Paulo Fernandes experience

Paulo has a Diploma in Sport Management and Fitness. He is also a 2nd Dan black belt in Karate as well as a ETA (exercise teacher's academy) fitness facilitator and assessor for specific projects in Mozambique and Angola, particularly created for gym instructors.

Paulo has been participating in workshops with top trainers throughout the world.

On the Boxing side, he trained with German lightweight European champion and with Continental IBF heavy weight champion.

On the Personal training side he travelled to Lisbon (Portugal) & Zurich- (Switzerland) for a workshop at Holmes place on functional and weight lifting training.

He also travelled to London, UK, for a special workshop with Paul Connolly, one of the Top Celebrity’s trainers in the world.

In Cape Town & Johannesburg- SA (South Africa) where he lived for 8years (until 2010), he toke part in different workshops and exchanges knowledge with Top Local Trainers and he also did the XLR8 workshop (Athlete ply-metrics) speed, power and stability training system from New Zealand.

Paulo has been a Karate/Kickboxing instructor since 2005 and a Personal Trainer since 2006. In 2007, he started his own Cardio-Fitness "Boxfit" company.

Paulo’s specializes his Personal Training on: boxing conditioning training, functional training, Athletes performance, plyometrics/balance, speed/agility, core stability/strength.

In 2008, Paulo published his own fitness manual (beginners, intermediate & advance) tubing workout.

Paulo has been working with most of the top fitness studios in Luanda- Angola since 2008, providing consulting in the fitness industry, workshops & ETA (exercise teacher's academy) Fitness qualifications, mentoring as well as supervising instructors.

2010, Paulo's main focus in Fitness is to start working with Sport clubs training all types of athletes in Athlete's performance and carry on running Fitness courses and ETA (exercise teacher's academy) qualifications in Luanda- Angola.

In 2011 Atlético petróleos de Luanda won Angola national baskteball championship. Paulo also started working with Handball female senior national team of Angola. He was approached by Chocolate magazine (local magazine from Luanda) to have is own column about Fitness & Health. Paulo opened up his 1st Fitness studio in Luanda where he and his staff train every day all type of athletes and clients.

Paulo's Biography


Age 32, Paulo Fernandes was born in Cape Verd Island.
He moved to Maputo in Mozambique at the age of 12 and began martial arts when he was 15.

In 2001, he finished high school and he decided to go to Cape Town, South Africa, in order to pursue his studies in Sport Management & Personal Training.

While studying, Paulo founded Cardio- fitness ‘Boxfit’ training.
A part-time modeling career lead him to model for Sports magazines, catalogues and TV Commercials.

Paulo is a Buddhist and his way of living applies to his Clients & Students as a life coach at the same time. Nature and healthy life style are part of his being.

In 2006 Paulo came 2nd with a Silver medal in the Shukokai World Karate championship in Helsinki-Finland

Since 2006, he has been working as a Professional athlete, training Karate and amateur Boxing 2-3 hours per day, 5 days a week.

In 2008, Paulo was nominated one of the most Sexy man's in SA (South Africa) by the Cosmopolitan Magazine and he also came 3rd with a bronze medal in the Shukokai World Karate championship in Zurich-Switzerland.

Since 2007, Paulo became the assistant of the Coach/Captain of the Karate All-style National teams of Cape Verde Island and Mozambique. He is also part of the Shukokai Karate National team of South Africa.

In 2010, he moved to Luanda- Angola full time, to carry on running Fitness courses and start working with Atlético Petroleos de Luanda Sport Club.

Paulo lives by his motto: “Embrace everything that comes on your way or that you touch”


Saturday, December 31, 2011

Get yourself a pair of five fingers on this 2012



I call them the barefoot shoes.

The best comfortable shoes in y opinion for exercising at gym, water sports, martial arts, and to wear on the weekends specially in country´s so hot like where i live at the moment- Angola.

PS: also great to help you to strengthen and get more mobilization on your angle and all the muscles around it.

Lots of love & light
Paulo

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Africa finals of men basketball championship clubs in Rabat- Marroco.


Petro Atlético stayed in 4th place on the finals of men basketball
championship clubs in Rabat- Marroco from 12th-21st of Dec of 2011.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Saturday, December 3, 2011