She is very professional, always makes her sessions interesting and varied.
I have been training with Linda since January 2012.
In that time she has got me in shape for my wedding, kept me fit during pregnancy and back into my skinny jeans after having a baby.
She is very professional, always makes her sessions interesting and varied, tailors the exercises to your specific n
eeds, keeps you motivated and what’s more she is fun to be with.
I can wholeheartedly recommend her!
Sarah Hewson, Sky News Presenter
As a dancer, it was so helpful to work with Marcio who understood the specific amount of strength, flexibility and muscle areas I needed work on which would help improve my performance in ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and partnering.
My personal training sessions with Marcio helped me to challenge myself and find new ways to exercise and train my body. After 6 sessions with him I gained confidence in using weights and gym equipment and developed much more strength. It was great to work with someone who would go through the technique of every exercise and make sure that I was performing safely and correctly. As a dancer, it was so helpful to work with Marcio who understood the specific amount of strength, flexibility and muscle areas I needed work on which would help improve my performance in ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary and partnering. Friendly, encouraging, and knowledgeable about everything from stretching to nutrition,
I would highly recommend Marcio.
Louisa Sergeant
I am definitely seeing results from the workouts and his regular encouragement to eat clean definitely makes the difference.
I’ve been working out with Marcio for about six month now, and I can’t say enough good things about him. He’s easy to talk to and no two session are ever the same. He truly wants you to get the most out of each session. I am constantly amazed that the days that I walk into a training session feeling low and unmotivated often end up being the best workouts! I am definitely seeing results from the workouts (and his regular encouragement to eat clean definitely helps!). If you’re looking for a personal trainer, drop everything and contact Marcio!
Emanuel has been training me for over 3 years now and I have seen remarkable changes in my physique and fitness level.
Emanuel has been training me for over 3 years now and I have seen remarkable changes in my physique and fitness level. Although hard work, his calm and compassionate nature has spurred me on to persevere and achieve the goals that I have set out to him from the beginning.
Emanuel is undeniably dependable, reliable, hard-working, conscientious, honest, peace-loving, and courteous and understanding to the limitations and changes that occur in one’s life and the necessary adjustments required.
Thanks to Emanuel, I am the man with the physique I always wanted to attain.
Thanks a million Emanuel!
Linda is one of those special trainers who seems to just get you
Linda is one of those special trainers who seems to just get you. She knows when to push me, when to encourage me and when to mix things up. Her knowledge of how the body works is really impressive and she immediately recognised the parts of my body that were weak and needed strengthening. Under her direction, a tiny tweak can make a huge difference to the muscles I’m using and it’s changed the way I work out. I like the way she uses the equipment in unique ways to vary the workouts and keep them interesting. My hours at works are all over the place so Linda has been flexible, working around my schedule. She’s kept me motivated to keep fit and strong and I’ve seen real changes when I follow her instructions. She really cares about her clients and she’s always willing to tailor sessions just for me. I always look forward to an hour in the gym to switch off from work, focus on Linda’s direction and get in a good work out.
Europe Correspondent
Television New Zealand
Not only did he trained us but also he kept track of our meals and gave us constantly different ideas how to improve our diets.
Our PT Marcio Soares was fantastic. Especially when preparing both me and my husband for our wedding. Not only did he trained us but also he kept track of our meals and gave us constantly different ideas how to improve our diets. Really worth every penny we spent.
On our wedding day we both felt toned and fit and definitely enjoyed showing off our new bodies on the beach during our honeymoon.
Thanks to Kanoa Personal Training.
V & Dave (the tall couple)
Our personal trainer Marcio was fantastic. Especially when preparing both me and my husband for our wedding. Not only did he train us with the right knowledge and tools but he also kept us motivated to achieve our goals.
‘’Working with Kanoa Personal Training/ Marcio has been fantastic. Not only did he give us the right knowledge and tools to get fit and look good for our wedding day but he kept us motivated to achieve our goals. Without Marcio/Kanoa Fitness’s expert knowledge and advice, we wouldn’t have reached our ideal weights, look good or feel great for our wedding. I couldn’t recommend him/them enough. Thank you Marcio!’’
He has a great intuition and understanding of what is needed at each session and balances exercise for strength and flexibility.
Personal Training with Marcio is a very important part of my week and not only helps me be fit and strong but takes the stress out of my day.
He has a great intuition and understanding of what is needed at each session and balances exercise for strength and flexibility. I am in my fifties and stretching and flexibility in particular mean that I avoid back problems and keep away the aches and pains!
I have been working with Emanuel for over 2 years and I am extremely impressed with his exceptional knowledge and experience in physical conditional and strength training
I have been working with Emanuel for over 2 years and I am extremely impressed with his exceptional knowledge and experience in physical conditional and strength training. I attend Emanuel’s Capoeira classes twice a week and have done it for two years taking me to graduation level zero, e more recently I have intensified my personal training sessions on weekly basis with specific goals.
My aim was to improve general strength and reduce my BMI by 6 to 8 kg wich I achieved thought exercises and changing my diet slightly, with the help of Emanuel’s experience and advice over ten weeks. I would highly recommend Emanuel as Coach as he is knowledgeable, encouraging and just a great teacher with good energy and attitude towards all his clients.
Thanks for everything.
Stewart Bailey
Having Marcio on board has given me the motivation that i needed. He has pushed me more than I could ever have done on my own accord
I have trained on and off over the years and was in reasonable shape but decided I wanted to up my game, get leaner and pack on some more muscle. I was looking for the right PT to take me to the next level and a good friend recommended Marcio. She had seen excellent results herself and suggested I make contact.
That was almost three years ago.
Having Marcio on board has given me the motivation that i needed. He has pushed me more than I could ever have done on my own accord. He’s shown me a range of new exercises, created specific routines/diet plans and helped to perfect my technique on those exercises that I always thought I had been doing correctly. I’ve certainly learnt a lot. He’s a great guy and, importantly, really knows his stuff – he’s passionate, absolutely dedicated to nutrition and fitness and has a wealth of knowledge.
There’s certainly a lot of PT’s out there to choose from – some of them not in the best of shape themselves. I was only prepared to work with someone who looked the part and inspired and motivated me. I wouldn’t feel happy spending my hard earned money on anyone that didn’t.
Marcio’s the man. I have complete confidence in him and have to say that I’m very pleased with my results so far. Whatever your level of fitness, whatever your goals, I can’t recommend him highly enough.
Her professional, focused approach and nutritional advice definitely pays off.
I’ve been training regularly with Linda for over a year now and have enjoyed very positive improvements in my shape, muscle definition and overall fitness. Every session’s different and Linda seems to have an endless knowledge of new exercises and techniques to keep the challenge and variety going. Always cheerful and good company, Linda helps to keep me motivated to train regularly. Her professional, focused approach and nutritional advice definitely pays off.
I couldn’t recommend Linda highly enough to anyone looking to get into a worthwhile training programme.
Geoff Tyler ”
Marcio’s expertise has greatly helped me to improve my conditioning and performance. He developed a unique training plan that suited the body mechanics of a tennis player
As a tennis player, Marcio’s expertise has greatly helped me to improve my conditioning and performance. He developed a unique training plan that suited the body mechanics of a tennis player and also helped me understand the value of this type of training. The improvements are wide ranging, covering footwork and movement, as well as strength and core conditioning. Marcio enthusiasm and willingness to go that extra mile also helped motivate me to continue to improve in solo training. I recommend any sports player should consider Marcio’s bespoke training programs as my results have been very obvious.
Dylan Samuels forehand V Federer
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I feel much stronger and much more mobile, all thanks to Linda’s expertise and carefully planned individual programme.
In my job, I travel and entertain a lot. In February 2011, my daughters decided their father needed more exercise and I was lucky enough to meet and agree with Linda to start training with her. Many sessions later, I feel much stronger and much more mobile, all thanks to Linda’s expertise and carefully planned individual programme. Her sparkling personality is an additional bonus and makes the sessions a pleasure, although they are (inevitably) now and then a painful pleasure. The result counts, however, and I would like to strongly to recommend Linda for her skills!
Best, Staffan
I have been inspired by his ability to make an impact both professionally and personally.
I been working with Emanuel for about 2 years and I couldn’t be happier with the results. During that time, I have been inspired by his ability to make an impact – both professionally and personally. Always, in his work, Manu is dedicated, passionate, enthusiastic, cheerful and a pleasure to work with. What distinguishes Manu from others is that he truly cares about his clients and their progress. He also encourages me to maintain a healthy life style in general, including healthy eating habits.
Manu is an exceptional professional trainer and wonderful person, he makes my workouts fun and positive experience. Thank you so much Manu!
I would recommend him to anyone.”
Now I run about 40km a week and am in better shape than I’ve ever been in my life.
After major reconstructive surgery on my knee I was informed by my surgeon that my running days were over and my ability to do even the lightest exercise would be drastically limited. As an active person I was distraught. Following my surgery it took me twelve weeks to even be able to stand unaided. Walking was virtually impossible. In my frustration I was told to hire a rehabilitation trainer. ( Marcio ) and keep physoterapy check ups constantly updated with the hope that I will be able to walk without a limp someday.
Marcio worked tirelessly with me- working on my balance, my posture and my fitness. There were times I didn’t understand why he was making me step up and down on a bosu ball, or stand on one leg after the other. But incredibly, over the course of a year, I not only recovered but my leg became stronger than ever before. Now I run about 40km a week and am in better shape than I’ve ever been in my life. Apart from the small, fading scar, no one would ever know that I hadsuch major surgery on my leg. I am eternally grateful to Marcio not only for giving me back my fitness, not only for pushing me to be the best I could possibly be, but for emotionally guiding me through one of the most difficult times of my life with his dediction, positivity, and of course his skill as a trainer.
RBS Consultant
I feel stronger and fitter than I did when I was 25, and I have a renewed passion for exercise.
I work as an Orthodontist, which over the years has put a lot of strain on my back and shoulders, and I really need the right exercises to re-balance the insult that work puts on my body. Marcio is great at tailoring my workout to strengthen the right muscles to keep my posture correct, and keep me out of pain.
I’m 40 years old now, but I feel stronger and fitter than I did when I was 25, and I have a renewed passion for exercise.
I’m always amazed at how innovative and creative the workouts are, each one always different, efficiently working the whole body in a short amount of time. No boring gym work here, just fun with Functional exercises, skipping ropes, boxing gloves, free weights, Muai Thai and Capoeira exercises, and even some pre-carnival thigh toning exercises ( well, he is from Brazil)!
I do like to choose the best things in life, and Marcio is the best trainer I’ve ever worked with, and that’s why I’ve stuck with him.
Orthodontist
see a personal trainer to assist me with my rehabilitation, was the best advice I ever received.
I’ve been training with Marcio since 2014 and he’s helped me to recover from two lots of complicated surgery to my right knee. My physiotherapist suggested I see a personal trainer to assist me with my rehabilitation, and it was the best advice I ever received.
Marcio is has a vast experience in the field and is knowlegeble about how the body works and committed to good results. Most importantly he’s patient and always positive. It’s been a year of weekly physio and training and my knee is almost fully recovered. I feel strong, healthy and happy. I would recommend Marcio to anyone looking for a Experienced trainer who will help you to achieve your goals much faster.
She won’t let you down!
I approached Linda in January 2010 as I had just signed-up to take part in my first Triathlon, at Olympic Distance!
Having not been particularly into sports since leaving education and having joined numerous gyms for short periods of time before cancelling my membership, I was naturally worried about the prospect of getting fit enough to complete the gruelling Triathlon distance 7 months down the line!
Linda assessed my fitness and planned a strategy to get me ready for the event. We approached the challenge by working on core and cardio fitness as well as concentrating on flexibility and strength in all muscle groups. She put a weekly plan together that developed as my fitness levels improved and so did my confidence. By the time the triathlon came I was not longer worried about getting round the course, I wanted to get round in a good time!
Linda now helps me on general fitness and toning but I would recommend her highly regardless of your level of fitness or your goals. Whether you simply want to get fit, or if you are focusing on an elite event. Linda won’t let you down!
Marcio gives excellent nutritional tips and this coupled with the dedicated training plan he designed or me has really given some of the best training results I’ve ever had.
‘’ I started training with Marcio back in June to bulk up and improve my overall fitness. Using various free weight and bodyweight body exercises my overall strength and fitness improved so much in a short space of time. Training twice a week then on my own I was able to see significant results. The body fat percentage dropped massively and I’ve already managed to noticeably increase my overall bulk without losing any speed or agility.
Marcio gives excellent nutritional tips and this coupled with the dedicated training plan he designed or me has really given some of the best training results I’ve ever had.
I’d highly recommend Marcio, a genuinely lovely guy and very dedicated to helping you achieve the results you’re looking for.
James Cooper.
Marcio is incredibly motivating and knowledgeable
I started training with Marcio over 6 years ago and I have never looked back! I got down to my target weight within 6 months and have pretty much stayed there because of what he’s taught me about nutrition and exercise.
Marcio is incredibly motivating and knowledgeable and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone that is looking for a trainer. Be it for weight loss, toning up or even competitions – he’s your man!
