Tony is a very highly experienced coach of elite athletes, including Olympic and World medalists, and was until recently [the Business Performance Coach at Sky]. I am lucky to have known Tony for over 10 years as a personal trainer and coach, over which time my health, strength and fitness has improved immensely.
Maintaining fitness as work and family commitments increase is a challenge. A career in an office-based environment can be a fast-track to a sedentary lifestyle and all the associated consequences, such as weight gain, muscle weakness, bad posture and poor diet.
In my case, a complete health and fitness programme was devised to re-build core strength, reduce body fat and increase muscle mass and aerobic fitness. It required full commitment and dedicated coaching over many months to see the initial improvements, which in turn helped to build resilience in other sports (tennis, running, cycling and skiing) and in business.
There is always a strong emphasis on understanding the importance of correct form – once you’ve got this right, it never leaves you. Sessions are always hard work and fun, mixing-up the training so it never gets boring. Having quarterly objectives is also important to drive milestones of achievement.
A series of stretching programmes have allowed me to progress so that I can now lift, push or press significant weight, including dead-lifting 1.85x bodyweight.
Tony has the skill, experience and proven track record to understand what it really takes for individuals to achieve at the highest levels in their chosen field, not only in sport but equally in business and in life.