Our Team
Max Galofre
Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
Personal Trainer & Group fitness Instructor
Languages: English, Spanish, Catalan and French
Max discovered his passion for movement and self-improvement at age 5 when he took up Judo at his school. Since then, Max went on to practice multiple other martial arts and several individual and team sports, which continued to set off his endless curiosity for all things movement, from traditional sport specific strength and conditioning to disciplines such as contemporary dance or circus performance.
After years of competing and training for fun, Max moved to Ireland to study Personal Training under great coaches such as Mike McGurn and Karl Gilligan. After graduating with top marks he was offered a position at one of the best gyms in the country where he started working as a personal trainer, while also programming for online clients in other countries, running several group classes in gyms in Dublin and meeting renowned athletes, coaches and fitness influencers.
It was around this time when Max truly fell in love with personal training seeing the incredible effects it could have on people’s lives, realizing that, through training, most of his clients were overcoming a lot more than just physical obstacles. That personal journey is what still motivates Max to help new clients.
In 2019, he decided to move back home to Barcelona to establish himself as an independent coach and continue his education. Nowadays, Max is focused on developing his own skills as an athlete and as a coach, continuing his education and finding new ways to apply it all to make his clients’ sessions and programs more enjoyable and effective.
Qualifications & areas of expertise:
National Certificate in Fitness Instruction (Level 3)
National Certificate in Personal Training (Level 4)
European Qualification Framework Levels 3 & 4
Strength & Conditioning
Gymnastics and calisthenics’ skills
Beginner to advanced mobility
Sport specific training
Weight management
Niklas Stubbe
Hometown: Cologne, Germany
Personal Trainer & Group fitness Instructor
Languages: English, German
Born and raised in Cologne, Germany, Niklas brings a strong academic foundation and a deep personal commitment to fitness to the Ignite team. He began his professional journey in 2021, the same year he started his Bachelor's in Sports Science, which he has now successfully completed.
Niklas has been dedicated to his own training for over a decade, with a strong focus on strength training and, more recently, calisthenics. His personal passion naturally evolved into coaching, where he now leads both personal and group training sessions with energy and expertise.
Endurance training has also played a key role in his development, both practically and academically. In addition to his degree, Niklas holds a certification as a fitness trainer and has specialized further in adaptive fitness, creating movement programs for individuals with physical and cognitive impairments in 2024 and 2025.
At the heart of Niklas’ work is a genuine passion for helping others experience the benefits of a healthy lifestyle - especially the transformative power of strength training. His mission is to empower clients of all backgrounds to build strength, confidence, and long-term well-being.
Qualifications & areas of expertise:
Sports science degree
Certificate in Personal Training
Strength & Conditioning
Calisthenics coach
Sport specific training
Weight management
Janus Swart
Hometown: Cape town, South Africa
Personal Trainer & Group fitness Instructor
Languages: English, Afrikaans, basics in French and Spanish + some words in German
Janus started his journey in fitness when he was 10 years old. He got into sports by trying different types of sports to see what suits him best. It was at this point he found a great love for rugby and went on to play semi professional for 1 year. At the age of 19 he decided to move abroad and join the French Foreign Legion where he was part of the Parachute Regiment . During this time he was pushed to his limits regularly but also learned how to push himself even further. Additionally to the daily practices in the army, Janus got into different types of training such as strength training, endurance training, CrossFit, running, hiking, combat training and swimming.
He found his love for personal training already during his time in the army as he did individual training programs for his colleagues but also gave training advice to younger soldiers.
After leaving the army, Janus moved to Barcelona and decided to pursue his passion in a professional way as a personal trainer.
"one of my greatest joys is to help people get fitter & healthier, to push them to their personal limits so that they realise their own potential and to see them exceed their goals"
Qualifications & areas of expertise:
Certificate in Personal Training
Strength & Conditioning
Beginner to advanced mobility
Sport specific training
Daphne Paz
Hometown: Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Personal Trainer & Group fitness Instructor
Languages: English, Spanish
Daphne was born and raised in Mexico and currently lives in Barcelona. She completed her university studies in Guadalajara, Jalisco, where she obtained a degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. From the beginning, she knew she wanted to focus on sports nutrition to help athletes achieve their goals and perform better. However, it also brings her great happiness to help people achieve their personal goals by staying active while eating nourishing food.
Since she was young, Daphne has always enjoyed exploring different activities and tried various disciplines such as boxing, artistic gymnastics, swimming, and running. However, since the age of six, she specifically dedicated herself to dance, including ballet and jazz. She considers herself to have a competitive spirit, as she has always enjoyed training with a goal in mind, such as competing. Around the age of 12, she participated in several cheer & dance events, a combination of gymnastics, acrobatics, and dance.
At 18, Daphne left dance and switched her discipline to cross training, becoming fascinated with the training methods and the community she belonged to. She competed in three events and continued training for approximately four years. Later on, she wanted to shift her sports discipline to athletics, specifically becoming a sprinter in the 100 and 200 meters. Upon completing her degree and beginning her career as a nutritionist, she decided to further her education in the sports field by taking courses in personal training and biomechanics.
Joining the athletics team, Daphne had the opportunity to work closely with the coach, serving as a nutritionist for several athletes at the sports club who sought to improve their performance and compete. In 2023, she decided to specialize in sports nutrition and moved to Barcelona to pursue a master's degree at the University of Barcelona.
Qualifications & areas of expertise:
Certificate in Personal Training
MSN (Masters in sports nutrition)
Strength & Conditioning
Beginner to advanced mobility
Sport specific training