Mark Buckley             B.PhEd, C.H.E.K Senior Faculty

An enthusiastic international presenter, Mark Buckley has been heavily involved in the fitness industry since 1994.

Co-founder of the Olympic Gym in Dunedin, Mark has successfully built from the ground up a fitness facility that not only caters to the needs of both general fitness enthusiasts, serious athletes, bodybuilders and weight lifters, but also post-rehabilitation needs. It is a facility that truly and successfully embraces the CHEK philosophy of health, wellbeing and functional training.

Mark's valuable input, knowledge and experience within the fitness and medical fields has benefited individuals all over the world.

Click here to read about some of the High Profile Athletes Mark Buckley has worked with.

Mark has lectured in New Zealand, Australia, U.S.A., Canada, England, Dubai and Japan. He worked for two years at Lower Hutt hospital in Wellington as the Head of Musculoskeletal Therapy, and he has also invented specialised exercise equipment, such as the Critical Mass™, a specialised piece of equipment for both conforming and non-conforming training.

A senior member of the C.H.E.K Faculty for the C.H.E.K Institute in California, Mark is a highly regarded presenter of CHEK Exercise Coach and C.H.E.K Practitioner Levels 1 and 2. Through these he teaches practical, clinical methods of client assessment, evaluation and corrective exercise program design. Mark has taught these programs to students in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and the UK. He has also been closely involved in course development with the C.H.E.K Institute and training of C.H.E.K Faculty.

Mark's student intake regularly includes a range of Fitness and Medical professionals who regard his in-depth knowledge and presentation skills highly.
 

"Mark continues to impress with the level of his knowledge."

"Mark is a great presenter offering detailed information in a clear, understandable way."

"He has a way of explaining complex ideas simply, providing great explanations."

"What a great speaker. Mark is easy to listen to while actually still being able to take in most of the information."

"Mark's in-depth knowledge and concepts shows he spends a lot of time researching what is out there and applying it in a way that is clear and easy to understand. And he makes it interesting and fun!"