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*Success rate is based off the goals clients set during onboarding. After we finish our programme, I survey every client: "Do you feel that you've achieved your goals?" These are real results.

Success rate percentage is recalculated with every new athlete for transparency and accuracy.

Valentina - Cambridge, UK

Julia has been amazing to work with. She is so supportive and fun, but also brought a clear structure to my training. I learned so much about physical health and exercise, including principles I'm still using every day!

Valentina's results:

Andrew - Burford, UK

I've always enjoyed aerobic exercise (running, cycling, swimming etc.) but had an aversion to gym workouts and weight training. With my medical history and age (63) I needed to do something about my weight and work on building and maintaining muscle mass. Julia has put a program together for me with a lot of variety that covers all the muscle groups and complements my aerobic activities. I've really enjoyed working with Julia, she's enthusiastic and encouraging and I have seen a real improvement in my overall fitness.

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Eda - Cambridge, UK

When I started working with Julia, I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I moved to this city a year ago and without any friends and family, the only thing I did was to sit at home and whine about how much weight I gained. As a physically disabled person, it was a constant struggle for me to feel confident with my own skin. After I started working out with her, I started seeing immediate results. Before I wasn't even able to lift my legs up, now I can almost do a 20 kg bench press. I was a shy person who hated going to the gym; now I feel like a badass girl who is so strong and can do anything else in this world. All thanks to Julia. 

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Emma - Seattle, USA

Julia is phenomenal. I have never been successful in sticking with an exercise routine on my own and have always relied on a team to keep me going. Despite being at distance, she provided the support I needed to make it through each workout and provided me with a fun and sustainable plan. 

The process of getting back into shape is never fun (or easy) and Julia's positivity and perspective has made/is making the process much more manageable. Her workouts keep me from getting bored and challenge me while also letting me feel accomplished. She is the best and you 100% want to train with her.

Emma's Results:

Katrin - Berlin, Germany

Julia is the BEST at motivating – always so positive and FULL of energy!! It’s contagious! I also love her attitude and gentle reminders to go for long-term fitness instead of short-sighted goals. She keeps me on point and massively helps with accountability. Julia’s programmes are highly individualised, and I especially love the music challenges she puts in my programme (never thought burpees could be this much fun!). 

Since working with Julia I enjoy a healthier lifestyle all around and notice changes in my fitness in my everyday life – for example how much easier it is to walk up those stairs and having more fun and time spending on ‘active play’ with my children. They actually also started joining in the exercises, so it’s a win-win situation for the whole family!

Katrin's Results:

Tom - Cambridge, UK

Julia is an awesome coach who helped me with perhaps the one thing holding me back - my mindset. Whatever your fitness goals are, mindset is key. I'm not talking about changing your whole life to hit those big squat numbers or the 3 minute mile. I'm talking about understanding that, for most of us, fitness has to fit INTO your life, and beating yourself up for missing a gym day doesn't get you anywhere! 

Sometimes life is messy, and you just have to do what you can. I can't recommend Julia any higher; she'll help you get your mind right whilst getting your body right too!

Tom's results:

Jamie - Singapore


I’m four months in and still looking forward to each week! Julia has been awesome and designed my workouts around challenges like 4 weeks of hotel quarantine, gym lockdowns and ever changing kit availability. Its like having a coach, workout mate and cheerleading squad all in one!

The workouts are a great mix and every month change up to fit where I’m stronger and where I need to improve. We are always talking about my goals and how to make sure the program is set to help me meet them. Julia has an amazing attitude and always keeps me positive and focused on the progress I’ve made.

Jamies' Results:

Tony - Cambridge, UK


I’ve been working with Julia for six months, and have made more progress than I ever expected both physically and mentally. Julia makes every session fun, personalised and effective, really paying attention to the little things that help you achieve the big things! 

Julia took a lot of time to understand what I wanted to achieve, what my motivation was, and what I was capable of. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve told her I hate her, but also lost count of how many times I’ve thanked her for being amazing. She really pays attention to what your body needs, and although it can leave you sore in weird places (foot arches?! - ouch!), you’ll thank her later! 


The sessions are fun, and focused. You never feel like you’re just ‘filling time’, and everything you do has a benefit to it, and a well thought out reason behind it. 

My goals are focused around judo performance, and Julia took the time to research the sport and work out what kind of movements and programmes would be effective for me.

 

One of the biggest things Julia has helped me with is my confidence and self-esteem. I’ve gone from trying to avoid looking at myself in the mirror whenever possible at the start of the year, to actively looking and appreciating my muscle gains! Everybody needs a Julia on their team!

Tony's Results:

Jelena - Cambridge, UK

Julia is an enthusiastic and caring coach with contagious energy, and it has been a pleasure to work with her. I'm a competitive powerlifter and I love working out, but repeated gym closures during pandemic times have been very challenging for me. Julia has worked with me specifically on mindset and motivation, and has helped me adapt in various ways to these changing times. 

We did a 'Find your why' exercise at the beginning in order to better understand my underlying motivations and support systems, and we ended up referring back to this during our weekly check-ins when things got difficult. 

Julia also coached me through goal-setting and suggested various adaptations to make my fitness routine work better for me. She has been adaptable to my needs, and working with her has felt like having a fantastic ally on my side. I would highly recommend her as a coach. 

Jelena's Results:

Jess - Florida, USA

I absolutely love working with Julia! She’s amazing and truly cares about my needs. I’m in CrossFit 5-6 days a week. I wanted her to design a program that helped with my mobility, flexibility, and strength so I can be preventative rather than reactionary when it comes to injuries. Julia did everything and more! She provided me a program that was challenging in working those smaller muscles and making sure my hips and shoulders open up, which gave me better performance in my WODs. I also love how she kept them short! It’s been great for a lunch break, morning before work, or afternoon stress relief, which fits perfect around my already hectic schedule!

Jess' Results:

Ruxandra - Cambridge, UK

I was a complete newbie to the world of physical training before starting with Julia. For the first 23 years of my life I did basically zero physical exercise. The lockdown took a toll on my physical health, and so I decided I needed a change. I was very lucky to come across Julia, who took me in with patience and taught me the ABCs of fitness. The fact that she is always so encouraging and positive, means that I never felt self-conscious about my lack of ability and I was always motivated to do better. She has a very open personality and is very approachable, which means she will always answer your questions and explain why you are doing certain things. The mere fact that she made me enjoy physical activity which I used to loathe speaks volumes about her training style. Moreover, her attention to detail meant that she helped me improve on things I would have ignored otherwise such as the right posture when doing an exercise. I now feel much more confident to do exercise on my own!  

Ruxandra's Results:

Kathryn - Cambridge, UK


I cannot recommend Julia enough!  

I found Julia when I was really struggling with the effects of lockdown and a leg injury.   She has helped me to improve my strength, mobility and overall fitness to get me back to a place where I’ve been able to start running again.  Julia’s training sessions are varied, challenging and always fun.   Julia's secret weapon is her sixth sense for knowing how to support your mental health as well as your physical training and she provides a bottomless supply of enthusiasm, support and encouragement that can’t help but leave you feeling more positive about yourself and your fitness. 

In short, Julia is fantastic! 

Kathryn's Results:

Sara - Cambridge, UK

Julia has a unique way of making you love and hate her at the same time. Her enthusiasm is infectious and whilst you are always ‘the boss of your own sauce’ she ensures you are pushing yourself and never lets you cheat! Her emphasis on posture has really helped me and I find myself checking my neutral spine and shoulders back when working out alone, too, now. I can’t recommend her enough; PT and motivational speaker, it’s a bargain really!  

Sara's Results:

Anindya - Cambridge, UK

Julia is an excellent personal trainer who in just a few months' time, single-handedly transformed my disdain for exercise into appreciation, and my unhealthy relationship towards my body into a firmly held belief that my body and "me" are allies (and in fact have fun getting along). Looking back, I would say that this change Julia has brought about in me is of comparable magnitude to other changes in my life brought about by over two years of therapy.

For me, the three main qualities that make Julia's coaching really incredible are her infectiously positive and highly empathetic personality, her hyper-personalised approach to training, and her strongly motivating and realistic philosophy towards health.

In my "Find your why" exercise with her (and further discussions down the line), Julia made sure to fully dissect my underlying desires, but also understand why my past lifestyle habits were what they were. This meant that the whole process of change has felt natural and motivated rather than prescriptive, or worse, "corrective". In every session I have, there is always at least one obvious moment when I realise I've pushed myself harder than I otherwise would have solely because Julia's inspiring coaching. In my workouts with her, I often gain profoundly new perspectives about my body (for example, my posture, or how I jump), and Julia allows me to open up and explore that relationship further. Her care really shows when in future workouts she reprises these concepts and gives me more challenging variations on a theme, and hence more to think about. Not only does this improve my quality of life (fewer back problems!), it also makes life just more fun ('ooh, I should remember to tell Julia about this stretch that felt extra good, she will probably explain why').

Since Julia's sessions are hyper-personalised, I see the value of everything I do. This makes sessions educational and intellectually stimulating, besides just being workouts. For me, the flexibility of her program was key in ensuring I don't give up or lose the "this is for me" feeling. The structure of mixing familiar exercises with new exercises means that I have a tangible way of feeling my growth as it happens to me, which I find very fulfilling. Finally, (after years of me living life hedonistically and detached from my body), Julia's philosophy was the first (and I cannot stress this enough) philosophy that caused a paradigm shift in me - the enthusiastic voice that screams "Best friends with Julia time" every time I wince during a punishing tricep-dip definitely improved the chances of me being receptive to such a change!

Anindya's Results:

Meg - Denver, USA

Julia is the most motivating, encouraging, and realistic coach anyone could ask for. As someone who was looking to cross- train and gain overall strength that was lacking from my main sport as an aerialist, Julia was able to not only incorporate aerial days into my training, but was also able to provide me workouts focused specifically on what I was good at or missing from my aerial routine. Julia is the first trainer Ive had who has looked at me as a whole person with likes and dislikes and a life outside of the gym, and made all of that a priority over "looking a certain way". Training with Julia is truly a gift.

Meg's Results:

Beth - Cambridge, UK


Julia has been an amazing coach the past few months! 


My self confidence and gym confidence has grown massively, lockdown really hit my confidence hard and Julia has shown me that I am capable of amazing things. 


The best feeling is seeing progress through the tester sessions, not only physically but mentally pushing boundaries has shown me there’s more to weight loss than the number on the scale! 


I leave every session proud of myself thanks to Julia’s motivation, we love Julia quotes!!!

Beth's Results:

Zoe - Denver, USA

Julia is a truly excellent and supportive trainer. Her program encompasses the ‘whole picture’- not just the workouts but the dietary and mental aspects as well. One thing I’ve realized is that I was never able to stay consistent with my exercise routine when my only motivation was ‘to lose weight’ or to look a certain way. It took really prioritizing my overall health (which was super important as someone who struggles with anxiety) as well as building healthy habits that addressed more than just my aesthetic goals. Julia has helped me along every step of that journey and I am incredibly grateful to have her on my team! 

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