Benjamin Gemmell
Academic Staff Member
School of Health, Education and Environment
Ben teaches on the Toi Ohomai Certificate in Fitness (Cert4fitness) course specialising in personal training and group fitness. He is currently studying his second year of Adult Tertiary Teaching qualification, and completing the Aupikitanga o te Reo Maori through Te Whare Wananga o Aotearoa.
Having spent more than 15 years in the fitness industry, and is a Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, WINTEC and AUT graduate.
He now runs his own business, Progressive Training Ltd. specialising in whanau hauora with the vision to see people stand confidently, self-assured and strong to enhance the wellbeing of their entire families and communities.
Ben currently has made it to three national championships in 2020 including powerlifting, strongman and CrossFit.