Antoine Constantinedes has coached world and European champions, primarily in martial arts, and for the past eight years has combined his background in HR with his passion for training and health. And his desire to help people. Antoine is available at four of Helios’ facilities as a resource for both companies and individual members.
Antoine became a personal trainer (PT) 25 years ago, and after moving to Sweden from England 12 years ago, a plan for his own company began to take shape. Eight years ago, he took the plunge and created a business plan based on what had long been his passion.
“Even though I’ve worked in HR for a long time, most recently as a senior manager, it’s always been a passion of mine to work with human performance,” he says. “I’ve always been involved in personal training and coaching and have trained a lot myself, mainly taekwondo and boxing.”
Both the company and the individual
His own business has grown slowly but surely, and now the list of people Antoine has worked with is long. But he also does volunteer work. When we catch up with him for an interview, he is sitting in his car on his way to Hammarby Boxing Club to work with the young people there.
The list of companies is also extensive, particularly over the past four years, during which he has worked at four of Helio’s facilities: Sundbyberg, GT30, Klara, and Slottsbacken. At Helio, group training is included in the facilities at each site.
– Helio really prioritizes the health of its members and their well-being. Working with companies here, and also on an individual level, is incredibly fun and rewarding. Here, you can be yourself, and we give each other so much energy.
Every week, Antoine holds group training sessions, which are included in Helios membership. The classes he has chosen to offer are “Movement and breath class,” “High intense strength,” and, of course, a boxing class.
– But I am also available for individual PT sessions, lifestyle management, weight loss, specific physical training, and rehabilitation. Both at the corporate and individual level. I recently helped a woman who was going on a three-month hiking trip in Asia but had problems with both her back and shoulders. We worked on a tailor-made individual program, and she came home and told me she had had a fantastic trip.
“I see you”
Working with companies and members at Helio is about combining experience in HR with training and health, explains Antoine.
– Here, I can help many people with what I call lifestyle management. Helping people manage stress and their schedules, thereby creating balance in their working lives. It’s a combination of HR and personal training, something that is increasingly in demand.
Antoine’s best advice is not to constantly strive for perfection.
Antoine’s best advice is not to constantly strive for perfection.
Antoine points out that everything he does is evidence-based, and if there is something he does not know, he finds out.
– Feeling that I am constantly learning something new is incredibly rewarding. For me, it is also very important that people notice that I see them. And that I can make them feel secure on our journey forward.
