Ed Beesley
Ed spent several years as a journalist and then PR Manager before deciding to progress his lifelong passion in health and fitness to a professional level. His interest in fitness has been fuelled significantly by his participation in and teaching of martial arts, particularly that of Wing Chun Kung Fu.
Ed trained with Premier International gaining his Diploma in Personal Training (including specialist populations), Nutrition and Sports Massage Therapy. His aim is always to combine all of his skills to best suit the needs of his clients, and as a highly positive personality and trainer he finds great satisfaction in motivating his clients to reach and maintain their health and fitness goals.
Testimonial
After the birth of my third son I felt physically and emotionally exhausted. I had exercised throughout my pregnancy and was fortunate not to put on a lot of weight but as with all my previous pregnancies my lower back problem reoccurred. This was exacerbated after delivery by carrying a baby around on my right hip.
My partner suggested that we contact Absolute Fitness as he had previously had a very successful experience with them. Ed arrived Day 1 with the most comfortable massage table I have ever lain on, and very professionally handled a very post partum female with gentle sensitivity to the fact that I was breast feeding, physically still weak and a tad self conscious.
After a wonderful massage I decided to embark on a block of 10 sessions, a mix of massage and exercise. The first few weeks focussed on massage, then Ed introduced an exercise session which allowed us to see how my body was recovering. It was so helpful being guided about which exercises were appropriate particularly for my stomach as the muscles were still closing and it is easy to cause more harm than good. As the weeks passed I could feel and see myself getting stronger and leaner which gave me energy and confidence. Ed drew up a series of exercises for me which I could do at home. Ed worked me hard but with such encouragement that anything does seem possible. He helped me build up strength in my knees which have always been a weak area and now I can squat on one leg! We continued to have massage which apart from alleviating my lower back problem also gave me the opportunity to relax and spend a blissful hour doing nothing for anyone else but myself.
I would highly recommend this mix of massage and exercise following birth. It was a gentle but directed way of getting my body back into shape and I was left feeling focussed and rejuvenated and with the belief that the marathon is within my reach!
Samantha Rowe-Beddoe
