About me
I’m Mira, a personal trainer and licensed massage therapist. I’ve worked in the fitness industry for more than 10 years and have been training myself for around 20 years.
Originally from a small town in the Finnish countryside, where I grew up around horses and spent a lot of time working at our stables — riding, teaching and doing plenty of honest, physical work. I’ve always been active in one way or another. I started running as a teenager, and when I was 19, my partner introduced me to strength training. I’m still doing it today.
Over the years, I’ve tried many different approaches to training and nutrition myself. I’ve followed everything from low-carb and gluten-free diets to much stricter ways of eating, and eventually realised that being overly restrictive simply wasn’t a good way for me to live. It made eating unnecessarily complicated, emotion-loaded and took away some of the enjoyment and balance I wanted from everyday life.
That experience has shaped the way I think about health and fitness today. I like nutritious food, I like training hard, and I also like enjoying some chill time or having a sweet treat without guilt. Those things don’t have to be in conflict but they bring the balance.
These days, strength training is still a big part of my life, alongside walking, cardio and some high-intensity sessions. My motivation isn’t perfect every day either, but training has become such a natural part of my life that I rarely skip a session. I’m usually more interested in what I want to work on next.
What I’ve learned along the way
During my years of coaching, I’ve become more moderate in how I approach both training and nutrition. I’m still demanding, and I believe things should be done properly when possible, but I’ve learned to respect physiology more and recognise that sometimes less really is more.
I’ve also developed a much deeper understanding of nutrition and how the body’s systems work together. The more I’ve learned, the less I believe in extreme approaches or focusing on changing habits that only scratch the surface. Often, the more useful question is what is happening underneath and what needs to be brought back into balance.
My background
I started working as a gym instructor in 2010 and completed my first personal trainer qualification shortly afterwards. Since then, I’ve continued studying alongside practical coaching work.
My professional education includes:
2024 Dry needling basic 1 & 2, Sports Massage Institute
2023 Paula Heinonen TT2 Gut and liver 2.0
2022 NHA Functional Performance Specialist, series 1-3;
Udemy, Manual Lymphatic Drainage
2021 Sports massage, advanced course
2019 Licenced massage therapist
2015 NESTA Personal trainer
2015 TRX trainer
2011 FAF Personal trainer
2010 FAF Gym trainer
2010 Basic studies of nutrition science
I’ve also completed additional courses and seminars in areas such as nutrition, recovery, mobility and manual techniques, and I continue to follow new research and education in training and nutrition.
What I bring to coaching
After more than a decade in the profession, I’ve learned that good coaching is not about having the most complicated programme or knowing every new fitness trend.
It’s about knowing what is worth paying attention to, being able to explain it clearly, and being willing to adjust when something isn’t working.
That’s the kind of coach I try to be: knowledgeable, practical and honest about what matters — while continuing to learn along the way.
