Wellness is the act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health.
The Wellness Initiative provides your workforce with various wellness services to strive towards a happier, healthier organisation. We aim to create a bespoke package of options including personal training, fitness classes, massage and rehab therapy and other nutrition and mindfulness guidance to appeal to all levels and individual employee needs. The Wellness Initiative is a community space within the workplace dedicated to making healthier lifestyle habits accessible to everyone.
1:1 Personal Training
Our trainers offer one-to-one training with a regime specifically tailored to your needs and goals.
Group Classes
A great way to kickstart your journey in a pressure-free and fun group environment, there's a class to suit all abilities.
Massage
Our dedicated team of massage therapists are on hand to offer all of the relaxation and tension relief you may need. From full body massages, to a quick 20-minutes in the massage chair for some time out and a reset, there's plenty of options to suit your work schedule.
Meet the team: Kelly Blackburn
Personal Trainer
Kelly is a professional competitive bodybuilder and has been working in the fitness industry for six years, after discovering a passion for health and fitness whilst training to be an actress at university. It was here that she first began to understand the importance of looking after your mind and body, and how movement can greatly improve your life.
Since then Kelly has worked with clients of all levels, from complete beginners to pro-level athletes, and taught many different styles of classes including HIIT, circuits, functional movement and yoga.
Kelly took home 2 gold medals and the overall title at the UKUP Southern Championships in April this year, and looks forward to competing in the finals later in the year.
Meet the team: Charlee DeBolla
Massage Therapist
Charlee has an extensive and varied movement background with 20 years of experience across disciplines such martial arts, gymnastics, dance and circus arts.
Still currently performing as a professional acrobat, he understands the frustrations of working around injuries and the challenges that come with living with pain. Due to this he sought greater understanding of human anatomy and rehabilitation, undergoing extensive training and qualifying as a sports massage therapist and personal trainer.
"I seek to use my knowledge and provide clients with a deeply profound massage experience, reducing tension and relieving areas of pain. Massage treatment is a powerful tool that allows recipients the space from their pain to move more freely. Empowering each individual to take on healthier activity and lifestyle habits, that I believe ultimately reinforces us against the causes of pain."
Meet the team: Robyn Mendonidis
Robyn, a South African personal trainer since 2018, specializes in strength, mobility, functional fitness, and sports massage. Her journey began when she recognised the impact of fitness on mental and physical health, way back in 2010.
In strength training, she helps clients reach their physical potential. Mobility training ensures ease of movement in daily life as well as redeces the chances of injuries. Ultimately her focus is on looking great and feeling even better.
Her sports massage expertise goes hand in hand with her training as it assists in the recovery of hard worked muscled or underlying imbalances. Robyn is driven by the belief that mental and physical health are interconnected, and she aims to share this insight with others.
Her approach is practical and results-oriented, helping clients lead healthier lives.
Meet the team: Tracey-Anne Liles
Tracey-Anne discovered yoga whilst training at Drama School. Drawn by the profound sense of peace, calm and healing benefits from her practice, Tracey-Anne completed her first teacher training in London in 2014. She then went on to train in India, Italy and furthered her training in the UK. She very much teaches from the heart, offering a playfully challenging practice accessible to all levels.
She teaches with a focus on physical alignment, breath and presence, mindful movement and conscious breath. Bringing a playful spirit to her classes, encouraging yogis to be present with self, cultivating a sense of freedom and joy in the practice. Tracey-Anne fully believes in the nurturing and healing effects of yoga and the benefits to all from a regular practice.
She often works with meditation and mindfulness in the creative industry using yoga as a means to cultivate presence, embodiment, breath and feeling.
Tracey-Anne teaches Vinyasa Hatha and Yin yoga as well as mindfulness meditation practice - incorporating all qualities within each of her classes.
Meet the Team: Milan Maha
Milan started training in Brazil 2003 where he learned Ayurvedic and Thai Massage (futon). Before moving on to Study in London for Holistic, Deep Tissue, Lomi Lomi and Sports Massage (bed).
Whilst in Thailand he learned with famous masters, and completed his Teacher Training to be able to instruct level 1 and 2 Thai Yoga Massage.
Milan describes his style as "soft and kind, firm and nurturing", and will tailor the amount of pressure to your needs. Male and female clients are welcome.
Milan is also Yoga teacher and incorporates lots of stretching in to his practice.
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"I have used many PT's over the last 5 years and Kelly is by far the best, very technical and form focussed, can help with mobility, strength, stretching and fitness. I can thoroughly recommend."
-Sammy Cooper-Smith
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"100% recommend working with Kelly. Her classes are always different and she is able to adapt them for all levels."
-Bradley Saunders
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"Kelly's classes are excellent. I encourage everyone to make use of the subsidy and the excellent facilities. (I'm not sure I mean everyone - I still want a place.)"
-Dan Crispin
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