A Bit About Me
I have always been passionate about sport and exercise I have been playing football since the age of 6; I have been fortunate enough to represent clubs such as Stoke City, Nottingham Forest, West Bromwich Albion, Notts County and now currently Derby County. My football career has given me exposure to topflight coaches, fitness and strength and conditioning instructors; how they have made me excel is now what I want to translate in the gym environment to help others improve in their health and fitness. Whether this is weight loss, improving in a sport, adding muscle or even to make you look and feel better.
Furthermore, I have a passion for how exercise can be used in a way to improve health and quality of life; rather than just aesthetic appearance. This is why I have specialised GP exercise referral to help those with conditions such as COPD, asthma, arthritis, osteoarthritis, anxiety, and depression. I have then gone onto specialise further in my Level 4 Diabetes, Obesity and metabolic syndrome management qualification to specifically help people with these conditions, to prescribe exercise and nutritional advice to improve or even reverse/manage symptoms. This is an area that is increasingly more prevalent in modern society with case numbers of type 2 diabetes doubling since the 1990s due to lifestyle factors and even those without such conditions can take preventative measures through positive lifestyle change.
I am also a sports massage therapist to treat injuries as well as a pilates and chair exercise instructor to keep those less able stay active!
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Services
1-1 personal training sessions, personalised around you, your ability and goals. Whether this is toning up, losing weight, training for an event, adding muscle, stress relief I can help!
I will support you with 1-1 sessions, session plans for outside of our sessions, nutritional advice and other factors such as sleep/stress/hormones.
Prices are available on request.
Available at:
Breedon Priory Health Club DE73 8LG;
The Sweat Bank Burton DE13 9PD;
Mobile sessions in Ashby, Burton, Breedon, Melbourne and surrounding areas! Contact me to get started!
Online training plans produced for your goals such as weight loss, muscle gain, training for an event to follow at home or in the gym.
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I am a level 3 GP referral instructor, as well as a Level 4 Diabetes and Obesity Management instructor. If you suffer from COPD, asthma, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, obesity then I can create exercise programmes to help improve these conditions.
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Online consultation, followed by your online training plan. Prices are bespoke dependant on your needs. Get in touch!
Online 1-1 personal training session, delivered via video call on teams, Skype, facetime, zoom. Ideal for long distance clients, or even if you want to train remotely from home.
Sports Massage Therapy, to treat and improve muscle dysfunction, relieve pain and improve performance. Pre and post event massage also available.
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Consultation included in first appointment, prices on request.
Mobile personal training sessions and sports massage available local to Burton on Trent and Breedon on the Hill.
‘Kirsty Is an excellent personal trainer and always pushes you to do your best in sessions, she is always available to help you outside of sessions with you programme or nutritional advice, which is great. Thankyou Kirsty. – Amy Heywood’
‘Brilliant. Takes sessions at the right pace for me. She pushes me but I can always do it and achieve. Got a long way to go goal wise but Kirsty is there for me, She’s fun and the sessions are too! – Tamera Howard’
When I first started to do classes at Breedon Priory I was very self-conscious regarding my weight and fitness levels. I expected everyone to be looking at me and judging me so always put off classes for a long time.
I had started Slimming World to lose weight but knew that in order to continue my weight loss goals I needed to up my training and fitness, so I bit the bullet and signed up to Kirsty’s HIIT class on a Saturday morning. Feeling very self-conscious walking in the room and hiding at the back in a corner so as not to be noticed Kirsty instantly made you feel at ease and advised what we would be doing. She never singled me out or anyone out if we were struggling during the class. She is constantly encouraging you to keep going and give you the self-belief that you can do the class. She helped me with technique without making me feel stupid and then started to encourage me push myself more and give me the confidence to try other classes.
In doing this, not only have I continued to improve my fitness but Kirsty has helped me with my self-confidence with training. I decided to try a couple of other classes and realised that I actually liked them and now I am training and doing classes nearly every day of the week!!. I have made new friends at the gym who I train with regularly and now even socialise with. After making the decision earlier this year to quit Slimming World. Kirsty was the first one there to offer me help and support. She even sent me her nutritional notes that she has for her clients! She constantly asks how I am getting on and offers me advise and support but she is also realistic when you admit to having the odd donut or Gin :0).
When you are overweight and despite false bravado it can be overwhelming joining a gym or going to a Personal Trainer. Kirsty never pushes you further than you can push yourself. I have had a PT session with Kirsty as well. During the session Kirsty went thought every exercise, explained the correct techniques, the benefits or each exercise. I had never used a smith machine in a gym before. I had always looked at it and wanted to try it but was never brave enough to ask someone to show me. Kirsty took me straight on the equipment and demonstrated everything, showing me how to use it safely and confidently. During every set, every exercise Kirsty made you feel at ease and confident…what she didn’t tell me was how much I would ache 2 days afterwards!!!! It was the best ache ever knowing I had found muscles I never knew existed.
I want to thank Kirsty for all her help, advise, friendship, the pushing me and never letting me give anything other than 100% in reaching and exceeding my personal goals. You can ask Kirsty anything and she will give you all the information she can to help you. If you are in a PT session with her she gives you 110% of her time and knowledge and trust me at a young age Kirsty sure has worked hard to obtain the information! I highly recommend Kirsty, whether your new to classes or wanting a new PT. – Zoe Kirkby’
