What is your role Role with One Element? Trainer at Putney and Tooting

What is your fitness background? Self-employed PT for over 9 years, generally active and now host of Go Row Indoor workouts from British Rowing.

What gives you the most satisfaction from One Element? The camaraderie of the group to motivate and cheer each other on so everyone works hard and comes away feeling exhausted but satisfied.

Best meal you have ever had? My mum’s lasagne

What do you do in your free time? Usually some form of training or activity, such as hiking up a mountain, dog walking, running with mates or generally being outdoors. Oh, and baking!

What is your favourite quote? Your body can do anything, it’s your brain you have to convince.

What is your fitness background? Fitness has always been a huge part of my life and I’ve always loved encouraging others to lead as active a lifestyle as they can. I’ve been a Personal Trainer for 7 years and work all around South West London. I strongly believe that training goes deeper than a physical change and in fact, to me this is the most important aspect of it. I’m not into extreme body transformations, rather preferring to help people develop a healthy balance between enjoying life and keeping as fit as possible within those parameters.

What gives you the most satisfaction from One Element? One Element makes me feel alive. It sounds like a cliche but I always get such an amazing feeling at the end of a session. The amount of effort that our members put in to session across all fitness levels makes it feel like the most inclusive fitness opportunity out there. The laughs, banter, hard work and being outside makes for a seriously awesome 60 minutes.

Best meal you have ever had? Such a hard question, I love food! I think goes back to when I was living in Australia for a year at 18. I had the most incredible steak with a glass of red wine as a leaving meal with a group of locals I’d been swimming training with whilst I was out there. Their send off made the whole experience very special alongside the fact I think it was my first steak and tasted also like the best thing ever. But then so are the banana pancakes in Bali and the food at The River Cafe in Hammersmith is incredible! So many things when you start thinking about it.

What do you do in your free time? I love to bake, swim, run, yoga, go for long walks, the theatre, wine and chats, reading, and finding good coffee.

What is your favourite quote? "We have two lives, and the second begins when we realise we only have one” - Confucius

Fitness background:
I specialize as a Head Coach in HIIT programmes, running different boot-camps with a vast experience as a Gym instructor.
I am a certified Schwinn cycling instructor and have successfully been running one to one sessions as well as strength and conditioning programs.
Always participating in various running events like marathons and semi-marathons,triathlon,trekking & biking.

What gives you satisfaction with one element:
The main reason why I like OE is because its outdoors and this way of training aligns with my desire of being trained in the nature. Furthermore the variety of content of sessions and the high level of professionalism within the team, last but not least the social environment is very friendly and it feels like home every time I am in the park.

Best meal you have ever had
Fresh seafood by the sea at Spetses after a triathlon in Greece at an Aegean sea island,
with delicious Mediterranean starters and the unforgettable Ouzo!!

Free time
Since I moved to the UK my time is limited but, when I get the chance I prefer to explore the nature through outdoor activities and having a road trips with my partner.

Quote
By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it.
The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.