Fitness Interests & Experience
Qualifications:
Qualified personal trainer - via New Zealand Institute of Health & Fitness
MovNat Level 1 & 2 trainer and Animal Flow Level 1 instructor
Group Fitness Experience:
MovNat and AnimalFlow workshops
Next Level Mentorship with John (JP) Polley - movement coach and founder of Be Free
Created and led a weekly trail riding group in Tauranga
Organiser/leader of group adventure trips - mountain biking, swim/run, running
Run group leader for Scottish Athletics club in Wellington
Creator/leader of women’s mountain biking groups in Wellington and the UK
Influences - movement & fitness:
Bodyweight and acrobatic movement via GMB Fitness
Coached in MovNat by Melissa Sher & Kimberly Alexander, along with Matt Rutley
Previously trained with:
Adam Grimwood, personal trainer at Studio41
Timon Wilkinson, founder of Bonobo, play-based movement and strength training gym
Aaron Burr, handstand coach and circus performer
Wellington Circus Trust and The Studio Tauranga - aerial arts and acrobalance
Fighting Monkey - body elasticity and brain plasticity via movement games
Parkour - classes in Wellington with MovNat-trained instructors, to help prepare for an offroad triathlon with obstacles
Influences - endurance & outdoors:
Triathlon - represented New Zealand in Age Group Triathlon several times, coached by Gerard Smith and Gene MacNaught
Running - coached by Steve Plowman in Wellington
Mountain biking - skills training with MTB Skills Clinics. I love exploring New Zealand landscapes and have biked most of the New Zealand national cycle trails
Athletic achievements:
Triathlon New Zealand Age Grouper of the Year - Joint Champion W40-45, 2016
Masters women winner of Round Rarotonga Road Race (2013)
Triathlon NZ Silver medal at national sprint distance championships (2013 & 2016)
Represented New Zealand in Age Group triathlon, duathlon and off-road triathlon world championships (Auckland 2012, Adelaide 2015, Snowy Mountains 2016, Townsville 2024)
