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Meet OUR Team
"Do what you love and never work a day in your life."
Virtual trainer
Fiona Kashmer
"I believe we can provide something really unique for our clients by applying our training methodology to virtual sessions. I really enjoy showing people that by training with intensity and precision, they can get huge benefit from very little time commitment."
Fiona has an Honors Undergraduate degree in Sports Science, Masters degree in Strength and Conditioning, the NSCA CSCS and ISSA Nutrition Specialist certification. She has been a trainer since 2003 working in a variety of sports and commercial gyms, competing in bodybuilding since 2004.
Studio trainer
Miriam Dunleavy
​" As a strength trainer I believe I make a big difference in people's lives, empowering them to become physically stronger and increasing their mental resilience in all facets of their daily lives. I love showing people how to train on these incredible machines using short, intense bouts of exercise and see them develop strength week after week....Their smiles bring a smile to my face too."
Miriam uses exclusively bio-mechanically precise Med X equipment in a supervised studio environment. She will devise a safe, time and time efficient program, specifically tailored to suit your needs and goals. Miriam has been a HIT Personal Trainer with a High Intensity Training Specialization for the past 4 years and previously worked as a nurse for the past 25yrs.
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Company founder
Sean Dunleavy
Seán has always had an interest in researching strategies to improve health and fitness; He initially came across high intensity training in 2018, in search of an efficient strength training method which would fit his busy schedule.
Through high intensity practitioner Doug McGuff, Seán began his high intensity strength training journey.
Currently Seán uses the concentric only training method, which involves using only one rep of an exercise to illicit muscular failure.
Although Sean does not actively train clients for Optima, he is a passionate and firm believer in our strength training method.
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