Mike MacDonald

Experience

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  Buckie Thistle Football Club

  Jun 2002 - Jun 2010

  Semi-Professional Football Player

  Played over 200 games during a successful 8-year period for the Scottish Highland Football League team.

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  Aberdeen City Council

  Mar 2005 - Sept 2007

  Sports Coach

  Coaching/facilitating a wide range of after-school and vacation sports activities for youngsters aged approximately 5 – 15 including children with additional learning requirements. Lead Coach responsibility for some projects.

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  Scottish Football Association

  Jul 2007 - May 2009

  Volunteer Sports Scientist

  On an ad-hoc, voluntary basis, delivered advice (through presentation, demonstration and handouts) on physical preparation, stretching, nutrition and lifestyle to young players and carried out fitness tests as required.

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  Fitnut Ltd

  Sept 2007 - Jun 2009

  Health Assessor/Fitness Advisor

  Health Assessor: carried out health and fitness assessments & administered cholesterol and blood glucose tests at oil and gas companies. Provided health/nutrition advice.Fitness Advisor: exercise consultation, prescription and programming. Ensured efficient day-to-day running of an oil company’s private sports centre. Also led a Speed, Agility & Quickness group exercise class. A key-holder responsible for till and banking procedures.

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  Aberdeen Sports Village

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2011

  Personal Trainer/Fitness Consultant

  Personal training, group exercise, exercise prescription & programming. Provided nutritional consultancy and researched, wrote & presented a nutrition seminar. Researched & wrote educational material for the website and was responsible for the introduction of both TRX and kettlebell training to the facility.

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  Glasgow Rangers Football Club

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Freelance First Team Nutrition Consultant

  Individual nutrition counselling, assessment & monitoring of body composition, research into efficacy of supplements & current nutritional best practice, development of resources to support educational efforts. On an ad-hoc, freelance basis during the successful 2010-11 season.

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  AKR Conditioning

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2015

  Freelance Personal Trainer

  Freelance personal trainer based in a fitness chain gym.

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  AKR Fitness

  Aug 2015 - now

  Founding Director

  On a mission to redefine the fitness experience in Aberdeen by blending world class coaching, service and a human touch.