Meet John O'Leary

Few personal trainers in Sydney, or Australia for that matter, are as qualified as John. He holds both the Health and Fitness instructor (HFI) and the Advanced Personal Trainer qualifications awarded by the esteemed American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). This is widely and independently accepted as the highest standard for any fitness instructor or personal trainer in the UK or USA. No formal study or qualification similar to that of the ACSM is currently available in Australia.

John's fitness industry experience began in the UK almost 10 years ago, learning basic biomechanics and anatomy while working as a gym instructor with the YMCA. He also trained as a lifeguard and worked in a local leisure centre.

World travel followed. On reaching Sydney John worked at Goldspear's gym and undertook personal training of a number of clients before returning home to the UK. Initially employed by the prestigious Esporta network of gyms, he worked as an instructor, eventually progressing to gym supervisor and manager.

On successful completion of the aforementioned ACSM courses, he then built up a personal training business in Esporta's gym. This involved teaching and accrediting staff on how to train individual clients.

But formal qualifications must also be supplemented by the latest health trends and industry knowledge. To this end, John has incorporated a wide range of training and fitness workouts and topics into the total service he offers. These include boxercise expertise, advanced nutrition information, resistance training, motivation and counseling techniques as well as rehabilitative know-how.

Sydney beckoned once again, where John decided to set up his own training business, Get Personal. This has been a huge success from the outset, as many of the independent testimonials will attest to. He is now affiliated with Fitness NSW, which is the governing body of fitness in this state.

John also takes a very keen interest in his own fitness. His love and passion has always been soccer since growing up in the UK. And from that he found his desire for long distance running. Since then, he started to compete in half and full marathons.

From there, John successfully competed in numerous full ironman and half Ironman events around Australia and New Zealand. John has also been very successfully at training his like-minded clients who share his interest in the world of marathon running and ironman triathlon racing.

John in action in the recent Port Macquarie full ironman.
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If you've been contemplating doing something about your health or fitness level, isn't time you got personal with John O'Leary? Contact him now for an obligation free consultation.