Meet Your Coach

Hi, I’m Danni creator and lead coach for FlighFit

I’ve always been the sporty one. While others went to Girls’ Brigade, I was at Harriers running club. School breaks meant javelins, hurdles, and athletics — representing my school, Crawley Athletics Club and Sussex County.

From an early age, I knew sport was my path. But it wasn’t the competition I loved most — it was the fitness.

At 14, I dreamed of being like my aerobics instructor. Soon enough, I became one. Then I set my sights higher — I wanted to teach others to teach.

After completing a degree in Sport and Exercise Science, I worked as a fitness educator, teaching future professionals in all areas — from gym to group fitness, spin to strength and I ran my own training company.

Eventually, I opened my own gym with my husband and later, High Aerial Fitness Studio — all while being a mum of three. It was rewarding but demanding. I later stepped back from my own training company to become an Internal Verifier for another private training provider so I could focus on my studio and develop the online business.

Physically though, even with all my knowledge and experience, I struggled to get the strong, lean look I admired — like the Gladiators of the ‘90s!

Despite being active, I was often labelled “fit but fat”, and post-pregnancy, my body changed a lot. Ageing, injuries, and hormones added to the challenge.

I reached a point where I knew I had to change. I tackled my nutrition, adapted my training, and focused on efficiency. I made good progress alone — but I wanted more.

So I hired a coach and have worked with different coaches according to my needs and their expertise ever since.  Even after 30 years in fitness, I needed accountability. We all do.

That’s why I created FlighFit — to give women the support and tools they need to succeed. If someone with my background still benefits from coaching, so can you.

You deserve to feel strong, capable, and in control of your health, fitness & wellness — at every stage of life.

With commitment, consistency, time, accountability and support, anything is possible.  You have to believe, you have to dare to care and respect yourself enough to keep showing up and you have to do the work inside and out… but it’s worth it!

If not coached, you can join the FlighFit Online Academy team and take advantage of challenges, workouts, gym and/or home training, habit tracking and more!