Harpers Personal Training
Don’t waste time with the wrong training plan. Speak to a Harpers Personal Trainer or TEAM Coach and get more out of your exercise.
With sessions starting from just £20, what are you waiting for?
Personal trainers shouldn’t be limited to the rich and famous. You might not be able to afford the fitness regimes of a Daniel Craig or Madonna, but belts can tighten in a positive way, by enjoying star treatment at affordable prices through our world class personal training product.
Book 1, 3, 5 or 10 sessions and see the discount. You can even have a Direct Debit set up for you to get even bigger price savings.
All our trainers are of the highest standard and go through our very own personal training PT business course and movement analysis training with NASM. You really will get the very best in 1-1 training.
To enquire about personal training click here or speak to a Harpers Personal Trainer or TEAM Coach at your centre.
Mal Grey
Personal Trainer
About me:
Alongside my training and Neuromuscular Therapy, I am a passionate motorcyclist, Rescue Diver and skier. Training and teaching is holistic, attaining wellbeing by re-educating an individual’s perception of regular exercise and correct nutrition, leading to sustainable results and a lot of fun.
Qualifications:
My personal training certification was gained with the Y.M.C.A and Fitness Professionals. I qualified in Neuromuscular Therapy and Orthopaedic Sports Therapy at the National Training Centre in Dublin and I am a member of the Association of Neuromuscular Therapists. I am also a Karate Instructor and Indoor Cycling Instructor.
Experience:
My career started while still working in the City, and in 1997, I decided to pursue exercise, health and nutrition full-time. To date my work has taken me to Canada, France and Ireland, in such roles as Karate Instructor, Gym Manager and Personal Trainer, working with tri-athletes, skiers, martial artists, pre/post natal, injury/cancer rehabilitation, and those that wish to gain or lose weight.
Matt Beechey
Personal Trainer
About me:
Since 1995 I have been a regular in the British Rowing Team competing through all the age groups, - junior, under 23 and full Senior. I have competed at 12 Full World Championships and been a World Silver medallist. Now recently retired, I coach & help develop athletes through all facets of high performance sport, involving psychology, fitness, strength and conditioning.
Qualifications:
Bsc (hons) Sport Science
REPs Level 3 (advanced)
First aid
Experience:
I have worked with the best of British sport in terms of medical, sports science and conditioning support. I have also participated in consultancy work for other sports such as the England cricket team and have been a part of a system that has produced Britain’s most successful Olympic sport. I am experienced in offering weight management and very experienced in endurance training. I enjoy working with athletes and can target sports specific training programmes as well as helping clients who are new to exercise. I have worked for Harpers since 2004 and before that helped manage a brand new University sports facility whilst still competing myself.
Hobbies:
I enjoy most sports, but favourites are road cycling, surfing and skiing. I used to play rugby when I was younger but now love watching all divisions of the game from the premiership to the lower leagues.
Natilie Alford
Personal Trainer
About me:
10 years kickboxing has rewarded me with 3 British Ladies Titles. However I find running (hope to complete a marathon next year) and growing my own organic veg with the help of my dog Bear, just as challenging! My main area of expertise is weight management and I aim to make exercise as fun and effective as possible!
Qualifications:
BSc (HONS) in Sport Science
BTEC National Diploma in Sport Science
REPS Level 3 Certified
Fit Ball Trained
Boxercise Instructor
Indoor Cycling Instructor
Experience:
I have been Personal Training for 6 years and Bisham Abbey’s Fitness Manager for 2 years. I have trained numerous kickboxers to World Class standard, wrote exercise advice columns for The Maidenhead Advertiser and spoken to Weight Watchers Groups. I have also featured in several magazines including Women’s Own, Top Santé and Ultrafit. Plus more recently I guest spoke about women’s health for PR events held at the Ivy.
Wayne Gemmell
Personal Trainer
About me:
In 2002 I graduated from the University of Leeds with a 2:1 Honours degree in Sport Science, since then I have spent the last six years working in the Fitness Industry in various capacities. I first realised I wanted to work as a trainer at an early age while playing competitive Football. Since then I have always kept up with it through to the present day.
Qualifications:
Sports Science BSc
YMCA Fitness Instructor
Instyle Revolutions Cycling
First Aid at Work
FA Teaching Level 1
ECB Coaching Level 1
Experience:
I have been working in the Fitness Industry for various gyms around the area for six years as a Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer. This has helped to broaden my knowledge base and allowed me to cater for all clients’ individual needs. Various goals I have helped clients achieve go from weight management and strength training to core stability and sport specifics. I place an emphasis on variety in my regimes and try to make no two routines the same. While at University I have also had access to a variety of sports coaching within team sports, which allows me to help provide some specific drill routines to compliment the overall training.
Hobbies:
I enjoy most sports and have recently taken up racket sports but my passion lies within team sports. I have been known to try my hand at surfing and white water rafting. I also enjoy spending time working out both inside and out of the gym.
Yvonne Pederson
Personal Trainer
About me:
Born in Norway and moved to the Netherlands as a teenager, I have always been active in outdoor sports and activities. After I finished my schooling and started my career in different office roles, I discovered my passion for motivating people and spending time working out at the gym. In 2007, I decided to put my passion to use and become a personal trainer to help others find the motivation to live a healthy and sportiy lifestyle.
Qualifications:
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Level 3 REPs Certified, Chicago IL.
First aid
CPR / AED
Experience:
I have been a fitness instructor at Bisham Abbey NSC since March 2008. My continuing education will be to focus on Corrective and Performance exercise.
Hobbies:
I enjoy a healthy sporty lifestyle. My favourite sports are running, weight training, cycling, rollerblading, and snowboarding. In addition, growing up in Norway allowed me to enjoy many weekends of cross country skiing.
Jane Mannerings
Personal Trainer
About me:
Sport and fitness has always been an important part of my life, as a school girl I represented England in athletics and basketball, as an adult, tennis, rowing and more recently golf, have been my main hobbies.
I have always worked in the leisure and travel industry starting as cabin crew for British Airways, qualifying in the fitness industry in 1990 and then I decided to run away to sea and work for P&O Cruises as a Cruise Co-ordinator and Deputy Cruise Director!
After leaving the good life having consumed far too much alcohol and rich food whilst entertaining
guests on board I returned back to dry land. Heavier and very unfit I pursued a career in golf membership sales. This I found very unfulfilling and I decided that I wanted to regain a good level of fitness, a healthy lifestyle and inspire others to do the same once again...
Qualifications:
RSA Exercise to Music, Step Aerobics, Body Pump, Aqua Aerobics, Pre and Post Natal Fitness, and 50 plus exercise. Also BAWLA trained. REPs Certified
Experience:
I first qualified as a fitness instructor and personal trainer in 1990, working at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre and the Royal Berkshire Club. I have had the pleasure of training several international footballers and regularly trained the team at Southampton Football Club.
I have had many personal training clients over the years including a Princess and like to specialise in
weight loss, toning and fitness for golf. Amongst others, I am currently training a “more mature” group with ages ranging from 74 – 94! Being slightly (only slightly!) older than the other Personal Trainers at Bisham I have personal experience of the difficulties of getting back into fitness and the problems one faces in trying to loose weight and keep that dreaded “middle age spread” under control. My passion for golf knows no bounds and I would like to be able to help all golfers, no matter what age, to improve their overall fitness, shoulder rotation, balance and core stability.
Hobbies:
My main hobby is golf. I am a member of Maidenhead Golf Club and my goal is to get my handicap into
single figures!
My other interest is travel and having worked for British Airways and also for P&O Cruises, I have been fortunate enough to travel the world extensively but still want to see more!
Contact me:
07766 017261