“If I have seen further...
It is by standing on the shoulders of giants.“
Isaac Newton (1642-1727)

TEAM

"It is our aim to provide a balanced and holistic approach to health and wellbeing. We aim to optimise and nurture your physical potential through progressive conditioning and realistic nutritional and lifestyle adjustments."

Jason Anderson - Director, GIM-uk Ltd.

LOCATION

We are now located at: The Old Pharmacy 71 Queen's Road Twickenham, TW1 4HA Where we have three conditioning rooms (1 / 1b / 2 / 3) and a treatment room. Equipment includes: PowerPlate, Bodyfat Analyser, Cables ,Dumbbells, Olympic Powercage, KettleBells, Treadmill, Concept 2 Rower, Stretch Station, Medicine Balls, Bike, Stability Balls & BOSU

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JASON ANDERSON - Director

Jason has dedicated his life to the Health and Fitness industry and has over 25 years of UK and International experience. He started his career as a natural bodybuilder eventually competing at National level. From this foundation, based on the strict manipulation of food and exercise, he realised the limitations and shortcomings of conventional approaches to conditioning and weight loss.

Before moving to London, Jason worked for the UK's leading fitness educational company, Premier Training as Course Director and was the inspiration behind their Personal Training Solutions department & the design of their revolutionary WEB & Flexibility training systems.

During his time, he has worked alongside osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists and many other soft tissue therapists, from all over the world, helping to develop his own unique training style.

Jason acts as a spokesperson and consultant to the Fitness Industry and holds workshops for various training organisations and club chains around the world. In addition to this he is a fitness model, Exercise Expert and regular contributor for Men’s Fitness and other industry publications. He has a raft of qualifications in Fitness Instruction and Personal Training, Gym Management, Nutrition, Sports therapy, Massage and First Aid, whilst regularly continuing to learn new skills and techniques through numerous CPD programmes.

Jason is now the Director of GIM-uk Ltd. where he specialises in movement dysfunction, joint and back pain, injury rehabilitation and performance conditioning.

Jason’s approach integrates nutrition and organ health with joint alignment and muscle weakness.

“Learning is movement from moment to moment.”

• BAWLA Leaders Award       
• Diploma in Fitness Instruction & Gymnasium Management
• WABBA Instructors Certificate
• First Aid at Work
• IIHHT Diploma in Sports Therapy
• Fitness Instruction & Personal Training
• Fitness Assessment & Health Appraisal
• Circuit Training
• Optimum & Sports Nutrition
• Body Massage
• Sports Therapy
• Sports Massage
• Lifestyle Management
• Exercise Management for Special Populations
• Diploma in Advanced Personal Training
• Pre & Post Natal, Fit to Deliver
• Personal Training Solutions Certificate in Resisted Movement Training
• Personal Training Solutions Certificate in Movement-based flexibility
• Master Functional Trainer, Faster
• Oriental Body Balance, Fit to Therapy
• Extreme Kettlebell Instructor
• PowerPlate Instructor - Level 1
• Diploma in Oriental Body Balance
  

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CELINA HARDING

Celina has been working in the fitness industry for over 9 years and has a great passion for her work and sport. She is a Master Functional Trainer that has worked with clients to achieve a variety of goals ranging from Pilates, postural correction, weight management and sports conditioning. As a practitioner in NLP (Neuro-linguistic programming) and NPI, Celina believes that by training our minds as well as our bodies, we are more likely to 'break the cycle' and over-come limiting beliefs to achieve our health, fitness and lifestyle goals.

Having competed as a road cyclist, Celina understands the psychological and physical pressures of competitive sports and will guide you every step of the way to help you achieve the mental and physical balance needed to gain the highest levels of fitness, self belief and motivation.

"The body will only achieve what the mind lets it believe!"

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DAVID WARDEN

From a young age David developed his passion for health and fitness after playing a variety of sports and competing on a national stage in swimming and running. He decided that the natural career path to pursue was in the field of sports and exercise. With this focus, David attended and graduated from Swansea University with a BSc (Hons) in Sport Science.

During his time at university he gained key interests in Physiology, nutrition and the biomechanics of human movement. David continued to pursue this interest by completing a Premier Personal Training Diploma in 2006.

These experiences have allowed David to develop a unique skill set which allow him to combine proven scientific principles with the newest training techniques to attain maximum results for a variety of fitness related goals.

David has a true belief that a personal trainer should be the source of inspiration to clients making lifestyle changes. Whether you wish to tone up, lose weight, or get fitter and stronger David will guide, motivate and re-educate you every step of the way making each and every session as varied and enjoyable as possible.

"We don't see things as they are... We see things how we are!"

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LESLEY GOODCHILD

As well as being a personal trainer Lesley has her own experience of substantial weight loss and therefore decided to specialise in weight loss and weight management. Lesley completely understands the many reasons for weight gain, the difficulty of getting started on the road to weight loss and the pitfalls along the way to achieving your goals. Lesley will help you to achieve your goals without any fad diets, meal replacements or diet pills. She will help you to simply change your attitude towards food and fitness forever.

Lesley is a great listener and has helped her many clients through various 'difficult times'. Using her experience together with a mixture of strength and fitness training, Lesley will make your weight loss and fitness programme interesting and varied and achievable.

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DAVID COX

He studied Sports Science and Human biology at St Mary's University in Twickenham where he learnt subjects such as physiology, biomechanics and training programme design to train athletes from any sport of any level. David has now adapted this knowledge to condition people of all abilities.

David is currently studying sports massage and is looking to continue his education by taking a masters in Sports Rehabilitation. He believes that training should improve you not only physically but mentally as well.

"Even the longest journey begins with a single step"

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ALASTAIR McAVOY

Alastair is a fully qualified Personal Trainer and Sport's Injury Specialist who has over 13 years experience in the fitness industry. Alastair is an accomplished skier, working in resorts around Europe, including France, Italy, Andorra and Switzerland. He is also a keen Outdoor Runner, Squash player and qualified Abseil Rope Technician from his previous life. Alastair specialises in Postural Correction, Back Pain Management, Core Conditioning and Sport's Specific Programme Design.

Please visit his programme design website www.prodaps.com developed for Fitness Clubs and Personal Trainers.

"Improving quality of life is the greatest result!"

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JACKIE NIELD

Jackie has a passion for health and fitness having worked in the industry for the past 10 years. Jackie also has a keen interest in a variety of sports, competing in swimming, running, skiing and triathlons. Jackie is an experienced Personal trainer with expertise in Pre and Post Natal, Core Conditioning, Weight Management and Sport's Specific programme design.

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