Karyna Manuel
One Leisure St Ives Outdoor
St. Ives
15 votes
About
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Specialisms
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About
With nearly a decades worth of experience, I have trained a wide variety of clients and athletes.
I have come to understand that simplicity is key when building healthy habits, having balance and seeing results. Most importantly, I am a true believer that the key to a long & healthy relationship with exercise is to ENJOY what you're doing.
I make sure to bring an element of light-heartedness and humour into every session. That said, when it’s time to get serious, my experience with elite sport and training with the uniformed services comes through. I’m not afraid to push you to challenge yourself!
Having competed in GBR sailing and Cambridge United Football, I’ve always been fiercely competitive. I still compete in various fitness competitions like Hyrox, running events, and CrossFit, but find myself being behind the barriers just as often, judging, coaching or even hosting my own fitness competitions.
I love to see women embracing their strength and newbies finding their home in the gym. I work with a number of adaptive athletes and am an advocate for accessible training spaces.
I have come to understand that simplicity is key when building healthy habits, having balance and seeing results. Most importantly, I am a true believer that the key to a long & healthy relationship with exercise is to ENJOY what you're doing.
I make sure to bring an element of light-heartedness and humour into every session. That said, when it’s time to get serious, my experience with elite sport and training with the uniformed services comes through. I’m not afraid to push you to challenge yourself!
Having competed in GBR sailing and Cambridge United Football, I’ve always been fiercely competitive. I still compete in various fitness competitions like Hyrox, running events, and CrossFit, but find myself being behind the barriers just as often, judging, coaching or even hosting my own fitness competitions.
I love to see women embracing their strength and newbies finding their home in the gym. I work with a number of adaptive athletes and am an advocate for accessible training spaces.
Qualifications
Football, Women's football, sport prehab, physical preparedness for sport.
CrossFit and functional fitness
Adaptive exercise, disabilities, training with special needs.
CrossFit and functional fitness
Adaptive exercise, disabilities, training with special needs.
Specialisms
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Crossfit Level 1 Coach
Advanced L3 Diploma in Sports and Exercise
Extended L3 Diploma in Health & Fitness
Level 2 Gym Instructor
British weightlifting L3 Coaching Strength & Power
FA Level 2
Crossfit Level 1 Coach
Advanced L3 Diploma in Sports and Exercise
Extended L3 Diploma in Health & Fitness
Level 2 Gym Instructor
British weightlifting L3 Coaching Strength & Power
FA Level 2
Location
15 Reviews
15 out of 15
I have been training with Karyna for a year now and really enjoy my sessions. She incorporates movements I never would have realised help but when she explains why it all makes sense. She pushes me but still makes the sessions enjoyable and I have come further than I thought I could. She will advise me on nutrition and will always ask what my goals are and build my plan around that. Definitely recommend Karyna!
Georgina
Karyna is my PT, I have a through knee amputation, together we have faced the challenges that this condition has given us and every session she gets the best out of me, we work and learn together and with her assistance there is nothing I can't accomplish.
Andy Hazelden
Karyna has been my PT for 2 years. She is knowledgable and shares information on the benifits of each exercise and how to undertake them safely. She is positive and encouraging which I greatly appreciate. I have recently been diagnosed with advanced arthritis and have a hip replacemnt operation planned for the near future. Karyna has worked with me and my physiotherapist to ensure exercises are safe and is helping me to strengthen my muscles prior to the op. She has carried out additional research in her own time to assist with this. We are already planning execises for my post op recovery and I have faith that these will be safe and beneficial and I know the encouragement she will give me will make the whole process a lot easier.
Malcolm
Karyna is fab!! She helped me get back into fitness after travelling and helped me to set realistic goals. The strength I managed to build up in just 6 months following a plan she made was incredible. More motivated now than ever!
Taylor
Karyna has coached me for about a year. I am not a natural sportsperson and am an older starter to the gym. Karyna has a great way of supporting and encouraging and working safely. I have seen definite improvements to my strength and stamina. We always have a laugh too. I would definitely recommend Karyna.
Shirley Parker
Karyna has been my PT for almost three years. She's helped me get from "haven't exercised regularly in years" to "I freakin love working out with my coach, it's the best hour of my week".
We've worked on lots of Olympic Lifting over the years, but we've also done focussed blocks on strength, skills for CrossFit and we're currently doing a block on core strength.
Karyna is fab - I love her focus on "prehab" (improving strength/mobility to prevent injuries happening in the first place) and desire to work with adaptive athletes.
Do yourself a favour and get booked in with her!
Ally Parker
We've worked on lots of Olympic Lifting over the years, but we've also done focussed blocks on strength, skills for CrossFit and we're currently doing a block on core strength.
Karyna is fab - I love her focus on "prehab" (improving strength/mobility to prevent injuries happening in the first place) and desire to work with adaptive athletes.
Do yourself a favour and get booked in with her!
AMAZING!! Karyna has transformed the way I train and I've made more progress with her in 6 months than I did in 3 years of training alone.
Rachael Beeton
Great PT. Karyna is really aware of her clients’ concerns and ambitions and does all she can to encourage without pushing too hard - quite a skill! I have no problem with recommending her.
Sarah Geary
Karyna is an amazing PT! She has really helped me with my confidence in the gym. I have a much deeper understanding of weight training and the positive impact on the body. The sessions are always hard but also fun! I would highly recommend Karyna if you are looking for a PT whatever stage you are on your fitness journey.
Lou J
Karyna is so knowledgeable and really motivating
I love her PT sessions - my confidence in the gym has grown massively and she is always helping me with technique and pushing me to achieve more
She is also a really friendly and lovely person - so much so that it is like doing gym sessions with a friend x
Nicola Tatham
I love her PT sessions - my confidence in the gym has grown massively and she is always helping me with technique and pushing me to achieve more
She is also a really friendly and lovely person - so much so that it is like doing gym sessions with a friend x
I highly recommend Karyna as a personal trainer. Especially to females who don’t yet know they are strength athletes in the making! I came to Karyna wanting to boost my fitness levels enough to attend CrossFit without melting into a heap on the floor. Thanks to her experienced coaching, and encouragement I discovered my real passion lay in Power Lifting. Karyna is knowledgeable and I trust her. If she says I can lift it, I give it a go. Now it’s your turn to see what she can help you achieve….
Beca
Amazing personal training. Friendly and a pleasure to have train me on a weekly basis. Lots of guidance and advice
Thanks
Nic
Nicolina Coppolaro
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Nic
I was worried about strength training and didn't know where to start. Karyna is brilliant! I'm enjoying training and have seen a difference in my strength and shape in a short space or time thanks to Karyna....better still she makes it fun too.
Cliona
Karyna is knowledgeable, motivating and a joy to be around. Highly recommended!
Yvette sturcke
Informative and encouraging really helped me to gain confidence in my training improving posture and technique.
Beth