25 Years of Experience within the Sports Industry
As a track and field expert with over 25 years experience in the sports industry and several UK and European qualifications, personal fitness is something I know quite a lot about.
My sporting career began aged 7 as a multi-obstacle athlete. As a teenager, I won my first gold medal in Moscow whilst representing my native Bulgaria in 1987, returning a year later to break the record for 4x100m relay. In Bulgaria I also collected a number of gold, silver and bronze medals for 100m sprint, hurdles and hi-jump in national events.
After finishing my MA in Sports Science I became a specialist in training programmes for performance sports. I first gained experience as an athletic coach in Bulgaria , before specialising in bespoke training programmes for athletes. I then moved to London and became a full-time mum.
Despite the time constraints of raising a family, I qualified as an athletics coach and BTEC from Southgate College and built on my experience at the New River Track in London. I further developed my coaching techniques with Premier Training International, a widely recognised organisation of personal trainers.
I now have two beautiful children and work full time as a personal trainer & Athletic coach , based out of several locations across London.
‘‘As a teenager, I won my first gold medal in Moscow whilst representing my native country, Bulgaria in 1987’’
Former National Athletics Coach - Kostadin Nikolov
‘‘By the year 1987 I put together a group of kids to prepare them for athletics, they were passionate and eager to learn the in’s and out’s of the sport. The rich pallets of different disciplines, Lana was one of these children. She had big ambitions to learn and prove herself, she put a lot effort into her training sessions and this is why she succeeded the most out of the bunch. If she couldn't do it she would always try harder to prove to herself that she can. I remember one day she said, ‘‘I can do it’’ and she proved to everyone that she could. She managed to learn specific techniques in hurdles, jumping, sprinting and more. She was highly known for her sprinting abilities and won a lot of races as a young athlete. Her destiny was always going to be in the sports industry. What ever she does she pures her heart and soul into, and the type of person that does this in life will always succeed.’’
