Client Reviews
Overcoming A Fitness Stalemate
In early 2007 I realised I had reached a fitness plateau and that my training was becoming increasingly routine and even easy. Naturally I increased the weights I was lifting and spent longer on the cross trainer or rowing machine but still felt something was missing. I had tried a spin class at Fitness First Great Marlborough Street and one day at the Godalming club I discussed this with Bryan who suggested I start coming to some of his sessions.
It was clear from the moment I started my workout with Bryan that his class was going to be nothing like any I had experienced before – it was HARD. At the end of a forty minute session I felt like someone who'd never exercised in their life. Finally I had found a way of taking my fitness to the next level!
Bryan doesn't MAKE anyone work hard, that is up to the individual. What he does do however is encourage you to give a little more. He is also full of information and will happily answer any fitness questions you may have.
As a direct result of the increased stamina I have gained from spinning and working out with Bryan I have started cross country running and am 
gradually upping my distances and speed, much to the delight of my demented English Springer Spaniel! So I say to anyone, fit or unfit, go and see Bryan if you want advice on exercise. You really won't regret it.
Conway Churchill, Godalming.
Fitting Personal Training Into Your Life
As a working Mother I found it difficult to find time to devote to exercise and it was all too easy to find excuses to do other things. But I was also unhappy with my weight and general level of fitness. What I needed was a programme that was designed for me and the motivation to do it regularly. This is what taking on Bryan as a personal trainer did for me.
At the outset, we established my issues and capabilities and then Bryan helped me to set some challenging but realistic goals. My goals included losing weight and running a personal best time in the Great South Run. Having the weekly commitment of a one-to-one session provided the motivation I needed – if Bryan had blanked out his diary for me, I couldn’t let him down. Each week he would push me further than I would have gone if I had been training on my own and would record my performance. After a few weeks he could demonstrate to me the progress that I had made which gave me further motivation to carry on. Under Bryan’s guidance, I became leaner and stronger.
Most memorably, Bryan agreed to be my running buddy in the Great South Run and despite the torrential rain and gale force winds on the day, I improved my personal best time by over 8 minutes! His reaction to my achievement was the thing I remember most – I think he was more delighted than I was. Training sessions with Bryan incorporate lots of stretching and I have become a convert to the importance of this in any exercise programme. The number of niggling injuries that I have suffered since doing so has reduced significantly. I would recommend getting a personal trainer to anyone – if you are very lucky you could get Bryan!
Julie Tremble, Guildford.
