Robert Kingdon

Rob is a retired police officer and his wife Alison is a nurse and qualified Pilates and PiYo instructor. He balanced his police career with competing as a national standard rower, cycling and playing not so good basketball. Now he’s a basketball coach, referee and occasional paddler and cyclist. Lower back problems plagued his rowing career so he joined his wife’s Pilates and Piyo classes to relieve his back problems and improve his core strength and balance for basketball. His back improved (not his basketball)  and was hooked. He qualified as a Pilates and Piyo instructor and joined his wife in taking classes. He has devised specialist classes for rowers and basketball clubs and teaches across all age ranges. He is the lead safeguarding officer for his local basketball league, has up to date training in adult and child safeguarding.

Rob is a regular at the gym enjoying cross fit and interval type training. He is regularly seen with a red face cycling up the hills around Dartmoor.