Ability to Successfully Motivate and Encourage Individuals

Ability to Successfully Motivate and Encourage Individuals

Will McAllister
Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6AU
07732029155



AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Fitness consultant
Core stability
Rehabilitation
Lifestyle assessments
Strength conditioning
Nutrition
Exercise to Music
Sport specific
Sports/Body Massage
Boxercise / Personal Trainer & Sports/Swedish Massage Therapist
A highly competent and enthusiastic Personal Trainer with a proven ability to help
people achieve their fitness goals. Possessing a successful track record of
evaluating a client’s physical fitness, understanding their needs and then
developing a practical and achievable workout routine for them to reach their
targets. Possessing the necessary communication skills required to gain the trust of
clients and thereby retain their business. Now looking to further an
already successful career by working in an ambitious and exciting environment.
Key Skills
  • Ability to successfully motivate and encourage individuals.
  • Excellent knowledge of gym specialist training equipment like treadmills etc.
  • Experience training various people from all kinds of backgrounds.
  • Able to approach potential customers to promote a gym or fitness product.
  • Experience of working in fitness centres, health clubs and hotel leisure centres.
  • Achieved all goals set with clients, sales targets and member retention.
  • Focused on maintaining personal training certification through continuing
education and training.
Work Experience
Registered Personal Trainer & Massage Therapist
2002 – present, Self Employed, Twickenham and Hemel Hempstead
  • Providing one to one guidance to clients to help them achieve their fitness goals.
  • Selecting the correct set of exercises for a client to achieve maximum results.
  • Devising fitness programs for weight loss, muscular gain and rehabilitation etc.
  • Conducting fitness and exercise classes and demonstrating equipment.
  • Measuring and assessing blood pressure, heart recovery rate, body fat ratio.
  • Designing and advising on dietary programs.
  • Responsible for marketing at charity events, press releases etc.
  • Providing personal training sessions to private clients at their home or work.
  • Maintaining gym equipment and ensuring it is safe to use.
  • Tracking a client’s progress and accurately updating their record.
  • Explaining to clients the results they can expect from particular exercise regimes.

Fitness Instructor
2005 – 2007, Lakenham Sports, Norwich
  • Planned and administered treatments, modalities and therapeutic exercise programs encompassing active and passive ranges of motion, muscle reeducation, massage and heat/water/ice/light stimulation.
  • Responsible for initial contact with new members and promoting membership sales
  • Measuring and assessing blood pressure, heart recovery rate, body fat ratio.
  • Welcoming new gym members and giving general inductions to them..
  • Excelled in ability to customize/adapt conventional PT techniques to meet the special needs of individual patients.

Personal Instructor
2003 – 2004, The Number 1 Gym, Norwich
  • Design and implement personalised exercise and diet programs targeting specific conditions and concerns including obesity, arthritis and high cholesterol
  • Recruit and retain clients
  • Counsel members about fitness, exercise, health and injury management
  • Run group fitness classes
  • Provide weight-lifting, treadmill and other fitness apparatus instruction
  • Ensure the safety of all members and clients
  • Ensure all gym equipment is maintained
  • Advised on common sport and exercise related injuries
  • Assess clients’ fitness on a monthly basis

Memberships
  • Federation of Holistic Therapists
  • Register of Exercise Professionals
  • Member of International Council of Health, Fitness and Sports Therapists

Education
Qualification / Skill Level / Last Used/Experience
Personal Trainer
Adv. Fitness Instructor YMCA
Exercise to Music YMCA
Boxercise Personal Trainer
Boxercise Instructor
IIST Sports Massage
IIHHT Body Massage
FHT Injury Prevention Massage
A Level Human Biology
First Aid
Holistic Therapies / Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Pass
Expert
Competent / Currently used/10 years
Currently used/9 years
Currently used/10 years
Currently used/4 years
Currently used/4 years
Currently used/9 years
Currently used/11 years
Currently used/4 years
Currently used/12years
Currently used/12 years
Currently used/5 years
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