We are a husband and wife team who have between us over 20 years experience in the fitness industry. We are passionate about fitness and pride ourselves on making our classes fun, varied and effective.
“We are passionate about fitness and helping people achieve their goals. We have worked in the fitness industry since 2004 and feel proud of the way we have contributed in transforming people’s lives, not only in the way they look but also in the way they feel about themselves. Fitness is such an important part of our lives and being able to pass on the skills that we have learned to others in a fun but effective way is very rewarding.”
Having graduated from Loughborough university I qualified as a Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor and Sports Massage Therapist with Premier international. I began my career working in health clubs in London such as Holmes Place and Virgin Active followed by the Club Med in Paris. Having gained a vast amount of experience working for clubs I then embarked on developing my own Personal Training business. I enjoy training to keep fit and applying the skills I have learnt on myself in order to understand them better for my clients. I also have a particular interest in board sports such as surfing, kitesurfing, wakeboarding and snowboarding. I am a qualified kitesurf instructor and I write a regular fitness column in ‘The Kitemag’ magazine.
After a successful career as a Lettings Manager in London I took a career change, re trained and qualified as a PT and fitness instructor with The Training Rooms and too began my career in health clubs. After we married and relocated to the countryside Phil and I joined forces and created Soames Personal Training. I enjoy training people and helping them achieve their goals. In the process I have made some great friends. When I am not being a mum I love to keep fit and particularly enjoy running. I recently completed the Hastings Half Marathon and I am always on the lookout for new challenges.
We have now relocated to the Algarve with our two children and have fallen in love with the beauty of Portugal and its way of life. Enjoying a warmer climate where we can maximise our love of the outdoors and all it has to offer. Setting up Soames Fitness we hope to emulate the success we had in the UK and grow our business further.
Sarah
I’ve been lucky enough to live and work in five countries across three continents, now
calling Portugal home. My initial career took me to the world of men’s fashion, caring for
people’s styling needs. More recently, I’ve finally turned a life’s passion for health and
fitness into caring for people’s own fitness needs.I undertook my PT Level 2 and 3 qualifications, Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga for Athletes
courses to really understand what it was I was practicing all my life and how I could improve
my own training, avoid injuries and ensure longevity of an active, healthy life.
I’ve practiced yoga for 17 years, have always run – as much for the mind as for the body –
and I now compete in middle distance with a local Lagos running club. More recently,
strength training has become a focus in my own regime which has helped so much with
overall fitness and performance.
Now, I love being able to share knowledge from one area of fitness to another to show how
it can benefit people in other areas of their training. Variety continues to be the spice of a
healthy life and I try and bring my experience from a wide variety of training to meet clients’
needs