WHY DID I BECOME A PERSONAL TRAINER?

I was continually judged for becoming a personal trainer with the typical, “so what are you going to do with your career?” or “but that’s not really a career, and there’s no security in it, when will you get a real job?” so early on after id finished year 12, I opted to avoid personal training and pursue university as that’s what we all should do right?

When I was younger, I had always wished I had someone to improve my athletic performance. I played a lot of sport, and I would have loved to have someone there to guide and plan my health and fitness routine to optimise my performance! I’ve always enjoyed moving and being physically active! So naturally, a career in health and fitness was something I gravitated to but who was I to go against wiser minds and advice at a young age.

Long story short, I completed one degree and part of another and followed the traditional school, uni, blah blah but I still managed to complete a personal training certificate amongst my study and then ended up running my own business through my degree.

This is where I started to realise how important being a health coach can be. I was suddenly out of university and had no real inclination to pursue my teaching degree id just acquired.

All I wanted to do was help people with their health and fitness journeys, transform people’s bodies and be the professional they could rely on to improve their health and performance! 

I love the gym, training and being physically active for many reasons but here are my top 3 – It makes me feel great, my mental health is always at its best when I’m active regularly. I enjoy challenges and having a clear path to achieving my goals. I like how I can control my health which is ultimately my most important asset (obviously looking good is also great but that’s not the greatest reason I train).

My partner and I recently had a little boy Archer, so for me not letting gym rule my life right now is okay. I am active, healthy, and still don’t have a dad bod and I’m way less strict as I usually would be and really enjoying it. Gym compliments my life always and my priorities change to suit what I want to prioritise.