Real Talk on Neurodivergence, Movement, and Overcoming the Odds
Bayley Garnham is a qualified personal trainer, Olympic powerlifting competitor, and neurodivergent advocate who’s turned his own experience with dyspraxia into a platform that’s reshaping how people think about movement, mental health, and what’s possible.
Diagnosed with dyspraxia, Bayley didn’t let a body that “wasn’t built for sport” stop him from becoming a competitive lifter – or from building a business helping others do the same. He’s spoken candidly on national media and podcasts about growing up neurodivergent, why exercise is harder to start (and stick to) for some brains more than others, and how the fitness industry can do better at making movement accessible for everyone.
What Bayley Talks About
- Living and training with dyspraxia
- Why neurodivergent brains need movement – and why we avoid it
- Building an accessible, judgement-free training environment
- Turning perceived weakness into competitive strength
- Mental health, discipline, and identity through sport
- Making fitness spaces genuinely inclusive for disabled and neurodivergent clients
Where You’ve Heard Him
Bayley has featured on Seven Sharp, the NZ Herald’s No Such Thing as Normal with Sonia Gray, the PT Graduate Podcast, Beyond6seconds, Make Exercise Accessible (Manawanui NZ), and in FYI Magazine’s feature on neurodiversity at work. He was also a finalist in the NZ Exercise Industry Awards and a runner-up for Young Businessperson of the Year.
Why Book Bayley
He brings a rare combination to the mic or the stage: lived experience, professional expertise, and a genuine, unscripted way of talking about topics that usually get sanitised. Audiences leave with practical takeaways – not just inspiration.
Real Talk on Neurodivergence, Movement, and Overcoming the Odds
Bayley Garnham is a qualified personal trainer, Olympic powerlifting competitor, and neurodivergent advocate who’s turned his own experience with dyspraxia into a platform that’s reshaping how people think about movement, mental health, and what’s possible.
Diagnosed with dyspraxia, Bayley didn’t let a body that “wasn’t built for sport” stop him from becoming a competitive lifter – or from building a business helping others do the same. He’s spoken candidly on national media and podcasts about growing up neurodivergent, why exercise is harder to start (and stick to) for some brains more than others, and how the fitness industry can do better at making movement accessible for everyone.
What Bayley Talks About
- Living and training with dyspraxia
- Why neurodivergent brains need movement – and why we avoid it
- Building an accessible, judgement-free training environment
- Turning perceived weakness into competitive strength
- Mental health, discipline, and identity through sport
- Making fitness spaces genuinely inclusive for disabled and neurodivergent clients
Where You’ve Heard Him
Bayley has featured on Seven Sharp, the NZ Herald’s No Such Thing as Normal with Sonia Gray, the PT Graduate Podcast, Beyond6seconds, Make Exercise Accessible (Manawanui NZ), and in FYI Magazine’s feature on neurodiversity at work. He was also a finalist in the NZ Exercise Industry Awards and a runner-up for Young Businessperson of the Year.
Why Book Bayley
He brings a rare combination to the mic or the stage: lived experience, professional expertise, and a genuine, unscripted way of talking about topics that usually get sanitised. Audiences leave with practical takeaways – not just inspiration.
