Reviews
Issy has helped me to make a significant improvement in my joint stability, pain levels and core strength in just three months. I am rediscovering muscle tone (and muscles!) and she is a fantastic, proactive, encouraging teacher who works hard to help you to safely achieve your health and fitness aims. I highly recommend her
Amber
Issy, Quite Literally Changed My Life
After breaking my neck in a fall down stairs in January 2023, I had surgery for a 360 degree fixation at C6/7 and was left with impaired mobility and balance and nerve pain in arms and hands due to stenosis. Rehabilitation was made more challenging by a pre-existing painful back condition (DISH) and broken ankle. By the summer of 2023, I did not have the strength and mobility to do stairs, get in and out of vehicles or even chairs un-aided and was advised by the Spinal Consultant to apply for a Blue Badge. I was feeling pretty low.
After a recommendation by a friend, I met with Issy in October of that year and immediately was drawn to her personable and outgoing nature, her professionalism and clear communication skills. I needed someone positive, patient and non-judgemental to inspire and motivate me, to understand my limitations and to know when and how to push me and Issy has certainly fulfilled those criteria.
Issy demonstrated her understanding of my medical challenges during the fitness assessment and right from the start has had a structured and tailored workout plan to restore mobility and muscle strength and comes well prepared for our sessions. Luckily, Issy is flexible and takes our one to one training at my home where sessions are adjusted (or massages performed!) and exercises tweaked to make best use of the environment and my physical and mental capacity on the day. Issy brings an eclectic array of music and is certainly not short of creativity introducing elements of her experience in dance and elite fitness projects into our workouts. She is focussed and engaged during our sessions, but we still manage to have a chat and a laugh! The hour goes quickly and I really enjoy our time together.
Issy logs and tracks our workouts on the app and also sends personal notes with fitness goals which I use to help maintain consistency and compliment my training outside of sessions. Issy has always shown genuine interest in my well-being, lifestyle and nutrition and, since the beginning of this year, she has supported me with my desire to lose weight and reframe my relationship with alcohol. As well as introducing me to a fitness app to help understand nutrition goals, Issy has passed on plenty of actionable tips on how to improve my diet and to lose weight in a sustainable manner, whilst keeping a metrics record. She checks in regularly with me for both physical and emotional responses to our training and will modify plans to keep on track.
Issy is inspirational and I consider her as my mentor and coach. I trust her. She seems invested in my success and, without her passion, encouragement and support, I would not be the person I am now 2 years on from the traumatic injury. And there’s still more to train for …..so, Issy, you may be stuck with me for a while longer!
Alix
Issy is a warm and encouraging personal trainer who has taken me on with a positive attitude - even if I moan! Her dance background helps me in particular as she has been able to adapt exercises I find dull. I look forward to our sessions each week and I'm sure she has me on track for looking toned in my wedding dress!
Miranda
I found Issy when I was looking for a personal trainer to help me through post-cancer surgeries and treatment.
She has the fantastic combination of specialist knowledge when it comes to building back up from cancer treatment and also women's health issues (e.g. menopause).
She is very personable, warm and fun. She can keep pushing you just enough to keep you motivated and going.
I credit her with helping me through those initial times and helping me maintain good fitness for the future.
I have been training with Issy since last year. She is incredibly knowledgeable about fitness, nutrition and knows every muscle in the body which is quite impressive! She is patient and funny, flexible in her approach and just a nice person. I love my sessions with Issy and feel great afterwards. Always encouraging but will push you as every good trainer should. If you want to make changes to your body, she's the woman and she will teach you technique perfectly and with precision so you get maximum results.
Carol
I’ve never been a natural exerciser, but working with Issy has made all the difference.
She has an incredible ability to make me laugh while still getting me to push through the workout.
What really stands out is her adaptability—she knows exactly how to adjust the exercises to meet my needs and deal with my lack of motivation on tough days.
Her kindness and sense of humour make all the difference, especially when I’m resistant to exercise.
She’s the perfect combination of supportive, encouraging, and fun, which has helped me stick with it!
I began working out with Issy toward the end of last year and she has been just fabulous. I have a number of goals I’m aiming for – health primarily, increasing my stamina for long distance running, and equally importantly finding balance in my busy life. Issy has taken all of those goals on board and each session with her I feel healthier, happier, and more balanced – in more ways than one as she uses ballet techniques (which I love) in my sessions to add a new dimension to my training. Every session is a new circuit as she introduces me to new moves and techniques to reach my goals. She is incredibly encouraging which I value highly in a PT – I respond much better to positive reinforcement and Issy is brilliant at that. Despite the early starts, I really look forward to our 7am sessions, and that says a lot coming from someone who is not a morning person in the slightest!
Harri
I credit Issy with keeping me mobile and I am so grateful I found her. She is an outstanding personal trainer: patient, encouraging, and genuinely dedicated to helping you achieve your fitness goals.
Passionate about what she does, Issy is also endlessly curious and proactive about expanding her knowledge. I have Ehlers Danos Syndrome (a connective tissue disorder), and she made it her business to research it so she could help me get the best out of our sessions. That's a rarity in today's 'one size fits all' world.
Ongoing professional development courses have given Issy a deep understanding of how the body works, which allows her to quickly adapt and customise training routines for her clients.
So, whether you just want to get upgrade your fitness, or have specific needs, such as post-op or post-injury, cancer, post-natal, or oldies focused on maintaining balance, flexibility, and movement, Issy offers solutions. I've lost count of the number of times she's quickly switched up a movement I couldn't achieve to one that worked for me.
I have no hesitation in recommending Issy as a personal trainer. In fact, I'd go so far as to say you are lucky to have found her!
Issy is the first personal trainer I have ever used- I am reasonably fit - I dog walk daily and used to do Park run 5K but stopped due to ongoing issues with knee and feet and Issy has totally exceeded any expectations I had. I see her as a long term friend who will support me whatever I ask of her. Issy is flexible changing her detailed individual plans to suit you and your body, she’s certainly attentive and every session she teaches me something new to keep my interest and build my strength. Thank you Issy for bringing your encouragement and smile every week and really bothering to get to know me. Some weeks we can work hard and other weeks you just know its a difficult week and we take it more calmly. Issy is a shining star amongst personal trainers because she is just that - personal - and she is there 100% for you to reach your goals.
Laura
The benefit of a Personal Trainer is threefold: support, focus and enthusiasm.
Like most people I identified that I needed support to help achieve my fitness goals, a personal trainer can help you achieve your goals whether they be improving general fitness, assistance on technique or losing weight. I have found that Issy is adaptable to all three areas. I initially just wanted to lose weight but found with Issy’s enthusiasm for exercise and your general well being have meant that I have opened my mind to approaching exercise as a treat rather than a chore. Issy’s positive energy has meant that whether we are in a session or not I have a passion for what I’m doing.
With a healthy body comes a healthy mind. Issy has helped me not only become a fitter and much more active person but it has helped with my mental health, reducing stress and gaining discipline that I can apply in other areas of my life.
9 months have flown by and I can see the results.