Sarah-Jane Hunter, founder of SJ Fitness Ltd, created SJ Fitness Ltd to assure you of the best possible service. SJ Fitness Ltd is recognised by many as Glasgow’s leading personal training company, Sarah Jane being voted one of the top trainers in Scotland by the Scotsman.

As one of the UK's top fitness experts Sarah Jane protects her reputation by ensuring that only the BEST of the industry are allowed to operate as part of her elite personal training team in the West End of Glasgow.

All SJ's personal trainers and coaches are required to be trained in exercise, nutrition, injury rehabilitation, massage and motivational techniques.

Sarah-Jane has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years. She is a Certified professional Personal Trainer and Weight Management Specialist. Sarah Jane's passion is in Pilates (mainly working with back pain clients) and Pre and Post Natal. Sarah Jane has a very straight forward approach to training clients - the goal is all about what is best for the client 100% of the time.

Sarah-Jane is a former professional middle distance runner (from the age of 8 until she was 16) in the 800-metres and 1500-metres with the Hamilton Harriers. Sarah-Jane loves running to this day, and enjoys helping clients learn the art of running.

Sarah-Jane as a teenager was in the Army Cadets. During her time in the cadets from age 13 - 18 she completed her Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh award along with many instructor courses and trips away with the TA. Sarah-Jane learned many skills from map reading, leaderships skills right through to becoming a marksman at shooting. This training sometimes comes out in Sarah Jane's coaching as it can very often be military style - but in the nicest possible way :-) Sarah Jane is very driven, this drive and passion comes through in her sessions and rubs off on clients.

Sarah-Jane has additional professional education in:

• Level 4 Trainer
• London YMCA Exercise to Music Award
• London YMCA Aqua Exercise to Music
• London YMCA Anti and Post Natal Professional Award
• London YMCA Step Choreography, Exercise to Music Award
• London YMCA Body Max Weight Training Award
• ICS HND Fitness and Nutrition 2006
• Wright Foundation GP (Doctor Referral) Program 2003
• Trixter USA International Master Trainer Matrix X Bike 2005

• MK Pilates Foundation 2004
• Professional Pilates Award 2003
• Premier Pilates in Pregnancy Certificate Dec 2006
• RH Fitness Pilates Award 2003
• Fitness Professional Body Training System Body Pump, Body Combat, Body Balance, Body Attack & Body Step
• Fitness Professional Body Training System Fit Kids Teen Combat
• Fitness Professional Body Training System Aero Kids Aero Jam
• Pilates on the Ball Award with Master Trainer Kathryn Cullen 2002
• Precor Master Trainer Spin 2003 & Pulse Spin Award 2001
• Stott Pilates Reformer
• BOSU PT Cert 2007

• Fitness Kids Award FIT PRO
• Full First Aid through St Andrews Ambulance Association 2009
• Full Disclosure Scotland

• Member of Fitness Professionals International, full Public Liability insurance with fit-pro.

Sarah-Jane is also a guest lecturer to professional audiences on the principles of effective exercise and nutrition and has worked personally with more than 1,000 men and women of all ages, shapes, interests and limitations. Over the 8 years of working with Pre and Post Natal Sarah Jane has worked with over 200 ladies, helping them stay healthy through pregnancy and also return back to full health and fitness after birth.

Sarah-Jane regularly contributes to BBC, STV and Scottish media on many health and fitness related topics. She has experience both on radio and TV and works easily under pressure and when put on the spot. Please contact Jill Creighton on jill@headlinepr.co.uk to use Sarah-Jane.

Sarah-Jane writes fitness and nutrition articles for national press, fit tips, Q and A, and fitness forums (both for general public and for personal trainers) She has also written and designed many of her own courses now delivered in the SJ Fitness studio.

Sarah Jane has a waiting list and an extremely strict selection process for those wishing to work with her. For more information email info@sjfitness.com

Meet the rest of the SJ Fitness team http://www.sjfitness.com/team