I have known John for around 5 years and have been training with him in private lessons for the last few years. I have always found John to be an extremely professional personal trainer, is very knowledgeable and a very enjoyable dude to be around. I have been dealing with some back issues and it was very important for me to be training and building up my back strength properly. This is why I did PT with John. I needed his professional guidance. However, other than the back, I am in good shape and health. I’m also 68 yrs old and that adds another hurdle to overcome. In December last year we moved overseas and John suggested he could train me remotely using his training app and following the training program that he personalizes for people like me. However, given we would be living in another country, I had reservations on how effective this approach would be. As it turns out it WAS extremely effective. I have been using the training app every day, following John's training programs diligently, eating well and am getting stronger and healthier. The training app is really simple to use and a very effective approach. John watches what I do on the app and comments on how my training is going. Sometimes I will comment that I’m having an issue like shoulder soreness and he will guide me away from things that could hurt my shoulder and gets me doing exercises that will strengthen my shoulder. John looks over my weekly results and challenges me to do better, or more, and sometimes even less. For instance recently, he saw that I was doing too much weight on the face pull exercise. He reach out to me on the app and ask me what I was doing. He reminded me that the exercise is intended to work my rotator cuffs and I was pulling too much weight on that delicate muscle. This is an actual example of something he corrected me on remotely. This is a really efficient way to train.! This is the part I didn't expect when I started the remote training. His feedback motivates me, and I work out as hard as I did when I had a trainer with me in the gym. And I have been doing at literally a fraction of the cost of a PT over a two month period. I have absolutely no reservations to recommend John and his training program to anyone who is looking for results via remote training OR personal training. Either way John knows his stuff!! Mike
We wanted to get in the best shape we could for our upcoming wedding and came across John online, so we reached out to see if it would be a good fit. After our initial meeting we felt it was a good fit so signed up for approx 30 in person sessions. Our goal was to get in shape, but in a sustainable manner so that we could carry it forward beyond just our wedding day. John took this on board and designed a meal and workout plan, in addition to the in person sessions that we did once a week with him. The meal plan was great as it allowed us the flexibility we needed while still meeting our goals, and the work outs were a continuation of our in person sessions, so we knew that we had the right form while performing the exercises to make them effective. Overall we were extremely happy with John and his program. He is always full of tips on foods and alternatives when we needed a change. He is also very responsive and is only an email/text away to answer any questions we had. We would highly recommend John and were very glad that we worked with him, as we are in the best shape we have ever been and feel we have learned enough to be able to maintain it going forward.
I’ve been training with John for the past 10 years and he’s awesome. He’s smart, knowledgable and supportive, and he is always willing to follow up our custom-designed, in-person work-outs with on-line support and recommendations. I highly recommend John as a trainer!
Over the years I have had many trainers, bouncing from trainer to trainer, until I started working out with John Galbraith of Free Fitness and Health 2007. What started out as training for fitness when I was in my 50’s has morphed to include therapy for a bad knee, that at times has left me unable to walk and often bedridden. With John’s help and expertise, these episodes are far less frequent, recovery is faster, and my gait, endurance and confidence have improved. On my last vacation in Paris, I was walking between 8 to 12 kilometers a day! Not bad for a 69-year-old woman! John has a commitment to my health and well-being and the skills to get me where I need to be. During the pandemic, when gyms were closed, John found options – we worked out at a park and a private studio so that I got the consistent workout I needed to keep my walking from degenerating. He knows how to motivate me, knows my limits and how to take me beyond them so that I improve. From fitness, to nutrition, to physical therapy, John Galbraith is a trainer for all the stages of your life and health. Those other trainers? They’re long gone.
I've been training with John G. on and off for over 5 years now. We've worked on building up my strength, improving my nutrition and losing weight. Most recently, I began experiencing severe pain in my (flat)feet due to being so sedentary over COVID. Through exercise and advice John was able to help me restore my lower body strength and get back to a place where I can freely walk and be mobile again. Best of all, he's super supportive, completely without judgement and he keeps me accountable. He's basically a body mechanic and if there's something bothering you he'll know how to fix it. Can't recommend his services enough.
I have enjoyed strength training with John. My main concern has been to build strength carefully so as to avoid any injury; I found his approach to be safe, methodical, attentive, patient and encouraging. A good trainer and good guy.
I was never a person who made time for exercise but I wanted to make a change and decided to reach out to John. I have a pretty hectic schedule and it can be quite challenging to have a set routine for workouts. With John, I was received personalized workout plans through the fitness app - which also provides videos for each exercise, making it easy to learn on my own. This has been extremely helpful as it allows me to do the exercises in my condo's gym. John has been very attentive and provides valuable feedback regularly, which has been both helpful, motivating, and has kept me accountable. Over the past 6 months which I have started these exercises, I have become more confident in the gym, have felt much stronger, and am eager to continue with my plan. Thanks, John!
Free Fitness and Health is a Canadian Personal trainer based in Toronto, Ontario. Free Fitness and Health is located at 235 Carlaw Ave, Toronto, ON M4M 2S1, Canada.
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