A few days ago we introduced you to Ben, our (relatively) new coach, today we say a warm welcome to another new coach, Leonarda, or Leo for short.
Leo’s full name is Leonarda Schotness and she grew up in London, practicing martial arts throughout her childhood, as well as being an avid swimmer.
Leo lived in Canada for four years, where she worked in a Gym and took up running for a while before discovering her true passion: CrossFit!
She completed her CrossFit Level 1 Certification in Las Vegas, and then flew to San Diego where she earned an Oly Lifting Certificate from Olympic Weightlifting coach Mike Burgener.
Shortly later, she spent two weeks in Cincinnati with nine-times Powerlifting record holder Laura Phelps Sweatt and her husband Shane, to learn the Conjugate Method of Powerlifting. Leo also holds a Kettlebell Coaching Certificate from CrossFit North Vancouver in Canada.
Apart from the extensive CrossFit experience she gained between the US and Canada, Leo was irreversibly imbued with the enthusiasm that oozes out of the soil and most people there, and her enthusiasm is a bit contagious, so you are in for a ride!
