Prior to, and after, graduating with a degree in health and physical education teaching, I worked as a personal trainer. From the mid 1990s I worked in gyms supporting people to strive toward their health and wellbeing goals. I enjoyed the 1:1 coaching environment, and was involved in the training of clients of all abilities. Working with clients undergoing rehabilitation following accidents was personally rewarding. I also taught group fitness classes, such as Les Mills RPM, and Body Combat.

My first business was called ‘AdvantEDGE Personal Training”, and the second, ‘Adonis Training Systems’. Both was micro-enterprises that came secondary to my university research or full-time paid employment in the community service sector. I stopped the business, and retired from coaching group fitness classes in 2002.