The story behind FitAid Performance.
From talented all-rounder to specialist coach — two decades of turning universal movement into measurable performance.
Aidan O'Neil.
Born in 1967 to English parents near Manchester, I moved to Switzerland in 1970 and grew up here. I've now been living in the Zurich area since 1992.
Movement & Sports = Passion
Movement and sports have been my passion ever since I was a child. My interests still range from tennis, skiing, football, athletics and volleyball to road cycling, mountain biking, inline skating, snowboarding, wakeboarding, swimming and kite surfing.
From all-rounder to specialist
From a talented all-rounder, I became a specialist in several select sports. My enthusiasm for learning and improving in new sports is undiminished — and very early on it was clear I wanted to make a living from that passion.
From ETH to the training floor.
I studied Sports at ETH Zurich and started teaching high school sports on the side. After graduating as a Physical Education and Sports Teacher (Master of Science in Sports), I taught full time. Later I added Personal Trainer ACSM and Postgraduate Studies in Business Administration and Sports Management (NDS ETH).
After 12 years teaching, I spent 4 years in Wealth Management (Sports Desk & Human Resources). Since 2004, I've run my own practice as a Personal Coach — specialising in athletic training, performance coaching, rehabilitation, qualitative movement learning, pain-free movement, functional medicine, nutrition and supplementation.
Years of insight from the world's best coaches and scientists have led me to a universal functional training method — now passed on to my clients.
Education
- Swiss Federal Diploma in Physical Education II ETH (Master in Sports)
- Personal Trainer ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine)
- Swiss Federal Diploma as Snowsports Instructor (Swiss Snowsports)
- Postgraduate Studies in Business Administration and Sports Management (NDS ETH)
- GOATA Movement Coach
Experience
- 12 years as a Sports Teacher at High School level
- 4 years in Wealth Management (Sports Desk & Human Resources)
- Self-employed since 2004 — Personal Training, Performance Coaching, Health Coaching, Corporate Fitness
Let's define your goals together — then approach them without compromise.
Whether you're a competitive athlete, a busy executive, injured or uninjured — let's get to know each other.