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A personal training lab where you and your body are the only things that matter to us. Strength, power, resilience, well-being, fitness, posture, everything is possible with the variety of specialized training options provided by our passionate and qualified coaches. Whether it is one-on-one personal training, or small intimate group classes, our sessions are aimed towards all types of audience. Whatever your starting level, our emphasis is on achieving the goals we develop together.

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FEDERICO VELLA

ANJA BEHREND

CARLO TROTTA

STEFANO GAGLIOLO

LIA KEMENDI

SOUFIAN RACHID

Ryan Wasser

FEDERICO VELLA // The Captain & Co-Founder of The Forge. 

Boxing / Kickboxing / TACFIT / FLOWFIT

Federico began boxing in 1993 at the young age of fifteen. Even while pursuing his masters degree in engineering, his passion for the sport never waned. Over the course of his professional career, he fought in over 100 fights across various specialties including Boxing, Kick boxing, Full contact, Thai boxing, and Savate. He won multiple titles in the professional K1 boxing class including Italian Champion in 2003, European Champion in 2007 and 2-time World Champion in 2009. Crazy for all high-adrenaline sports, especially surfing, kitesurfing, and extreme snowboarding, Federico’s body has retained several painful souvenirs.

Why boxing? “Because I love the respect and the honor that characterizes this sport. Plus it helps me to release stress, keeping my mind and body balanced.”

WHAT THE OTHERS THINK ABOUT HIM
  • “Stubborn, organised and a perfectionist”
  • “A pirate in suit and tie”
  • “Work hard play hard”
  • “Crazy and wild like the Pikey of The Snatch”
WHAT DRIVES HIM CRAZY

 

  • Impolite people
  • Unhealthy food
  • Rain
  • Waking up early on the weekends
 

ANJA BEHREND // The Dancer, or The German Girl.

GYROTONIC® / Dance / Aerial Yoga  / Pilates / TACTIFT / FLOWFIT

Growing up surrounded by athleticism in a family of sports fanatics had a great influence on Anja. Eventually, life led her to discover dance, and she quickly became obsessed, leaving home to study ballet at the age of 10. At 17, she landed her first professional job, consequently traveling around the globe and performing on all the major stages as a professional ballet dancer. 8 years later, she became a Principal dancer with Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, and dancing the leading roles in all the major productions was a dream of hers come true. Aside from dance, GYROTONIC®, TACFIT, boxing and aerial yoga, Anja loves nature, cooking and spending time with family, animals, Berlin, and house music.

Why Coaching?: “It took me ages and lots of hours of sweat, patience, hard work, injuries, disappointment, and defeat to reach that shining and often short moment of perfection in training, rehearsals and finally on stage. Coaching for me is a constant evolution of sharing my passion for moment, making my clients’ lives easier and giving them the best out of every single training session.

WHAT OTHER’S THINK ABOUT HER
  • “The body”
  • “Work Junkie”
  • “Passion Queen”
  • “Never stops moving or stretching”
  • “Don’t ask her to count beyond 8”
  • “When is the last repetition over?”
WHAT DRIVES HER CRAZY
  • Heights
  • Crowds
  • A day stuck without moving
  • Complaining

CARLO TROTTA 

Functional Training / TACFIT / FLOWFIT

Carlo has been a lover of sports since he was 5 years old, and that love has stuck with him throughout his life and career. From starting off at swimming competitions through to later competing in the triathlon, his competitive spirit burns strong. In 2006 he joined the national triathlon team of Italy, which appeared in the world championships, and stayed with the team until 2018. Throughout his time with the team he competed in many other international competitions, winning the Italian championships 4 times in long distance. Carlo loves pushing the limits.

Apart from his love of the triathlon, Carlo is a toning and slimming coach, a Crossout Functional Training Method enthusiast (involving the Clubbell, Bulgarian bag, Macebell, Kettlebell, and bodyweight flow), and also coaches in spinning, strength and conditioning.

WHAT THE OTHERS THINK ABOUT HIM
  • “Methodical”
  • “Precise”
  • “Cares about his work”
  • “Tireless”
WHAT DRIVES HIM CRAZY
  • Disorder
  • Disloyalty
  • Not being able to work out 
 

STEFANO GAGLIOLO 

Functional Training  / Boxing / Kickboxing

Stefano began practicing combat sports at the age of 16 in memory of his grandfather, a great boxing enthusiast, to whom he was very attached. At the young age of 20, he obtained his first certification from PT and began working as a coach to pay for his degree in sports science. At the age of 23, he achieved his first major victory as a physical trainer in combat sports, a victory which was the start of many more to follow. At 26, he officially became one of the second coaches of one of the most important teams in Italy and head of the junior sector. Two years later, he began working as an external consultant for athletic training for the Italian Muay Thai national team, a job that he continues to this day.

WHAT THE OTHERS THINK ABOUT HIM
  • He likes his work too much

  • A “Killer” 

  • Likes to joke

  • Crazy like a horse
WHAT DRIVES HIM CRAZY
  • Arriving late for appointments

  • The lack of respect

  • Losing things

  • Wasting time

SOUFIAN RACHID 

Functional Training  / Boxing

With a background in the construction industry and an Undergraduate Diploma in Sports Science, Soufian's boxing journey began with the French style and later transitioned to English boxing. Despite multiple injuries, he continued his boxing career and excelled thanks to his sheer determination.

Learning from his experiences in life and in the ring, Soufian has crafted a personalized, injury-preventive, and holistic training approach that aims to enhance overall well-being.

Central to his coaching philosophy are core principles such as perseverance, introspection, and the transformation of weaknesses into strengths. Soufian is passionate about sharing his life lessons to inspire others never to abandon their dreams, proactively tackle their challenges, and relentlessly pursue self-improvement

WHAT THE OTHERS THINK ABOUT HIM
  • Determined
  • Strong in Overcoming Obstacles
  • Perseverance in front of Challenges
  • Model of Resilience
  • Ability to Reinvent Himself
WHAT DRIVES HIM CRAZY
  • Injustice in all forms
  • Lack of effort and perseverance
 

LIA KEMENDI 

GYROTONIC® / Gyrokinesis / Ballet / Barre

Lia started practicing ballet from her mother‘s ballet school to the Hungarian National Academy. She won competitions prices in Austria,Hungary and USA.

She performed with ballet companies and been part of various events in Bucharest, Milan,Berlin,Copenhagen, Paris.But also traveling worldwide as a solo dancer for the Andrea Boccelli tour. Beside her dancing career she is also a fashion/runway model for brands such as Hugo Boss, Hérmes, Escada, Chaneland a Certified Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis Trainer. She gives also regular teacher trainings being certified as a Pretrainer for both Gyrotonic and the Gyrokinesis method.

 

WHAT THE OTHERS THINK ABOUT HER
  • Motivating and inspiring

  • Passionate

  • Enthusiastic

  • Perfectionist
WHAT DRIVES HER CRAZY
  • Laziness

  • The word impossible

RYAN WASSER 

Weight Loss  / Muscle Gain  / Specific Physical Preparation and Full Contact

Ryan began his sports journey at the age of 13 in track and field, specializing in Cross Country races (3.15 km). Quickly identified as a promising talent, he was directed towards the group of competitive athletes who practiced Octathlon/Decathlon, consisting of 8 events in winter and 10 in summer. He participated at all levels of competition, from regional to inter-regional and national. His specialty was pole vault, where he ranked as the club's number one athlete, and relay races where he still holds the record since 2015. With numerous titles in combined events and pole vault, he excelled over a 5-year period and consistently remained on the podium throughout his career. Afterward, Ryan joined the French army for 3 years and, upon completion, obtained a sports training license to coach and develop high-level athletes.

Today, Ryan competes in a different arena, the world of fashion. As the 1st Runner Up in the national Mister Grand France 2023 competition, he is preparing to make his mark internationally in 2024.

WHAT THE OTHERS THINK ABOUT HIM
  • Passionate and exemplary 
  • Caring
  • Efficient
  • A Challenger
WHAT DRIVES HIM CRAZY
  • Lack of respect
  • Underperformance
  • Disorganization 
  • Trivialities
 
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