6th Annual
Exercise and Fitness
Convention

Steve Barrett
Steve Barrett has had a career in the fitness industry spanning 20years. A former National Athlete and Aerobic Champion, he has worked within many areas of the fitness industry ranging from health club management, design/build and equipment sales. His role within Reebok as a Consultant requires him to advise them on future trends and issues relating to the fitness industry. As a Global Reebok Master Trainer, he has enjoyed both the practical side of the industry teaching Worldwide as well as a marketing role. He has written for many sport and fitness related publications on the subjects of motivation, athletic performance and sports specific training. Steve also operates as a Personal Trainer to a select number of clients in and around the City of Bath.

Sarah Keogh
Sarah Keogh is a Consultant Dietitian based at the Albany Clinic in Dublin. She has a degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from Trinity College, Dublin, a Masters in European Food Legislation and has worked in both Ireland and in the UK in clinical dietetics. She was head of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at the Bon Secours Hospital in Dublin for four years and now runs her own nutrition consultancy where she sees clients on an individual basis. She specialises in weight management and related problems, bowel disorders and optimising nutrition for health. Sarah also works with industry, helping to develop new products and nutrition technologies and with government bodies in developing nutrition guidelines and information resources.

John Doran
John is a member of the Defence Forces and works as a Physical Training Instructor at the Defence Forces Physical Education School (DFPES) in the Curragh, he instructs in Military Style Circuit Training and Combat Fitness, Readiness Training Classes for Military Courses at the DFPES. He is also the Health & Safety Officer (NISO and Ergo Consulting Qualified) at the school and specialises in Ergonomics, Kinetic Lifting and Back Care. In the past he has served as an Infantry Drill Instructor for 10 years with the 3rd Infantry Battalion and has served Overseas with the United Nations in Lebanon and Cyprus.
John has been an NCEF Tutor since 1999 and facilitates on the NCEF Certificate Programme at the Maltings Health & Fitness Club in Portlaoise, Co Laoise.

Siobhan Marren
Siobhán Marren has a B.Ed and M Sc in Exercise and Health Science. She is an NCEF tutor and primary school teacher. Siobhan tutors on the NCEF Certificate in Exercise & Health Fitness, NCEF Health Related Activity for Children, NCEF Personal Training Specialist Link- In Unit and on the NCEF Tutor Education Programme. Siobhan has over 20 years of exercise experience working with children and adults.

Linda Bracken
Linda Bracken NCEF T, PT, SMTh, Children’s Specialist, STOTT Pilates Advanced Level Instructor
Linda started in the fitness industry in 1994 as an NCEF Instructor working in gyms and leisure centres. She went on to further qualify as an NCEF Level 2 Personal Trainer, Tutor, Children’s Specialist and as a certified instructor Advanced Level Stott, She has been tutoring and coordinating NCEF programmes of study in Limerick since 1997 and is also a certified Sports Injuries Therapist, and has been actively involved in tutoring the treatment of sports injuries. Her specialist areas also include Exercise to Music, Hip Hop, Pilates and Stability ball work.

Aria Ungerer
Aria is a yoga instructor and yoga therapist and has been practicing yoga and meditation since 1995. She runs the Unity Yoga Center in Cork city and is a faculty member of the Contemporary Yoga teacher-training course. Her teaching style is practical and down to earth and she aims to make the traditional tools of yoga such as postures, breathing techniques, chanting and meditation accessible and fun for people of all backgrounds.