Sport has always been part of who I am. As a teenager, though, I had to limit or avoid certain physical activities completely because of problems in both knees. Growing up with that was difficult, and those were some painful years. I remember walking along and feeling my knee suddenly give way beneath me. For a long time, I tried various treatments. They would help for a while, but the pain always came back. Eventually, I was told to avoid sport altogether - and that simply didn't sit right with me.

So instead, I went to university and studied physiology, anatomy and biomechanics and eventually completed a Master's degree in Sport and German. I started to move more, and in time, I found my way to strength training. That was the moment I decided to become a personal trainer - so I could keep learning and help others do the same.

Over the years, I found myself drawn more and more to clinical work - to clients who had been told, as I once was, that their body had limits. That pull turned out to be personal as well as professional.

Another reason I do what I do is my grandmother. She passed away from breast cancer, having gone through a double mastectomy, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. I grew up watching her having good days and very hard ones, yet she still showed up for me and still looked after me. Her strength shaped everything I do today.

I now specialise in helping women get stronger after a diagnosis. I work with women aged 40 and over living with a range of medical conditions - cancer, cardiac conditions, long-term neurological conditions - as well as women going through menopause. I also work with men aged 60+ with chronic health conditions.

I work closely with other medical professionals, usually taking over once a client has been discharged from their care, to keep building strength and to improve cardiovascular fitness, balance, mobility and flexibility. My programmes are evidence-based and in line with ACSM guidelines and NICE guidance.

It is never too late to start. Whether you are in your forties, your seventies, or beyond - my oldest client was 92 - your body can get stronger. A diagnosis is not the end of your strength. For many of my clients, it has been the beginning.