MEET the head coaches

CHARLIE
CrossFit Level 2 Accredited Coach
CrossFit Gymnastic Certified
BSc Sports Science
MAC Nutrition Certified Nutritionist

A high level athlete herself, Charlie attributes the extended shelf-life of her playing career to CrossFit which she discovered almost ten years ago. A premier league rugby player for Saracens and previously a premier league footballer, Charlie knows what sort of training it takes to remain at the top for so long. She believes rugby lends itself well to the CrossFit ethos: brutal workouts coupled with incredible camaraderie is the secret to getting the best from someone. Charlie has a BSC Hons degree in sports science, is a CrossFit level 1 coach and is S&C qualified.
HAT
CrossFit Level 1 Accredited Coach
CrossFit Gymnastic Certified
CrossFit Mobility Certified
​MSc Sports Therapy

Hat is the burpee loving coach at the box. A BSc in Sports Science from Exeter and a Masters in Sports Therapy, Strength and Conditioning qualified alongside being a Level 1 CrossFit trainer. She has extensive knowledge when it comes to anatomy and the ‘behind the scenes’ of training. Being a high level athlete, representing Saracens Women as well as previous involvement with the Irish Women’s rugby squads in both 15s and 7s, she takes her training seriously and this transfers into her coaching. Always pushing for improvements, you will never get away with missing reps when she is looking on! She loves anything which scares her – the more adrenaline the better. The quote she lives by is “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.”

RESIDENT MOBILITY AND NUTRITION

CrossFit Watford is in the unique position of being able to offer its members access to both an onsite sports therapist and qualified nutritionist. Hat is the founder of MAP Online - a membership platform designed to help you move better and improve your mobility. Charlie is a certified nutritionist who helps clients realise the best way to fuel their lifestyle and understand the facts behind the myths to reach their nutritional goals. Together they provide a complete approach to health by considering every aspect of nutrition and movement, alongside fitness, to help their members be the best version of themselves.
MAP Online
Whether struggling with an injury or movement issue, or you just want to maintain ranges of motion your body should have, pain free. MAP Online is sure to help you improve both your mobility and your understanding of how our bodies are designed to move.
MAP Online is a subscription based Facebook group with unlimited access to a library of videos focussing on recovery sessions, joint specific flows and general mobility. Hat also provides regular LIVE flows to follow along with each week. All with the ultimate goal of helping you move and feel better.
Goode Health Nutrition
​Charlie offers bespoke nutrition plans and 1-2-1 coaching through Goode Health Nutrition, Her aim is to provide nutrition planning, ongoing support, written information and ongoing motivational guidance to help reach your goals quickly and effectively.
Charlie has worked with a range of regional level CrossFit athletes to help them unlock their performance potential as well as every day members in the gym helping them achieve their fitness and body composition goals.