Olga Sotomayor, graduated from the America High School, Lima, Perú, where she became an athlete at early years and she also developed her passion for theatre. She studied Drama at El Club de Teatro de Lima, becoming a professional actress and Literature in University. Her interest for sports and health took her to study different fitness courses and methods in several places. She developed her fitness career since her arrival in Spain with her husband Graham, from the Galapagos Islands, 22 years ago. Olga was the first aerobics teacher in the old Sotoclub. She also took classes in La Duquesa Golf Club, The Gym in Sotogrande Port, Leisure Club and Puente Romano, Marbella.

Olga, also Naturopath, is graduated in Alternative Therapies for Health and she has practiced Aromatherapy, Fitotherapy and Bach Flowers. Her herbal “CalmaTé” tea is very popular and demanded in the area.

When her son Alex started studies in the International School at Sotogrande, she opened her Gym Tonic in Laxmor Building, Sotogrande, next to Mercadona in 1993. There, she has trained over the years many clients from all nationalities and fitness levels in different routines and personal sessions. She was the first trainer to bring the steps from the USA. to la Costa del Sol. But after a knee injury, from 7 hours daily of step classes… Olga decided to go to Madrid for a year to study with American Polestar Pilates Education. She bought the Pilates equipment, Reformers and Cadillac, and she changed the Gym into a Pilates & Yoga Studio, following the holistic trend. She met 2 excellent Yoga teachers that have full group classes and also take private classes.

Now that Alex is in Southampton University…Olga, still with the same passion, keeps modelling bodies to her exclusive clientele with The Method in “Gymtonic Pilates & Yoga Sotogrande”,which she finds so rewarding, while she studies script writing…