About James…

I have always been interested in sport and fitness, even from a young age. Throughout my school life, I played rugby, hockey and it was really here that I gained my passion for fitness through sport.

At college, I studied sports coaching with development, and I continued my rugby career, playing rugby league internationally at an amateur level. Upon leaving college I worked for Liz McColgan in Scotland as a fitness instructor, finally becoming a qualified personal trainer in 2005 (which feels like a long time ago!).

I have worked for a variety of companies, in a variety of sectors to gain the experience and knowledge I felt I needed to be a truly qualified instructor. Over the last 10 years I have specialised in fall prevention programmes and worked in partnership, as a freelancer, with the NHS and local authorities providing physical and, more recently, virtual classes in strength and balance, chair based and circuits.

I have awealth of experience adapting my classes/ sessions to support a number of health conditions including diabetes, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, COPD, Hip/Knee replacements. For many of my clients as much as the session is about exercising, it is also a good opportunity for socialising for those that want to. The sessions are delivered in a relaxed, light-hearted way but with an emphasis on effective feedback delivering good form and technique (particularly in our new virtual setting where this can be more challenging) to ensure my clients achieve there sults they are looking for in a safe and effective way.