Meet the professionals

Oliver and the rest of the iBodz team - Richard, Julia, Tanya and Candida are here to help you achieve your health and fitness goals.

In addition to being regular contributors to the Article Bank, they will also be helping our iBodz Rookies reach their own fitness goals throughout 2009.

If you have any specific questions for our professional team, check out the Ask The Expert section of the iBodz Community forum. You will need a minimum of an iBodz Bronze membership, which is currently FREE, to fully contribute to the Community Forum. Join for FREE now >


Oliver west
  • Name: Oliver West
  • Occupation: Director of iBodz and Personal Trainer
  • Qualifications: Dip. Personal Training, Dip. Sports Massage Therapy, Nutrition for Sports & Fitness, Bosu Instructor, National Pool Lifeguard, First Aid
  • Likes: Food, exercise and extreme sports
  • Dislikes: Baked beans
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Richard Husseiny
  • Name: Richard Husseiny
  • Occupation: Sports Therapist, Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Qualifications: MSc Strength & Conditioning (completed 2010), BSc Hons Sports Therapy, FA Diploma Treatment & Management of injuries, London School of Sports Massage, YMCA Personal Trainer, First Aid
  • Specialities: Sports Injury Treatment & Management
  • Likes: Food, exercise and extreme sports
  • Dislikes: Watermelon
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Julia Martin
  • Name: Julia Martin
  • Occupation: Self-Employed Sports Rehabilitator & Personal Trainer
  • Qualifications: BSc(Hons) Sports Rehabilitation, NASM L2 Health & Fitness, Coach, NASM L3 Certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Wales Level 3 Pilates, Teacher, Post Degree Diploma Sport & Remedial Massage (BTEC level 5), Cert. In Performance Stability – Golf Matrix, Nautilus Academy Cert. in Weight Management & Express Workouts, Emergency First Aid qualified
  • Likes: Going to the gym, swimming, Pilates, surfing, golf, reading, watching movies & watching rugby and ice hockey
  • Dislikes: Bad drivers
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Candida Mead
  • Name: Candida Mead
  • Occupation: Personal Trainer and Body Control Pilates Instructor
  • Qualifications: Dip. Personal Training, Dip. Sports Massage Therapy, Boxercise Instructor, C.H.E.K Institute Certificate in Scientific Core Conditioning, Pilates
  • Specialities: Natal Fitness
  • Likes: Skiing, the sun, food & wine
  • Dislikes: Untidyness & coffee
Tanya Stocken
  • Name: Tanya Stocken
  • Occupation: Nutritional Coach and Natural Health Practitioner
  • Qualifications: Diplomas in Natural, Clinical and Sports Nutrition; Flower Essences, Performance Coaching and Biochemic Tissue Salts. Also qualified to practice kinesiology, Hopi Ear Candle therapy and Indian Head Massage. Member of Complementary Medical Association.
  • Likes: Food, cats and beer!
  • Dislikes: Rudeness and soap operas
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