Specialist Personal Trainer in Exeter for Parkinson’s and Health Conditions
Are you looking for a Exeter personal trainer to help you exercise with your health condition?
I am a fully qualified GP Exercise Referral Instructor and Parkinson's Specialist Personal Trainer
I help you remain active, feel safe, confident and most importantly enjoy your exercise!
Sally A
I have been training with Tom for over a year and a half. After a fall, I broke my hip and had a hip replacement. Not long after, I was also diagnosed with osteoporosis.
I had read that weight training could help, which is how I found Tom. He has been brilliant, coaching me, building my confidence, and helping me deadlift weights I never thought possible.
I have just found out that my spine bone density has improved significantly, and my hips have improved too. With continued weight training, I now feel confident I can reverse my condition.
I would highly recommend weight training to anyone, especially women around my age (nearly 60).
Safe Exercise for Medical Conditions in Exeter
What sets me apart as a personal trainer in Exeter is my specialist experience helping people exercise safely and confidently while living with long-term health conditions and neurological disorders.
I work extensively with clients who have complex medical conditions, including:
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Cardiovascular disease
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Osteoarthritis
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Osteoporosis
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Joint replacement
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Parkinson’s disease
I have previously worked as a GP Exercise Referral Instructor, BACPR Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist Instructor, and Escape Pain Facilitator. This has given me extensive experience supporting people to exercise safely with medical conditions where confidence, clarity, and appropriate progression are essential.
I understand that exercising with a medical condition can feel uncertain. Many people worry about doing the wrong thing, making symptoms worse, or losing confidence in their ability to exercise.
My role is to remove that uncertainty.
Whether you are living with Parkinson’s, recovering from a joint replacement, or managing a long-term condition such as osteoarthritis or cardiovascular disease, I provide structured, evidence-based personal training in Exeter that prioritises safety, confidence, and long-term progress.
The goal is simple: to help you move better, feel stronger, and stay as independent as possible.
Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Training in Exeter
Since 2018, I have developed a specialist focus in Parkinson’s disease and am certified with the National Register of Parkinson’s Specialist Personal Trainers (NRPSPT). I support clients across Exeter and Devon at different stages of Parkinson’s.
Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological condition, but research shows that regular, appropriately prescribed exercise can help slow the progression of symptoms and improve quality of life.
My Parkinson’s personal training approach in Exeter is built around three key principles: strength, neuroplasticity, and appropriate intensity.
Strength, Neuroplasticity & Evidence-Based Exercise
Strength training is central to my approach. It helps maintain muscle mass, improve mobility, and support everyday tasks such as walking, standing, balance, and getting up from a chair.
Alongside this, sessions are designed to stimulate neuroplasticity—the brain’s ability to adapt and form new connections. This is achieved through purposeful movement, coordination challenges, and balance work that encourages better movement patterns.
I also incorporate higher-effort exercise, which research supports as beneficial for both physical function and neurological health in Parkinson’s disease.
Importantly, this is always carefully adapted. “High intensity” simply means working at a challenging but safe level for you, based on your ability, symptoms, and training background. Every session is individually tailored and progressed gradually.
Tim
When I first met Tom at Train For Change, I had been living with Parkinson’s for five years. I was very thin, my balance was poor, and my posture had really suffered.
After 18 months of training with Tom, the difference has been incredible. I stand upright, my balance is significantly better, and I’ve built strength and muscle.
I can now cycle again, which is something I had to give up before.
I’m 60 years old and feel so much better in myself. Training has genuinely given me a new lease of life.
I would highly recommend Tom.
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