Tony Nicholson
Tony Nicholson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Trainer, Coach |
| Known for | 4 Point Fitness |
| Website | 4pointfitness |
Tony Nicholson is a British Personal Trainer and Coach to CEO’s & Athletes in China.[1][2][3] Tony has worked with many notable people globally, including Apple CEO Tim Cook,[4] US Ambassador Gary Locke, Yao Ming, Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin.[5] Tony is known for his Health & Wellness contributions in China. His own body transformation in 2010 has been the impetus by which audiences have connected and been inspired to work on their own personal transformations.[6][7]
Early life
Nicholson was born to a British mother and a Brazilian father. He spent the first thirteen years of his life in Oman, where his father coached swimming and football teams. He later finished his education at a military school in the UK known as the Royal Hospital School. At the Royal Hospital School, Nicholson was awarded a scholarship to study at Hotchkiss, a boarding school in the United States.[8][9]
Nicholson was first introduced to the Chinese language in class at Hotchkiss, which opened him up to working and creating a career in China at 17 years old.[10][11]
Career
Beginnings in China
At 19, Nicholson enrolled in Chaozhou college, located in provincial Guangzhou. At Chaozhou, Nicholson was the only foreign student out of a student body of nearly 13,000. After obtaining his degree, Nicholson took a job teaching basic English to workers at a cup factory. In 2007, he moved to Beijing to enroll in the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Study at Tsinghua University. After three years of Chinese Language Studies, Nicholson went to the University of International Business and Economics to study Chinese Business.[12][13]
Transition into Fitness
In 2009, Nicholson’s family came under severe hardship when his father suffered a heart attack and later passed away.[14][15] He began working long hour jobs to cope with the grief, which negatively impacted his health and left him suffering from depression. Feeling overwhelmed, Nicholson entered the Beijing 12-Week Body Transformation Challenge to make a change.[16] At the end of the 12 weeks, Nicholson was picked out of 50 contestants and won the Grand Prize of 100,000 Chinese Renmenbi, which empowered Nicholson to launch a career in fitness.[17] His inspiration came from educators such as Tony Robbins and Stedman Graham.[18][19][20]
After earning American and British Personal Trainer certifications, Nicholson started his own fitness company in China called 4 Point Fitness. Among his fitness achievements, Nicholson has been a certified official for the world record attempt at the plank for 9 hours, 11 minutes & 1 second.[21][22][23]
References
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- ^ http://www.wenjutv.com/article/26755
- ^ https://www.douban.com/note/524406651/
- ^ https://qz.com/759102/tim-cook-is-back-in-china-this-time-for-wedding-dresses-and-fitness-classes/
- ^ http://dragongroup.asia/china-athletes-ceo-health-fitness/
- ^ http://industryrules.com/forum/industry-notable-professional/tony-nicholson/
- ^ http://www.postmannews.com/a-conversation-with-4pointfitness-founder-tony-nicholson/
- ^ https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/news+patrolling-epaper-newspatr/fitness+transformation+stories+to+inspire+you+tony+nicholson-newsid-86339784
- ^ http://www.postmannews.com/a-conversation-with-4pointfitness-founder-tony-nicholson/
- ^ http://www.postmannews.com/a-conversation-with-4pointfitness-founder-tony-nicholson/
- ^ http://4pointfitness.com/about/meet-tony-nicholson/
- ^ https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/news+patrolling-epaper-newspatr/fitness+transformation+stories+to+inspire+you+tony+nicholson-newsid-86339784
- ^ http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-plank-20161114-story.html
- ^ https://m.gulfnews.com/memorial-service-held-for-top-coach-1.55751
- ^ https://gulfnews.com/sport/care-costs-mount-appeal-for-popular-coach-struck-by-heart-attack-1.485072
- ^ http://www.newspatrolling.com/fitness-transformation-stories-to-inspire-you-tony-nicholson/
- ^ http://lumdimsum.com/2010/10/23/12-week-body-transformation-challenge-winners/
- ^ http://dragongroup.asia/china-athletes-ceo-health-fitness/
- ^ http://www.postmannews.com/a-conversation-with-4pointfitness-founder-tony-nicholson/
- ^ http://videoigr.info/onlain/lopUm9RNWw2WEx5RW8
- ^ http://www.postmannews.com/a-conversation-with-4pointfitness-founder-tony-nicholson/
- ^ http://lumdimsum.com/2010/10/23/12-week-body-transformation-challenge-winners/
- ^ http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2011-07/22/content_12965057.htm