I have my parents to thank for finding Craig O'Toole Personal Training, and Craig to thank for finding me some muscle tone and also, more importantly finally allowing me to enjoy exercising. We started off slowly given that I was very unfit and overweight and now we are boxing, running, doing weights and swinging the dreaded kettle bells…not always in one session but close enough. Craig has a … [Read more...]

Craig did a fantastic job in helping me to prepare for my first 'Tough Guy' event. I already had a regular exercise programme but felt that I wasn't working hard enough to survive the race's special challenges. Not only did Craig improve my fitness levels so that I saw dramatic results in all areas of my training, but he did it with great humour and patience. He also took the time to give … [Read more...]

My husband and I initially contacted Craig O'Toole Personal Training 6 weeks before a beach (i.e. bikini) and water-sports holiday, for an intensive blast of exercise. 5 years later and we still can’t seem to shake our “Craig” habit! He is a fantastic trainer because he is so interested in what he is doing. He has tailored our sessions to meet both our requirements – I want core … [Read more...]

The advert said ‘Beach Bodies for Sale’ Well mine was certainly not suitable as a beach babe and well past it sell by date, especially when you‘ve had 3 children! So what attracted me to call the number, maybe it was the smiling face or the credentials on the flyer? However the thought of actually training from home, in my own time, was why I decided to ring…. Craig arranged to call … [Read more...]

I started New Year 2009 on a downer. I was facing my fourth Marathon in April but my running performance and enjoyment was going nowhere fast! I was getting repeated injuries and had almost decided to take up darts instead…but then I discovered Craig. He came to me in January and I was immediately impressed by his thorough approach. He did an in-depth test of my fitness and went into great … [Read more...]

With the blood pressure rising and the stomach bulging like many a chap I went into denial and breathed in when faced by a mirror. However my wife had other ideas, she was already on a mission to regain her fitness and decided if I would not help myself, Craig would. Craig developed a series of exercises, interspersed with boxing and slowly, but surely we began to notice the differences. Weight … [Read more...]

I contacted Craig after seeing his catchy advertisement in Optima magazine. Immediately I was impressed by his knowledge and the time he took on the phone to discuss what was then my training programme. I interviewed 4 personal trainers and Craig shone through with his superior knowledge on nutrition as well as exercise and his friendly, calm, manner was appealing too. I have been training … [Read more...]

I was in a position where I lacked the motivation to go to the gym after a stressful few months, so I decided I needed a little push in the right direction from a third party - that third party being Craig. I was just browsing the internet and found him by chance! I would have no hesitation in recommending Craig to others. He is an amazing 'encourager', all the while pushing you and making … [Read more...]

The best thing that I have done in terms of my health and well being in the last three years was to respond to Craig’s mail shot. I am now 65 and have worked out on my own; at gyms and with other personal trainers for most of my adult life but soon realised that Craig did have that unique selling point that I hadn’t found before. The programmes he has devised for me over the last three … [Read more...]

Craig has been my personal trainer for the past 2 years, during which time he has greatly improved my state of health in a highly professional but friendly and sympathetic manner. I find that Craig pays particular attention to my ability to cope during the training period, both careful and supportive, whilst at the same time extending and stretching my potential for increased activity and … [Read more...]