Claire Williamson

I am delighted to have this opportunity to record my appreciation for the outstanding service provided by M.K. Personal Training Academy, to develop some of the brightest young prospects in British Tennis. I am quite convinced that without the bespoke, tailored and cutting edge fitness and diet programs supplied by M.K.P.T.A., the progress of the young tennis players involved (including wheelchair players), would be reduced significantly.

Tennis has long been a passion of mine and I am proud to have been acknowledged as one of the top coaches in the Country, working with world-ranked wheel chair players and managing the under 18 and under 14 girls’ Warwickshire teams.

In my position as Head Coach at Blossomfield Tennis Club in Solihull, I have had the opportunity to coach many promising young junior players. The Club has been recognized by the LTA as producing some exceptional individuals who have the potential to become nationally ranked players and, because of this, we have received a financial contribution to help further their development.

It has been particularly rewarding for me to have the opportunity to develop the 7 – 12 year group and to have been seen as one of the top female coaches in Warwickshire for this age group. Taking on these young children, who are at a crucial stage in the development of their skills, presents a great responsibility. This is where I made a decision to seek help from and involve M K Personal Training Academy, to great effect.

I have always known that my best players need so much more than to just learn tennis skills to succeed so, to this end, I have, over the past few years, looked to see how best to advance their fitness and general wellbeing. This has been largely achieved by involving and working with M K Personal Training Academy. They are very professional in their approach to fitness and diet and successfully set out to combine programs tailored to each individual child’s or adult’s needs.

Pilates is just one area in which they have supported tennis players. In fact, Blossomfield is the only Tennis Club in the County to offer Pilates. Over the past year I have been approached by the families of Jathan Malik (no. 1 in the UK – under 12’s) and Alice Hopkins (in the top 10 – under12’s). These two players had heard about the extra support provided to my own players and were keen to be referred to the Academy where they have since benefited greatly from a Pilates programs.

In addition, Kay Forshaw, a top-ranking wheelchair player has been on their specially tailored fitness and nutrition programs and went on to reach the Paralympics quarter finals in Athens last year. (As a result of my successful involvement with Kay, in 2004, I was nominated Warwickshire Coach of the Year and was invited to 10, Downing Street along with other top coaches around the Country.)

Jordanne Whilley, (also a very promising wheelchair player at the age of 14) is about to start at the Academy. Jordanne is a potential medalist at the London Olympics and is at present working tirelessly towards being included in the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Lloyd Glasspool (13) and John McVoy (11) are two more of my best players to benefit from the Academy. Both boys are part of a High Performance Tennis Centre. Lloyd Glasspool is Warwickshire’s top-ranked junior in his age group and is now starting to move his way up the National Ranking.

To summarize, I am in no doubt that the close links forged with M K Personal Training Academy have resulted in players maximizing their fitness through monitored diet and physical training sessions tuned specifically to each individual. Certainly, with the expertise of the Academy, the above players will stand a much greater chance of reaching peak fitness, avoiding serious injuries and therefore achieving their goals.

The presence of such expertise and skills in the Borough of Solihull is something of which we should all be proud. The potential for M.K. Personal Training Academy to grow, and in the process create more jobs and wealth within Solihull is very significant. It is a local asset which we should fully support.

Claire Williamson
L T A Professional Licensed Tennis Coach January 2007

Keith George

I began looking for a structural training environment about two years ago. At the time I was 52 years old with one total hip replacement, and the need for a second operation on the other hip rapidly approaching.

My concern was to get fitter and retain more mobility leading into surgery and to also improve my cardio-vascular efficiency after experiencing a heart attack a few years earlier.

Andy, my trainer understood my needs and motivation and provided me with a variety of programs which worked around my constraints and helped me move towards higher levels of fitness to enable me to cope with the surgery last year.

There were a lot of very positive benefits but the initial element was the confidence, which the Academy gave me and the encouragement to sustain my efforts, which have been very worthwhile.

Keith George

Jean Goulding

I have been a member of MK personal training for two and a half years and I recommend it to all my friends.

I cannot praise the staff enough; for everyone who receives training from them manages to achieve their goals. They are totally committed to individuals and are experienced, friendly and helpful to all.

They provide personal training to match your individual needs at a time that can suit you, they also undertake regular fitness reviews this is to record your progression. They provide excellent nutritional advice and support and this can include a blood test to identify any reactions you may have to different foods.

They provide clients with massage to alleviate stresses and strains to all muscles in the body. They offer rehabilitation following injuries and surgery to enable you to achieve your full fitness potential.

Jean Goulding
Deputy Matron MSc, RN, RM, ADM

Jasper Carrott

I have been training with Matt and the guys at MK Personal Training Academy for the past 2 years and am feeling a lot better for it.

At MK Personal Training I have been treated as an individual, concentrating on my weaknesses and after a full assessment I gained a good understanding of what it was I needed and with the constant encouragement and teaching from the MK team, I am feeling fitter, stronger and healthier than I can remember.

With Thanks
Jasper Carrott