I love being a personal trainer; seeing happy, satisfied clients reaching their goals gives me a great sense of achievement and pride. After 15 years in retail, ending my career as a Store Manager, I decided to take the plunge and become self-employed. And now I’m the proud owner of B-FIT Studio.
I was inspired to help others through my own weight loss and fitness journey. Following a robbery at a retail store in 2014, I focussed my energy into getting fit and losing weight to help me overcome the trauma. Almost 3 stone lighter, I started helping my colleagues to reach their goals, and decided that helping others was my passion; I realised I could turn this into my career.
Experience
I’ve worked with many clients for 5 years now, ranging from those with Sports Performance as their focus, to retired clients who want to keep themselves fit and healthy. I use a mixture of resistance work, high intensity training and strength conditioning to enable clients to reach their goals and really see results.
Qualifications
I’ve completed the Exercise Referral qualification, enabling me to work with clients who may have certain medical conditions such as osteoporosis, obesity, diabetes, arthritis, and more.
I’m Level 4 qualified as a lower back care specialist. Having suffered with lower back pain myself, this is something I feel quite strongly about!
Alongside personal training, I’m also a Level 3 Sports Massage Practitioner, enabling me to have in depth knowledge of how to plan, provide and evaluate treatments for sporting and non-sporting clients.
KAREN BRAIN
B-FIT STUDIO OWNER