I have been a Personal Trainer in Rochdale and the surrounding areas for the last 9 years, in that time I have gained alot of knowledge and experience working with some amazing people within the fitness industry and my clients. Below I have written a little about my journey.
I was a late bloomer as far as exercise is concerned, I didn’t grow up in a family that was sporty or encouraged physical activity, in fact even now most of my family think I am totally insane!
What changed I hear you ask, well I had a baby rather a big baby for my petite size which, during delivery, resulted in severe damage to my back.
The damage was so serious that I had to have physio to learn to walk properly again. I then made a decision that I could do one of two things, I could stay home immobile and let my back pain dictate what I could do or, I could take control, manage the pain, and get on with my life.
So I joined a gym and started exercising. I didn’t really know what I was doing but I was moving. I went on to have a second child who was delivered without any of the trauma of the first one and this was put down to the fact that I was a regular exerciser.
I continued to exercise on a regular basis at the gym. Then I think I must have had my mid-life crisis. At 40 I set a goal. I was going to enter the Great North run. It was time to get serious, so I got myself a personal trainer.
I completed the run in 2004 and started to retrain as a Personal Trainer. In 2006 I was fully qualified; teaching 11 aerobic classes a week and still running. By 2010 my back was starting to trouble me again, the pain when I STOPPED moving was horrendous, sitting & sleeping was uncomfortable.
So I took a course in exercise for the management of lower back pain and retrained in Modern pilates. Doing the back and core exercises has helped no end I am now relatively pain free.
I do not wish to mislead you, I have no cure for back pain, but I have found ways to manage it, in order that I can carry on with the job I love.
Gillian
Qualifications
L4 Certificate in Exercise for the Management of Lower Back Pain
L3 Modern Pilates Instructor' including Modules In
L3 Personal Trainer
Wright Foundation Exercise referral
Registered Exercise Professional (REPs) L4
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Categories: ageing,health,nutrition
Date: 25 Jan 2013
Hi and welcome to my web site. May has arrived so that means it must be getting warmer. Maybe the weather will catch up with the seasons some time this month.
With the lighter mornings and nights you may be tempted to start training out doors, walking, jogging or boot camp. If so always remember to do a longer warm up, When the weather is cold, blood travels away from the exteremities to the centre of the body, so taking longer for muscles to become warm.
Please feel free to have a good look around the rest of the web site, you will find all my Pilates classes listed. You will also find all my small group classes listed These classes have just 6 people in them and are ideal and highly recommended if you have any health issues or if you have never tried pilates before, and at just £42 for the course, are very good value for money.
This web site is ideal if you are new to exercise, have a back problem and have had to become less active and now wish to get things moving again or you may have a back problem and have gained weight and need help.
Download the free back care guide and try the exercises I have had some good feed back. If you have any questions about your back problem, fitness or exercises in the download,then please email me.
I also do 1 to 1 work at my studio
Gill
Losing weight is hard when you suffer with a bad back. It becomes a viscious circle. You put on weight because you are unable to exercise, but you can't exercise because you have a bad back, and the weight is making it worse!! It can affect your self-esteem, ability to be socially active or even affect your confidence to generally take part in day to day activities. Do you have a fitness goal or activity in mind that you would really love to do but you do not have the motivation, direction or confidence to do it alone?
Well I’m here to help you rebuild your confidence and your body so you can become more active and most importantly feel great doing it.
If you live in the Rochdale area and getting active scares you and day to day mobility is becoming a struggle but you want to make that change then I can help you. Whether your goal is to be able to get out of bed in the morning or run your first 5k we can do this together with my personalised back care program that is tailored made to you and your lifestyle. CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
