Clients and Friends

At INNERGYM we know the importance of listening to our clients, and we're glad they are happy to share their experiences with you.

We would also like to introduce you to some of our friends, whom we are happy to support.

Our Clients

Elaine and Aimee Taylor

Elaine Taylor, 47, runs her own recruitment business, Comtec, in Hemel Hempstead, and trains with Adrienne.

“I first met Adrienne last year when I was pounding away on the running machine and things were looking bleak. I was set on running the St Albans half marathon but with four months to go I was struggling with a knee injury and my tactic of running and more running simply didn't seem to work.

Adrienne explained how preparing for a race involved working with different parts of the body to strengthen key muscles and improve core balance. It made such perfect sense, and let me work around my injury - I was hooked! 

Since then I have competed in a number of events and Adrienne has kept me motivated and enthused. I was especially delighted to hear that Adrienne and Steve had opened INNERGYM as this offered me the ideal opportunity for me to recruit my beautiful couch potato daughter Aimee into the world of fitness.

Aimee is 20 and has always found the big, noisy, sweaty gym environment very intimidating. The studio at INNERGYM  provided her with the sanctuary she needed – a nice, light airy space with a Personal Trainer who understands that we aren't all born gym bunnies! We now visit Adrienne once a week and Aimee's often the one who's reminding me that its time to go. It's great having such a top class environment and a trainer who, maybe because she's older, really understands where we are coming from, what we want from our studio time and has the practical skills and attitude to help us get there.”

Sue Edis

Sue is in her early fifties, works as an English teacher at a secondary school in Hemel Hempstead and trains with Steve.

I had been immobile for over a year as the result of a leg injury, and although physio was having a beneficial effect on my leg I needed a way to build up strength in the rest of my body. Six months ago I saw an advert for INNERGYM and realised that this could be the way forward – providing therapeutic exercise for my injury whilst at the same time helping me back to fitness.

When I visited the gym I was impressed with Steve's friendly manner  - he was very approachable but at the same time extremely professional and took time to understand how best to help me.

The gym itself is very nicely equipped and is a comfortable and personal environment to work out in. At INNERGYM you don't feel like you are on a conveyor belt and as a result I have seen great improvement, not only with my leg but also in my general fitness.

Roger Clarke

Roger, 55, works in an architectural practice, lives in Hemel Hempstead and trains with Adrienne.

I met Adrienne at the beginning of this year and immediately felt comfortable with her approach. She was straightforward and knowledgeable and really focused on me as an individual – it was obvious she wasn't lifting programmes straight out of the book. She also took the time to understand my lifestyle and aspirations, and impressed upon me the fact that exercise was only part of a whole life solution to fitness.

When I visited INNERGYM my objective was simple – to get fit. I knew that from this I would lose weight and also find it a lot easier to get round the golf course. What I couldn't predict was how successful the personal training would be, and that in 6 months not only would I be fitter slimmer and more energetic, but that my golf – and more specifically my golf swing – would have improved dramatically!

A left shoulder injury had hampered me for some time, and with Adrienne's help we very slowly and patiently worked on building up the muscles until I could move through the ball in textbook fashion – I really felt like a different person.

I enjoy going to the gym,  it's bright and open and seems to have more equipment than I could use in a lifetime. I also enjoy training with Adrienne. She's amazing – she doesn't mess about and knows just how hard to push you to get results – yet she never takes you past your limits and you know you couldn't have spent the time or the money better.

Marathon Man – Lee Craze

Lee started training with Adrienne at the beginning of last year. At that time he weighed 24 stone and was so unfit he couldn't walk a mile without puffing, panting and struggling for air.

Yet this year with the help of Adrienne and INNERGYM he has completed his first marathon and raised over £10,000 for charity.

Lee says, 'I have struggled with my weight my entire life, but anyone can lose it if they eat healthily and take regular exercise. You don't need fad diets. Before I didn't feel healthy but now I am 100 per cent.'

Lee has now dropped eight stone, and still has a stone to go. However with the help of the INNERGYM team this goal looks set to be reached and earlier this summer he joined Steve Allsop and completed the London to Brighton cycle ride - a journey of over fifty miles.

Our Friends

We are delighted with the friendship we have built up with the Kiwanis Club of Liverpool, Canada, and for the opportunities we have been given to support them in their fundraising efforts.

www.kiwanis.org/club/liverpool