ABOUT ME
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A bit about me.....I spent most of my working life within the Financial Industry. When I was made redundant I saw this as a positive to change my career direction. I have always been passionate about sport and fitness, so I decided to follow a dream of becoming a ski instructor. I worked 3 seasons as a ski host in the French Alps, whilst working towards and achieving my British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI) level 1 and 2 Ski Qualifications.
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Fast-forward my son, my love for sport, and an active lifestyle, I took to running again having been an avid runner for over 10 years. I started to compete in races of all distances including marathons and I continue to race at a decent level. I ran The ASICS Manchester marathon in April 2019, which was my 2nd marathon achieving a 'Good For Age Time' for The London Marathon, as well as qualifying time for The Boston Marathon. *picture is of me, 100 metres before crossing the finish line at Manchester!
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In 2021, I embarked on my running journey to complete all six of the World Major Marathons. To date I have completed five of the six World Marathon Majors - London Marathon (Oct 2021), Chicago Marathon (Oct 2022), Berlin (Sept 2023, New York (Nov 2023) and Tokyo (Mar 2024). I will be running the Boston Marathon in April 2024 which will complete my journey within 3 years. The Six Star Medal is a huge accomplishment and special achievement marker for those who have run all six of the World Marathon Majors.
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As a keen runner, racer, skiier and fitness enthusiast, I have picked up a few niggles along the way and I know how frustrating it is when your body cannot move the way you want it to. I visited a Sports Therapist on a few occasions and felt the benefits almost instantly. I was so impressed with the physical and mental benefits that I really started to develop a fascination of the human body, how it all works and why it works the way it does. This is when I decided to train as a sports massage therapist myself, so that I could help others.
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I qualified in July 2018 as a Level 4 sports massage therapist after long hours of study and understanding how to fix issues from injuries, relieve stress and now I enjoy it more than ever and love that I can work my business around my son. I am always looking and updating my skillset, to ensure my clients get the very best treatment available.
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I enjoy what I do and love to help people. I specialise in running and athletics although I am open to helping everyone recover, get back to exercise, keep them running and generally help everyone reach their peak performance.
QUALIFICATIONS
I hold level 3 and 4 ITEC diplomas in Sports Massage Therapy. Adding to my skills, I hold a John Gibbons Master Class certification in Kinesio Taping as well as a certification in Acupuncture for Sports Injuries and muscular skeletal issues.
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Part of my SMT training allowed me to do specific case studies and event hours, including working with the Lytchett Minster Rugby Club offering pre and post event massages, including pitch side.
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I have provided pre and post event massage work at the Bournemouth marathon 2019 for Poole NHS and The Bath Half marathon 2022 for Prostate Cancer UK.
I am a proud member of the Sports Massage Association and I continually update my skills with regular professional development courses. Those currently planned include the John Gibbons Master classes in The Vital Hip Complex and The Shoulder Complex.
I am fully insured with Balen's, one of the leading Membership and Insurance Providers.
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DBS checked
First Aid trained
