PERSONAL TRAINERS WE LOVE TO RECOMMEND
Seeing a personal trainer once a month or more is a proven part to ensuring you reach your goals.
You can choose any REPs registered personal trainer (REPs is the national registration body).
Below is a list of trainers who are REPs registered, who have trained people in this competition and who we highly recommend.
Just because a trainer is not on our list does not however mean they are not a great trainer, it just means we haven’t seen what they do or received testimonials from their clients.
It is free for trainers to be part of our competition so if you already have a trainer please have them contact us and we can add them to our list when you sign up.
Virtually all of our listed trainers will meet with you for a complimentary first session for free.
Other than by location the following trainers are not listed in any particular order.
NORTH ISLAND TRAINERS CLICK HERE
SOUTH ISLAND TRAINERS CLICK HERE
South Island Trainers – Christchurch
Due to the Earthquake not all locations are correct. Many PTs will now also be offering mobile based training.
Robyn Perkins (far right)- CITY. Runner Up Best Personal Trainer Award in Series 6, 2010, Robyn operates her business ‘Fit & Perky’ out of Zest in Leichfield St – City Central and also runs park based Mum’s classes. See here with Rebecca, one of her Award winning entrants and Rebecca’s mum at our Awards night. NOT INVOLVED IN 2011
Email robyn.perkins@xtra.co.nz
Dwayne Thomas: CITY. Three time winner of the Catch Fitness Best Male Personal Trainer, Dwayne offers a range of services both mobile and studio based, all at great value. Dwayne’s existing clients can register here for the competition.
“ Dwayne, helped me gain the courage I needed to fulfil the person I always wanted to be, for that I owe him a very big thank you.”
Website http://www.dttraining.co.nz;
Email: dwayne@dttraining.co.nz
Carol Hides: CITY. Winner of the 2007 South Island Asics Fitness Life Awards for Best Up and Coming Personal Trainer, Carol was a champion cyclist and now specialises in training women. Also the winner of the Best Female Personal Trainer at the Catch Fitness Awards in July 2009. NOT INVOLVED IN 2011
“I believe the ultimate accolade I can give Carol as a trainer, is that it is because of her fantastic positive attitude and support that I wake each morning and look forward to the day! ” Email: diamondfitness@paradise.net.nz
Di Lauder: HUNTSBURY. An occupational therapist, Di was a winner of the Catch Fitness 2008 Series 2 Best Up and Coming PT Award and winner of the Series 6 Best female Personal Trainer Award.
“.I’ve lost about 25 kilos with Di, that’s just amazing…She watches my diet and gives me good advice….she encourages me to set goals that keep me motivated and certainly never bored. ”
Email: skeptic@paradise.net.nz
Amanda Armitage
Amanda Armitage: CITY. A trainer with Les Mills in Christchurch, national body sculpting champion, Amanda has a wealth of knowledge in both dance and martial arts. Also a highly qualified massage therapsit and winner of the Catch Fitness 2008 series 1 Best Personal Trainer.
“ She pushes you past “your” limits, but still knows just when to hold back. Amanda is a great listener as well, which I think is important as she can put things in perspective re your training and still encourage you to break your barriers.”
Email: ar_armitage@hotmail.com
Belinda Edmondston
Belinda Edmondston: CITY.
Belinda Edmondston: CITY. Belinda holds the accolade of being the 2009 Fitness Life Personal Trainer of the Year, South Island. Belinda operates from the exclusive Heritage Health Club. Sustainable results is the basis of her unique and potent education process whereby a healthy and toned body is almost a by-product of the change within.
Train with Belinda for the 20 Weeks and you will also get a free copy of her -book, Cultivating Your Inner Pearl; The Program to Reinvent Body, Mind, Soul valued at $19.95.
“Belinda is the reason I’m even here at the end of the 20 Week challenge. I have tried to “get fit” so many times on my own but failed – can’t say I’m proud of the lack of self motivation but delighted that I could succeed with the right help! ”
Email: contact@belindaedmondston.com Website: www.belindaedmondston.com
Karen Eade: HORNBY. Owner of Women In Motion Karen’s club won the Catch Fitness Best Club Awards twice in 2008 and was runner up in the Fitness Life Awards of 2009. A top trainer, Karen oversees all other personal trainers at her club. Together they provide a non-intimidating environment for all their members – some of whom are seen here (left) at the Awards.
Website: www.womeninmotion.co.nz; Email: karen@womeninmotion.co.nz
Michaela Knudsen: MOBILE . Seen here (right) with one of her clients at the Awards night. Michaela was also a Finalist in the Fitness Life Awards 2009 and in the Catch Fitness Awards 2009.
“Michaela has been very encouraging all the way and I have now found myself achieving things I never thought I would ever do, like entering a dualathon and running! Her professionalism, sense of humour and relaxed nature and the variety of group/ pair sessions or just fun activities outside of the gym have made this 20 week challenge an enjoyable and fun time for me and it has made a huge difference to my life.”
Email: michaelaknudsen@xtra.co.nz
Deb Wilson: HORNBY/HALSWELL – Mobile and Studio based.
Like with most of out trainers Deb gifts a complimentary 1-1 session to anyone who is interested in finding more out about 20 Weeks. Deb also throws in a free group fitness class to all those who do sign up.
“Deb has been quietly pushing and encouraging me all the way, offering different challenges and alternative and new forms of exercise, taking me way out of my comfort zone and helping me to achieve my chosen goals and more.” Deb also trained the ‘Winning Macpac Team” in 2010.
Email: debwilson@slingshot.co.nz
John Cassidy: CASHMERE . John has his own studio and has trained successful entrants for 2 competitions.
” John is “crazy” and I think this is what makes him such a neat personal trainer. He is the sort of trainer that gets you motivated and having fun whilst working out and I always leave feeling I have given my all in the session.”
Website: www.activevibe.co.nz; Email: jcassidy@xtra.co.nz
Lisa Lilley: MOBILE
Registered Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. Her company is “H.O.T” Hooked on Training Ltd. Lisa is a 2nd Dan Black Belt in Karate and believes in rolling up the sleeves and getting results. In the latest series her client Jontelle won the Overall Body Shape Change Award and she has had two clients win the Most Professional Physique Category.
“Lisa showed her dedication, passion and knowledge as a personal trainer all the time through her encouragement and commitment to me and my weight loss goals” Paulette
Website:www.hookedontraining.co.nz Email: lisa@hookedontraining.co.nz
Desra Barron: BARRINGTON. Qualified personal trainer and massage therapist. A keen adventurer Desra loves mountain biking and kayaking and has competed in the Coast to Coast three times. Her client in the latest series won the Yellow Dancer Trophy!
“I can say that without Desra’s knowledge, determination, guidence and patience I would not have the results I have now. When I look at my legs they are no longer tree stumps. My husband of 30 years no longer calls me sweetie, he now calls me sexy! What more could you ask?”
Website: www.unwind.co.nz; Email: desra@unwind.co.nz
Elly McGuinness: CITY. Training from Zest Fitness studio in Lichfield Street, Elly is also a mobile trainer, training people in the park, at the beach, or in the clients own home. Elly has been teaching group exercise classes for the past 10 years and coaching gymnastics for 15 years. As a PT she takes a holistic approach to exercise in terms of finding balance in life and finding different options to reach goals. Elly was a finalist at the 2010 Fitness Awards for her efforts as a Group Fitness Instructor.
“Elly is driven and is very passionate about fitness and nutrition. She has an easy manner and explains things very clearly”
Email: elly@naturalbalance.org.nz; Website: www.naturalbalance.org.nz
Paul Todd: CITY.
“Paul’s unwavering support and patience have truly been the catalyst for such an incredible result. He’s professional, knowledgeable and interested in getting results. He’s just a pretty cool cat really and I wouldn’t be without him!” Keri – Winner of Best Changes to Upper Body Series 5
Website: www.advancedfitness.co.nz; Email: paul@advancedfitness.co.nz
Tony Laugesen – PAPANUI. Website: www.inspiretraining.co.nz; Email: info@inspiretraining.co.nz
Kyla Scott – CITY
Having worked on-board cruise ships around the world Kyla now specializes in fat loss, pilates, yoga, fun boxing and resistance training. Kyla operates out of the exclusive Heritage Health Club and also does Mobile work.
Phone: 027 697 1683 Email: mini.fitness@hotmail.com
Beverley Dodd - CITY, PARKLANDS AND MOBILE.Also a qualified Massage Therapist with 15 years experience her focus is on women who want to make a change in their lives. Able to provide a holistic and functional approach to enjoying an easy strong and healthy body, Beverley believes that with firm persuasion, nurturing and working with and listening to your own body, you can achieve the exercise habit that will lead to your best possible posture, flexibility balance and strength – all key elements to a healthy and efficient body and active lifestyle.
Email: beverleydodd@hotmail.com
Website: http://bodywaves.org/
Paul Dunn – BISHOPDALE.
Having been involved competitively in numerous sports from a young age, Paul has always had a passion for sport and fitness. He has developed an extensive knowledge base from his representative sport experience and academic studies and is now based at the nine million dollar Bishopdale YMCA complex which boasts a spin studio, circuit studio, fully equipped gymnasium, squash and basketball courts.
Paul won the national 2010 People’s Choice Fitness Award.
Email: tailormadetraining@gmail.com
Veronika Pearce – CITY and BRIGHTON
With 10 years experience Veronika has a humorous yet professional commitment to helping people achieve their goals by ongoing support and motivation – overcoming seriousness and building a comically pleasant world. Constantly striving to exceed client needs and expectations in price, service, and selection.Don’t wait until strengthening your body is a prescription from your doctor… fall in love with it now.
Email: veronika.pierce@hotmail.com
Ruth Heins – SUMNER
One-one training available at Ruth’s home based studio in Sumner. A qualified PE teacher, Ruth has also worked as an aerobics instructor for the last 13 years.
ruth_heins@hotmail.com
Tracey Butler-Dempsey -MOBILE
Having undergone the journey from client to 20 Week Body & Lifestyle Competition Overall Best Female to REPs registered personal trainer Tracey has a unique understanding of how it feels to be unfit, overweight, and needing to make changes but not knowing quite where to start. Dedicated to helping you take the steps needed to instil change, restore health and develop an enthusiasm for a full, active life.
Tracey won the 2010 HQH Fitness Award for Up-and-Coming Best New Personal Trainer.
“The difference between being active and being challenged is just 20 weeks. It has done more than address my health and fitness, it has also altered me mentally (in a good way)” – Chris
Website: www.traceybutler.co.nz Email: tracey@traceybutler.co.nz
Tanya Taylor
NOT INVOLVED IN 2011 Tanya a REPs trainer also has a Certificate in Advanced Sports Massage and is a Registered Manual Lymphatic Therapist. Her qualifications and experience help enhance performance, aid recovery and minimize injury.
An avid sports participant of touch rugby and Olympic Distance Triathlons, Tanya understands the importance of exercise and keeping fit for long term health as well as maintaining the function of the body and optimising it to its full potential.
” The best part of this is that I am seeing results daily and my friends are all commenting on the changes in both my body physically and attitude to life.” Mardi Neumann
Website: www.bodymotion.co.nz, Email: tanya@bodymotion.co.nz
Cate Grace – CITY
Once an entrant herself Cate Grace offers fun and functional training that can be enjoyed individually or as a family. She has trained winners in Strength, Cardiovascular, Lifestyle and Abdominal Categories of the competition and looks forward to helping many more leap of their couch to a healthier, fitter, happier lifestyle.
“Thanks Cate , I never thought the results would be that good. I feel chuffed to bits, smiley and proud of my efforts. - Helen
Another year older but looking and feeling better than I ever have thanks to my Leap Family. You guys are Awesome! “- Dave
Website: leap2it.co.nz, Email cate@leap2it.co.nz
Jean Scott: CITY and REDWOOD One of the industries most experienced personal trainers as well as a leading group fitness instructor at Les Mills, has been a judge for national body sculpting/building competitions, (having competed successfully herself in these) is guest lecturer at CPIT and is a mentor to other trainers.
Email: dandjscott@xtra.co.nz
Barbara Miller – CITY
In 2010 Barb had a record number of entrants enter the Competition under her – 17 in total, 2 of whom won their categories. Barb owns “Events With Purpose” and has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to learning how to swim, ride a bike or train for a triathlon and multi-sport event. Whether your goal is simply to survive for your first event or win it, Barb is the girl for you.
Websites: www.eventswithpurpose.co.nz, Email: barbara@eventswithpurpose.co.nz
Toni Parker-Adams - Email: activebodybalance@xtra.co.nz
Kevin Yee - Email: kevin@ymcachch.org.nz
Michelle Edwards – CITY and HORNBY
From BlaZe Personal Fitness Ltd Michelle operates out of Zest Fitness in the City as well as in Hornby at Women in Motion. Michelle is an experienced trainer with 20 Weeks with some super successful clients under her belt.
Email: blazefitness@yahoo.co.nz
Bronwyn Adams-Hooper
Bronwyn won the Best PT Award for series 7 and says “My aim in life is to show people that being Fit and Healthy isn’t hard work it’s FUN!!”
“Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you. I love the journey I am on and am looking forward to what the future will bring. I am eager to set new fitness goals and enter into another race. I next want to do a duathalon. I am hungry to get into a new training schedule. I love this new found side to me. Having this drive is affecting the whole of my life and the people I have contact with. Life is good! Living life is fantastic! – Gen”
The First Step Personal Training in Darfield; Email: adhoop@clear.net.nz
Lyn Walker – Invigor8 in Culverden; Email: walker@amuri.net
Personal Trainers who are currently in the process of completing their compliance with our pre-requisites are listed below in grey.
Christchurch below. For Dunedin click here.
Joe Faimalo – Website: www.getfitnow.co.nz; Email:joe@getfitnow.co.nz
Rob Key – Website: www.formfitness.co.nz
Carolyn Parker – Website:www.formfitness.co.nz
Hayden Richards - Website: www.bodyspecific.co.nz; Email: hayden@bodyspecific.co.nz
Robb Rodd – Email: robb@ko-training.co.nz
Willie Brown – Email: willie_brown123@hotmail.com
Janelle Woolridge – Email: janelzwelz@hotmail.com
Christine Reardon – Email: christine_reardon_pt@yahoo.co.nz
Damien Simpson - Email: damian@fitness326.co.nz
Pascale Battrick – Website:http://oxygenfitness.co.nz Email: pascale@oxygenfitness.co.nz
Storm Woolley: Email: storms.fitness@gmail.com
Jason Wells: Email: jason@registeredtrainer.co.nz
Tahi Clark: Email: info@platinumsport.co.nz
Vanessa Warren: Email: vlwpt@hotmail.com
Andrew Bryson: Email: andrew.bryson@cityfitness.co.nz
Rachel Van Gorp:
A lover of endurance events Rachel has now completed the 100km race Kepler twice! Also a qualified massage therapist she has now trained several very successful entrants on ’20 Weeks”.
Email: rachel.vangorp@yahoo.co.nz
Tarsh Guy
Tarsh Guy: Tarsh was a finalist in the 2008 Asics Fitness Life Awards for Best Up and Coming Trainer South Island and she won this award in 2009. Tarsh was also the winner of the Catch Fitness 2008 Series 2 Best Personal Trainer Award. She now flys between Dunedin and Christchurch servicing clients in both areas!
“Tarsh has 100% faith in what you can accomplish, which means you end up having faith in yourself.”
Website: www.balanceforlife.co.nz
Email: tarsh@balanceforlife.co.nz
Richard McKinlay:
Check out Richard’s success stories by taking a look at our ’winners’ page where you will be able to see and read in the special mentions area all about two of his very successful clients Becky and Claire. Richard is based at World’s Fitness Centre.
Website: www.dynamicbodysolutions.co.nz Email: dbs.trainer@yahoo.co.nz
Adam Keen - Website: www.dynamicbodysolutions.co.nz
North Island
Auckland
Those in grey are in the process of completing pre-requisites
Simone Rank -MOBILE-Auckland
Simone has worked with clients between 11 and 75 years of age. She has helped clients who have had knee reconstructions, RSI, lower back pain, neck pain and other sports and recreational injuries. Simone has also worked with clients after long term illness, getting them back in shape to lead a normal life.
Website: www.resolutionsfitness.org; Email: simone@resolutionsfitness.org
Aaron Hansen – Website: www.151.co.nz; Email: hansen_ap@hotmail.com
ALANA TINGLE: AUCKLAND/NORTHSHORE A registered trainer with papers completed in ‘Sports Psychology’ and ‘Sports and Physical Education )with a swedish perspective’ at Malmö University, and a Diploma in Performing Arts with Distinction.
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Website: www.livenow.co.nz, Email: alana@livenow.co.nz
James Davies - Auckland Website: www.imaginefitness.co.nz, Email: james@imaginefitness.co.nz
Stacey Smith – Auckland MOBILE trainer and director BodyTrainers. Website” wwwbodytrainers.co.nz Email: .stacey.smith11@gmail.com
Carolyn Vittle – Auckland - vittlecarolyn@gmail.com
Hamilton
Sheta Swinerd: Frankton
Sheta has successfully competed in the ‘figure’ class of several body building competitions, regularly placing in the top 3 and representing NZ in Australia. A mother of two with her own studio, the entrant she trained in the 2011 30 week competition lost some 20kg earning herself a ‘special mention’ at the Awards.
Website: www.evolveyourself.co.nz Email: sheta@evolveyourself.co.nz
New Plymouth
Hilary Blackstock -STUDIO
2XU Overall New Zealand Up & Coming Personal Trainer. Judges’ citation: ”Successful personal trainers must combine sound technical knowledge with an outstanding understanding of people, and then incorporate effective business practices as well. Hilary has achieved the right mix of these elements through hard work, close critiquing of her professional practice, and being open to personal and professional development. We are sure this up and coming personal trainer will become an outstanding New Zealand personal trainer.”
Website:www.bodyevo.co.nz ; Email: bodyevolution@xtra.co.nz
Te Puku
George Pepperell – Website: www.resultspt.co.nz; Email: info@resultspt.co.nz
Napier
Dahl Gurdhit-Singh – Email: dahl@synergyfitness.co.nz
Tauranga
Dan Howland -Email:sugerdan@hotmail.com
Wellington
Rachel Marks from “Fitness Trans4mations” Wellington and Hutt Valley. A recent finalist at the 2010 Fitness Awards Rachel provides in home and at office personal training solutions for long term sustainable weight loss, with no gimmicks false promises or calorie controlled diets. Murray McMichael also works from Fitness Trans4mations.
Website: http://www.ft4.co.nz/ Email: rachel@ft4.co.nz
James Stewart - Email: james.stewart@exodusclub.co.nz
Rae Ng - Lower Hutt; http://www.mybod.co.nz/Email: raewyn_ng@hotmail.com
Ian Clark - Email: ian.clarke@wellnesspersonaltraining.co.nz
Claudia Disney: info@basicorange.co.nz www.basicorange.co.nz
Paraparaumu
Barry Hawkins – Email: barryz5kidz@yahoo.co.nz
Palmerston North
Roger (rabbit) Symes -VIP Fitness Professionals - Email: rogersymes@clear.net.nz. Win 20 weeks of training with Roger and compete against Freya’s client for over $1000 in prizes! – Head to Classic Hits for all the details.
Freya Thomson - Win 20 weeks of training and a free entry to the 20 weeks competition and compete agains Roger’s client for over $1000 in prizes! Head to Classic Hits for all the details. Email: freya.thomson@hotmail.com
Kyle Chapman – Website: www.cityfitness.co.nz Email: kyle_chapman45@hotmail.com
For a full list of registered exercise professionals in your area visit www.reps.org.nz
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