Hi, let me introduce myself....

Back in Feb 2008 I was obese, pre-diabetic and 'allergic' to exercise. After a huge journey of personal discovery -which included being introduced to a PT (Tarsh Guy) and actually beginning to like exercise - I have dropped 50kg, got fit and strong and in Nov 08 won the overall best female in the Catch Fitness 20 Week Body and Lifestyle Competition.

In September 2009 I competed in the 2009 Spring Challenge (an All Girl Adventure Race) which involved mountain biking, hiking, and white water rafting around St Arnaud. I also enjoy trying different activities - including pole fitness, trapeze class, dragon boating, off-road duathlon, rogaining, and just taking to the port hills with some good walking shoes and an enthusiastic labrador.

I have now undergone the journey from client to REPs registered personal trainer (with a Certificate in Fitness from CPIT) and have a unique understanding of how it feels to be unfit / overweight / have health issues related to lifestyle - and the steps needed to instil change and restore health and an enthusiasm for a full, active life.

As my studio was a casualty of the 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010, I am currently trying to find the perfect studio for my clients. In the meantime, I am operating on a mobile PT basis, so I will come to your home or office, or meet you at a park. I guarantee you don't need fancy equipment to have a fantastic, fun workout and get the results you want.

In November 2010, less than a year after graduating, I was delighted to be named winner, HQH - Up and Coming Personal Trainer of the Year, Fitness New Zealand Awards.

I'm 45 and was very very unfit :)
Tracey started working with me in October 2009, and in a very short 10 weeks she turned me into a much healthier version of myself. I lost 20cm all over and almost 5kg.
But the biggest change is I have now joined a gym and am signed up for the 20 Week Body & Lifestyle Competition with Tracey.

Amanda F

Hippo to Hornbag: See yourself morph from mud wallowing African river dweller into the kind of women that grown men would cut off their wobbly parts for. Get your flabby fetlocks along to dropandgiveme20 for the physical makeover that will turn you from Big Mac into a deliciously toothsome piece of ambrosia.

Gary H.