Andy McNeil

Background

About Andy McNeil

I started Macks fitness in 2009 after a lifetime of enjoying keeping fit and strong. It was a period of in activity due to a scoliosis of my lumbar spine caused by an old injury that introduced me to Pilates. This really fired things along for Macks fitness. I saw the importance of good, structured, clear exercise form, whilst enjoying yourself at the same time, as something that created a real difference to my life. This is a mantra that i keep to this day in both my private classes and corporate clients. Macksfitness has had various diverse corporate clients who utilised our sessions as part of a Wellness at WORK program. Extreme events such as the Trailplus Hellrunner and Hellrider events have had Macksfitness teams taking part, and in the case of the Hellrider 2011 actually placing! Here are a few accomplishments. In September 2013 AEG UK asked Macks fitness to supply a sports day event for staff from The O2, Hammersmith Apollo and AEG Europe which we held at The London soccerdome. September 2013 to April 2014 Macks fitness ran a Boxercise course at Peter Symonds sixth form in Winchester. March to May 2014, Took part in a National design competition re utilising spaces to increase peoples activity. Southampton hospital was test case. Place second. June 2014, wrote guidelines for Southampton hospitals chemo patients re exercise during and after treatment. May 2015. guest lecturer at Lymphoma associations national conference, topic exercise and cancer. May 2016, consulted, designed and created an Outdoor gym area for Twyford parish council. June 2016, guest lecturer at Southampton Solent Uni to graduating class of degree level PT students. Sept 2017, lectured on exercise and cancer at Portsmouth Uni. March 2018, my son is born. I decide to dedicate a Thursday every week to looking after him, supporting my partners return to work. Also, I want time with the little champ! January 2019, I have recently been featured in two publications: The Lymphoma associations "Lymphoma matters" magazine and the Hampshire Chronicle. A bi monthly column is written in the Winchester residents magazine as an advice section for readers. April 2024, EPR requests a nutrition guidance document for their field staff to use to help manage energy levels while doing site surveys. This is to help their workforce keep energy levels high to deliver the best results for their clients. The delivered piece of work has excellent feedback from the senior team at EPR Father of three. Two daughters, 20 and 18 and a 6 year old son (who keeps me v busy!)