I was referred to Nikole by my physio a few years ago for help in building strength and resilience to support my running, beyond my weekly body pump classes (to me, this also was a really important endorsement by the physio). To say I was new to the weights area in the gym would be an understatement – I was intimidated and had no idea where to start, how to structure a workout, how many reps or sets to do. From our first session, Nikole was kind, friendly, supportive and generous with her knowledge. I really felt she met me where I was at while also challenging me to try new things and push myself. When COVID hit, I moved to online training with Nikole. She was so responsive and supportive, designing workouts that took into account my limited space and equipment at home, while still mixing things up and keeping workouts interesting and challenging – it really kept me fit, healthy and sane during lockdowns.

Working with Nikole, I have learned so much about my nutrition and fuelling and even managed my first half marathon – something I had not even contemplated just a few years prior. Training with Nikole has also made me feel empowered and more willing to try new things. Confident in my baseline strength and fitness, I started attending tennis lessons, something that I would have been too nervous to try as a complete beginner a few years ago, and have found something else that brings so much joy to my life. While I’ve been plagued with a few ongoing injuries, Nikole has remained supportive and patient, adjusting my workouts and working with my physio to support me. While I no longer train with Nikole regularly due to moving overseas to study, the knowledge I have gained from working with her has given me confidence in structuring my own at home workouts, and build a healthy and sustainable lifestyle that includes healthy eating and regular and consistent workouts. I also feel very lucky to have gained a true friend! Thank you Nik – I’m so grateful for you and your friendship and all the good work that you do!

I can honestly say I was quite scared to let someone in close to see how absolutely unfit I was at my starting point. Even though my body has tried to serve me well throughout my life, I had been treating it in less than kind ways. Nikole was encouraging right from the start and consistently putting me at ease. Especially once we established exactly where my base was and what we had to work with. She was always looking for deep meaningful honest feedback. From there designing the program forward to what really mattered to keep my body from breaking down; being able to maintain what we were already doing and knowing when to challenge me forward. Small consistent steps that helped me succeed and not struggle on the edge of failure or giving me a program that wasn’t repeatable. She would cleverly adjust things when I was traveling and time-poor, which let me stay accountable and feel a real sense of accomplishment by getting those workouts in. It’s pretty exciting having someone genuinely in your corner, who’s humble and supportive, looking to develop your story as big and as scary as you want to go. So if you have a dream and you want to make it a reality, then don’t procrastinate any longer. Take a breath, write your dream down and make contact right now.

Nikole is an exceptional Personal Trainer and has truly changed my approach and attitude towards exercise since training with her. Every session with her is fun, fresh, fierce and extremely fulfilling. As someone who has always been into exercise, I thought I had reached my ‘peak’. But Nikole helped me discover new heights and today I am fitter than I’ve ever been. Best of all, her passion for an intelligent lifestyle really rubs off on me and helps me to set a great example to my family and young kids. Thank you Nikole! If I ever leave Canberra, I’m taking you with me!

Nikole developed a training program for me to achieve a half marathon. Being a Mum in my mid 40’s who hadn’t run for many years and nursing a few injuries, I was a bit nervous about tackling a training program and unsure if I could achieve my goal. Nik took all of this into consideration and developed an holistic plan over a 12 week period that was well considered and personalised to me and my needs. Nikole was incredibly supportive and encouraging and was always available to answer my many random questions! Her regular check-ins kept me on track and allowed for our plan to be adapted as needed. I’m incredibly grateful to Nikole for her support to achieve this long time goal of mine and would happily recommend her for all your training needs.

Nikole is an incredibly gifted trainer - always wearing a smile and it is obvious she truly lives a healthy strong lifestyle. I needed to pass a number of work fitness standards goals and with her help that task was cleared easily. She has taught me a more holistic way of training the whole of my body and that has amplified my non-Nikole gym sessions. Highly recommended!!