A personal trainer based in Drury, South Auckland, who works with women through peri- and post-menopause, with pelvic floor concerns, and with injury recovery. The approach is strength training that uses applied biomechanics to explain why a body hurts and to build the strength to move past it. The trainer also works with people after surgery and with chronic pain, including arthritis, lower back sprain and sciatica. Training is in small groups of two or three people, two sessions a week, and begins with a 45-minute strength and mobility assessment. Plans are customised to each person's goals, injuries and schedule, and the trainer runs a pelvic floor programme for men and women as well. The trainer holds the American Council on Exercise personal trainer certification.
The trainer is based at Drury Strength and Fitness and at Vitality Lab in Morningside, and the sessions are held at those gyms. The site describes a community of women who want to lift heavy and age well. The trainer's own sporting background includes wakeboarding, trail running, swimming, kickboxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and the approach is performance-driven, injury-free and body-positive, with no diet component.