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what our clients say about Rachel
After a back operation, putting on weight and not knowing what
exercise I could and couldn’t do, I contacted Rachel. After a
consultation with my doctor, Rachel put together an exercise routine
for me which was great.
Each training session is dedicated to my individual needs and varies
each time we meet and works different parts of the body. Working
from home as I do, it is great to have someone come to the house so
that I can train without having to leave home.
Rachel also advises on nutrition and helps you train your eating
habits as well as your body! Having short term goals and regular
sessions keeps me focused and on track. Rachel is an
inspirational trainer and is highly motivated - I look forward to
our action packed, fun-filled sessions!
Pauline, Wokingham
I plucked up the courage to call Rachel and it was a really good
move. I have never been extremely slim but I had been healthier and
happier. I had a painful and stiff Achilles following a complete
rupture of my tendon about 6 years before and just generally felt I
was getting out of condition. I was not very happy with myself and
felt quite miserable.
Rachel is so down to earth and so supportive. I have been seeing her
weekly for about a year now and my general physical and mental
health has improved so much. I have a lot more energy and can cope
with the stresses and strains of everyday life with a renewed
vigour.
Helen,
Crowthorne
I started working with Rachel as my personal trainer in January 2006
after a number of failed New Years' resolutions to get fitter. At
that time, I was lacking in energy, felt flabby and got puffed after
running about 100m. After a year of working with Rachel, I am
fitter, more toned and happier with my body shape than I have been
in years. I also have more energy so my life is not all work any
more and I have the energy to do more in the evenings than be a
couch potato.
I had been to a number of personal trainers in gyms over the years
but I had found them intimidatingly hard core and the fitness
regimes they put me on failed by being too hard to fit around my
life and too physically demanding for my fitness level which just
made me depressed when I couldn't keep them up. Rachel started
slowly building up what we did each week, making me feel like I was
making progress and gave me exercises that I could do at home.
She is always great fun - we have a laugh while we exercise and
she's been a life coach along the way helping with nutrition tips,
positive encouragement and hugs through quite a hard year for me. I
would recommend anyone who is thinking about having a personal
trainer to go for it with Rachel. You'll be amazed at the results.
Emma, Reading
I signed up to
having weekly sessions with Rachel last summer 2006 and I haven't
looked back. I feel completely different to my previous self; more
toned, stronger and fitter.
I look forward to my sessions with Rachel as her programmes are so
varied and I never know what to expect. My favourite exercise so
far has to be boxing which I think worried my boyfriend at first!
As well as exercising, I have also been trying to eat healthier and
now have an organic vegetable box delivered. This has resulted in a
new found love of cooking, something I previously wouldn't have
thought possible!
Lisa, Caversham
I was in a bit of a rut when it came to fitness and despite already
being a member of a gym thought that a regular weekly session at
home would keep me focused and introduce some new exercises.
It has been great fun working with Rachel. The sessions are never
predictable as she brings in new exercises and an ever amazing range
of exercise gadgets and gizmos to try out !! She does like shopping
at trade fairs.
Rachel works hard to support your current goals and has been
invaluable at different times with preparing me for skiing holidays,
long sponsored walks and the like with the appropriate exercises,
tips and advice.
Jane, Burghfield Common
I was fast approaching 40 and was fed up of owning two spare tyres –
1 in the car and the other around my middle!! I don’t do gyms –
they are places for guinea pigs who like other guinea pigs watching
them sweat!!
There are times at the end of a long busy day that the thought of
exercise is the last straw but I always feel better after a Rach
session mentally as well as physically.
I haven’t turned into Elle Macphearson, but Rach got me into the best
shape I have ever been which enabled me to walk the Inca Trail for
my 40th……I would still be putting my boots on before.
Again it’s not just physical but mental training as well.
I often walk around thinking CORE IN!!
RS, Reading
I rang Rachel 4 weeks before going on holiday and a special
birthday, desperate to lose more weight and tone up. 3 months
earlier I had started using a pedometer which had shown me how
little basic exercise I was doing on a daily basis, so I started to
try and achieve 10,000 steps a day and eating healthily but the
weight was now stagnant and I needed HELP!
Rachel managed to fit me in and we began training twice a week – it
worked and the weight started to move again but more importantly I
began to see a much more toned body appearing and I was feeling
fantastic. I also looked amazing for my birthday!
I now see Rachel once a week and she is my addiction not chocolate
(although I still love chocolate) but I love being in control of my
body - It is a self fulfilling achievement. Rachel also has to
listen to my week’s news or even blues and she does this whilst
pushing me on to look & feel great. I look forward to our sessions
each week, having a bit of a natter, sometimes putting the world to
rights and all the time achieving a fit healthy body – fantastic!
And finally……
I see Rachel as helping my future health. The future is looking
good.
Alison, Berkshire
1) I
wanted to make changes in my life but was not quite sure how to do
it. My overall confidence around my body but also in my overall
ability was waning – we have a boss to guide us in our working life
but no one impartial doing it in our private lives.
2) I think the honesty and trust is there – I know that I can say
anything (within reason – ha-ha) and it won’t be judged or taken any
further. I feel uplifted after the sessions and ready to take on
what life throws at me.
3) I have lost weight, joined a gym, given up smoking………now eat
organic/healthy food. I am much more aware of my impact on my
surroundings (recycle, carbon neutral conscious – if that is a
word?) and I ended up being top sales person for my company!!!!
AP, Woodley
I decided to get a life coach after coping with
my divorce. I'd got through the first year but had got "stuck" and
couldn't seem to motivate myself to take the next steps to moving on
e.g. my lifestyle, my career, who I was as a new single person etc.
I felt positive about life and wanted to think about a longer term
plan for the future. It was rather like moving out of a fog...
I enjoyed talking to someone who was impartial and a good listener.
It was really useful to bounce ideas around and discuss
possibilities. With humour, sensitivity and challenging questions, a
life coach helps you to face the big questions and attempt to find
some answers. The process is perhaps more important than the
outcome...
I liked the homework tasks as they made things clearer - importantly
a life coach does not give you the answers, but helps you to figure
things out for yourself. The notebook that I kept is still useful
and helps me to identify the things that matter to me. I still use
mind maps and visualisation activities to support my work.
I appreciated Rachel's openness to try "new age ish" ideas such as
the dragon dance CD and crystal directed meditation. These helped me
to relax and deal with the stresses in my new life.
My self-confidence is coming back. I believe that I'm better at
communicating my needs with my new partner and am less afraid to say
how I feel even if I know that he won't like it! I try to be honest
and thoughtful.
I think that I'm a more pragmatic person and try to view situations
from a variety of angles before making decisions, maybe I'm less
reactive and more proactive. I still need to do more exercise and
avoid comfort eating, comfort spending etc. but I'm not so hard on
myself if I don't manage to achieve all my targets.
My life has certainly improved since working with a life coach and I
would recommend it to anyone who feels that they have lost direction
in their life, or needs help to focus on what to do next.
JG, Twyford
Rachel’s enthusiasm & positive outlook make her ideally suited to be
a life coach. She is knowledgeable in many areas of health &
fitness and has a holistic approach to whatever issues are being
addressed. She is 100% committed to helping her client, is full of
ideas, and most importantly, never gives up on you so you keep
believing your goal is possible!
Clare, Reading
