I have been in the Health and Fitness industry since 2008 either through work or study and have a passion for sport and exercise and it’s importance in maintaining health and well-being. This is in large part due to a fatiguing condition that I suffered with through my mid teens and early 20’s. During this time my perception in my ability to achieve anything was at an all time low. So, with incredibly low self efficacy, I knew I needed to do something or risk losing my mental health to the condition. I began a training programme that started with standing up from bed a few times a day to walking around the local area and now personal training up to 9 sessions a day. I have a strong desire to help others relieve the symptoms of conditions that often seem impossible to overcome.
Question your effort, before your ability.
A burning desire to help others through similar situations led me to study a Foundation Degree in Sport Performance and Personal Training followed by a BSc in Exercise and Health Management. The bachelor programme taught me the importance of a holistic training method involving nutritional, psychological as well as physical training techniques.
As a personal trainer for disabled people I help clients achieve their potential following a step by step plan with exercises adjusted specifically to their needs.
BSc Sport Science Exercise and Health Management 2010- 2012
FdSc Sport Performance and Personal Training 2008- 2010
REPs level 3 Personal Trainer
REPs level 3 Programming and Supervising Exercise with Disabled Clients
REPs level 3 Advanced Fitness Instructor
REPs level 3 Exercise Referral
REPs Training for Older Adults
Emergency First Aid (Sport)
Enhanced DBS check
Childhood Nutrition & Obesity Prevention
NSPCC Child Protection in Schools
Monday
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday
N/A
Sunday
N/A
05/12/2023 7:53 pm local time
Cranleigh GU6 7DH, UK
tom@tgfitness.com
07850578404
Hannah MacDonald
10/10/2023 at 1:06 pmTom is fantastic, I have cerebral palsy and I managed to remain mobile all through my pregnancy thanks to his help. He’s caring and gently motivating, even if you haven’t been doing your exercises during the week!
A Movsisyan
23/10/2023 at 2:15 pmTom has helped me succeed with getting back into exercise and improving my fitness after long-term illness made it difficult to get back into it on my own (plus being neurodivergent meant I’ve always struggling with exercising consistently, so the illness recovery only made that struggle worse).
A qualified professional with more knowledge than other trainers I have come across, he is particularly understanding of how exercise intersects with disability and chronic illness – a foundation that I believe every personal trainer should grasp the basics of at least, though this doesn’t seem to be the case.
His availability for online sessions has made his service accessible to me, as gyms and in-person sessions with a trainer are still too risky for me while covid continues to spread in 2023.
Sessions with Tom are fun, productive and motivating. He knows how to balance encouraging you to push yourself a bit without making you go beyond capacity!