Craig Knowles
West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre
London
6 votes
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About
I’m Craig, a certified Level 4 Personal Trainer with over 10 years’ experience. Fitness and sports have been lifelong passions, influenced by my mother, a former sprinter. My personal athletic background started at a young age and includes participation in a range of team and individual sports, such as football, boxing, and athletics.
I hold specialist qualifications in nutrition for exercise, GP exercise referrals and England Boxing Level 1 certification. In addition, I provide Level 4 strength and conditioning coaching for professional footballers and design and oversee school fitness programmes. I have also had work published in Women’s Health Magazine when my client won ‘The Body’ in 2016.
I am deeply committed to helping my clients improve their body confidence and to achieve their unique fitness goals. My areas of specialisation include weight loss, toning, high-intensity interval training (H.I.I.T.) circuits, strength and performance coaching, nutrition and diet planning, personal goal setting, body conditioning and group training.
Each training program I design is fully customised to the individual, with a focus on motivating clients to lead healthier, more active lifestyles. I firmly believe that fitness should be enjoyable, accessible, and balanced with one's lifestyle, ensuring sustainability. By setting realistic, measurable goals, I aim to make fitness a rewarding and lasting part of your life journey.
Join me to explore how we can meet your fitness goals together.
I hold specialist qualifications in nutrition for exercise, GP exercise referrals and England Boxing Level 1 certification. In addition, I provide Level 4 strength and conditioning coaching for professional footballers and design and oversee school fitness programmes. I have also had work published in Women’s Health Magazine when my client won ‘The Body’ in 2016.
I am deeply committed to helping my clients improve their body confidence and to achieve their unique fitness goals. My areas of specialisation include weight loss, toning, high-intensity interval training (H.I.I.T.) circuits, strength and performance coaching, nutrition and diet planning, personal goal setting, body conditioning and group training.
Each training program I design is fully customised to the individual, with a focus on motivating clients to lead healthier, more active lifestyles. I firmly believe that fitness should be enjoyable, accessible, and balanced with one's lifestyle, ensuring sustainability. By setting realistic, measurable goals, I aim to make fitness a rewarding and lasting part of your life journey.
Join me to explore how we can meet your fitness goals together.
Qualifications
Level 4 Strength & Conditioning
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Level 2 Fitness Instructor
Level 1 England Boxing
GP Exercise Referral
Nutrition for Exercise
Core and Stability
Extreme Interval Fitness
Outdoor Boot Camp Instructor
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Level 2 Fitness Instructor
Level 1 England Boxing
GP Exercise Referral
Nutrition for Exercise
Core and Stability
Extreme Interval Fitness
Outdoor Boot Camp Instructor
Specialisms
Weight Loss & Muscle Toning
H.I.I.T. Circuits (High Intensity Interval Training)
Strength & Conditioning
Football Coaching
H.I.I.T. Circuits (High Intensity Interval Training)
Strength & Conditioning
Football Coaching
Location
6 Reviews
6 out of 6
Craig prepared me very well before my partial knee replacement. He gave me exercises to strengthen my leg muscles and I certainly reaped the benefit afterwards, making a good recovery. After the op and when the NHS physio sessions finished, Craig gave me further exercises to help me gain strength and flexibility. He is very encouraging. The surgeon was v pleased with my progress.
Suzanne Gardener
Craig is an exceptional personal trainer with a genuine passion for fitness. Over the time that I have worked with him I have had a variety of goals ranging from injury rehabilitation, aesthetics through to performance-based powerlifting competing. His wide experience makes him a really versatile trainer who was able to adapt his coaching to all these specific goals with outcomes that far exceeded my personal goals.
What sets Craig apart is his holistic approach to fitness. He doesn't just focus on physical transformation but also helped me to build confidence and make sustainable lifestyle changes along the path to achieving my goals.
If you're looking for a trainer who combines expertise with a personalised and motivating approach, I highly recommend Craig. He will push you to your best while ensuring the process is rewarding and fun!
Victoria
What sets Craig apart is his holistic approach to fitness. He doesn't just focus on physical transformation but also helped me to build confidence and make sustainable lifestyle changes along the path to achieving my goals.
If you're looking for a trainer who combines expertise with a personalised and motivating approach, I highly recommend Craig. He will push you to your best while ensuring the process is rewarding and fun!
I said, after a knee replacement, to Craig, “I can’t do that - NO! Please I can’t!!!!” He laughed. He showed me an X-ray of his knee.
2 years later I’m skipping down the stairs. Never could have believed it. I couldn’t have done that without Craig. 🐯
Dianna Evans
2 years later I’m skipping down the stairs. Never could have believed it. I couldn’t have done that without Craig. 🐯
I have been working with Craig for a while and my goal was to lose some weight but to mainly to stay fit.
He introduced me to areas of the gym that I was not familiar with and felt daunted by and his gentle encouragement has gave me the confidence to exercise in those areas when I am on my own. I also had periods where I hadn’t been going to the gym, so I booked Craig and his encouragement, motivation and commitment got me back.
Craig is very knowledgeable, calm and his encouragement spurs you on. He knows how and when to push you further but also he takes into account any injuries and adapts the session accordingly.
I have learned a lot from Craig and have signed up for more sessions, I throughly enjoy working with him and would highly recommend Craig to anyone who feels unsure about going to the gym.
Fiona Gonsalves
He introduced me to areas of the gym that I was not familiar with and felt daunted by and his gentle encouragement has gave me the confidence to exercise in those areas when I am on my own. I also had periods where I hadn’t been going to the gym, so I booked Craig and his encouragement, motivation and commitment got me back.
Craig is very knowledgeable, calm and his encouragement spurs you on. He knows how and when to push you further but also he takes into account any injuries and adapts the session accordingly.
I have learned a lot from Craig and have signed up for more sessions, I throughly enjoy working with him and would highly recommend Craig to anyone who feels unsure about going to the gym.
I’ve been working with Craig for over a year. My goal was to lose weight, build strength and drop my type 2 diabetes. I’ve succeeded in all 3 goals. Craig has been great, giving me enough challenge to motivate me to make the gym a big part of my life and has helped me completely transform my body.
Nick Jerome
We started working out with Craig about 3 months ago and he is without a doubt our lockdown gift. Craig immediately understood what we needed from a trainer and has encouraged us on our fitness journey week after week.
Craig is calm, knowledgable and motivational. He knows how to push us just that bit further and the sense of achievement is immense.
We didn’t think twice about signing up for another course and would recommend Craig to anyone who is daunted about getting fit or joining the gym.
Anne and Andrew
Craig is calm, knowledgable and motivational. He knows how to push us just that bit further and the sense of achievement is immense.
We didn’t think twice about signing up for another course and would recommend Craig to anyone who is daunted about getting fit or joining the gym.