It all started when…

My mind and body have always had a good connection, I have always had good movement patterns so becoming a personal trainer was second nature to me. I have a passion to get people to become aware of their movement patterns, how to improve their movement and to get stronger. My Mother is a physiotherapist so she was always looking at movement patterns maybe it rubbed off on me? 
I grew up in a household were certain food additives were on the banned list, when we would go out for dinner (rare as that may have been) instead of getting the “kiddie meal” my mother would insist that it was an adult dinner divided in two, if we ever went for ice cream, it was two ice cream cones and 2 extra sugar cones and my mother would divvy it up between us four kids. Obviously at the time I thought my mother was being mean but in hind sight I thank her now… She brought awareness to the foods we were eating. She also grew a selection of fruits and vegetables when we were younger so we understood where food came from. 
After school and doing some traveling I started a physical therapy degree which taught me all about all the muscles of the body, how the body moves, how to prevent injuries etc, I loved this knowledge but unfortunately I did not like putting my hands on people! While I was studying I was working part time in a gym and on my lunch break I was eating a tube of green Pringles. Siobhan O’Reilly (a senior personal trainer at the time) asked me why was I eating Pringles? I shrugged my shoulders, she handed me an article on aspartame. From the reading of this it initiated a spark inside me and since then I have not stopped learning about food, nutrition, the impact of food on our health, human movement and human wellness.   After that aspartame article I read a book called “Not on the label” by Felicity Lawerence. After finishing this book we (my twin sister and I) enrolled in a part time 3 year Nutritional Therapy Diploma with the IINH… and the rest in history as they say… 
You can live without exercising but you will live a better life if you exercise. 
You can not live without food, you have to eat on a daily basis, food has the biggest impact on our health but for most people they focus on exercise and sweating as their method to improve their health. Combining Food and Movement with good Lifestyle habits are the key to your health, wellness and longevity.

EDUCATION 

  • CNELM - Masters in Personalised Nutrition - completion date 2022.
  • CSNN’s Nutrition & Mental Health - Mood Disorders  workshop
  • Diploma in Holistic Nutrition, Canadian School of Natural Nutrition 
  • Wim Hoff Breathing Technique, Darby Training System
  • MWOD Mobility 101 Certificate, Kelly Starett
  • Agatsu, Upper Body Mobility Certificate
  • Animal Flow, Darby Training System
  • Kettlebell Level 1, Darby Training System
  • DTS Level 1 Certificate, Darby Training System
  • Agatsu, Lower Body Mobility Certificate 
  • Precision Nutrition Certification Level 1, Precision Nutrition 		
  • ITEC, Personal Trainer Certificate				        
  • Biosignature Charles Poliquin				        				       
  • Swimming Teacher Certificate, IWS			    
  • CrossFit Level 1 Certificate		
  • Diploma in Nutritional Therapy, Irish Institute of Nutrition & Health
  • The Priory Clinic, (completed 3 years of 4 years) degree in Health Science, (Physical Therapy)
  • Pilates Certificate, Bodyfirm	
  • The Priory Clinic, Sports Massage Certificate					       
  • Fitness Instruction, NECF					       
  • Degree in Management, Dublin Institute of Technology

BOOKS I HAVE READ IN THE LAST YEAR (maybe a year & a half):

  • Why We Sleep - Matthew Walker 
  • Shoedog - Phil Knight
  • Atomic Habits - James Clear
  • Lost Connections - Johann Hari
  • Brain Maker - David Permutter 
  • Un#@%! yourself - 
  • The Mood Cure - Julia Ross 
  • The subtle are of not giving a F*UCK - Mark Manson
  • Can’t Hurt ME - David Goggins 
  • The Dental Diet - Dr Steven Lin
  • The 5 Second Rule - Mel Robbins 
  • Big Magic - Elizabeth Gilbert
  • The One Thing - Gary Keller
  • Radical Remission - Kelly A Turner Ph.D.

Hobbies:

I love nothing more than (in no particular order): 
  • Collecting beach glass - check out my IG @pipersbeachglass.
  • Cooking - it is rare that I go out for food.
  • Reading as you can see from the list above.
  • Training - lifting heavy objects.