Our coaching team
Our aim is to recruit, retain and develop the best coaches in Berkshire, and our team collectively holds more than 80 years of experience in the fitness industry. Our passionate, friendly coaches work with individuals of all fitness levels, sharing their expertise to ensure that you spend one of the best hours of your day with them.
Luke Evans
CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer
Active IQ Level 2 Gym Instructor
Active IQ Level 3 Personal Trainer
TTR boxing, circuits, spin & nutrition
Specialisms
Strength and conditioning, bespoke CrossFit programming, online coaching
Coach at Newbury CrossFit since 2017
Luke has a background in rugby union, and he has many years under his belt as a personal trainer, online coach and CrossFit coach. He is known for his ridiculous engine and love of high-volume sessions, as well as his tan and teeth. He excels at developing and supporting individual athletes across a range of fitness disciplines, and he loves to programme brutal team workouts. Luke leads on building our bespoke training programmes for individuals.
Gemma Exelby Kneller
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Specialisms
Weightlifting
Coach at Newbury CrossFit since 2022
Gemma found CrossFit in 2018 when she was looking for a new challenge in the gym. For her, the main attraction of Newbury CrossFit is the supportive community that cheers the person finishing last as much as the person who finishes first. Gemma particularly enjoys competing and will take any opportunity to jump in on any local event that comes up. She is now a regular competitor in weightlifting events and has won medals on behalf of Newbury CrossFit. You'll often catch her in open gym working on her lifts (work on your weaknesses and all that...) and she is one of our specialist weightlifting coaches.
Jules Morjaria
CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer
British Weightlifting Level 1
CrossFit weightlifting and Gymnastics
Concept erg Instructor
Specialisms
Pre & post-natal training and nutrition, personal training, conditioning, gymnastics
Coach at Newbury CrossFit since 2017
Our most experienced coach, Jules has been involved with CrossFit since 2007, both competing and coaching. As well as leading classes Jules offers bespoke personal training and programming, applying her many qualifications and years of experience to help people stay active, healthy and strong. Jules is passionate about women’s health and has a deep understanding of nutrition principles. She’s our resident PT and coaches classes.
Jeannie Ivanov
CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer
CrossFit lesson planning & programming, scaling & spot the flaw online
TQUK Level 2: Understanding Nutrition
RFU Level 2 Rugby Coach
Specialisms
Programming, team workouts
Coach at Newbury CrossFit since 2020
Jeannie found CrossFit in 2018 after a long love affair with contact sports and moved from sceptic to obsessive within two workouts at Newbury CrossFit (so much so that she bought the gym in 2025). Jeannie will watch or try to play almost any sport. She loves competing in team CrossFit competitions and she shouts a lot (in a nice way), which tells you all you need to know about her height. She loves being upside down during workouts.
Tiffany Dunster
CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer
TQUK Level 2: Understanding Nutrition
Specialisms
Weightlifting, competition prep, nutrition
Coach at Newbury CrossFit since 2023
Tiff began her CrossFit career in 2016 in South Africa and found she was made for the competition floor. She has competed in multiple elite events including the 2024 CrossFit Games Africa semi-finals,
and she is as dedicated to being a great coach as she is to being a great competitor. Tiff’s biggest strengths are her mental focus, attention to detail and capacity for hard work; she’s one of our specialist weightlifting coaches and can regularly be found in Open Gym doing insane things.
Chris Holland
CrossFit Level 2 Certified Trainer
CrossFit programming qualification
Specialisms
Weightlifting, programming
Coach at Newbury CrossFit since 2020
Chris played and competed in football, rugby and athletics all at Somerset County level from a young age, after which he spent most of his time in a gym, never sticking to the chest and tri days, opting for more HIIT and explosive training. He found CrossFit in 2013 and has been hooked ever since, coaching since 2016, dropping in at boxes around the UK and in Europe, and regularly competing in both CrossFit competition and adventure races. Chris is one of our specialist weightlifting coaches.
Craig Inskip
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Body Type Nutrition Fundamentals
CrossFit Programming
Specialisms
Gymnastics, foundational skills coaching
Coach at Newbury CrossFit since 2025
Craig started CrossFit in 2019 and immediately fell in love with it. After years of working out in a commercial gym and trying different styles of programming including powerlifting, he had found something that he enjoyed. Craig also loves competing in CrossFit competitions and more specifically in team competitions with friends. He never misses an opportunity to blast some country music whilst working out, or whilst coaching at 6am and 7am sessions; who doesn’t love country at that time?
Hannah Jackson
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Trainer
Specialisms
Conditioning
Coach at Newbury CrossFit since 2023
When younger, Hannah did both football and ballet (an interesting mix!), moving to running and then finally taking the leap to CrossFit in 2018. She loves that there are always movements you can work on; every day is a learning day, for beginners through to experienced athletes. Hannah’s favourite part of being a coach is the positive, welcoming energy she can bring to people in classes & being able to play a small part in continuing to build an inclusive, fit community. She loves a long conditioning workout (she is known as The Machine in some circles) and a Saturday partner workout.