About Me 
Liam O'Brien at the Ilkely Trail Race May 2010. |
I am a Personal Trainer and Kettlebell Instructor with many years of experience based in Pontefract, West Yorkshire and covering the whole of the 5 Towns area plus Boston Spa, Fairburn, Garforth, Wakefield and the surrounding areas. I offer Personal Fitness Training and Kettlebell Instruction for one to one private clients, couples and small groups and also corporate and company clients in their own homes, places of work, local parks or in my own private, fully equipped studio here in Pontefract. Interests Unsurprisingly most of my interests are fitness related and I currently enjoy Triathlon and Middle Distance Running plus regular Gym and Free Weights Training as well as Heavy Kettlebell work. In my free time I like to visit the Lakes as often as possible, walking with my wife Lisa and my dog Stan. We also try to ski at least twice a year ususally in Austria or France. Qualifications Advanced Personal Trainer Level 4 Certificate in Fitness Level 3 Certificate in Fitness Extreme Kettlebell Instructor Nordic Walking Instructor
Copies of all certificates are available on request. 
Skiing in Austria 2008 | 
The Lakes with Stan 2010 | 
Double Kettlebell Clean with 2 x 28kg |
Testimonials | Diane Watson Wakefield. 1st Feburuary 2010 "I first started to training with Liam as I was worried about my fitness levels after an operation and wanted to lose a bit of weight. I also felt that my mobility and flexibilty needed improvement. I found Liam through a Google search for Wakefield Personal Trainers and was impressed by the fact that he did home visits and was happy to come to me very early in the morning. We got on immediately, he was friendly and made me feel comfortable - all of which helps to make the actual training pass quicker! I would have no hesitation in recommending Liam to my friends and family" |
Caroline Philipson. Featherstone. 13th June 2009 "I have been training with Liam since around February 2008. Suzi and I started with the Kettlebell training which I have to say is one of the most challenging workouts I had ever undertaken. Kettlebells has become one of my true loves in life and some 18 months on we still train with him once to twice a week.
Liam is a very inspiring trainer and is always one step ahead coming to the sessions with different routines and, sometimes even different equipment so the sessions are always interesting.
As I travel for work and find it hard to maintain a routine in the week he also suggested running encouraging me to do my first 5 mile race last July. I now run regularly in between sessions and have the odd 5 and 10k booked in here and there - something I would never do without his encouragement and continuous support. It sounds corny but training with Liam has definitely changed my life and given me more confidence and all I can really say is a great big THANK YOU!" |
You can read more testimonials from clients past and present here. |