Petrus’s love and passion for fitness and health has led him to study Sport Science in 1999, where he also completed his Sports massage certification in South Africa.
In 2000/2001 season he coached U/18 provincial women’s hockey team. He has also worked as a sports masseur at USSASA basketball tournament as well as ultra distance road running events.
Petrus has first hand experience of competing in a wide variety of sports stretching over 20 years. Amongst others participating at national and provincial level in Biathlon, Triathlon, Duathlon and Hockey, and competed in the UK Ironman September 2008. Through this he has gained great experience of what the body is capable of and the stresses it can withstand. His knowledge and understanding of this is effectively used in treatment to prevent injury and also to help release tight muscles to increase recovery for optimal performance.
Over the last 6 years he has been working in London in a variety of gyms and health clinics.
His specialized treatments range from releasing muscles, be it a stiff neck from sleeping or a tight back and shoulders from sitting at a desk all day, to fitness enthusiasts and competitive athletes preparing for competitions.
Petrus makes use of a wide variety of methods including deep pressure points, MET technique and stretching to achieve the best results.