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RUPERT WARD

RUPERT WARD

Sandford on Thames,Oxfordshire

Summary

Calm, dependable and friendly individual with great interpersonal skills.

A loyal employee who works well as a team player but also individually.

Cardiac rehabilitation and exercise referral qualified.

A wealth of knowledge and experience for assessing those with specific health requirements and needs.

As a previous elite oarsman competing at international level the importance of nutrition, motivation and recovery will always remain at the forefront.

This has led to a current career improving peoples physical and mental health and passing on knowledge and experience.

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work history

Healthwise Facilitator/ Fitness Instructor

GLL
Didcot And Abingdon
2014 - Current
  • Conducting inductions, teaching clients safe and effective exercise to prevent injuries and accidents.
  • Explaining exercises clearly to help clients move safely with maximum effort and results.
  • Integrated warm up and cool down routine at session start and end.
  • Demonstrated safe equipment use for minimising risk of injury or damage.
  • Motivated and encouraging participants to reach fitness goals through positive reinforcement.
  • Planning cardiac and supervised classes and programmes for varying ages, abilities, injuries and fitness levels.
  • Devising new programmes and monitored client progress.
  • Accurately recording client data and securing details of medical records on the companies secure database.

Haberfeild RC Australia
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Elite oarsman competing at a high level at national and international regattas
  • Performed Intensive fitness and technical training required twice a day, included attending training camps abroad
  • Competed at National Championships in Tasmania.

Physiotherapy Assistant for Sporting Injuries

GLL- Better
Henley- Oxfordshire, SFK
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Worked alongside physiotherapists gaining injury knowledge and experience on sports related injuries
  • This involves exercising patients with Medical conditions
  • Remedial sports massage on injured patients

Rower

London Rowing Club
09.1998 - 01.2004

Early morning rowing. Training for events

High dedication and motivation

The highest health and nutrition knowledge and practice required to compete at the highest level.

Working as a team but also training solo to be at my top physical performance.

Rower

Upper Thames Rowing Club
01.1992 - 01.1998
  • Full dedication to training and nutrition at all times.
  • Regular attendance at competitions and media events.
  • Working as a team but trained to my full capacity on a daily basis.

Wallingford Rowing Club
01.1986 - 12.1991
  • Rowing at the beginning of my career culminating in junior GB squad trials reaching final trials of the junior GB team.

Sports Massage Therapist

BBC TV Superstars

Worked with the BBC TV Superstars Olympic athletes team as a sports massage therapist

Attended various other sporting venues globally with this elite team.

Education

Cardiac Rehabilitation Level 4 -

BACPR
2012

GP Referral Level 3 -

Wright Foundation
2008

Fitness Instructor And Personal Training -

Premiere Training
2006

London School of Sports Sport & Remedial Massage
2004

Henley College
1992

Wallingford School
1989

Skills


  • Great interpersonal skills
  • Empathetic and understanding
  • Patient
  • Great Clinical knowledge
  • Very good communication skills
  • Motivating and supportive

Interests

Playing the classical guitar, electric guitar and saxophone. I have played in several bands and attended the Youth Music Festival in London. Running half marathons. Cooking and Nutrition, Reading & Health and Fitness.

Timeline

Haberfeild RC Australia
01.2006 - 01.2008

Physiotherapy Assistant for Sporting Injuries

GLL- Better
01.2004 - 01.2006

Rower

London Rowing Club
09.1998 - 01.2004

Rower

Upper Thames Rowing Club
01.1992 - 01.1998

Wallingford Rowing Club
01.1986 - 12.1991

Healthwise Facilitator/ Fitness Instructor

GLL
2014 - Current

Sports Massage Therapist

BBC TV Superstars

Cardiac Rehabilitation Level 4 -

BACPR

GP Referral Level 3 -

Wright Foundation

Fitness Instructor And Personal Training -

Premiere Training

London School of Sports Sport & Remedial Massage

Henley College

Wallingford School
RUPERT WARD