MEET THE TEAM
Chiswick's Best Personal Trainers
Prenatal Fitness & Postnatal Recovery in Chiswick
Women's Health Specialists in West London
Laura Byrne
Personal Trainer, Pre/Postnatal Lead,
Nutrition Advisor & Founder
Laura is a Pre & Post-Natal Certified Level 3 Personal Trainer, with a BSc in Biology. She is passionate about all things Health & Fitness: movement, nutrition, mental wellbeing and everything in between.
For her, it's about promoting and leading a sustainable healthy lifestyle that allows you to thrive in your life as an adult.
Through her work as a Personal Trainer and Nutrition Advisor, she strives to educate her clients on keeping it real - realistic, achievable and balanced. That means remembering you are on a journey and not just working to reach a single destination.
Bex Robertson
Personal Trainer, Pre/Postnatal Certified & Class Instructor
For Bex there is nothing more empowering than feeling strong, confident and getting her clients to reach their absolute full potential.
Having gone through her own weight loss journey alongside years of training a variety of clients she has the expertise and experience to help you transform your body and mindset into the best shape of its life!
Working with a host of clients with different needs, Bex is an experienced Level 3 Personal Trainer, Pre and Post Natal qualified and specialises in resistance training.
Bex is passionate about helping her clients smash their goals and promises a few laughs along the way!
Kathy Babolat
Osteopath, Personal Trainer & Thai Boxing
Kathy's repertoire in health & fitness is extensive. Kathy is a registered osteopath who graduated with first-class honours from the College of Osteopaths in London. She also holds a Master’s degree in International Management and a Diploma in Clinical Acupuncture from the University of Hong Kong, where she studied for two years. Kathy is currently furthering her expertise by pursuing a Master’s in Sports Rehabilitation at St. Mary’s University.
Kathy is also Level 3 Personal Trainer and Pre & Post Natal Pilates certified and has also gained qualifications in TRX, Core Resistance Training, Crossfit and Yoga. Whether training athletes, supporting clients through injury, or guiding Women through the menopause, Kathy offers a holistic approach to helping her clients get stronger and healthier.
Jo Evans
Personal Trainer, Over Fifty Expert & Class Instructor
Jo comes to the studio with a wealth of experience. She trained 5 days a week for almost 12 years at a CrossFit box in Mallorca until she returned to the UK in 2021. In 2021, post surgery and treatment for breast cancer, she moved back to London. Her desire to return to fitness was a huge part of her recovery and she is keen to share this with others in similar positions.
Level 3 Personal Trainer Jo, mainly focuses on menopausal and post surgery women but still loves a CrossFit WOD and includes elements of these within her classes. She is committed to helping people navigate their own personal journey with empathy, optimism, knowledge and support; combining a whole range of methods to achieve better health and fitness at this most vital time in their life.
Jo's goal for her more mature clients is to help them feel strong and capable, and to feel confident in their own bodies at an age that can often be challenging and overwhelming. Her teaching style is inclusive, kind and encouraging and she caters to all levels of ability, including people that have never considered gym training before.
Rachel Bluett
Personal Trainer & Class Instructor
After initially navigating the world of property, Rachel returned to her long-standing passion for fitness and hasn't looked back since. After qualifying as a personal trainer, she honed her coaching ability with hundreds of clients under the guidance of three-time Olympian Sarah Lindsay. With a BSc in Psychology, she seamlessly weaves a psychological touch into her training sessions, recognising the vital role the mind plays in physical breakthroughs.
Beyond her dedication to coaching clients, Rachel makes a personal commitment to practicing what she preaches. Her hands-on expertise hasn't just been honed through thousands of hours of coaching experience; it's fuelled by her personal passion for Cross-Fit.
Outside of the gym, she's continuing to grow her expertise and is on the path to obtaining her Level 4 qualification in Strength & Conditioning.
Rachel's training philosophy is built around longevity. She sets strong foundations for each client, and makes continually assessments to build lasting results and minimise the risk of injury. She is thorough, driven and an excellent authority on body recomposition.
Holly Isitt
Operations & Client Relations Manager
Not just the smiley face of a Fit & Food video, Holly is our professional juggler of operations and client relations, helping to keep our wheels turning and makes sure we're dotting the Is and crossing the Ts.
You'll often find her as the first face to greet you as you enter our beautiful Chiswick Studio. She's usually the one to answer your email or help you with your query, to onboard you as a new client, or assist with your scheduling as an existing client, and you'll also find her training alongside you in a class! Whatever, whenever, whoever - you'll always find yourself in the helping hands of Holly!
✅ Onboarding new clients, client relationships, scheduling, payments &
logistics, content
Natalie Holmes
Personal Trainer, Pre/Postnatal &
Corrective Exercise Specialist
Natalie is a Level 3 Personal Trainer and Nutrition Advisor certified in Pre and Post Natal Training, Pilates, Corrective Exercise and Theragun Recovery.
She specialises in building strong core foundations and improving functional movement patterns to prevent injury and to allow her clients to move through life without limitation and pain.
With her extensive experience in helping people of all ages and abilities to achieve goals such as strength building, weight loss, injury recovery, and improvement of general fitness, Natalie loves to challenge her clients by bringing variety to sessions and tailoring each one exactly to the stage and ability of each client.
Natalie’s warm smile and welcoming manner means clients always feel at ease training with her at Fit & Food.
Luke Kelly
Personal Trainer & Class Instructor
Luke, a South London born and raised personal trainer, now well-known and loved in West London leads several of Fit & Food's weekly classes. As a former amateur boxer for a London boxing club, a strength & conditioning expert, a Hyrox competitor (and soon to be Hyrox trainer), Luke expertly plans and leads class members through effective workouts varying focus between strength, conditioning, mobility, stability, endurance, power, speed, agility, and performance.
Luke's classes at Fit & Food are always busy, energetic, challenging in the right ways and always filled with laughter and healthy competition.
Cal Gillie
Personal Trainer & Class Instructor
Sports and fitness have permeated Cal's life from a very young age, particularly ball sports, and today Cal is a qualified Personal Trainer, Hyrox trainer & CrossFit coach.
Cal strongly maintains that every person is an individual and there are no set guidelines for any one client to succeed. Cal strives to work with you and work around your schedule to make this lifestyle change a sustainable and permanent one, not just a 4-week fad.
Cal runs a high paced style of workout class combing functional strength movements with metabolic conditioning. Whatever your goal, whether that be drop weight, hit a new PR, or learn a new skill, Cal is sure to help you realise your fitness potential.
If he’s not in the gym whipping up WODs, you can find Cal in the kitchen doing something of a similar nature. His ethos is pretty simple; do hard things, get rewarded.
Jade Rodham
Women's Health Specialist Physiotherapist
A local, leading specialist in the field of Women's Pelvic Health, Jade Rodham has a passion for helping individuals feel good, particularly women.
With eight years experience as a registered Physiotherapist, five of those specialising in Women's Health, and over 20 years as a Personal Trainer, Jade is truly able to provide specialist support, assessment, and education for all of her clients.
Jade has three beautiful children of her own, so understands the demands of pregnancy on the female body, in both the immediate and the long term.
In addition, being in the transitional stage of peri menopause herself, you can feel confident that she will help you be the best version of yourself, whatever your stage of life.
Jade is available to see physiotherapy patients on a Tuesday and Wednesday at our beautiful consultation room at the Fit & Food Studio.
Mary Arnold
Registered Women’s Health Dietitian (HCPC, BDA)
Specialist Areas: Fertility, Menopause/Perimenopause, PCOS, Hormone Health, Gut Health, IBS, Mindful Eating, and Weight Management.
With over 11 years of experience in the nutrition and dietetics field, Mary is a highly skilled Registered Dietitian specialising in Women’s Health. She completed her BSc in Human Nutrition and further advanced her expertise with a Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics. She is an active member of the BDA’s Maternal and Fertility Specialist Group and British Menopause Society.
Mary’s approach is centered in “Empowerment through Education on the Evidence Base.” She believes that equipping clients with the right knowledge helps them make sustainable, long-term changes for their health and well-being. By combining her extensive expertise with a compassionate, client-focused approach, she helps individuals overcome complex health challenges, ranging from hormone imbalances to digestive disorders.
Mary provides 1:1 consultations (both in-person and online) for comprehensive dietary assessments. Each consultation is designed to dive deep into your health history, dietary habits, and lifestyle to create a tailored plan that is practical, achievable, and aligned with your goals.
In addition to one-on-one support, Mary will be hosting interactive nutrition workshops at Fit and Food.
Outside her professional work, Mary competes in ultramarathons and enjoys cold-water swimming, with her personal dedication to fitness and well-being reflecting her holistic approach to health and wellness.
For updates on Mary’s upcoming events and workshops, follow her on our Instagram.
