Wilberforce BNI – to be the fittest chapter!
Wilberforce BNI Induct John Cammish
We had the pleasure of inducting a new member into our chapter this morning. John Cammish of John Cammish Training is the 28th member of our chapter and fills the role of personal trainer.
A bit about John, his background and his philosophy towards personal training.
“My name is John Cammish, and I currently work as a Personal Trainer at the Village Hotel and Leisure Club in Hessle. I have always been interested in sport from as young as 5 years old, where I began playing football. As I went onto Secondary school my interest in other sports grew, and I excelled in Cross Country Running, Athletics, and Badminton as well as football. Academically, I became more and more interested in human biology, and how the body functions as a whole.
Growing Interest at School
Since playing football at a high level from ages 12-18, my interest in sports conditioning grew to the point where I wanted to become a PE teacher. After school, I completed A-levels in Physical Education, Psychology, Biology and General Studies, as well as gaining a Community Sports Leadership Award, so that I could coach children the basics in sports. Studying Biology developed my interest in the human body further to the point where I wanted to learn more and more. Up until my A-levels, how the body worked was not only fascinating, it provoked thoughts about improving fitness and athletic performance in individuals older than schoolchildren. Obesity was rising, and headlines about inactivity and diet were everywhere. I went to University undecided whether to be involved working with adults or children – but definitely wanted to be part of sport and/or fitness. Altogether, these A-Levels inspired me to go onto study Sport and Exercise Science at Sheffield Hallam University.
University
University was a big learning experience, where I could read about past experiments, what they had set out to find – and more importantly what they had found. My knowledge about the body, its energy systems and what influences exercise behaviour all grew to the point where I had to make a decision regarding what I wanted to specialise in. After the first year, I had decided that I really wanted to work in the fitness industry, and specifically where I could share my exercise and nutrition expertise. In years 2 and 3, Sport nutrition and dealing with elite athletes became my favorite subject, while Exercise and sport Psychology also intrigued me. I graduated in May 2004 in search of more knowledge, and people to share my information with.
The Work
After University, I began working at the Village Hotel and Leisure club as a gym instructor, doing 2 main things: Conducting wellness consultations and constructing exercise programs. Wellness consultations consisted of a client interview screening and a health check. The screening identified injuries and medications that could be affected by exercise, and the goals the individual was working towards, and the health check measured blood pressure, bodyfat, lung capacity and flexibilty. The exercise program was then done the day after or as was convenient. Also, before working at the Village, I had gained my Lifeguard Qualification and my 4-day First Aid at work Certificate.”
Wilberforce Chapter is really excited to have John as our 28th member, as Chapter Director with a few pounds to lose, I will be working with John over the next 3 months on a program which we will be blogging about so you can see the progress John can help me with using his innovative approach to fitness.
John’s website is a gold mine of information and can be seen at www.johncammish.co.uk
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