TESTIMONIALS

Greer Donovan - Manager, Licensing Services APRA|AMCOS

Nikki Martin has trained me at the Olympic Gym, Newmarket, for the past two years. In that time I have found her to be extremely friendly, technically proficient and a great motivator.

I was quite new to the gym and having a trainer like Nikki helped me feel comfortable in this new environment. Nikki takes an interest in my condition at each session and can tailor activities to suit my needs.

On each piece of equipment Nikki demonstrates the move for correct form and then watches as I perform. She knows different moves for key pieces of equipment which enhances my workout variety from week to week.

Not only does Nikki help out with personal training sessions, she’ll make a workout programme for use in my own time. Nikki has studied nutrition which complements the personal training sessions towards achieving my goals.

Nikki is punctual and is always cheerful no matter how early in the morning it is. At the gym Nikki has quite a fan club and it’s a pleasure to work out with someone who is liked and respected by both staff and gym patrons. Nikki has raised my motivation.

I would recommend Nikki to anyone who wants a personal trainer whether they are a beginner or advanced.


Jude Cooney - Communications & Marketing Advisor National Screening Unit

As a serial gym joiner having a personal trainer was just about the only thing I hadn't tried - and it's worked for me. The weekly appointment motivates me and keeps me in the gym environment. Nikki is great fun and my programme has variety and challenge. And two years later I'm still at the gym.


Anna Lawson

When I moved to Auckland and joined the gym I'd already managed to lose about 20kgs (I was about 92kgs at my heaviest) but I had only been doing cardio and still felt a bit flabby and shapeless. I was scared of doing weights and a bit intimidated by all the different machines so I decided to try personal training.

After doing some research about some of the trainers I arranged a time with Nikki. With her background in body building and nutrition I thought she would be just the right one to give my taining the big kick start it needed.

AND I LOVED IT.

Nikki's enthusiasm and encouragement helped me to lose another 5kg's, tone up and start feeling really good about myself. She got my hooked on weight training and she educated me in how to make healthy choices when it came to my diet.

Nikki's passion for training and nutrition sparked my passion for it too, so much so that I ended up doing some study and becoming a personal trainer myself. 8 years on we're still great friends and she's always more than happy to chat about ideas or give nutritional advise and she's a wealth of knowledge on everything from weight training, nutrition, stretching, cardio training etc.

If you're considering personal training then definately book a time with Nikki, she truely is fantastic and if you'd like to chat to me feel free to contact me on annalawson@xtra.co.nz or 021 462662, I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

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