I am certified with the following qualifications:
- Level 3 Personal Trainer (Future Fit)
- Level 2 Gym Instructor (Future Fit)
- Level 2 Group Exercise Instructor (EMD UK)
- Mental Health First Aid Certificate (MHFA England)
- Trauma Informed Exercise Coach – CPD course (TheMovement Charity)
About me
Hi! My name is Sanne, founder of Sanne van der Ende Personal Training. I am a Health At Every Size (HAES) personal trainer using a weight inclusive approach towards fitness and nutrition. I can help you take back control over body and mind through non-judgemental exercise programmes. My goal is for you to ENJOY movement again.
For me, exercise used to solely be a way to lose weight or change my body’s aesthetics. I was constantly focussed on the scales and engaging in disordered eating behaviours. A workout didn’t ‘count’ if I didn’t burn a certain amount of calories or I would be angry at myself whenever I missed one. I used to struggle going out to restaurants, trying to choose ‘healthy’ meals instead of what I actually wanted.
Through the years I have realised that my problem was not with me but with the way I was brought up around food in the 90’s and early 00’s. This realisation showed me how my parents were brought up around food and how we, generation after generation, were targeted by the diet industry.
Exercise should benefit you physically AND mentally. It’s a celebration of what your body can do and not a punishment for what you ate. I believe everyone deserves to feel all the positive health benefits of movement without feeling the pressure of diet culture to fit into a perfect picture that doesn’t exist.
I also believe we need to stop creating unsustainable lifestyles for ourselves where exercise and nutrition become the centre of attention. We are only human and the stresses of work, family and everyday life do not have a place for rigid workout regimes and low calorie meal plans.
The media bullies you into following expensive diets and shaping your body into a mould you weren’t born into. That’s why I want you to fight back and take control over your own body.
I create a safe space for my clients where you can (re)develop an appreciation for your body, build up physical strength and find compassion towards food behaviours. I acknowledge the diversity of all body shapes and sizes and accept and respect emotional, physical, social and economic struggles that you might be facing.
For me, exercise equals enjoyment, empowerment and independence.
Much love
Sanne