About us 

Weightlifting & Calisthenics Coach
 

I became a trainer while at University studying English Lit. 6 years later I never thought I’d be coaching people to snatch and muscle-up instead of teaching a classroom of kids about Charles Dickens…

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I’ve always enjoyed being active, doing kickboxing and playing basketball at school, although didn’t get into weight training until my early 20s; in fact my first gym membership was the gym I worked at for 2 years before moving to Australia. In Australia I didn’t know anyone and wanted to try something different. I started going to gymnastics classes twice a week and joined a weightlifting club. There I made some new friends and gained an appreciation for the sports.  

Coming home after a year I was hugely influenced by the people I’d met and the skills I’d learned. I started to integrate this into training clients back in London and the feedback was amazing. The most noticeable improvement wasn’t actually physical; clients were happier about coming to the gym because the training was more interesting and fun and they were no longer basing success on what they saw in the mirror or read on the scales. 

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This style of training has changed my life. Qualifying to teach calisthenics, learning about movement and weightlifting from some of the best coaches in the world, including London 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, Oleksiy Torokhtiy, has completely transformed my perception of what it means to be “fit and healthy”. There’s always something new to learn, benefits to gain both in and outside of training and different ways to use the strength, mobility and skills you earn from training at IN MOTION.