Claire Benardi

Clare is a 43-year-old mum of three and a nana to two grandchildren. Her background is in martial arts, holding second dan black belt in Taekwondo.  Clare is also trained in kickboxing.

After having her children, Clare put on a lot of weight and subsequently became very ill. She decided to become a Zumba instructor after major bowel surgery, which left her fighting for her life and with a permanent ileostomy bag. She achieved this and enjoyed teaching fitness so much she obtained her level 2 in health, fitness and gym instructing.  She has gone on to become licensed in Aqua Zumba, Strong Nation, Circuits and Spin. Clare created Rave Kick and will shortly be a qualified Personal Trainer.

Clare has a huge passion for helping people achieve their goals and aims to make her classes as fun and inclusive as possible. She aims to support people at all levels of fitness and ability and help them get the most from their sessions. Through experience she understands how daunting it can be to take that first step and you can be assured of a warm welcome in her classes. Be brave and take the plunge!