World Class Fitness Trainers
Kate and Daley have utilised all their expertise to create the first Adventure Boot Camps in the UK and they have selected some of the most accomplished and empathetic trainers in the country to run them.
It's not just about having the highest fitness qualifications, it's about life experience and how they are with people - that means we value empathy as highly as accomplishment.
Our trainers have a phenomenal range of experience between them, some are Olympic or international athletes and champions in their own right; others train the top British Olympic hopefuls - all are professionals who know how motivate and help you become the best you can be.
It’s fantastic and motivating team, at the very top of their game and we feel lucky to have them on board.
Meet your Fitness Trainers
Kate Staples
Director & trainer Kate is an inspirational sporting figure, whose achievements in athletics include breaking 42 British records, 12 Commonwealth records and achieving a ranking of 8th in the world for indoor athletics in 1996.
A former Gladiator, Kate is no stranger to media spotlight and her character Zodiac was a well-loved part of the show from 1992 - 1997. Kate also presented the children's Gladiator series. Kate was invited to appear in the new Gladiators series but had to decline as she was expecting her third child.
In 1997, Kate's career took a dramatic turn when she broke her neck in two places and underwent eight hours of surgery, which forced early retirement from both Gladiators and British Athletics, having made full recovery, her experiences prompted her to further her efforts to inspire others to live a fit and healthy life.
A mother of three children, Kate pursued her passion for educating others to live a healthy lifestyle when she created the government-backed Fitness for Life programme in conjunction with Mars UK. She became director of a nationwide schools programme to promote health and fitness among children.
Kate trained with Premier training, one of the leading personal training bodies in the UK, and started training a select group of celebrity clients in London. In 2003 Kate gained the only qualification in the world to run Adventure Boot Camp, following an intense training programme in California and was the first person to bring Adventure Boot Camps to the UK.
The launch of Kate Staples Adventure Boot Camp in 2003 was a resounding success. Kate recreated the camaraderie that she felt when training on track, and clients are seeing amazing results on their fitness levels.
Currently an international fitness presenter, Kate will be teaching at the Beachcomber resort, Mauritius. Kate will also be teaching in La Manga and St Lucia LeSport.
Daley Thompson
Director Daley was quite simply the world's greatest decathlete. Unbeaten for nine years, he was the first to hold the World, Olympic, Commonwealth and European titles at the same time as well as the world record.
Daley was Olympic champion in 1980 and 1984 World champion in 1983; European champion in 1982 and 1986, and Commonwealth champion in 1978, 1982 and 1986. He also set four world records in the most demanding of multi-discipline events.
Forced to retire from the decathlon through injury in 1992, Daley went on to play professional football. More recently, he has harnessed his matchless drive and enthusiasm to become a leading ambassador lobbying to bring the 2012 Olympics to London.
Daley believes that the combination of challenge, support and inspiration offered by the Adventure Boot camp brings a new dimension to training women at all levels of fitness. He says that he is consistently amazed at the commitment of the clients and the results that can be achieved.
Nick Buckfield
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Nick has been a full-time professional athlete for over 15 years and loved sport even before that. As a boy he played for Crystal Palace schoolboys and was a county judo player. He took up the pole vault at the age of 15 and by 22 he had broken the 14-year British pole vault record. The following year Nick broke the indoor pole vault record that had stood for 17 years.
Nick held 14-year records for both indoor and outdoor records at 5.81 metres He was the first British vaulter to jump over 19ft (5.80m) and holds the record for the best British performance at a World Championship (5th place at Athens in 1997).
Nick's career has also taken him to three Commonwealth Games, where he achieved 4th place in both 2002 and 2006; three European Championships and five World Championships. Plus, he has been a double Olympian in 1996 and 2004 (he remembers watching Daley Thompson at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and knew then that he wanted to be an Olympian!).
After fracturing his pelvis in the 1998 European Championships, Nick was impelled to take up sports massage Therapy and is now a qualified sports massage therapist. He is also a Level 3 athletics coach, and a multi-skills and athletic coach for primary schools. He 'relaxes' by reading..materials on improving knowledge,fishing and just messing around with his children.He Took triathlon up 3 years ago for fun and decided this year to train for an IRONMAN!!!
David Butler
David is the Managing Director of a fitness company and, prior to setting up his business, he was in the police force. He represented the police in various sports including track (800m), life saving, swimming and the triathlon. David gravitated towards training and became the Force Physical Training Instructor. He was then seconded to the Home Office as a Police Sergeant PTI and Self Defence Instructor (Judo, Aikdo and Taiho Jutsu).
After leaving the police, David qualified further with various organisations such as Premier Training, YMCA and became an Advanced Trainer with The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and also an examiner for one of the ACSM training companies.
He set up one of the first Personal Training Gyms in the country in Kensington for the then National Register of Personal Trainers, and was also part of the Management Team at the launch of Holmes Place Kingston. A keen cyclist, David trains several riders for the L'Etape du Tour each year.
David does what he has always dreamed of: lives and breathes fitness and well-being, and shares his passion with anyone who wants join in.
Rochelle Butler
Rochelle came to London from her native South Africa to complete her Homeopathy Degree at The London College of Homeopathy. Whilst studying, she continued to practice as a Sports Massage Therapist, and her subsequent alternative treatment clinics in west London included osteopaths, reflexologists, cranial osteopaths and homeopaths.
Her area of special interest is back rehabilitation. The combination of prescriptive exercise, deep tissue massage and homeopathic remedies has proven a successful formula in improving joint function, increasing range of motion and flexibility throughout the system and alleviating symptoms. She has created a Back Recovery programme for that has proved a great success in alleviating back issues and delivering increased mobility.
Rochelle's clients include a number of successful tennis players and an ex-world motor racing champion. Her professional qualifications include Homeopathy (LCH); Sports Massage (ITEC) and HFI Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer.
Samantha Teague
Samantha holds a degree in Sport Psychology from the University of Pretoria (South Africa). Modules in Nutrition, Exercise Science and Physiology and Psychology were complemented by Netball and Gymnastics coaching qualifications, and Samantha also represented the university at Rhythmical Gymnastics.
An accomplished Modern Jazz dancer, Samantha qualified as a dance teacher through the Association of International Dance Teachers (AIDT), and spent time running a Modern Jazz Dance School for girls.
Since moving to the UK in 2007, Samantha has worked as a Personal Trainer. In her spare time she takes dance classes and participates in 5km and 10km runs.
Ray Stevens
Ray is famed in the athletics world for winning his 1992 Olympic judo silver medal in spite of a completely torn anterior cruciate ligament.
He was Commonwealth Games Champion in 1986 and 1990, four times British Open Champion, 1983 European silver medallist and British Masters Champion in 1986 He is the youngest person in the UK to hold the grade of 6th Dan.
Since retiring from competition, Ray has moved on to coach champions of the future. He is currently training Olympic hopefuls for 2012 and runs the Ray Stevens Fitness Club in Wimbledon.
As well as setting up his own judo academies. Ray is personal fitness and judo instructor to clients including Guy Ritchie, William Hague, Lord Coe, and Simon and Yasmin Le Bon.
Belinda Eastwood
Belinda has been involved in the fitness industry for 28 years and for the last 20 years she has worked locally in the Wimbledon area. Her enthusiastic, motivational and professional approach has ensured that she has developed a loyal following of enthusiasts wherever she has trained.
Belinda originally trained as a dancer at the Academy of Ballet in Edinburgh and the Royal Academy of Dance in London. After taking a teacher training diploma course at the London College of Dance and Drama, she worked as a professional dancer in Japan.
Since that time, Belinda has gained a wealth of diverse fitness experience teaching in many different fitness centres, gyms and schools. It was whilst working in central London that she learnt to combine her dance skills with fitness knowledge gained from gym work, and developed her infamous 'Belinda's Class' which still draws an enthusiastic following today. She has studied both Pilates and Yoga and has a keen interest in nutrition.
Belinda fitness work includes a BUPA health with Steve Cram; appearances on a local cable TV channel as 'Mrs Motivator' and running a popular annual 5 day fitness holiday to Club La Santa in Lanzarote.
Stuart Lewington
Stuart trains as a mixed martial artist and loves to involve boxing and kick boxing drills in his camps. And now after completing one marathon has become a keen runner with more marathons planned in 2013.
Now running 12 camps a week in Marlow and Henley outdoor fitness is Stuart's passion and helping his campers achieve there goals in fitness and nutrition is paramount!
Stuart's philosophy is to train hard to the best of your own abilities and have fun along the way!
Murray Williamson
Representing Middlesex from Under 11 – Under 21 level in football and playing semi professional football from 2006 – present, Murrays passion for sport is as high as ever. After a returning home from a football scholarship in North Carolina, he began his Personal Training and Sports Massage career at Fitness First where he was able to build up a great client base and move over to Hillingdon Sports and Leisure Centre with PTC.
Watching clients achieve and go beyond their goals inspires Murray to do this more for other people. Having worked with clients from all walks of life, being involved in Kids fitness programmes and working with people with Mild Learning Difficulties, outdoor training is where he feels he can really express himself and excel in delivering great sessions.
Murray always varies each workout so exercise doesn’t become boring. Being enthusiastic, fun, full of encouragement and motivational is something you will always get from him and when you achieve your goal, he achieves his!
Fran Silver
Fran Silver has lived a life full of sport and fitness. From a very early age he played football and has captained the Middlesex Schools county team. After taking A-levels and a BTEC in sport studies and sports science Fran knew he wanted to forge a career in the fitness industry. At 19 he set up his own personal training business with the aim to give anyone and everyone the chance to live an active and healthy life. Nearly ten years on Fran is a successful personal trainer, working in community gyms in West London. He also has experience teaching aspiring personal trainers gain their qualifications as well as running children’s fitness camps. Fran’s enthusiasm for health is contagious and you cannot fail to be motivated and inspired by his attitude. Being healthy has never been so fun!
Mary Robertson
Mary has always had a keen interest in sport from an early age. She has enjoyed a school girl hockey career which culminated in her playing for the south of England under 21’s.
Post school, she enjoyed competing at an amateur level in triathlons
Mary has worked in the fitness industry for the past fifteen years. After qualifying with the YMCA in 1995, she pursued her passion for fitness by training a host of well known clients. She realised her commitment was to her local community and chose to work from her local borough gyms. Within a few years, together with a colleague, she set up her own company to further her ties with the local schools and GP surgeries.
Within the last four years she has assisted in setting up and delivered a number of activities (including nutrition al education) for both children and parents. This has been a resounding success and is still ongoing.
She was also approached by a GP Consortium to deliver a fitness and nutrition programme for all ages and abilities and with a variety of medical conditions. Once again a challenging brief, but with her enthusiasm and motivation, a high percentage of her groups reached their targets.
Mary is currently still enjoying success a personal trainer at New Chiswick Pool in West London
Paul Murray
Paul started his career in sport at the age of 16 when he started coaching hockey. Before that sport was a real passion of his and something that helped him through school life. With athletics and hockey being the most favoured sports, it was Paul's ambition to start coaching.
After coaching, the natural progression was to move in to fitness training and sports conditioning. Gaining a degree in Health Science and Physiology after various gym instructor courses, helped Paul begin to specialise becoming a Corrective High-Performance Exercise Kinesiologist (CHEK) Exercise Coach.
Branching in to Personal Training in Ireland and running a unique circuit training class, boot camps, group specific classes and continuing his coaching, Paul's career had blossomed. With 5 years of experience on his own whist gaining the FA Fitness trainer Award and IRFU Certified Conditioning Coach, added to the 13 previous years in sport and fitness Paul uses this wide knowledge base in creating a varied, fun Adventure Boot Camp.
Having worked with Irish premier league football team Sligo Rovers and Connaught Rugby, Paul also uses his experience with professional sports to challenge clients but also make training specific to their needs whatever sport or background they may be from.
Paul's training philosophy is "Fitness for all". Paul believes everybody should have the opportunity to learn how to become active and live a positive and healthy lifestyle, knowing how to exercise correctly.
Yolanda Gratton
Yolanda has always been passionate and enthusiastic about health and fitness. Following her first swimming lesson at the age of 5, she became a strong, competitive swimmer and soon found a love for most sporting and outdoor activities.
After qualifying as a teacher in 1995, she has motivated and inspired children and adults alike, passing on creativity and her love of sport. Yolanda went on to become a Headteacher and it was during this time she recognised the importance of exercise in order to maintain a good work/life balance. This led her to run her first marathon across the Polar Ice Caps in Greenland where she discovered her talent for running. Having caught 'the bug', she followed this up by successfully completing the 49 mile classic Swiss Alpine Marathon. Now coached by a former winner of the London Marathon, she continues to progress her running with the aim of completing a sub 3 hour marathon.
Yolanda has combined her love of fitness and teaching skills to become qualified in Personal Training, Fitness Instruction, Sports Nutrition, Studio Cycling, Circuits and Gym Based Boxing. Yolanda's creativity and dedication to outdoor fitness ensures a varied and fun programme, providing motivation to achieve health and fitness goals.
Tanya Pascall
Having lived in Bermuda for over 7 years where Tanya had a very active out door life, she became very passionate and enthusiastic about health and fitness.
Tanya moved back to the UK in July 2010 and decided to qualify as a Personal Trainer.In February of this year, Tanya completed her Diploma/Level 3 qualification with Premier Training, and also received a diploma in Exercise to Music. Tanya then went on to become a Body Combat instructor with the Les Mills programme and is currently doing Personal Training and also runs regular circuit classes.
Tanya really enjoys group exercise and helping others to get results. She is currently training for the London Marathon in April 2012 and believes there is something quite special about outdoor exercise, which you just cannot create in a gym environment. She hopes she can inspire people to keep fit and enjoy exercising outdoors.
Graham Mortimer
Graham has fast progressed in the fitness industry, starting from fitness instructing in colleges and leisure centres, and developing into a major fitness coach at HMS Collingwood military base. He has attained all of the skills and knowledge of the military in holding boot camps, but enforces a non-military mentality.
Graham prides himself on his explicit knowledge of muscular conditioning and his dynamic style of instructing whilst maintaining a fun and creative demeanour.
With experience in instructing Boxercise, Spin, Circuits, Boot camps, Core Conditioning, Exercise to music, Kids fitness, Personal Training and Netball and Football coaching; his tacit knowledge is evident in his contemporary style of coaching.
Graham has worked in the field of disability training and has trained a multiple gold medal winning Paralympics’ champion. His experience with training with clients of widely varied backgrounds and lifestyles has helped develop his programme writing ability and his empathy levels. It’s experience such as this that ensures his camps are well varied and suited to any level of fitness and ability.
Nick de Meyer
Nick has been a level 3 REPS accredited personal trainer for 8 years and has developed an unrivalled knowledge of cardio conditioning from being a triathlete for the last 16 years and a level 3 British Triathlon coach for the last 5 years
His focus is also on full body conditioning looking at your body as a whole, and looking at your nutritional eating patterns with analysis.
Your core strength will be challenged in an unstable environment therefore improving posture and waking muscles up, enabling major muscle groups to work better, thus improving your overall metabolism turning your body into an energy burning furnace. This will make you leaner and stronger from the core muscles out.
Nick has a Premier diploma in Personal Training, and is a qualified TRX suspension trainer, spinning and boxercise instructor which are all used amongst other skills in helping you to improve your fitness levels to where you want them to be. Nick has also completed 2 Ironman Triathlons and regularly competes in triathlons and mountain bike events.
Claire Penny-Green
Claire has played sport to a high level and has always been passionate about health and fitness. She has been in the industry as a Personal Trainer and Sports Massage therapist since 2001 in the Guildford and London area.
Her career has seen her work with many people wanting to achieve varying goals, including weight loss, a general improvement in lifestyle and sports specific training. Claire has worked with groups of people in a class environment, teaching circuits, core stability, boxercise and speed, agility and quickness. She has also worked with England and Surrey Ladies Cricket squads and Wimbledon Tennis Club as their strength and conditioning trainer.
Claire loves the outdoors and enjoys taking part in any activity that keeps you fit and healthy. She loves being a boot camp instructor and ensures every camp will be fun, varied, motivational and rewarding! She looks forward to working with you.
Kai Smith
Kai from a very young age has always been involved in a variety of sports and activities, he took his thirst for activities and excitement to the next level by joining the British Army completing the All Arms Commando Course and earning the right to wear the coveted Green Beret. He was a very successful sportsman in the forces representing at Football, Triple jump, High jump & the 200m sprint. After just over 6 years in the forces and an operational tour in Afghanistan Kai decided to really pursue his love for keeping fit by completing his International Diploma in Advanced personal training. He has grown a healthy client base doing this and with his background in military fitness, he can really bring a unique fun attitude to his camps.
Nina
Nina has always been very active and adventurous. After studying Performing Arts she went on to work as a stunt woman for film and TV productions in Germany.
She is a fully qualified Personal Trainer and has run several half marathons and the 2011 Brighton marathon. Nina has a depth of experience in personal training, which comes accross in the Boot Camps she runs, this means that all the camps are enjoyable as well as challenging. No two boot camps will be the same as each other, leading to a complete workout.
Adventure Boot Camp has given her the opportunity to combine her passion for fitness and exercising outdoors.
George Coote
George has always been passionate about sports and has represented his county for rugby, cricket and hockey. He was part of the U16’s England rugby squad and went on to play for London Wasps and Northampton Saints before pursuing a semi professional rugby career in France and Australia before returning to England to play for National 2 side Macclesfield and earning promotion into National 1 during the 2009/2010 season whilst also studying sport and exercise science and graduating in 2011.
Since graduating George has started his own personal training and sports massage business and has built a good client base within the Milton Keynes working freelance from LA fitness and BMI the Saxon Clinic. He is an extremely motivated individual and always strives to provide the very best training possible. Using knowledge gathered from different areas including professional sport, sports and exercise research and working closely with other experts in the health and fitness industry. It is with this knowledge he aims to make every session enjoyable and rewarding for every member of Adventure Boot Camp regardless of age, experience or long term goals.
Kate Brooker
Kate has always had a passion for the great outdoors. From a young age she has always loved outdoor based sports and activities.
She qualified as a REPS Level 3 personal trainer with Premier Training in 2001 and has been involved in the fitness industry ever since. Starting in Health Clubs, then with private clients, Kate has a huge amount of experience working with people from various backgrounds, with various goals and ambitions. She has also worked in the cycle industry and with individual cyclists including triathletes, road cyclists and mountain bikers.
She is an extremely fun, friendly and professional instructor who loves and excels in leading group exercise sessions! She is a qualified Mountain Bike Leader, Boot Camp Fitness instructor, Pole Dance Fitness instructor and Spinning instructor.
From a mountain biking, equine and adventure sport background, Kate herself still loves training outdoors, so being part of Adventure Boot Camp is her dream job!
Johanne Pilats
Johan has been passionate about health and fitness all his life.
Born and raised in the Netherlands he started playing football at the age of 6 until he joined the Royal Airforce.
After that he travelled all over the world and gained a lot of knowledge, ideas and experience in nutrition and exercise, especially in America and Africa.
Johan is a fully certified personal trainer and also has certificates in yoga, pilates, spinning and kettlebell instruction.
From working on cruise ships and different gyms all over the world, Johan has successfully helped hundreds of people in losing weight and getting fit through exercise and nutrition.
Johan’s enthusiasm, passion and experience will also help you in getting the results you want in a fast, safe and fun way!
Ian Northcott
Ian believes in training hard to achieve your aims and goals. He likes to make every workout fun, enjoyable and achievable; therefore all sessions with him are different. Ian feels that most exercise should be functional so that it can be replicated in your daily life and therefore enhance your quality of life.
No challenge is too big or small for Ian, it takes positive mental attitude and determination to over come obstacles. Ian has worked with all ages and abilities in his 13 years as a personal trainer; including MS sufferers and a quadriplegic.
Michelle Peacock
Michele Peacock is an Elite Personal Trainer, certified with the National Academy of sports medicine ( NASM) and is a member of the registered exercise professionals. Michele has been in the fitness industry since 2004 and specialises in a wide range of physical activities, she rises to a challenge and is enthusiastic about health and fitness being a fundamental in supporting healthy living, and lifestyle and habit changes, as well working together as a team to achieve your goals and aspirations. Michele trains to compete in Olympic triathlons and knows well that to achieve goals, motivation and optimal training are paramount. Her experience in the industry has seen her work along side many athlete professionals and this influences her passion and confidence in her training regimes. Michele's goal is to provide a safe, fun and effective training programme and to offer 'sound' nutritional advice to improve fitness and health. Michele specialises in: Weight-Loss Management, Corrective Flexibility, Core & Balance Training, Post Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention, Advanced Specific Sports Conditioning, SAQ Training, Reactive Training, Circuit training, Pre & Post Natal and Special Populations. Michele is also an experienced instructor in Exercise to music And Keister Spin.
Michelle Peacock
