Having played several team sports growing up only to pack them all in once I started college, at the age of just 21 I found myself in very poor physical shape and with lots [...]

Dianne "The first step is always the hardest and I admit I was terrified going into my first fitness session. The terror dissipated as fifteen minutes in and we were swapping words of encouragement. [...]

Keith - Number 7 Far Left “I just had the absolute best weekend #balling with this group of top class lads. Most of us played together 25 years ago, and it was such a [...]

I started in Philly’s nutrition group 6 months ago and during that time I have lost almost 9kgs. My main reason for starting was to learn how to stop putting on weight. I am [...]

After years of listening to my friend telling me how amazing The Performance and Fitness Academy was I finally bit the bullet and walked through the doors in July 2016. I was used to [...]

Where to start with talking about Philly, and the Performance & Fitness Academy. I suppose I first brought my 2 girls there to do the Saturday work-outs for Kids. I felt it was important [...]

Some feedback from absolute legend Trevor who recently completed our small group 8 week programme at The Performance and Fitness Academy.   Trev smashed the targets he had set coming in to the group [...]

I am the proud new owner of a Strong Body Strong Mind t-shirt. This group is the brain child of Philly, one of the coaches at The Performance and Fitness Academy. He set it [...]

I started training in TPFA in early August 2017 having returned from a holiday abroad and having promised family to get back into an exercise and diet routine once home. I had recently changed [...]

Started the programme  at the end of July, thought I would share my progress. The initial meeting was an eye opener. It really seemed like such a challenge and really hard to do, changing [...]

I signed up for the small group training as a complete blind leap of faith. I had never stepped foot in The Performance and Fitness Academy, it seemed like a mad notion! I had been [...]

Since joining the Performance and Fitness Academy two years ago, I have come a long way in my level of fitness and body composition. Wanting to learn more about good nutrition, I joined Philly’s [...]

Just over a year ago, I was 10kg heavier than I am now. At the time I didn’t think I had that amount of weight to lose nor did I set out to lose [...]

What I loved most about the nutrition talk and the group was the no nonsense approach, and nonsense is something you often come across when trying to lose weight. You start the process with [...]

This is probably the best 8 week gym and nutrition course around, with excellent support from two of the most helpful and informative coaches I know (Colin Dempsey and Philly Kinsella ) in one [...]

Hey Philly, Just wanted to say thank you for all the help and support over the last 4 weeks. It's only after sinking in the amount of weight I lost without losing my [...]

I remember chatting to Helena on the phone, trying to explain how beneficial the talk would be. 'I'm not sure if I can make it, I have pilates on Thursday', she said. It was [...]

I signed up to Philly and Colin’s January Small Group knowing that I needed to change my lifestyle. I heard about their group from my wife who trains several times a week in TPFA. [...]

I signed up for Philly's Nutrition talk back in February. I had maintained my weight for 12 months but then I started to get complacent with my food choices, my weight started to go [...]

I had been working out in the gym for about 3 months and was very happy with my results. I had my nutrition down to a tee from what it had been. I was [...]

I remember leaving a Boot Camp class in the Performance and Fitness Academy and feeling deflated. My energy levels were at an all-time low and I was beginning to get dizzy spells in the [...]

I began training at the Academy nearly 3 years ago. I joined on the advice of the physio who believed it would help with running injuries. He was right and I never looked back. [...]

  THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE FOR MYSELF! Before joining Philly and Colin’s Small Group in March I was on the very slippery slope of gaining weight and living an unhealthy life [...]