I first met Nancy at group classes in my local gym, from the moment I arrived Nancy knew I was a newbie to the class and came and introduced herself. From that moment she made me feel at ease and relaxed around her, whilst also checking if I needed to let her know about any problems I had. I have always suffered from back pain and Nancy listened and didn’t push me to hurt myself and gave genuine different options throughout the class for myself and others who had also told her about problems. No one was called out or pushed beyond their limits (don’t worry though she knows when you aren’t working hard enough for yourself and will encourage in the right ways). After going to lots of Nancy’s classes, I felt super relaxed and not judged at all so wanted to approach her about personal training options. As someone who has tried all the fad diets out there and had many a PT (never worked for me) I had a long conversation with Nancy. Nancy listened to me, what I like to eat, what I don’t like to eat, but also and most importantly what I wanted. Nancy set me a wonderful plan but also explained to me what was needed without always removing my chocolate and crispy duck pancakes! For once I felt I could literally have my cake and eat it too, just in moderation right? My one to one sessions with Nancy with constant online support from her have been nothing short of a miracle, even if I am the most awful person at logging my calories! Nancy never ever judged me or shouted or got angry, she simply listened to what was happening outside of my “gym life” and helped me to pull my gym/eating well life and personal / work life together. As someone who has always worked away from home, I needed constant support of calories, hotel room workouts and most importantly understanding what I was doing it all for. Support through a bad back, a foot injury and a breakup, Nancy is there to tailor everything to you and just support. Never ever any telling off, just listening and working out how to get through it. I can’t recommend Nancy highly enough to anyone who is looking to making that step towards a healthier lifestyle and to reach their goals because she will truly partner with you with NO judgement and whole lot of fun along the way! Who doesn’t want to laugh whilst losing weight and getting fit? That is what you get with Nancy.

Zoe Harper, Online and Face to Face PT, 2019 – present

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Nancy for a number of years, mainly as an instructor in spin or body pump classes.  Nancy has to be one of the most positive, enthusiastic people I know and whilst making things ‘fun’ in class, I’ve always known how seriously she takes health, fitness and nutrition.

My journey with Nancy started in spring 2018. It sounds very cliché but having reached my early 40’s I really struggled to keep my weight under control (I suspect wine and nibbles are major culprits!).  It had become so much harder to not only loose the weight, but to keep myself motivated to want to do it, without the same excuse of “I’ll start again on Monday”!

The defining moment came for me when I noticed how amazing a friend of mine was looking at the gym – slimmer, healthier, glowing!  I wanted to know her secret – and it transpires that was Nancy!! They had been working together on her nutrition programme for around 8 weeks and the transformation was amazing!  So, I had to give it a go!

From the start, Nancy embraced everything – my weight worries, my bad habits, being stuck in a rut with my gym routine. Most importantly, Nancy understood what I wanted to achieve and made that feel possible!

Before we started the programme, Nancy was very thorough with my medical history, eating and drinking habits, family set up (it’s so important to make meals and planning work for the whole family) and my key body and fitness goals.

The hardest part for me came at the beginning, having to do my weight and body measurements – were my stomach and hips really that big?!  The most amazing thing was Nancy didn’t make me feel fat, or old, or a lost cause, instead her mantra was – this is the starting point and things are only going to get better from here. Go Nancy!

So, armed with lots of delicious and nutritional meal ideas from Nancy and a list of do and don’t foods, I started my lifestyle change journey.  What surprised me most was how much flexibility there was with what to eat, and the fact you never need to feel hungry. Yes, I had to cut right back on the naughty things – wine, crisps, chocolate – but with Nancy’s constant support and words of encouragement I got through each week and managed to stay on track. There were many times when I was unsure of what to eat, how to handle a social situation and Nancy was always just moments away by text, or phone, with oodles of suggestions and positivity. Nancy also provided an upper body workout for me to do in addition to my normal gym workout, to keep things interesting and make sure I stayed motivated!

As the weeks went by I could see the weekly body measurements reducing, and the most amazing moment was putting on a pair of jeans which had been too tight, and now fitted (without any muffin top!). At the end of the programme I’d lost 4.5kg in weight, 6cm off my hips, 5 cm from the waist, 4cm off my thighs and 3cm from my chest!

I would thoroughly recommend Nancy’s nutrition programme to anyone, no matter how old you are or what your weight or body goals are.  Nancy, true to her word, has proved that anything is possible (oh, and she really is one of the loveliest people on the planet!). Thank you Nancy 😊

Jen, Online PT 3 months 2018