Mel moved from Ireland to the UK aged 13. Already a keen rugby player, Mel joined Ruislip RFC and later Wasps RFC.

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Mel studied Sports Science at Brunel University, and established his unshakeable work ethic on building sites during school and Uni holidays.

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Mel secured his first professional rugby contract 1 week before graduating in only the second season of the professional era at Richmond RFC.

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Mel has played for Richmond RFC, Sale RFC, Harlequins RFC and Connaught RFC. 

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Mel quickly established himself as Strength & Conditioning Coach at Richmond RFC & Harrow School following retirement and simultaneously began to set up his Personal Training business which he has run for the past 14 years. 

He is famed for an outrageous sense of humour and for knowing exactly how far he can push people's limitations. 

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Vicki discovered fitness late in life. With a career in advertising and marketing behind her, she found barre fitness which changed everything.

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Vicki speaks about confronting her fears and overcoming crippling self-doubt. She has pushed her limits in ways that most people would never consider. She will inspire you to trust your capabilities and exploit the 'secret 60%' we all have in us.

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She is an award-winning Entrepreneur, a Tedx & highly sought-after Motivational Speaker, a mental skills Coach, Personal Trainer and Adventurer and one of the first ever women to participate in Channel 4's 'SAS Who Dares Wins'. She secured a new WORLD RECORD in 2021 for rowing unaided across the Pacific ocean. 

She undertook a 5 day foot race in the Arctic in 2022, carrying everything she needed to survive. 

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