Ingrid Barclay

At school Ingrid Barclay scraped an E in phys ed and could manage 100 metres in about 40 seconds, and she once got overtaken by a tortoise while out on her road bike. Then she found the gym. That turnaround, told with all its stumbles and setbacks, is what her talks are built on, and the aim is to send an audience away with hope. Story-telling is her teaching method, so expect chapters that are funny, a little frightening and occasionally sad. Health and fitness is her home ground, and the list of topics reaches into wellbeing, resilience, nutrition, stress management and mental health. She speaks to corporate groups, high schools and sporting audiences, in person or virtually, and works out the details with you once you enquire. Based in Geelong, she travels nationwide.