This Post was written in 2020 during covid restriction times, when I was offering one to one sessions in my private gym. But of course since then I have designed the website as a much better way to help many more people. So vary rarely offer personal PT any more.
But I thought I’d leave it up here as shows how my approach to training as remained the same both on a one to one basis or through Sharron Davies Training.
Sharron Davies was an international swimmer, a British & Commonwealth record holder for over twenty years, who competed in three Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in the 400m individual medley (all four strokes) & only behind an East German who later admitted to being part of the shameful DDR drug cheating program that effected women’s sport so badly over two decades.
Sharron also won two gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games, amongst many other international medals, breaking or re breaking over 200 British records on the way. She was awarded an MBE for services to swimming in the 90s on her come back to the sport, after an 8 years break out of the water, as well as an honorary doctorate and a masters degree.
In 2015 Sharron qualified as a stage 4 PT from Bath University.
She now works poolside for the BBC, with Tokyo being her 12th consecutive Olympic Games, as well as working on many other TV projects over the many years since her retirement. Sharron hosts awards ceremonies & conferences, and is a well known motivational speaker.
She’s also mum to three great kids, her favourite job.
Sharron has always had a passion for fitness, it has been front and centre in her life since she first made the Olympics at only 13. After having her family she believes even more life is a balance between regular exercise, a healthy diet, decent sleep and staying positive so we can cope with what life throws at us. However she’s not a fanatic and whole heartedly believes in moderation, so healthy choices are a life choice not a fad, and fitness a long term habit change.
When she first retired from swimming Sharron put on 30 pounds from eating as she always had after doing 6 hours a day of intense exercise & rebelling from training, not surprising after years of 5am. It was then an almighty struggle to get that weight off, including trying every crazy yoyo diet going.
So she has known first hand that horrid battle with food.
Sharron believes that the endorphins released during exercise are hugely underrated for mental health as well of course as keeping us physically healthy and a lot happier with ourselves.
