Hi, I’m Vanessa.
I’m a Personal Trainer, fitness instructor, triathlete and, apparently, someone who struggles to sit still for very long.
My love of sport started in my twenties when I took up running. One five-mile race turned into marathons, then swimming, cycling and eventually triathlon.
I’ve completed more than 10 marathons, a Half Ironman, Ironman Vichy and have represented Great Britain in triathlon — racing at the World Championships in Australia and the European Championships in Munich.
Sport has taken me to some amazing places and given me some pretty big challenges.
But I’m not interested in pretending I’m some superhuman athlete.
I’m just someone who enjoys setting myself a challenge, putting a plan together and seeing what happens.
And that’s probably why I love coaching so much.
Fitness should be for everyone.
You don’t have to be an athlete.
You don’t have to be super-fit.
You don’t have to know what you’re doing.
You just need to turn up.
My classes are about getting stronger, fitter and moving better — but they’re also about enjoying yourself.
There will be hard work. There will be challenges. There will definitely be laughter.
And occasionally there will be a bit of chaos.
That’s part of the fun.
Today I run small-group fitness classes from The Clubhouse in Swallowfield, alongside my long-running kettlebell classes in Mortimer.
I still swim, cycle and train myself — and I’m currently enjoying my own journey to get stronger.
Because I’m still a work in progress too.
And I think that’s a good thing.
Come and join me.
