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About

Hi, I’m Anna.

Movement has always been my safe place. It taught me not only how to become stronger, but how to feel more present, capable and steady in everyday life. That is why I coach.

I’m a personal trainer and running coach based in Zürich, with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science. I work in person and online, one to one, with people who want a thoughtful, long-term way to train, whether the goal is strength, performance, body composition or running.

“Take care of yourself, and you won’t need to be taken care of.”

Anna

Why I coach

In my primary school diary I wrote that I liked to move a lot. Movement has been with me ever since, and it taught me how much it does for the mind as well as the body.

The work I did on myself through training made me want to understand it better and to pass it on. I started working in fitness at eighteen, and I have never stopped studying, because in this field you never stop learning.

I have always been someone who listens. I like getting to know the person in front of me, because to help someone you first have to understand them. I believe each of us has a task, and mine is to help people live more consciously.

The part I value most is the small steps more than the final win: reaching the goal of a single session, taking one more step towards the big one. A path starts somewhere and climbs gradually, and I like watching it grow.

How I coach

Professional, detailed and personal. I do not use standard programmes or the guidelines you find on social media. Every plan starts with the person in front of me: your goals, your level, your training history and what your week really looks like.

I teach you to move in the way that is most efficient for you, and I explain the why behind the work. I am demanding and understanding at the same time, because life is not easy for anyone and I take that into account.

I do not leave you on your own. I care about you as a person, not only about the result, and I prefer a path to a one-month programme. The aim is that the habits stay with you, even when I am no longer your coach.

From science to practice.

Science is my reference point. I did not always think so: studying taught me that training cannot rest on trends or on what someone online says. Behind every study there is long, careful work, so I read, I keep up to date and I bring the evidence to my clients.

My experience comes from years of working with real clients who need different things, from working alongside highly skilled trainers, and from my degree and recent courses, which gave me firmer foundations in physiology and biomechanics and taught me to put them together.

Credentials

Science and experience.

Education and certification

  • Bachelor’s in Sport and Exercise Science

    Università degli Studi eCampus, 2026

  • Personal Trainer

    Swiss Fitness School, 2025

  • Strength Specialist

    PerformanceLab, 2026

  • Postural Training

    Swiss Fitness School, 2026

  • Sports Nutrition

    Swiss Fitness School, 2025

Also certified

  • Basic Life Support (BLS)

    Samaritans Switzerland, valid until 2027

  • Fitness Instructor

    NonSoloFitness, 2022

Racing

  • Zürich Marathon 2025

    3:18:17

Strength, performance and running

For me, strength, performance and wellbeing are connected. Without strength you cannot expect to finish a half marathon well: tendons and joints need strong muscles to support them at every step, and a runner takes thousands.

Strength and technique also improve running economy, which means spending less energy at the same pace. And there is a mental side: when it is time to perform and you feel strong, you enjoy sport far more. Feeling good in your own body, to me, means feeling capable.

From sport to running

Sport has been part of my life in many forms. Team sports, volleyball and basketball, taught me to lead and to encourage others. Latin dance gave me rhythm. Karate taught me to respect the rules, and boxing to be strong and agile at once. Artistic gymnastics, which I tried at sixteen, showed me how far mobility can go.

About three years of obstacle course racing brought strength and running together for me. I started with no preparation, just to challenge myself, and I quickly learned how much grip, stable shoulders and body control the obstacles demand. So I started working seriously on strength, and I began to run to cover the distances between obstacles. That is where my passion for running began.

In time I left OCR for what felt most mine: first trail, where the landscape carried me up the hardest climbs, then the road. Running is the one that stayed. Today I train and run every week, and it is an important part of how I coach.

Zürich

I came to Zürich from Sardinia in 2023. The city lets me live in balance, between nature, movement and steady organisation.

People say Switzerland is cold. I think it is a question of trust: when people trust you, they slowly open up.

I work best with people who really want to improve: curious, full of questions, ready to show up even on the days they do not feel like it. You do not need to be fit already. You need to want to change something, and to accept that it takes time.

Method

A plan you can follow.

  1. 1. Intro call

    Free. We talk about your goals, your week and your history.

  2. 2. Assessment

    How you move, how you run and where you start from.

  3. 3. Your plan

    Written for you, around your calendar and your equipment.

  4. 4. Coaching and review

    We plan, measure and adjust.

I explain the why behind each session and adjust the plan when your week changes. The aim is that the habits stay with you, even when I am no longer your coach.

If this is how you want to train, let’s talk.

  1. Send me a short message.
  2. I reply personally, usually within 48 hours.
  3. We start with a free intro call.
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