Jodi Montlake Email and Phone Number

Hi, I’m Jodi, I have 20+ years providing fitness training in gyms, studios, health retreats and at home supporting clients and prospective student teachers with Pilates, resistance and cardio-based exercises. I'm also a naturopath and Health Coach (HC.Dip.CNM). As an experienced wellness professional who has taught ALL types of people (from amateurs to athletes, pre, postnatal and menopausal women to elderly, medically vulnerable and people with disabilities), I am well placed to share my knowledge with others by coaching them on how they can improve their fitness and achieve their weight goals. But aside from all this, I also wanted to share with you my own fitness journey and teach you everything I’ve learnt to help you with your own wellbeing goals.There have been two periods in my life where I have been unhappy with my own weight gain. This doesn’t include being pregnant as my body changed then made me feel ecstatic to see how a baby was changing my body! The first time was in my 20s after injuring my leg at a work event (I used to work making TV documentaries). My injury meant I was quite sedentary for around 6-months, found it difficult to travel to work on the Underground and I found this really depressing and got bigger. Whilst rehabilitating and returning to fitness I decided to pack in my career and retrain as fitness trainer. I found “myself” again and enjoyed all the fitness classes, my appearance and the energy this gave me. I’ve never looked back. As I’ve entered midlife I piled on the pounds again, gained belly fat that is difficult to shift, and that’s despite an active week of Pilates, dog walking and playing lots of tennis! It was during the pandemic I felt motivated to do something about this so I re-educated myself on nutrition, used fitness apps to add more resistance type workouts and made a commitment to myself to practice self-care and be accountable with the food and drink that enters my body. I’m definitely a work in progress but I feel fitter now than I was in my 20s. Friends have remarked on how well I look (healthier hair, skin and body shape change), my tennis is getting stronger and the best part is that I feel energised, sleep well and I'm happier now than I’ve been for a long time. I feel I have a bit more sparkle when I wake up in the morning and it continues throughout my day as my body is fuelled correctly. I believe in the power of community to keep me motivated, show up for exercise and keep me accountable with my meals. It’s taken commitment, re-education and consistency to keep me on the right track.