About me

I provide holistic coaching in nutrition and exercise that will help you transform healthy eating and regular physical activity into natural, lifelong habits.

My name is Philippe Sudan, and I am originally from the French-speaking part of Switzerland. I moved to Cape Town with my wife, Nicola in 2009 after spending my working life as an IT Manager in Geneva. We decided it was time to change our lifestyle and take on new challenges.

My interest in fitness, bodybuilding and nutrition started about 18 years ago, when I looked in the mirror one morning and realised that the years of sitting in front of a computer and eating junk food had taken its toll. The rolls of fat hanging over my trousers forced me to admit that I was seriously overweight.

Rather than blaming the mirror for being distorted, I decided to do something about it. After an initial period of yo-yo dieting and trial and error, I finally met my mentor, Francois Giordani. Francois is a nutritionist, ex-bodybuilder and director of a Swiss nutritional supplements company. With him, I was able to acquire valuable knowledge in these domains, which I then applied to myself.

I am now using the knowledge and personal experience accumulated over the years, to help others with their health and fitness goals. To this end, I have acquired US certification as a specialist in Fitness Nutrition and Precision Nutrition Coaching Level 2, a diploma in Exercise Science from the Health and Fitness Professionals Academy of South Africa, as well as an EMS License Trainer from the GluckerKolleg in Germany . These qualifications allow me to offer a service that combines nutritional coaching with personal training.

Supporting me in this venture is my wife, with her professional experience in PR and marketing communication.