Andy Cross Personal Trainer - Cross PT
I am a fully qualified Personal Trainer, Cycling Coach & Metabolic Nutrition Consultant. I believe in training your metabolism. Everyone is unique in regards to how they respond to diets and training, therefore I develop a training and diet package that suits your individual needs. This is reviewed weekly at your PT session, along with a Body Composition Analysis to ensure you are losing body fat.
Andy has been working in the fitness industry as a Personal Trainer in Milton Keynes for the last 8 years. Opening and running his own private fitness studio since 2013. During his working as a PT Andy has trained a vast number of different people from those looking to lose body fat and gaining muscle to Professional Football players and a celebrity from TV.
Andy has been exercising all his life from the age of 6 where he started in Martial Arts until the age of 18. From there he started bodybuilding until his early 30's moving onto Road Cycling which he has been doing for the last 12 years.
These are some of the achievements Andy has gained during his life:
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England team for Karate
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1st Tang Soo Do British Championships
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2nd Cat Road Racing Competitively
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World Record Team Cycle Relay from John O'Groats to Land's End in 43hr 46min & 49s with Team Blanco Enduro.
Currently Andy is in training for Time Trials and a World Record attempt with Team Blanco Enduro in Portugal, date to be set.
Type 1 Diabetes & Heart Condition
Training with Type 1 Diabetes
Andy became Type 1 Diabetic at the age of 10. Training with Type 1 Diabetes was difficult to begin with, however over the years Andy identified what happens to the blood sugar levels whilst training under different stresses for example aerobically, Anaerobic, weights etc. All have a different outcome on blood sugar levels. Andy has used this as a benefit to him as being qualified as a Metabolic Nutrition Consultant he has learnt all about the hormones in the body and how they work with fat loss and muscle gain.
Andy now trains other people with Diabetes and those without where they have had great results with fat loss and blood sugar control. Some of Andy's clients who have type 2 diabetes have managed to reduce medication and even come off medication with assistance from their medical professionals.
As well as being Type 1 Diabetic Andy was diagnosed with a heart condition. This started in 2016 when he felt unwell for a couple of weeks. Andy was racing at this time and was a few points from gaining his Cat 2 race license. After taking himself to the hospital with chest pain and palpitations he was admitted into the hospital for 7 days. The hospital performed tests as it was feared that he had had a heart attack or was at a high risk of sudden death. Andy was referred to St Georges hospital in London where he was diagnosed with Dilated Cardiomyopathy (genetic heart disease) and arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (risk of Cardiac Arrest).
Andy was told he would never cycle competitively again, but with the guidance of St George's cardiology team, Andy gained his 2nd Cat race license in 2017 and gained a World Record in 2018.
Personal Trainer Qualifications
Andy is qualified and has a vast knowledge in the following areas
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Level 2 Fitness Instructor
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Level 2 British Cycling Coach
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Level 2 Spin Instructor
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Level 3 Personal Trainer
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Level 3 Pilates Instructor
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Level 4 GP Referral
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Level 4 Lower Back Pain
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Level 3 Metabolic Nutrition Consultant
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Sports & Conditioning
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Martial Arts
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Personal Protection
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Motivational Speaker Fitness & Nutrition
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FHT Swedish Massage
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Level 3 Sports Massage
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Level 4 Sports Massage
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Advanced Thai Yoga Massage
