POWER PLATE® The Team
Ian
Gray, Director & Power Plate® Personal
Trainer
Ian is from Newburgh in Aberdeenshire. On the golf front he was a professional up in Aberdeenshire and Denmark, has represented Scotland at over 35 & 40 on the squash front and is enthusiastic about most sports (particularly synchronised swimming). Introduced to POWER PLATE® by Peter Nicol, he immediately realised its great potential for all forms of training.
Three words to describe Ian – FEATUREFUL BIG NOSE
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Helen
Maclennan, Director & Power Plate® Personal
Trainer
Helen is from the Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis. Her main passion is Squash, and prior to that badminton - Western Isles Champion – although there was probably only two of them in the tournament! After gaining a degree in Service Sector Management in Glasgow, she headed for London and drifted around the City for some 14 years with no real career direction until good friends, Peter and Jessica introduced her to the ‘power of the plate’. Subsequently transformed herself into a Power Plate® Personal Trainer/Business Woman and loves every minute of it! Ironically, for someone who co-owns a Power Plate® business she has a rather odd food phobia: can’t eat wobbly food!
Helen in three words – ALL OR NOTHING!
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Peter
Nicol M.B.E. - Partner
Director, The Life Style Institute, London
POWER PLATE® Instructor Level 3
Peter is from Inverurie and is a former
World No.1 squash champion. He is passionate about the benefits of POWER
PLATE® training
and has set up and runs a studio in London.
www.tli-london.com
Three ways to describe Peter: DOG WITH A BONE, COMPETITIVE, EXCITABLE
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Jessica
Winstanley - Partner
Director, The Life Style Institute, London
POWER PLATE® Instructor Level 3
www.tli-london.com
Jessica is the Canadian influence on studioEH1.
" Within a fast-paced working environment in the events industry, a few
years ago I began to suffer from lower back pain due to prolonged periods of
time at my desk, followed by prolonged periods on my feet at events. With my
athletic background, I was getting frustrated with the fact that I couldn't fit
a run into my day, an hour for yoga, and despised a busy gym; and then I was
introduced to the Power Plate.
In 3 months I had minimized my lower back pain, and had lost a stubborn 6lbs which I had kept from missing work-outs. From then on, I decided to devote my professional career to providing this service to others. I cannot recommend enough, to those with busy lifestyles and an awareness of their personal health, to take up training on the Power Plate."
Jessica in three words – SO NOT VANILLA
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Fiona
Macaulay, Manager & Power Plate® Personal
Trainer
Fiona has been a fitness instructor for almost 20 years with a background in athletics. She was a Scottish and British international hurdler, competing extensively at home and abroad and took up a track and field scholarship at the University of Oklahoma while studying at Edinburgh University for a degree in Philosophy and Psychology. She has a passion for football (supports Stirling Albion) and running (has done three marathons to date - Frankfurt, Edinburgh and Venice). She is a Level 4 UK Athletics Performance Coach and Level 1 Swimming Coach, Sports Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner.
She has taught every fitness class from Salsacise to Yoga, from Pilates to Spinning, from Step to Cheerleading, but when it comes to Power Plate® she says: “I thought I was fit till I hit the Plates! Fabulous! I’m certainly spreading the word.”
She sums herself up in three words: GROWING OLD DISGRACEFULLY
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Ali
Paton - New Business Development Executive, Master
Trainer, Power Plate® UK
Interview on Sky Website
Ali Paton first came into the public eye as TV Gladiator Siren.
Since then
she has proved herself to be extremely versatile, successfully tackling numerous
roles across a broad spectrum including presenting her own
radio show and TV programmes as well as promoting health and fitness through
various media.
A Scottish Basketball internationalist, she recently returned to the Gladiatorial arena, (thanks to the power of the plate!), to compete as a Legend against the new breed on SKY, and lived to tell the tale!
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Lynda
Attwood, Power Plate® Personal
Trainer
Originally hailing from South Africa, Lynda has recently attained a Masters Degree in Strength & Conditioning from Edinburgh Uni with a dissertation topic on whole-body vibration, after completing a BSc in Sport & Exercise Science. With an extensive knowledge of rehabilitation, Lynda is also a qualified Sports Therapy Practitioner, and has been involved in the fitness industry for over eight years. Having lived in Edinburgh for 11 years now, Lynda met our studio Directors through a local squash club and was amazed at the impact Power Plate® can have on physical fitness and training. Lynda is also a keen swimmer and racket sports player in her spare time!
Lynda in 3 words – FULL OF FUN!
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Andy
Hamilton - Power Plate® Personal Trainer
A recognised Level 3 Personal Trainer, Andy has been in the fitness industry for nearly ten years gaining qualifications including Strength & Conditioning, Nutrition & Weight Management and Boxercise. After spending time with Dunfermline, Newcastle and Motherwell, injury put an end to a career in football so Personal Training was the most appealing path to follow.
Andy is an avid football fan, following Aberdeen (No sheep jokes!). Still involved in football, in his spare time Andy tries to find time for boxing and kickboxing. A chance meeting with Power Plate® at studioEH1 has converted Andy and he can see the huge benefits it has to offer!
Andy in 3 words – PAIN BREEDS GREATNESS!
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Luke
McMullen - Power Plate® Personal Trainer
After spending six years in the army as a sniper and physical training
instructor, he qualified as a Level 3 advanced Personal
Trainer, kettlebell specialist, and nutritionist, he also has
a vast experience working with sports men and women. Luke has been
in the fitness industry for eight years now, and is loving studioEH1
and the power of the plate!
Luke’s special interests include, weight training, eating all
the cakes (I mean fruit!!) at the monthly Team Meetings, attempting
to rock climb and when he can, he fits in playing ice-hockey for
the Riversdale pirates.
Luke defined in 3 words: REST IS RUST!
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Robin Campbell, Power Plate® Personal
Trainer
Robin comes from the sunny climbs of the kingdom of Fife and has
been in the leisure industry for 18 years, he has an HND in Leisure
and Recreation Services. He has gained experience from different
parts of the globe, from teaching waterskiing in America to teaching
swimming in Australia. Robins’ main sport is hockey having
played for Dundee Wanderers and represented Scotland at under 21
level. Robin spent the last six years working at the Edinburgh Academy
as the Sports Centre Manager and coached the kids at the school.
Robin is a regular user of Power Plate® and sees a huge difference
in a small time scale to his fitness and strength!
Robin defined in 3 words: JUST DO IT!
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