Laura Povey

Name Laura Povey Age 28
Competition Weight 54.5kgs
Off Season Weight 63kgs

Laura started weight training seriously in June 2002 thanks to a very good friend of hers Karen Mason. Karen took her to a competition beforehand and Laura thought 'I can do that'. Laura has always been a competitive person and from a young age was a semi professional swimmer.

When she's not bouncing around in the studio instructing classes then she's in the office making sure the studios are running smoothly and coming up with ideas to improve them.

Laura says:
"Being a fitness instructor I can honestly say I love what I do. I have always found the body fascinating and seeing bodies up on stage in top condition amaze me even more so. I couldn't believe the results you are able to achieve by simply weight training and looking at your diet. For one year I weight trained four times a week and did cardiovascular work outside my weekly classes, again I was amazed 'Oh my God I have abdominals!!' I do consider myself very lucky as I had Karen who completely guided me throughout the whole of my year preparation, friends and family were also great. I am used to being centre attention in my work place but being on stage is a completely different buzz altogether. I won the BNBF Southern championships and was placed 2nd in the British Finals. After having a break, holiday and consuming huge amounts of alcohol and all the forbidden foods, I am now getting myself ready for stepping on stage early next year."