Get to know the MHR team a little more...
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Established in 2016, the MHR coaches have over 15 years of combined experience in the world of personal training and professional sport.
MHR Fitness is built on our coaches’ passion for improving the lives of people through functional fitness and sensible nutrition.
Our team of coaches have excellent customer testimonials, which are backed by continued proven results. These are as a result of training hundreds of people through thousands of hours of personal training.
MHR Fitness has evolved in to so much more than personal training. Specialising in mixed small group personal training, WE HELP ANYONE WANTING TO BUILD A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND STRONGER VERSION OF THEMSELVES. Our classes are designed to directly improve your aerobic capacity. At MHR Fitness we will improve your fitness at your level and challenge your perception of what's achievable.
Maxwell Rust
Director
The Founder of MHR Fitness, Max has been personal training for over 5 years with thousands of hours of coaching under his belt.
Mark Connor
Head PT
Head PT at MHR Fitness, Mark has a wealth of experience in group fitness and personal training.
James Foad
PT
Personal Trainer & the proud owner of an Olympic Bronze Medal in rowing. James brings his knowledge from professional sport to MHR.
Amanda Wilson
PT
After 24 years in the beauty industry with the aim of increasing people’s confidence I felt the next logical step in my career was to become a personal trainer to help people both physically and mentally.
At MHR Fitness we have three principles
which run through our DNA:
Mindset:
Your mind controls everything, we help you change and develop the mindset you need to succeed with your health and fitness.
Health:
We help you live a healthier lifestyle by teaching you about sensible nutrition and developing healthy habits. Also, we focus on training that’s not only going to challenge you but you’ll also enjoy and happily make a part of your life.
Results:
We are highly professional and results driven. We understand that you’ve reached out to us because you’re seeking a specific outcome with your health and fitness. The first thing we want to know is what outcome you are you looking to achieve. Once we have this information, we’ll map out how we’re going to get you there and set very specific goals to keep you focused and accountable on your journey with us.
Sara Bunn
Sara is one of our longest serving clients at MHR Fitness.
Sara completes two small group personal training sessions each week and since joining us has seen significant improvements in her strength, her technique as well as her body composition.
Holly Bathgate
Raising a family and bringing two children into the world can be one of the most rewarding things that a person will ever do.
But as any Mum will tell you, pregnancy can take a real toll on your body.
Jess Gill
Jess reached out for help feeling like the girl who lacked body confidence and self esteem. She was already a member of a gym but lacked the knowledge and confidence to go it alone and achieve results.
Jess came to MHR wanting a programme that would guide her through nutrition and fitness. It was clear from the start that her demanding desk based job with crazy hours was causing a lot of stress and waning habits were adding to her stress.
Bailey Donald
From boy to man and from amateur to pro, professional boxer, Bailey Donald, started training with MHR Fitness at the young age of 17.
Under our guidance, his strength and power has rocketed. Bailey has gained 7kg in weight and gone up a weight class with his boxing.
Jodyne Jurd
Jodyne started training with MHR Fitness in May 2019. At the consultation phase of Jodyne's journey, she told us that she wanted to tone up and feel stronger.
Since then, Jodyne has completed two 1-1 personal training sessions each week.
Lee Rees
Before training with MHR Fitness, Lee had a gym membership but rarely used it due to a busy lifestyle and a lack of confidence of knowing what to do to achieve the results that he wanted.
It's fair to say that Lee likes to enjoy life and after a period of late nights and big weekends he decided that enough was enough and reached out to us to help him achieve his goals.
Kim Searl
Kim trains with MHR Fitness twice a week and joined us wanting to lose fat and tone up.
Kim has had an incredible journey: losing 10kg (2 stone) in weight, reducing her body fat by 10% and losing 22 inches from across her body.
Louise Edwards
In only five months with us Louise has managed to lose 3 stone in weight, this has been achieved through a sensible diet, personal training once a week and our online accountability group.
No fad diets, just a consistent nutrition plan and a progressive training programme, coupled with her own determination to succeed, helped Lou achieve these results.
We offer mixed small group personal training.
Our small group personal training packages combine personal training and group exercise. Delivered in a 1-6 ratio this concept allows us to facilitate our clients on a 1-1 basis while being surrounded by like minded individuals.
Building strength, fixing injuries, focusing on movement quality, and getting fitter and stronger for everyday life.
We cater for anyone, regardless of your training experience or goal.
Our personal training packages are structured from the very beginning of your journey with us.
During the consultation phase we identify your ‘why’ and the goals that you want to achieve. This is your journey and our trainers are on it with you every step of the way to coach you, support you and to celebrate your successes with you.
Everything you need to know about our latest events, offers and blog updates.
Maxwell Rust
After leaving college in 2012, I knew the career path for me was personal training. Through educating myself on training and nutrition, I became passionate about health and fitness from the positive impact it had on my life. Therefore, it made me want to help others achieve the same feeling and result. I've now been personal training for over 5 years and have managed to build up thousands of coaching hours and have worked with hundreds of different individuals in this time.
At MHR Fitness we create bespoke and unique training programs to best suit our client's fitness goals and abilities. There are many myths and fad diets out there, but we want our clients to enjoy the food they're eating. We only give nutrition advice that is easy to follow, regardless of our client's work schedule or lifestyle. It's very important for our clients to enjoy training, so our relaxed and friendly teaching style makes the process even more enjoyable.Building something that has a positive impact on thousands of people's lives through education on training and nutrition.
Strictly hip-hop and rap.
Mark Connor
In 2018, I swapped my job as a police officer for a full time career in health and fitness and haven't looked back since. As the old saying goes, find a job that you love and you'll never work a day in your life.
Life in the police involved long, irregular hours which made me appreciate how hard it can be to balance a busy work and family schedule whilst also finding time for your own health and fitness. I know, first hand, that it isn't easy.
Fitness found me in my early twenties and has been a massive part of my life ever since. I've gone from a regular gym goer, to a group exercise instructor to a qualified personal trainer. I've now been personal training and teaching classes for over 4 years and have loved every step of the way. Fitness is my passion and I thrive off helping people smash their goals!
Helping someone achieve what they thought was impossible.
If you check my most played, you'll find all sorts of songs and artists. From the latest dance releases to the cheesy tunes of the 90's. They'll either make you cringe or get up and move!
Watching Love Island with a bag of Percy Pigs!
James Foad
Sport & exercise has been my life since my teenage years, having been mostly involved in rowing. I have been lucky enough to compete for my country at all age categories, from European to Olympic Level. With my biggest achievement taking home an Olympic Bronze Medal from London 2012.
I lived the dream then, doing a sport that I loved for a job. Now I'm still living the dream being involved in sport, exercise and health and having the opportunity to pass on everything I have learned in my own sporting career and the new knowledge I am still learning. I use this to help others lead healthier lifestyles and have the confidence to get more active.
I'm super proud to be part of the MHR Fitness team, love working with our existing clients and can't wait to start working with new clients.
This sounds so cheesy, but I get a lot of inspiration from my wife Sophie. She is the one that gives me the confidence to go for my dreams, keeps me focussed on my goals, keeps me driven & helps me see things from a different perspective on a daily basis.
I'm not really into any one style of music but I mainly listen to a lot of Grime, Rap and R&B. However, come into the Foad household, you'll most likely hear me singing along to any Disney song or Little Mix with my two girls.
My dream location/holiday would be to explore Sri Lanka's rainforests, temples, national parks and take in all the beautiful sites it has to offer. Followed by a trip across to the Maldives to kick back and chill.
Jack Coak
I am a registered nutritionist with the association for nutrition, an awful tennis player and a current sports nutrition master's student. My journey all started when I was 6 years old and wanted to become a chef. I followed that dream right up to the age of 18, where I trained to be a chef. Despite my excellent cooking skills, I quickly realised that my passion was the science of what was on the plate. I gave up being a chef to go to university to study Human Nutrition at St Mary's University in Twickenham and I am now studying a Master's in Sports Nutrition.
I must confess I am a bit of a nerd when it comes to nutrition, I print off and read 2-3 research papers a day. I love the science behind how food fuels us, keeps our bodies ticking and how we can utilise the power of food to help improve our health and propel us towards our goals. You can do all the training in the world but if you don't support that training with the correct nutrition you are not going to see the results you desire.
I don't see nutrition as meal plans and macros. It's much more than that. Nutrition is part of our day to day lives and always will be.
People always ask me what famous person inspires me and my answer is why would someone I have never met inspire me? My inspiration in all aspects of life is my Dad. His continuous love, support & friendship wouldn't have got me to where I am or make me believe I could have done half of the things I have done. If I become half the person he is then my children are going to be very lucky! Although I don't take inspiration from his nutrition - he eats a packet of chocolate buttons every night.
If I am going out, I'm going out in style!
Starter - Winter vegetable bruschetta
Main Course - Seafood paella
Pudding - Apple pie & vanilla ice-cream
Drink - Estrella
That's easy, hands down driving down the motorway where no one can hear me singing Take That as loud as I can. Although, Love Island does get a worthy mention. I used to tell my girlfriend I hated watching it, then ended up watching it without her when she was away from home!
Sasha Hart
I started training with MHR Fitness nearly two years ago, taking the plunge to join a Bootcamp and a small group PT session per week. I experienced immediate benefits both in my fitness levels and in my sense of wellbeing.
My confidence grew and as a result in September 2018 I made the decision to make a big change; to leave a job with which I had become emotionally disconnected and to find something about which I felt passionate.
When Max approached me about joining MHR Fitness I was over the moon, as there isn't a company I could believe in more.
I passionately believe in the benefits of training with MHR Fitness. Health and fitness has certainly become a massive part of my life, I am now training five days a week.
MHR Fitness is a community and I really enjoy being part of our members' journeys, not only via email and social media but training alongside them. I am driven by helping others to grow and develop both in terms of their fitness and their confidence and self esteem. It is so rewarding to watch members blossom.
It has to be the people around me. They inspire me all the time without even realising it. Whether that's our members, my friends, family or people I read about or see online.
I naturally observe people and try to take something positive away with me that I can put into practice in my own life.
Starter - Deep-fried Brie
Main Course - Pork belly with red cabbage and dauphinoise potatoes
Pudding - Brownie and ice-cream
It has got to be iced ring donuts. I don't allow myself to buy them because fact is, if I did, I would eat them all in one sitting!
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Amanda Wilson
After 24 years in the beauty industry with the aim of increasing people’s confidence I felt the next logical step in my career was to become a personal trainer to help people both physically and mentally.
Since qualifying as a level 3 personal trainer I have not looked back since (although I still like to make people look pretty on the side)
As a long-standing client of MHR Fitness, once fully qualified I was thrilled to be offered a place on the team taking regular small group classes and private sessions.
When not working or training you will find me spending time with my family or walking our two beautiful dogs Sophie and Duke.
Making people feel confident about their appearance
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Our private small group personal training studio is based in Hedge End, Southampton.
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