Personal Training

My training with Tom spanned two key aspects: one focused on a series of physical and exercise-related challenges brought about by scoliosis, and the other involved psychological sessions that supported me through emotional blockages at important stages of my life.

I was introduced to Tom by my physiotherapist. Before meeting him, I had tried standard gym training sessions and followed online video programs tailored to my needs. But I was never able to stay consistent. Each time I made only minimal progress or felt overwhelmed by the complexity of my body’s condition, I would easily lose motivation and fall back into a cycle of frustration—until I started working with Tom.

Tom understands deeply that training is not just about a few sessions per week; it’s about cultivating a long-term habit that can fundamentally shift a person’s lifestyle and state of being. He has a rich and well-rounded body of professional knowledge, but what truly stands out is his sensitivity and gentle patience in helping someone rebuild a connection with their body.

What impressed me most was the way he guided me through each movement, helping me truly feel and connect with the details of my body—working at a pace and intensity that suited me best. Over time, this steady, positive reinforcement helped me release the shame of “only being able to do this much”.

Even more importantly, Tom’s own passion and dedication to movement inspired me to explore what I genuinely love. Training began to feel joyful, engaging, and self-driven. Each movement was no longer just a task to complete, but something I could truly embody and express.

Beyond that, Tom brings an irreplaceable depth of interdisciplinary knowledge. He helped me better understand recurring physical discomforts that were, in fact, signals of long-standing stress and tension patterns. These issues were rarely just physical; they reflected my overall state of being.

Tom’s insight in the field of trauma is particularly profound. He is someone who not only understands this domain deeply but embodies it in practice—walking the talk with a grounded, integrated approach. For me, he has been not only an extraordinary trainer, but also a trusted and supportive guide on a much deeper journey. 知行合 一

Tom has been an inspiring coach and a valuable friend of mine for more than 5 years, who takes great care of both physical and mental being. 

I was having a stone-stiff body from sitting, and highly stressed about visa and career as well as dealing with traumas from the past. Tom listened and accepted my emotions with patience, warmth, and sharing of his own experiences. He also showed me correct ways to stretch and exercise progressively, to love my body and feelings.

His professional knowledge, skills and personalized suggestions to details, together with abundant patience, care and capacity, has guided me through the journey of growth, of becoming strong and healthy as well as healing internal wounds. He has inspired me to take the courage to deeply breathe and feel, which become valuable qualities to me when facing real life challenges, helping me stay strong and focused during difficult times. It is a great honour and true luck to have met Tom.

I have been training with Tom since August 2011 and have made great progress. As an office worker and ex-ballet dancer, with some long-standing injuries, I have some unique training needs. Tom took the time to understand my history and goals and has developed a flexible programme for me. I am now doing some exercises that I would have not thought possible due to my injuries. My sessions change regularly, with Tom constantly challenging me and using his expertise to develop sessions that push me to my limits, while working to manage and improve my injuries.

Tom is an exceptional personal trainer, with a very unique set of skills, expertise and devotion for his clients. I’ve achieved more in the past 5 weeks exercising with Tom than I’ve ever achieved working very hard on my own. Tom was able to challenge and accommodate my training and develop a routine that has helped me tone. I amazingly strengthened my posture and shoulder, which have been my biggest challenges over the years. He has provided advice and references on how to make a balanced diet as well, which helped me achieve my goals to slim down. I highly recommend training with Tom!

I have been a member of several gyms over the years with little to no results. I have always been concerned about weight lifting and how to deal with it as I suffer with a minor back injury. Tom’s knowledge of sports medicine has managed to increase and strengthen my muscles within a few months of training together. His expertise and dedication have helped me to reach beyond my perceived limits, and more importantly maintain these benefits through his professional nutritional advice and a personalised realistic fitness program.
He has brought the fun element back to my training sessions, changing and updating my exercises regularly. I would recommend him to anyone who wants to see real changes in their body shape and feel great about themselves.

The first thing that attracted me to Tom was his relaxed and friendly approach to most people at the gym. As we started to chat I was quite impressed by his approach to weight training which seemed grounded in a scientific approach compared to other trainers I have seen. I had been training for about 20 years and didn’t really feel I needed a personal trainer. I liked how my body looked, but there were some problem areas which I didn’t feel I was making much progress on. In addition, my workout was beginning to feel a bit boring and uninspiring. When I spoke to Tom I told him I didn’t want the same approach I had seen with other trainers who seem to push without any understanding of the person they were training.
My sessions were a revelation. He was patient with his new radical programme and pushed when he felt it would be helpful but backed off when he saw there was resistance from me. The programme was challenging and I began to look forward to working out again. I finally felt confident that what I was doing was not just pushing weights around but training the right muscles in the most effective way. Over 3 months, I began to see the difference. The body fat that I wanted to reduce started being reduced and I was gaining in muscle mass. Also my blood pressure, which was high overtime, began to return to normal.
I would recommend Tom if you want a sustained and focused approach to weight training and body sculpting. If you are not looking for gimmicks but want a programme that is grounded in a scientific approach, then Tom’s your man. Plus the sessions are also interesting since Tom is more than a typical Personal Trainer — in a way he is a coach too, so you get insights into nutrition and lifestyle changes. The conversations in the rest period can go from philosophy to weightlifting to the latest scientific reports on the physiology of muscle movement. So in short, you get a lot more for your money when you train with Tom. I would recommend him highly.

I feel extremely thankful to have had the absolute privilege of working with Tom on both strength and conditioning for the past year. As somebody who has worked out for years but has always stayed away from the services of a personal trainer, as my first trainer, Tom has exceeded and surpassed my expectations with his professionalism, creativity, understanding, encouragement, knowledge and preparation. His innovative workout plans keep the results coming while pushing me to my limits.
Even when we are not in a scheduled visit, Tom willingly makes himself available for any questions that I may have. He is well liked and respected by both his peers and his colleagues. Tom has repeatedly shown that he possesses the attributes required to make an outstanding personal trainer and motivator. He has made the transition into working with a personal trainer an easy and enjoyable one, while providing me with tips and guidelines to remember in the future.
I would recommend Tom’s services for anybody who was like me and needed a change from a routine that lacked in creativity and consistency. I am positive that within a short time with Tom, results will show and the desire to return to the gym on a daily basis will flourish.

I contacted Tom to help me train for a trekking holiday in Patagonia. He researched exactly what would be required of me whilst I was out there and responded by devising a complete training programme. It encompassed everything I would need to be completely primed and ready for the challenges ahead. I was astonished with what Tom helped me accomplish and I have since continued to use his expertise to further improve my fitness and health. Full of advice, knowledge, encouragement, drive and good humour, I cannot recommend Tom highly enough.

Tom is a rare professional, in a field filled with amateurs. His approach is diagnostic for imbalances and appropriate training designed to achieve and exceed one’s goals. He has a precious commodity, joy, which permeates any session. As a medic, I feel I’m in safe hands.

I have worked with many personal trainers in the past and Tom is unique. He possesses both expert knowledge on the body and movement combined with an inherent curiosity. You know the advice he is giving comes from personal experience and experimentation. He will get you to the goals you need, and far beyond, with compassion, humor, and the occasional kick up the arse.

Tom has acquired a skill set possessed by few others, making his training of the highest quality. His knowledge comes not only from coaching others to succeed but through trial and error obtained from his own training. He is known for dedicating his free time to acquire further knowledge by keeping up to date with the latest scientific research and completing additional courses to better understand the impact of nutrition and fitness on someone’s overall health and well-being. Tom’s anatomy and physiology knowledge is exceptional.

I started getting training sessions with Tomasz last year. I felt I hit a dead end and fell out of love with training when I was training on my own. I needed some guidance and direction with health and physical performance. Tomasz’s knowledge with the body, different styles of training and diets got me back in the mood for training again. Even when I got injured, he was able to treat me and give me advice on how to cure it. For this I can’t thank him enough. He became a really good friend and trainer.
Recently we cycled from London to Poland. Tomasz does this once a year and asked me to join him this year. In my head I was thinking… “He must be crazy!” The more he talked about it, I really got into the idea of doing something like this that would become a great achievement in my life. We did an intense 2.5-month training camp where he crafted a programme that would prepare me for this epic journey. Can’t thank him enough for giving me the drive and education for the training.
We both conquered the 1000+ miles bike ride this July in 7.5 days where we set up a charity for my friend who was diagnosed with cancer recently. Without Tomasz, no way was I able to complete this ride. Hopefully I will stay fit all year round now with the new knowledge Tomasz has given me. You never know… I might cycle around the world eventually!

Tom trained me for almost 10 years in London (in studios, except “Tree Gym” during the lockdown years!). He is a fantastic trainer, plans sessions well and genuinely cares. He is also a lovely man and easy to get on with – I really enjoyed my sessions with him. I would thoroughly recommend him!

Tom was my first PT. And thats going back some years now.

I do remember thinking that paying for PT sessions would never be a sustainable or overly valuable exercise but I couldn’t have been more mis-informed. 15 years on from the first time I ever trained with Tom, I still benefit the lessons learned and experience shared.

Apart from the more obvious benefits and physical changes, (which is why, lets face it most people hit the gym) Tom taught me the value of investing in myself and health and the mind set of (still work in practice) “being kind to yourself” and treating self care as a priority rather than an after thought.

That benefits me more to this day than I ever could have realised. And Tom may or may not believe this but his voice (a Jimmy cricket) over my shoulder is one of many voices I’ve collated over the years that acts as a compass and steers me out of difficult time, stressful life circumstances and unhealthy habits that I fall into with training and Haribos.

A Healthy body, a healthy mind. When I first started training with Tom I was over weight for my height, under active in terms of my lifestyle and blissfully unaware of those two facts. I couldn’t do 1 pull up! My cardio was shocking. I had no experience or understanding of strength training or how to lifts weights (bicep curls being the exception). 

Tom got me to a point where the two days a week that I trained with him were the high points of my week. I managed to do 20 pull ups unassisted, I could bench, deadlift and squat considerable weight with great technique and felt fantastic for it. And the change in my physique had an automatic knock on effect on my mental state. My diet consciously improved (I started seeing abs – where before I thought they were another myth of legend), I gave up drinking for about 6 years just because…. which felt great….. and thats just to name but a few things. 

The new version of myself that I discovered, was one that I was proud of and grew a lot of self belief at what I could achieve. I have gone on to do and achieve some really impressive things with my life both in the fitness and athletic world as well as the day to hustle and bustle. I am proud of myself. And I definitely owe a huge amount of that to my broski for helping create the version of me that could take those strides forwards… and maybe I never quite expressed just how big a thank I owe. Being able to write a testimonial for Tom is as much a privilege for me as it is a pleasure and I truly hope many others get to benefit from what he has to offer.

Thank you brother a thousand times over.

Tom has taken many pursuits in his life to a high level, whether weightlifting, martial arts, or long-distance cycling. This depth of experience means he understands what it really takes to reach physical goals, but also the mental side of the journey: the highs and lows, motivation, setbacks and injuries. That lifetime of learning pours directly into his sessions.

If you went to Tom simply to get bigger biceps, he could certainly help you do that — but you would be missing much of what he truly offers. Tom is deeply interested in both the mind and the body. He understands injury, motivation and the psychology of training, and he has the sensitivity to tailor that knowledge to each individual. Any question I had was met with thoughtful and insightful answers born from years of real experience.

I came to Tom preparing for a mountain adventure that required me to be in excellent shape. I also had a few injuries and weaknesses, not to mention a year or two spent mostly sitting in an office chair, so I needed guidance I could trust. I felt I was in very safe hands. Tom designed a programme that focused not only on strength, but also on balance and flexibility so that I would peak at the right time for my departure.

There is, of course, some good old-fashioned heavy lifting involved, but there is also a subtlety and intelligence to Tom’s approach that goes far beyond what you might expect from a traditional personal trainer. You gain the benefit of his broad experience across many disciplines.

Training with Tom will make you fitter and stronger — and very likely a little wiser too.