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~ MIKE HEATLIE ~

EDINBURGH PERSONAL TRAINER
MIKE HEATLIE MSC

As one of Edinburgh's leading Personal Trainers, Mike Heatlie has outstanding credentials. Having worked in the fitness industry since 1989 and a personal trainer since 1993, Mike Heatlie has accumulated qualifications that few can boast. He currently holds four degrees including three Masters Degrees in Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, Strength and Conditioning, Public Health Nutrition, as well as a Bachelors Degree with the highest honours in Sport and Exercise Science.
He has worked with countless high profile clients including singers Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, Martin Metcalfe, actors Steve Coogan, Remy Hii and Jodie Jacobs, comedians Simon Brodkin and Chris Turner, politician Ruth Davidson, World Champion boxer Alex Arthur, Alex Arthur Jnr, Machlan Arthur and Luke Bibby, music bands No Doubt and The Deftones, and businesswomen Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia.  
  • Mike Heatlie and I have been working together on and off since 1997. He was the first personal trainer I ever worked with and although he was originally hired just to train myself, it wasn't long before he was working out my band mates also. Mike is completely passionate about health and fitness and is a wonderful motivator. He is tireless, compassionate and make working out something to look forward to. He is the Superman of my tour.
    Gwen Stefani
  • I would recommend his service to anyone - regardless of your current fitness level, Mike can help you improve. Encouraging, motivational, positive and a really nice guy.
    Alastair Pope
  • Now I am 2 stone lighter than when I met Mike for the first time and absolutely delighted to be able to say it! People ask me if Mike is expensive but I can truthfully say that my sessions with him were worth every penny - and more! I have wasted far more money on diet books and aids that produced at best only a small or temporary weight loss.
    Kay Gall
  • Mike is just brilliant and I can't recommend him enough. He is funny and caring and he makes each session different and challenging, but most of all enjoyable.
    Derek Radin
  • Mike is extremely motivational and has encouraged me to think positively and re-establish my life goals. I now feel as fit as I did in my forties. I would highly recommend Mike Heatlie to anyone who is looking to improve their fitness level with a tailored package to suit their needs.
    Cath MacNamara
  • Mike's passion for his trade is both unbelievable and admirable and his smile just makes you smile, even when you are hurting. He is a man who thrives on results and seeing his clients achieve, seems to drive him even harder. Mike was the best thing that happened to me in 2011 and I am looking forward to the next changes he will help me make in my body - Mike thank you sincerely, you helped make an old man very happy! Best wishes.
    Nick Price
  • Mike is a fantastic personal trainer; his expert knowledge is matched by a real enthusiasm to see you achieve results. Every session is unique, structured to focus specifically on your goals. With Mike you work constantly throughout the session, and he controls the intensity and workload so you get maximum benefit. An hour in Mike's excellent training studio with his support is worth 4 or 5 sessions training on your own. Highly recommended if you want a truly professional personal trainer
    Chris Shepley
  • Mike is an incredible personal trainer, somehow he knows just how far to push you in each session without leaving you too sore after the session and requiring recovery time. In fact when working with Mike visiting the gym became addictive and I saw dramatic progress every week and on average I lost 2 pounds a week!
    Ken Scott
  • Following an accident a few years back, I tried on numerous occasions to return to training, both individually and as a member of numerous gyms. None of these attempts lasted, partly due to boredom but mainly due to dissatisfaction at no obvious improvement in my fitness level. I resolved myself to one final attempt before accepting life as a couch potato, and that’s when I happened across Mike Heatlie. Almost immediately after beginning training with Mike the results for me were amazing. There was an obvious improvement in my general fitness and the shedding of the few unwanted pounds I’d been accepting as inevitable.
    Mick Pedrick
  • Mike is friendly and helpful and knows his stuff and didn't make me feel intimidated or uncomfortable, he's just been positive and encouraging and if you're looking for someone to help you lose some lbs (or stones in my case!) in a healthy, sensible way then look no further. I really can't recommend him highly enough. I have lost just over three stone since the beginning of May and gone from a size 20 to a 14 and I'm still going. My confidence and my appearance have changed drastically for me, not to mention my health
    LeeAnne
  • I have lost nearly 45 lbs since I’ve been training with Mike Heatlie. I have found Mike to be a first class trainer, a great motivator with a good sense of humour. He is extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of training and other related topics. He is passionate about what he does and has put together a training program for me which is outstanding. Mike has a great ability to quickly recognise what changes need to be made to my program to ensure the best results are achieved at all times
    Kevin Coetzee
  • I wasn't that keen to go to a personal trainer but mike turned out to be a real find. I could see very quickly why Gwen Stefani paid for Mike to tour the world with her. His sessions would be totally brutal if it wasn't for his chirpy personality. He makes a hard workout session feel easy and it's a laugh too!.
    Martin

QUALIFICATIONS

Msc Medicine & Science in Sport & Exercise - Glasgow University

MSc Strength & Conditioning - Edinburgh University

MSc Public Health Nutrition - Queen Margaret University

PG.Dip Human Anatomy - Edinburgh University

BSc Hons (1st Class) Sport & Exercise Science - Edinburgh Napier University

HNC Health & Fitness - Telford College

Diploma Sports Nutrition - Rusland College

Diploma Remedial Massage - Scottish Massage Schools

Certificate in Advanced Personal Training - Premier Training

GWEN STEFANI

In February of 1997 Mike was hired as the Personal Trainer to the American singer Gwen Stefani and subsequently worked with Stefani on and off for 18 years including numerous world concert tours transforming her post-baby physique into the best body in Hollywood to much media acclaim.

“Of all the people who deserve credit for making No Doubt's return tour such a giddy success, singer Gwen Stefani's trainer merits extra kudos. When Stefani took the Gibson Amphitheatre stage Wednesday night in a brash outfit that seemed equal parts chola swagger and Hamptons riding crop, women in the audience gasped at the impeccable tone of her abdominal muscles.”  LA Times, 2009.

“I knew Gwen Stefani was in shape, but this is ridiculous... in a good way of course! Here she is performing in LA and that my friends is a six pack! Ladies, Gwen is a mother of two, so no more excuses! Sure, she probably has tons of help, but you need more than help to get a body like that, you need determination. So what you waiting for?! Go get some!!”  Hollywood Tuna, August 2009.

“If Gwen Stefani did not exist, it is quite possible the makers of abdominal exercise machines would want to invent her. Truly, her stomach is a thing of wonder. It is not so much a six-pack as an entire mini-bar of perfectly formed tautness. Her abdomen muscles are so well-defined, they merit a permanent slot on Countdown's dictionary corner. When she saunters on stage in a micro croptop and low-slung trousers, it is all I can do not to become transfixed with tummy envy and forget all about the music.

She is undoubtedly a talented singer, but this show proves that Stefani truly excels as an effervescent all-round performer with a unique creative imagination. And, it has to be said, with truly exceptional stomach muscles!”  Elizabeth Day, The Observer, September 2007

“it’s gotta be said; outside of Iggy Pop, Gwen Stefani has the best stomach in rock. There’s no getting around it; this thing is a force of nature. Her abs oughta be insured by Lloyd’s of London.” Shawn Connor, July 2009.

“Gwen Stefani showed off her amazing post-baby figure on stage in Los Angeles on Wednesday night - 11 months after giving birth to her second child. The American singer, who turns 40 in October, looked just like she did when her band No Doubt first leaped to fame 14 years ago. Gwen showed off her killer abs and sculpted figure as she performed with the group at the Gibson Amphitheatre as part of their summer reunion tour.”  Daily Mail, July 2009.

In 2009 Mike opened his private Personal Training Studio at Meadowbank, and with his team of over fifteen Personal Trainers, helped thousands of clients in Edinburgh lose weight, tone up, and feel better than they had done in years. Wishing to spend more time with his daughter, and imposed lockdowns through the COVID-19 pandemic, Mike closed his Personal Training Studio in 2020 and now works closely with clients at the Royal Commonwealth Pool Gym in Edinburgh.

Mike is a member of The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (Personal Trainer Practitioner – Membership No R0188810) and is fully vaccinated with booster and performs a lateral flow test every morning.

FACILITIES

The gym at the Royal Commonwealth Pool is first class with excellent equipment, and most importantly used by a variety of individuals many of whom are overweight, obese, older adults, and beginners, it is not a gym with any bodybuilders so even though you will be apprehensive if you haven't been to a gym in years, you will be in familiar company and Mike Heatlie will immediately put you at ease.

Personal Traing with Mike Heatlie at the Royal Commonwealth Pool Gym does not incur any additional gym fees and you do not need to be a member of Edinburgh Leisure. Convenient free car parking is right outside the gym and there are also locker facilities (returnable £1 coin for the locker) and showers. A wonderful cafe with a great menu (although the sausage rolls are too tempting!) is also optional after your personal training session.

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