I've always been active and interested in sports, it's just something I've always done. Over the years I've tried (and had a little success) in all kinds of things; football, cricket, golf, most raquet sports you can name, American footbal, running, swimming and triathlon - to name a few! 

After an operation in 2010 I started to focus on bodyweight training as part of the rehabilitation and whilst looking for inspiration I happened across this thing called CrossFit. I took the plunge and joined a box in 2011 and I've not looked back. CrossFit has everything I want in a strength & conditioning programme. It's structured, progressive, challenging, varied and allows me to constantly monitor my progress. Added to that it has a supportive community spirit that I've never experienced in any other gym environment. 

What's not to like?!

I've visited a number of CrossFit gyms in the UK, Europe and USA. It's the same everywhere; the welcome will be warm, people will encourage you to push yourself and will genuinely want you to have fun in their company.

After a couple of years of making progress and really enjoying CrossFit I decided to I wanted to understand more of the philosophy and methodologies of this thing that had become such a big part of my life. I've been a qualified CrossFit Level 1 coach since April 2014 and as a result I'm loving CrossFit all the more! 

Whilst it's too early to have a coaching philosophy of my own I'll paraphrase another organisation for now; Educate, Inform, Encourage. I guess that sums it up for me.

• CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach
• First Aid Qualified