Jan is an Accountant who decided that his passion and life direction was in a different field.  He returned to studying and in 2003 graduated with a B Sc Human Movement Science with Honours in Biokinetics.  Jan worked in private practice in Fourways, Johannesburg for 6 years before moving to KeNako Academy in George.  During this time he has enjoyed great results in the rehabilitation of patients. Over the years Jan has worked with a variety of athletes from different sporting disciplines, including being responsible for the conditioning of a martial arts World Champion.  He loves the outdoors, and prefers to extend the treatment and conditioning of his clients to outdoor activities, instead of being limited to the gym.  With KeNako Academy being situated in George, it offers mountains, forests, beaches and other open spaces where Jan can live out this passion.  Jan has worked as sports coach and counselor on a Summer Camp in Pennsylvania, USA (1999) and loves working with groups, doing workshops and seminars.  He believes very strongly in seeing a client not only as a physical being, but to give attention to every aspect of the person (psychological, emotional and social) in working with them.  And that is what KeNako Academy is all about.

Brigitte has over 15 years experience in the health and fitness profession. As a health therapist her qualifications include that of Reflexology, Shiatsu, Indian Head Neck and Shoulder Massage and Spinal Alignment. In the field of fitness she initially trained as an aerobics instructor and is also a qualified spinning instructor. Her Pilates qualification encompasses basic and advanced matwork, all Pilates specific equipment such as the reformer, trapeze/cadillac and the wunderchair. She offers group classes and one-on-one private training, including personal training for individuals with special needs such as rehabilitation after injury, or conditions such as Parkinson’s and Osteoporosis. Her experience includes training pregnant women,people who are recovering from surgery, with back and neck problems, scoliosis and older men and women. By combining her knowledge and experience of the human body and all its complexities through her training as a health therapist and Pilates practitioner, Brigitte is able to offer an all-embracing approach to physical conditioning.