Living in a different culture to the one I grew up in has been one of the most rewarding times of my life. I have lived in London for fifteen years after moving here from Tokyo with my job in 1990.

I was a serious tennis player in junior high school, high school and university and loved skiing - trying to ski most winters although that has not been as regular since I came to London! About 10 years ago, I decided to take up golf. Its been a struggle but I love it and am pleased that my game is improving - at last.

For the past twenty years, I have worked in the financial markets of Tokyo and London. The stress of that lifestyle meant I felt stiff continually and even thought it was part of the job. I had tried massage and found it helped. I started personal training sessions with Martin about eight years ago. Through our sessions I became interested, even fascinated, in the fact that the human body can change and improve at any age. This awareness and interest in the human body developed steadily until in 2003, I decided to do something about it and booked myself onto several courses in this country and in Thailand.

Although at times its been difficult to study and work full time, the pleasure and rewards I get from working with my clients and seeing them improve has made the training seem very worthwhile.

I am qualified with the International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC) and a member of the Complementary Therapists' Association.