Winnie Shiu is a personal trainer and pharmacist with 20 years in the health and fitness industry and 10 years in scientific research and publishing. 

She specialises in:

• women’s fitness and health
• pregnancy and postnatal fitness
• perimenopause and menopause fitness
• weight management
• fitness in various medical conditions
• over 60s fitness

She believes that everyone can reach their full potential by ‘learning, practising and achieving’. She is passionate about helping others move better, feel better and live better.

My fitness journey :

I’d struggled with my weight since I was a teenager. In my twenties, I joined my local gym, hoping I would finally get in shape. I would spend an hour on the treadmill or the cross-trainer. Sometimes I would attend aerobics and body combat classes. When I was at home I would try and fit in an exercise DVD. I always managed to finish the classes and DVD and I considered myself to be quite ‘fit’. I thought I must be quite unlucky as no matter how hard I tried, my weight just would not fall off.

In 2008, as a bride-to-be, I finally made the decision to get help from a personal trainer. She has taught me new exercises I have never done before, and helped me discover muscles that I did not know I had! In the first 4 weeks, I lost 4 kg. I began to really enjoy the fitness challenges and looked forward to each personal training session!

At 14 kg lighter, I re-trained as a personal trainer to help women get fit and strong.

Be the fittest, healthiest and best version of yourself.

You CAN do it!  I believe it you.

I look forward to working with you!

Winnie

Personal trainer, pharmacist (MPharm, PhD)

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Fitness qualifications:

Level 3 Personal Training Diploma

Level 3 Award in Designing Pre and Post Natal Exercise Programmes

Level 3 Outdoor Fitness

Level 3 GP Referral Schemes

Level 3 Exercise for Older Adults

Nutrition Coach – Precision Nutrition

Academic qualifications:

Academic scholarship, Benenden School, Kent

Master of Pharmacy (First Class Honours), University of Nottingham

Pharmacist pre-registration training, Epsom and St Helier Hospital

PhD in Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University College London

Post-doctoral researcher, School of Pharmacy, University College London

When I’m not training:

I enjoy reading, salsa dancing, playing the piano and flute, and making charm jewellery – necklace, earrings, bracelets. Check out BohemianDesignStudio.Etsy.com for my jewellery creations.