
Improve cardiovascular fitness
Maintain or improve balance and stability
Prevention of injury
Improve self management following injury or return to fitness after illness/surgery

What else is considered?

Lifestyle considerations that will influence your training/exercise, motivation and energy to achieve your goals.

Diet – what you eat, the quality and volume of food to fuel exercise and your and day to day life
Stress – and its influence on the body overtime
Sleep – review your sleeping patterns; do you get enough for recovery/repair, are you sleeping too much, and is it good quality – strategies to help

Flexibility – range of motion around our joints and how this can affect posture, balance, breathing, digestion and movement
Injuries – past, present and prevention strategies – building resilience and tolerance to load and activity
Goal setting – finding out what inspires you to achieve your goals in a realistic time-frame that fits your lifestyle

Whether you are living with pre-existing health issues or want to get back to feeling your best, our gym space is well suited to support you.

We welcome all ages and fitness levels and also cater for more specialist groups, such as antenatal/postnatal, post-menopause, osteoporosis and post operative rehabilitation, to name a few.