Nik - MFA PT

From Nurse to Personal Trainer: A Journey of Understanding

I didn’t set out to change careers — I set out to find someone who understood me. After having my baby, I was navigating a body that felt foreign. I was carrying extra weight, feeling exhausted, and trying to rebuild my strength while juggling the demands of motherhood. I searched for a personal trainer who could guide me — someone who knew what it was like to be both obese and postpartum.

I couldn’t find her.

So, I became her.

With years of nursing experience, I understood the science of recovery, safe movement, and the emotional toll of physical change. But it was my own lived experience that gave me the empathy and insight I couldn’t find in the industry. I retrained as a personal trainer, determined to create a space where women feel seen, heard, and supported — without judgment.
Now, I help women rebuild their strength, confidence, and self-belief from the inside out. This isn’t about “bouncing back.” It’s about moving forward — with compassion, patience, and pride in every step of the journey. Because I know what it’s like to stand where you are. And I know how powerful it feels to take that first step toward yourself again.

Skills and Experience That Set Me Apart
Healthcare background: My former nursing experience gives me a deep understanding of anatomy, recovery, and safe progression — especially for postpartum bodies.

Lived experience: I am walking the path my clients are on, so I can offer empathy, encouragement, and realistic strategies that go beyond textbook advice.
Holistic approach: I combine medical knowledge, fitness expertise, and emotional support to help clients feel strong, confident, and capable.

"Wishing you and your families a beautiful Easter filled with hope, love, endless joy and chocolate."

Be safe on the roads.

Friday, 3 April to Monday, 6 April.

Evolt 360 is a fast non invasive bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) scanner. It measures over 40 metrics, including muscle mass, fat mass, visceral fat mass, water levels used for tracking fitness levels. Accuracy levels repeatedly validated in scientific literature for both the fitness and medical fields.

Your Thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland found at the base of your neck. This gland makes Thyroid hormone that travels in your blood to all parts of your body.

Disorders of the thyroid;

Hypothyroidism - underactive thyroid - Hashimoto's disease

Hyperthyroidism - overactive thyroid - graves' disease

Thyroiditis - inflammation of the thyroid

Postpartum Thyroiditis - Phase 1 is within 1 to 4 months after giving birth or Phase 2 may be 4 to 8 months after delivery

Goiter - unusually enlarged thyroid gland

Thyroid Nodules - swelling in one section of the thyroid gland

Higher prevalence in females vs males though similar symptoms including impact to energy levels, weight, metabolism, skin hair and nail growth

Sip steadily - drinking small amounts consistently rather than a large amount or gulping all at once

Choose the right fluids - although water is generally best electrolyte enhanced drinks do help if you have significant sweat or fluid loss

Absorption rate in stomach is generally 15-45 minutes however slows significantly if you are severely dehydrated.

* If you are dizzy, tired, confused, cant keep fluids down please see a doctor.

* If you have mild dehydration, just drink water. A General recommendation is 2 - 3 litres daily (more if exercising / in hot temperatures)