James Kwok Exercise Physiologist

G'day! I am James, an Accredited Exercise Physiologist graduated from The University of Sydney. I had grown up in Hong Kong, lived in Sydney in my formative years, and have now found home in the beautiful South Coast of NSW. I did not like sport or exercise when growing up. This changed when I moved to Australia where sport was compulsory at school (I played rugby union as a winger for a season - had absolutely NO IDEA was I was doing!), and was drawn to the gym because I wanted to look bigger. I absolutely hated it at the beginning, as I was utterly confused and overwhelmed by the body image culture and the sheer volume of information out there. But as a bored teen running into multiple injuries, I had slowly learned more about exercise principles, and eventually realised how much fun it was to experiment with exercise. My exercise journey began with inadequacy, but what kept me going was the joy of learning, the sense of achievement, and the physical and social vitality that I derived from exercising. I wish to enable this transformation in every client I come across. After all, the beast looks less scary the more you understand it. I have had multiple years of experience training at the gym; and I have dabbled in martial arts, endurance sports, and underwater rugby (yes it's a thing). I love history podcasts, cooking half-decent meals, and making the most of my time on earth by discovering new places and communities.