Our Trainers

Our Trainers

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Dan Bennett

Dan is passionate about helping others increase their fitness and health through modification of lifestyle, exercise and eating patterns. He uses a variety of techniques with clients to achieve their goals and increase their sence of wellbeing and health.

Training Objectives

Fitness for Cycling

Fitness for special populations, overweight, back pain, young, older athlete

Rehab training following sports injuries, major operations, including massage Personal Training

 

Personal Profile

 

Dan Bennett has been interested in sports training since 1992, through the development of his own training programmes for cycling, rowing and triathlon. This initial interest led him to read for a Sports Science Degree and where he specialised in sports coaching, exercise physiology, biomechanics, sport psychology, sports injury and rehabilitation. Since completing his degree he has been busy building a MBF Personal Training and a Progressive Cycle Coaching. He has also coached cyclists for British Cycling, professional and national level riders for road, time trial and MTB. Dan plans to continue his education in the form of an Msc in Sports Coaching within the next few years, aiming to produce improved cycling performance for all his clients.

The key philosophy of Dan and MBF Personal Training is to promote the attainment of client’s goals though highly individualised and progressive training programmes. Dan believes that individualised programmes are the only way to achieve the goals of an individual, whether the goals are to lose fat mass or to improve athletic performance.

 

Strengths

Experience in motivating clients to help them improve and good listening skills to help understand the root of clients issues.

Qualifications

CHEK Resistance Training

BSc Sports Science

Energise certificate in nutrition

Level 2 British Cycling Coach

Level 2 British Cycle Track Coach

HFI Fitness Instructor Qualification

St John's First Aid Certificate

Sports & Fitness Experience

Owner of MBF Personal Training

 

 

Personal Trainer since 2000, Specialising in rehabiliation, weight management, and sports training.

Nutirional advice and modification management

Past owner of Dan Bennett ILC Health Clubs

Trainer of cyclists and triathletes at all levels

Training Cyclists from Priamry school to World Masters Level

British Cycling Talent Team Coach

Britsich Cycling Level 2 track coach

British Cycling Tutor and Assessor (in training)

 

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Jane Pattenden,

Jane is our injuries specialist and will carryout any massage required from her base in Burgess Hill.

 

We are happy to train anyone within the following area and we can train anyone anywhere when providing a plan over the phone or via email.

Our local area is generally a 30 minute drive from Burgess Hill this includes.

Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Keymer, Ditchling, Hurstpierpoint, Haywards Heath, Cuckfield, Lindfield, Turners Hill, East Grinstead, Lewes, Barcombe, Plumpton, Chailey, Uckfield, Crawley, Gatwick, Barcombe, Handcross, Warninglid, Horsham, Cowfold, Billingshurst, Storrington, Henfield, Washington, Dial Post, Partridge Green, Steyning, Bramber, Fulking, Poynings, Hove, Southwick, Brighton, Rottingdean and Falmer.