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OUR COACHES

MARCOS PINON
Marcos is our amazing Head Coach, who focuses on CrossFit (but who also coaches at our specialist gymnastics and mobility classes). He is also a qualified Sports Massage Therapist, which complements his skills as a personal trainer perfectly. Here is Marcos in his own words:
“I go further to enable my clients to achieve their goals in a way that is enjoyable and sustainable. I do this by looking closely at nutrition, flexibility, core strength, postural imbalances and bodyweight strength”.
I will challenge you to push your body in a variety of ways to maximise your results whilst learning effective and intelligent training techniques."
Please get in touch using the Contact Us tab to discuss booking Marcos for therapy and / or personal training.

ANA VELJANOVSKI
Ana has duel role in CFTP. She is our manager and one of our coaches. She combines both roles with the knowledge and passion in managing and delivering high quality service to our members and visitors from around the world and making everyone feel welcome at CFTP.
"My passion for fitness began when I was only 9 years old participating in all the sport my school had to offer. At 11 years old I found my calling in handball and competed professionally for several years before I deciding to relocate to the UK. I joined a gym but working out alone wasn’t much fun until a friend mentioned CrossFit. That was 2011, when I first joined a Crossfit box. I was later given an amazing opportunity to become a coach and since then, I haven't looked back. Helping people achieve their fitness goals drives me to be a better coach every day.

SETH
Seth is our Weightlifting Coach. Know for his kindness and love for Arianna Grande, here he is in his own words:
"I am a BWL Level 2 Olympic Weightlifting Coach and a certified Personal Trainer. I represented Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. I am a British Champion and multiple Welsh Champion. During my weightlifting career I developed an interest in utilising the Olympic lifts combined with functional training to maximise fitness development and athletic performance.
My easy-going approach, patience and experience enables me to coach in a manner that is fun, friendly, and informative. I believe in simplicity of training combined with hard work and determination. In my eyes, there is no magic pill, or shortcuts in attaining fitness goals.
Train hard. Train smart. Lift easy".

LAURA
Laura’s fitness journey started at a young age, when during school she played every sport possible culminating in playing lacrosse in the USA at the Collegiate level. She received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science in 2006 and has been coaching teams and individuals in one way or another ever since. Laura was introduced to CrossFit in 2014 and fell in love with the methodology and the sport. She believes that fitness is a lifelong pursuit and absolutely must be enjoyable to be sustainable; If you’re not enjoying it - change it! When not at the box, you’ll find Laura out training for Obstacle Course Races, biking, hiking, or playing a pick-up game of whatever sport is available - come join her!