Ivana has over 20 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. She is a qualified personal trainer, fitness instructor, nutritional coach, healthy lifestyle counsellor, behaviour modification specialist, and clinical exercise prescription instructor.
Additionally, she is a qualified advanced breath instructor in the Oxygen Advantage method (The Buteyko method). She is also a certified Jikiden Reiki practitioner.
Ivana is a co-founder and coach at Fit2Shine, a women’s health, fitness, and well-being community. She is also the founder of the YoungAthlete-Diary coaching program designed for children and teenagers in recreational and pro youth sports.
Sleep, Breath, Eat and Move better, Laught a lot, Keep your heart & mind young!
I can help you with:
1. Functional Breathing & Sleep
Ivana’s “Commit to Be Fit” program has given me the ability to balance exercise and nutrition while living a busy personal and work life. The step-by-step approach works for me very well. I stopped my “everything or nothing,” “start from Monday,” “start after Christmas,” and “after holidays and after this or that celebration” attitude. And what freedom I gained!
My work is shift work, which often meant I was eating poorly and not exercising regularly. I have tried many diets and exercise routines, but I ended up crashing with them due to poor nutrition balance, lack of energy, and motivation.
Ivana is very supportive, caring, and knowledgeable. With her classes, I am feeling good in my skin again and look forward to building and sustain a healthier body and mind.
EOIN R., nurse
“Wedding help”. I started on Monday 3rd January with 14 weeks to the wedding with a meeting to discuss exactly what I wanted and what was achievable. 1st week the weight loss 3 1/2 lb which is unheard of for me, by February I was ½ a stone down but had also lost 25cm (from arms, thighs, tum, waist, hips and bust).
Ivana was fantastic with all sorts of advice.
I run 2 or 3 times a week, gradually building up my distance with the aim of doing the Edinburgh 10km in May. I still attend Fit2shine with Ana and Ivana. I would not have managed to get to my goal and feel fantastic for my daughter’s wedding or be as fit as I am now without Ivana’s help and Ana’s support.
Other benefits I have seen include: I am much more flexible and day-to-day tasks are not so taxing on my body.
I would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to Ivana, Ana and all of the Fit2shine community.
Helen Smith
Ivana is highly knowledgeable and compassionate. She has a talent for motivating people to achieve their best while also being quick to offer praise, rewards, and support. She’s dedicated to her business and clients, and she’s incredibly reliable.
Personally, Ivana has been instrumental in supporting me through my arthritis diagnosis. She’s helped me adopt healthier habits to manage my condition, improving my overall quality of life. With her guidance, I’ve made better dietary choices, nourished my body, and achieved a better work-life balance.
I highly recommend coaching with Ivana. She tailors her approach to each individual’s needs and limitations, carefully observing and providing regular feedback. Since starting one-on-one coaching with Ivana in December, I’ve noticed significant improvements in my flexibility, mobility, balance, strength, and overall fitness level. Tasks that were once challenging, like climbing stairs or taking a bath, have become much easier with her encouragement and support.
Clare Brydon, Mortgage Advisor
I am currently a member of Fit2Shine, a women’s fitness club co-founded by Ivana and I have attended Ivana’s classes for over five years.
My career was in Physical Education, latterly Senior Lecturer of The B.Ed Physical Education Programme at the University of Edinburgh.
As such, I was I/c of the training of students to become teachers of PE in Scottish schools.
Forty years of experience means I know a good teacher when I see one.
Ivana is an excellent teacher with not only comprehensive technical knowledge but also communication skills of the highest quality. Those characteristics, along with her care for her clients in terms of safety and wellbeing, allow me to recommend Ivana to you in the highest possible terms.
Elizabeth Cunningham
Dip.PE, B.Ed, M.Ed, LLB
The personal training price depends on the number of weekly sessions. More sessions = lower price for each individual one.
You will get 1 hour FREE consultation with a health/fitness assessment at our first meeting.
Based on the meeting, I will create a personal plan and go over it with you to ensure your understanding and comfort.
I am looking forward to working with you!
Please leave your email address for Ivana, and she will get in touch with you as soon as possible.