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Stretch.com Practitioners
Downtown Dubai
Mariya
Hi everyone. My name is Mariya and I’m from Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Languages Spoken:
- English (Advanced)
- Russian (Native)
- Kazakhstani (Beginner)
Certifications:
- Group stretching
- Personal stretching, International Fitnesspro School
About Me:
I discovered stretching in 2017 after going to my first stretching class. I wanted to work on my flexibility and pursue a lifetime dream of achieving my splits.
After a few years, I realized that I want to help people make their dreams come true and help them to be more flexible and feel more freedom in their movements.
I teach both fitness classes and stretching techniques.
Viktoria
Hey everyone! My name is Viktoria and I’m from Russia.
Languages Spoken:
- English (Intermediate)
- Russian (Native)
Certifications:
- Pole acrobatic sport
- Exotic pole dance
- High heels dance
- Stretching
- Personal training
About Me:
My initial education is in law. I started my sports journey over 8 years ago through dance and stretching. I fell in love with the industry and decided to pursue my certifications in group and personal training.
In time, I also discovered my love for pole acrobatic sport and started teaching pole sport, exotic pole dance, high heel dance, stretching, fitness, and bodybuilding.
Sports is everything to me. I love teaching and helping people become healthier and happier versions of themselves.
My favorite sports to teach are pole, dance, stretching, and fat-burning classes. My classes aren’t easy but I guarantee you that after training with me, you’ll achieve goals you never thought you could.
Sona
Hey Everyone! My name is Sona Souitsme.
Languages Spoken:
- Greek (Native)
- English (Advanced)
Diplomas and Certifications:
- BSc. at Physical Education & Sports Science 2012-2017. Specializing in Tennis
- Personal training and EUROPE ACTIVE & European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA Standards – EGF Level 4) 2013
- Group fitness- EUROPE ACTIVE & European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA Standards – EGF Level 4) 2013
- Pilates instructor mat/ props at Grafts Hellas September 2015
- Pilates instructor props at Grafts Hellas November 2015
- Trampoline instructor At Radical fitness October 2014
About Me:
I’m coming from a very beautiful country, Greece. I have Bsc in Physical Education & Sports Science, specializing in tennis since 2016.
Alongside, graduated from EUROPE ACTIVE & European Health & Fitness Association (EHFA Standards – EGF Level 4).
Also, I am a Pilates mat & pros instructor. Since 2013, I’ve been working as a personal trainer, and fitness and stretch coach, in premium Centres of the industry.
For the last 5 years, I’ve been working as a personal trainer at the golf court in Greece, helping clients to heal from back pains, improve their body movements, and of course become the best version of themselves.
My Motto is: If the mind is set, the body will follow.
Igor
Name: Igor
Country: Macedonia
Languages spoken:
- English (Fluent)
- Macedonian (Native)
Specialty:
- Body flexibility
- Splits Expertise
- Back flexibility
- Mobility (shoulders)
- Strength (body weight)
- Handstands
- Hand balances
- Core Muscles
- PNF stretching
- Statics stretching
- Dynamic stretching
Certifications:
- High School Degree – SOTU “GORGI NAUMOV” Machining/Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Technology – Bitola, MK
- O.A. Dip. (Sports Nutrition) – College Guild of Graduates Register (Online Academies); Fitness Instructor (level 2) – Dubai, UAE;
- 2 Diplomas for Mastered II place Gymnastics for A league – seniors – Bitola, Macedonia;
About Me:
When I was a kid l started to train in artistic gymnastics. I have a big passion for gymnastics sport, because it gives you a lot of benefits like coordination, and flexibility, helps develop strength and many more things.
I’ve been a gymnast for more than 15 years. My biggest accomplishment in those years was winning 2 times in my home country’s state competition.
In 2014 I’ve started to work as a gymnastics instructor in Macedonia. I was training kids and adults for Gymnastics beginners.
After I moved to Dubai where I was working as a Fitness instructor and trampoline coach. At that time I got a big passion for Fitness and Nutrition.
I’ve spent good quality time learning about the anatomy of the body, muscle strengthening, and eating a healthy and balanced diet.
Then I moved to Ukraine, where I was more focused on 1-1 personal training classes and once or twice a week group classes for core or handstand classes.
My goal was to help as many as possible individuals where the goal was to be more flexible, strengthen a part of the body or learn how to handstand/press to handstand.
The classes were done in a safe, high-quality, fast result and fun way to reach their goal.
Alelei
Hi! I’m A from the beautiful islands of the Philippines.
Languages spoken:
- English
- Tagalog
Specialties:
- Healthy Back
- Flexible Back
- Splits
- Body Mobility
- Pilates
- PNF stretching
- Dynamic stretching
- Active stretching
- HIIT
Certifications:
- REPs UAE Category A: Personal Trainer
- REPs UAE Category C: Group Fitness Instructor
- REPs UAE Category F: Pilates Instructor
About Me:
I used to have asthma when I was a kid. But I got to overcome it through mountain climbing, hiking, and outdoor cycling.
Fitness activities did me good with improving my endurance and making my lungs feel better, which eventually, caused my asthma to completely go away. It leads me to take a healthier path in life.
I became a personal trainer in 2018, working with clients to improve their strength, posture, weight management, balance, and flexibility, which helped them achieve confidence, happiness, and good quality of life.
I love teaching both in groups and one on one settings. I like to keep it fun, challenging, and exciting because I believe that training, whether it’s a hardcore workout or a more relaxed stretching, should be enjoyable for everyone.
The best part about my job is being able to aid in the versatility that fitness and training can bring into people’s lives because seeing each individual’s transformations for the better good is always pure bliss!
Pavel
Language:
- English
- Russian
Certifications:
- 16 years of an international dance career
- Master of sport in dance (international classification)
- Finalist in international dance competitions
- Participated in international sports camps in Latin American dances, hip-hop, stretching, yoga, and ballet
About Me:
My journey of body transformation began in my childhood when I started to dance.
During my professional career, I’ve got an international grade of master in sports dances but before I use to create the perfect athlete from myself.
Lots of hours of stretching and workout, barre’s and yoga, cardio and technique, international competitions and workshops. And now I would like to share my knowledge with you.
My main task is to help you fall in love with the movement, to make you flexible and strong, happy and joyful.
Book your class and let’s enjoy our movement together.
Maria
Hello, dear friends!
My name is Maria. I am a former ballet dancer from Saint Petersburg with two years of teaching experience.
I have successfully completed studies in classical dance, pilates, psychology, and pedagogy, so as a coach at Stretch.com, I invite you to join my body-ballet, full-body stretching, and splits classes.
During our sessions, you undergo delightful stretching and improve your stamina and strength, and as a bonus – feel confident in your abilities.
Let me be your guide and your buddy in the world of stretching.
Let‘s go get it!
Anastasia
Hey Everyone! My name is Anastasia, from Russia, Ekaterinburg
Languages spoken:
- Russian (native)
- English
Expertise:
- Pilates
- Stretching
- Gym personal training (weight loss, weight gain)
- Posture correction (healthy back)
- Myofascial release
- Strength and functional training
Certifications and Diploma:
- Fitness instructor of group programs (power workout, step aerobics, stretching, aerobics) 03/2018-06/2018 Ekaterinburg/Russia
- Gym trainer (Weight loss, posture correction, gaining muscle mass, stretching) 08/2020-11/2020 Ekaterinburg/Russia
- Adaptive Fitness instructor (Healthy back, stretching, Myofascial release, Pilates) 11/2021-03/2022 Ekaterinburg/Russia
About Me:
I became a fitness coach more than 5 years ago, before that, I was into fitness for more than 7 years. I like to teach classes and work personally.
I like to study and improve my knowledge in the field of fitness, to know the human body better, and to have more techniques to solve clients’ problems.
Working with clients I helped them achieve their goals: to feel better, get rid of back pain, improve posture, get in better shape, improve their strength, improve movement, and be more flexible and also used to do fitness every day and enjoy every day of becoming better.
In my classes and personal training, you will learn that fitness is not a punishment, it’s a way to take care of yourself, it’s about how to improve your connection with your body and understand it better.
I know how to achieve your fitness goals in a smart and easy way.
I love my job because I can see the transformation of my clients not only how their bodies become better, it’s how a strong healthy body affects their minds, making them happier and more confident.
Dubai Marina
Stacey
Hi everyone! My name is Stacey and I’m from Nairobi, Kenya.
Languages spoken:
- English (Native)
- Swahili (Native)
Training Specialty includes:
- Weight Training
- HIIT Training
- Weight loss Training
- Resistance Band work
Certifications:
- BSc in Exercise and Sport Science at Kenyatta University, Kenya.
- FINA Advanced Level 1 Swimming Coach
About Me:
I started my Fitness Journey in 2014 when I wanted to lose excess weight, little did I know that I would end up studying and pursuing Fitness professionally. I like to believe that this is truly my calling.
I’m passionate about living a holistic healthy lifestyle and being in the best physical form.
What I love most about my job is that it enables me to impact people’s lives for the better and they can make changes that improve their well-being.
A Healthy lifestyle to me is more than lifting weights and having a good physique. It’s about being in sync with your body, stretching, warming up, training intuitively, eating healthy, resting, and sleeping enough.
My style of teaching is interactive and involves using visual cues and explanations to help the client understand what we’re doing and why we’re doing it.
Daniel
Hi everyone on, I’m Daniel, and I’m Occupational Therapist (ergo therapy).
Languages spoken:
- Farsi (Native)
- English (Intermediate)
- Arabic (beginner)
Expertise:
- Kinsiotapaing technique
- PNF stretching
- Active and Passive stretching
- William’s techniques for lower back
- Sport therapy and sports rehabilitation
- Task oriented techniques
- Manual muscles Testing and training
- Joint mobilization techniques
- Postural alignment exercises
- Physical therapy
- Electro therapy
- Neurological rehabilitation
Certifications:
- Functional electrical stimulation 2022 ( Tehran university of medical science)
- Neurosciencific Acupuncture 2021( Tehran university of medical science)
- Analysis and management of Gait disorders 2018 ( Iranian occupational therapy association)
- Biofeedback therapy 2018 ( Farmed school)
- Neurofeedback therapy 2018 ( Farmed school)
- Massage therapy in children and adults 2017 ( Iranian occupational therapy association)
- Community Base mental health and psychological rehabilitation 2017 ( World association of psychological rehabilitation)
- Master of science in occupational therapy 2017-2021
- Bachelor of Science in occupational therapy 2012-2016
About Me:
I was born in Iran and I got my Master’s and bachelor’s in “Iran university of medical sciences”.
And because of my major, I have good knowledge of neuroscience, biology, psychology, neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disease, human biomechanics, and anatomy.
I am here to help you in the first step to getting to know your body better, raising your body image, increasing your awareness about stretch benefits and giving you an amazing experience with stretching techniques, and then teaching you how to prevent the injury.
If you have any injuries or postural disorder, pain or muscular discomfort help you to solve it for a better future and joyful life.
For the last 5 years, I worked in different rehabilitation clinics with different clients of different ages.
I worked with neonates, toddlers, children, adolescents, adults, and elderly adults to help them have more enjoyable and meaningful life by helping them improve their physical, neurological, and psychological disorders by using rehabilitation techniques such as manual therapy, stretching, muscle strength, mindfulness, cognitive therapy, kinesiotaping, joint mobilization, PNF, and…
In these years, in addition, I have worked with more than 2000 people with different injuries such as sports injuries, stroke, myopathy, neuropathy, joint problems( osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and…) rehabilitation after surgery, fracture, burn, and…
I tried to increase my knowledge so that I learned more and I have certification in Acupuncture, children, and adults massage, and mental health.
Ricardo
My name is Ricardo Enrique Montenegro Martinez from Colombia!
Languages spoken:
- Colombian (Native)
- Spanish (Fluent)
- Portuguese (Fluent)
- English (Intermediate)
Specialty:
- PNF Stretching
- Dynamic stretching
- Active stretching
- Personal Training
- Ex-Olympian Diver
- Physiotherapist
- Chiropractor
- Core Conditioning
- Handstands
- Sport massage
- Body Building
- Endurance
About Me:
I am a former professional diver with more than 20 years of experience in the discipline, as well as a physiotherapist and chiropractor and a personal trainer specializing in fitness bodybuilding and personalized training to improve general health, now improving flexibility mobility, and stretching for everyone.
Teena
Hello, My name is Tolgonai.
Languages spoken:
- English
- Russian
Expertise:
- PNF stretching
- Static stretching
- Dynamic stretching
- Yoga
About me:
I was always passionate about health and wellness, yet being a very spiritual person I instantly fell in love with yoga while living in Beijing, China in 2011.
From then on, I became an assiduous yoga practitioner, realizing that it not only made me feel better on a physical level but on a spiritual and mental level too, on and off of the mat.
At some point in my life, I felt the need to share what was learned throughout this venture with the people around me and that’s how I decided to take a step forward to become a yoga teacher.
Teaching and helping others to be more proficient on their wellness journey became my new passion.
Combined with my Fitness Instructing activity I have been inspired by my students and clients to become a better teacher, professional, and better person above all.
“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind, and spirit. When one is free from physical disabilities and mental distractions, the gates of the soul open.”
Vipul
With over 10 years of experience, I aim to inspire and motivate you to become more flexible, healthy and strong. When working with me, I can recommend to you a stretch plan specially designed for you and your goals.
My professional expertise include:
- Assisted Stretching PNF
- Recovery Exercise Routine
- 1:1 Private Stretching
- Stretch Massage
- Group Classes
Certification and Registration:
- TTC 1200 hours Comprehensive Yoga, India
- ERYT 500 Yoga Alliance, USA
- AntiGravity Level 2, NY USA
- ESYT Yoga Alliance Professional UK
- Stretch Massage Therapist CTha UK
- Ayush Ministry Govt. of India Level 3
- Sound Healing Level 2, India
If you are experiencing any discomfort including back and shoulder pain or muscle tightness, this can be assessed and can be built into your ongoing stretch plan. Alternatively, if you simply want to develop greater mobility and flexibility and challenge yourself we can work together.
I look forward to working with you soon!
Negar
Languages I speak
- English
- Persian
About Me:
I’m Negar Forootan from Iran (Tehran), I was born on 27th April 1998, 24 years old.
With over 8 years of experience in workouts and 4 years experience of in personal training.
I decided to immigrate to Dubai to expand my knowledge and experience an international stage of training, as well as communicate and help trainees from different nations.
I’m a functional, stretching instructor, with stretching management expertise which uses a combination of yoga and gymnastics training skills.
I can design integrated programs based on client assessment, goals, abilities, and needs. Also, incorporate a variety of flexibility and mobility strengths movements to create the best result possible.
My work history includes yoga, stretching, functional and fitness training in several gyms in my home country, holding online stretching (split and back bend drills) courses on Instagram and working in Train SF gym in Dubai.
I was certified by the national academy of science and medicine in August 2022. And also took part in body anatomy, and program designing at Iran’s academy of sports science in 2020.
In my opinion, life is a kind of movement, to me, the point of stretching and getting more flexible apart from numerous physical benefits is to become more fluid.
(Such as Improving your ability to do daily activities, increasing blood flow also decreasing injuries, and helping your joints move through your full range of motion)
Consequently, you feel, you are more alive, and eventually the more life there is for you.
That’s the reason I maintain stretching training for my entire life till the moment I’m alive.
Sasha
Languages spoken:
- Thai
- English
Certificates:
- The Union of Thai Traditional Medicine Society – Thai Massage (372 Hours)
With over 12 years of experience in Thai Massage, I have a passion for relieving stress and tension in the human body. I specialize in muscle recovery, joint pain (knee, shoulder, neck and lower back) and headaches.
My interests include boxing, meditation, and gym training.
Depending on your goals, I can provide a range of services from assisted stretch, thai stretch massage, sports massage and lymphatic drainage. I also have vast experience in pre and post-natal massage.
I’m looking forward to seeing you in our Marina studio soon!