My introduction to the programme was an attempt to find a solution to my concern for an accumulation of stress, high blood pressure, overweight, reducing flexibility and general lack of fitness resulting from a dramatic change from active to sedentary work of a stressful nature. Injuries sustained in the past had reduced mobility. Consultations in America and England had produced no signigicant results.

The assessment with your training company I found thorough and exactly what I required as a basis for a personalised exercise programme. Since then, careful monitoring by my trainer keeps me constantly aware of my commitment to my programme which is extending as I progress. The wide range of the programme, including diet and lifestyle, is extremely helpful.

I cannot commend too highly the attitude of the staff whose warmth and optimistic approach is positive and confidence building. I have recommended others to embark on a course with your company and intend to enrol for another myself when my present course finishes.

Grace Bartlett, Orpington Kent (Age 67 yrs)

Here is another transformation made possible by JJ’s specific programme for the older adult … Take a look at this before and after photo of Madge another client from JJ’s training system:

If teaching were only a matter of imparting information, anyone could do the job. It takes someone with a special talent to reach the minds of their students and inspire curiosity, intrigue.. a sense of awe. At all times JJ captured every one’s attention, made learning simple, opened imaginations, instigated debate, and delivered such clarity each and every lesson. She delivered difficult material by breaking the information into manageable bits, bringing it all together as does a conductor reaching that final crescendo — or AHA!

Having taught for nearly ten years myself, I honor what it takes to be an outstanding professional. JJ Armstrong is among that rare bread of teachers — a natural teacher!

Very truly yours,
Cathie L. Bell,  New York NY

JJ has worked on wellness issues of clients in conjunction with GP’s, Physicians, Consultants and Specialists.

I have known JJ Armstrong in a professional capacity for eight years, during which time I have found her work as an Exercise Specialist to be thorough in all aspects of wellness and health related fitness, providing a service which has integrity and a leading example of sound liasons between doctors of the medical profession and exercise specialists.

I have no hesitation in recommending her company to my patients for exercise prescription.

Dr R P D’Silva, Harley Street LONDON

“To be totally honest the highlight of the FIE course was actually learning from yourself as you clearly have in depth knowledge of the subject and can deliver.”
Stephen Aish, Training Director London Kettlebells

“At all times JJ captured everyone’s attention, made learning simple, opened imaginations, instigated debate and delivered such clarity each and every lesson. JJ Armstrong is among that rare breed of teachers..a natural”
- Cathie L Bell, New York USA

“It would be easier to take the light out of the moon than to simply put into words how much I appreciate what you’ve teached and shared. You are the best teacher on the planet”
- Victoria De Luna, New York USA

“I have had many personal trainers and mind/body teachers in my time, but JJ is in a league of her own”
- Anna Korab, Melbourne Australia

Comments written by anonymous teacher evaluation forms (shows what people really think as they do not need to disclose their details on the form!)  When asked “what is your overall opinion of your instructor” …

“Great credentials, education and mastery of the subject matter”
“Knows her stuff”
“Excellent”
“She’s more than I expected”
“She doesn’t just give answers to questions, but makes student arrive at the answer his/herself”
“Very knowledgable and thought provoking. She knows how to catch your interest”
“She is extremely knowledgable on all Personal Training subject matter. She is also polite and courteous”
“Very intelligent, experienced, approachable and helpful”
“Very highly prepared individual in this field”
“Overall, instructor has a wealth of information that I feel would be better shared over a year long program”

She ran a tight ship … here is a collection of testimonials received by JJ and her team of trainers (taught to deliver JJ’s unique training system to her clientele)

I would like to endorse the fitness programme. I find it an extremely well run and controlled system. The individual coaching and progression makes the targets set attainable and the system is set to enable participants to reach achievable targets without unnecessary excessive efforts.
Raymond H. Slater, Orpington Kent

I joined the programme with a view to taking some much needed exercise in civilised and pleasant surroundings. I quickly discovered, at my first assessment how unfit I had become.

Age: 43
Weight: 14 stone 5 lbs
Waist: 38 inches
Fitness Level: 29%

Now I am fitter and healthier than I have been since my early twenty’s and although a year older, can now boast;

Age: 44
Weight: 12 stone 9 lbs
Waist: 34 inches
Fitness Level: 73%

To acheive this involved hard work on my part, but I am adamant this would not have been but for the dedication and interest of the training team. Never once have I considered giving up, mainly because I have found my weekly routines varied and interesting and always achievable and within my new found capabilities. This is something I have never found in any other forms of exercise or sports in which I have participated in the past.

I congratulate you for keeping me “AT IT” when many of my friends and collegues were certain I would quit. I recommend your training to anyone at any time.

NB: I was prescribed tablets to control high blood pressure. After having to take the medication for 11 years – I was able to discontinue this treatment as a direct result of your programme and training!

Richard Jonas, Orpington Kent

To Whom It May Concern:

I would like to acknowledge that your company training programmes are continuing to make me more aware of sensible, healthy living.

The schedules are fully explained by an alert and knowledgeable team, simple to follow and graded routines provide a constant measure of one’s improving strengths.

I would not hesitate to recommend such training programmes for anyone who recognises the need to be sensibly fit and healthy or feels an urge to attain higher peaks of fitness.

Russell Bowie, Business Director

I found the course very knowledgeable, and my trainer helped me alot with the exercises. I found everyone in the team to be very helpful and friendly, because as you enter the gym you need to be made to feel relaxed because it looks very difficult if you have not entered a gym before.

Thank you all very much.

Tricia Parodi, Kent.

Since embarking on a course the progress I have made is beyond my expectations. My aims were originally to increase my fitness and improve specific areas such as leg endurance and over body strength. I achieved all of this on completion of a gold course (3 months), seeing my trainer twice a week.

On expiry of the gold course I immediately continued further training with my trainer, this time seeing him once a week (progressive course). I am currently following this type of training as I feel that I only require his tuition once a week in order to give me that extra push and to ensure against incorrect exercise technique. I felt that within the gold course he had taught me motivation and enough exercise routines that would enable me to adequately and competently train on my own.

It has given me great pleasure to monitor my progress in all areas and watch it increase week by week. I always look forward to my sessions with my trainer as I know he will always instruct me to train optimally.

Tina Thomas

I dropped into your programme having been booked in by my wife for a an assessment session. At the time I was 49 years old, 13 stone in weight, my blood pressure was on the high side of normal (161/100).

Today I am unfortunately still 49 years old but now weigh 11 stone 11lbs, my blood pressure has dropped to 143/91 and I feel better physically and mentally.

Training is of course important for active sportsmen/women but could be a matter of life or death for the over 45′s, so long as the training is conducted professionally and is within the capabilities of the trainee – nothing but good can come of it. I found the training here to be conducted professionally and is designed to benefit the needs of the individual taking into account their fitness and any injuries they may carry and their training aims. This and the friendly atmosphere they maintain make it a pleasure to sweat it out at your training facility.

B. R. Spencer, Lee London.

I should like to express my personal thanks to JJ for the tuition given to me since joining your programme.

Upon my retirement this year, after many years travelling the world, and perhaps leading a sedentary life, with much entertainment, I felt that I needed to get some body fitness in order to lead a more active retirement, where Golf is one of my passions.

I can honestly say, that I now feel one thousand percent fitter, I have lost weight, particularly where it mattered, that is 3.5 inches from my middle, I am not out of breath any more, and find it no trouble to go 36 holes of golf in one day.

More importantly, I had been on Beta Blockers for high blood pressure for over 7 years, and have found that within 3 months of joining your course for personal tuition, my Doctor reduced these, and after 4 months they were no longer needed as my blood pressure remained normal.

I shall now continue to look forward to a much happier and healthy life, where coming to the fitness session once or twice a week, are part of a fuller time interspersed with walks, and of course about golf two or three times during the winter months and more during the summer.

Once again, Thankyou.

Norman Dyer, Consultant Retired.

I am writing to you to express my considerable appreciation from the series of courses I have taken with you. I have over the last six months been on both a platinum course f0llowed by a gold course. My obvious intention was to get to a reasonable stage of fitness before advancing age and weight both combined to make this impossible!

This aim has been achieved to a degree that I would not have thought possible at the start of the course.

I have never undertaken anything of this nature in the past and certainly approached it with some trepidation. Your method of conducting the courses, attention to detail and the constant monitoring at every stage soon dispelled any concerns and instilled great confidence.

I must thank you for continuously pushing and encouraging my every effort. The ever friendly and helpful manner have largely contributed to the success I feel I have achieved.

E. J. Lawrence, Chartered Quantity Surveyor.

 

One small club in Chelsea was alittle less skeptical and decided to hire JJ as a Consultant to improve the services and running of the struggling health club. Here is the testimonial showing the results of their forward thinking…

In November 1989 JJ worked with NGH Leisure Club where she was hired as a Consultant to improve the services and running of the Health Club. During this time JJ recruited and trained a new team of staff, and appointed a new manager (specifically trained by JJ) this resulted in an immediate increase in memberships. JJ also redesigned the gymnasium services i.e. programmes, assessments, and procedures. Up until JJ was hired, we had experienced constant staffing problems i.e. short term employment, regular changes in instructors (causing upset among members). However once appointed and trained by JJ, staff remained with the club for a minimum of 2 years due to the constant appraisal, training and motivation schemes she put in place.

JJ introduced a whole new area of income to the club by incorporating her ‘Exercise Management System’ Courses which generated 34,000 GBP in the first year for which the club received 70%.

Today four years later we still run exercise management courses and still employ members of the original recruitment programme. We would like to thank JJ for her services.

Nina Faidhi, Director NGH Leisure Club

In 1993 and off the back of this success, JJ was able to convince others to take ‘a risk’ with the programme …

We have recommended Exercise Management Systems under the direction of JJ Armstrong to run the gymnasiums on behalf of the owners of several of our clubs. During which JJ not only saved money on staff costs, in addition JJ generated extra revenues for both the club and themselves. Notably a revenue of 5,000 – 8,000 per month was generated at Profiles* from a new gym service sold to existing members. 2,000 – 4,000 per m0nth was generated in the smaller clubs – these revenues were in addition to increases in areas of income ie memberships, classes etc.

JJ has identified a new and innovative service which she is able to promote to members of a health club to both satisfy the needs of the members and generate a new income for the club – she now has years of experience in the field of Personal Training Service Plans.

We recommend any club who is intending to incorporate additional fee paying services within their gymnasium to learn from the experience and success of JJ’s programme.

Mr. J V Neville-OBrien, Managing Director LEISURE FINANCE PLC

JJ has been called a visionary who stays ahead of the game and on the cutting edge of Physical & Mental Services often able to predict and engage in the next trend long before it becomes mainstream (these are a testimonial to such events).