Double Olympic swimmer Kate Haywood has swapped the famous rings for REPs by embarking on a new career as a fitness instructor.

Former BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Haywood – who represented Team GB at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games – has launched Straightline Energy fitness sessions, which will be held across parks in Wandsworth, London.

Haywood has taken her knowledge of fitness and nutrition from her days as an Olympic athlete and, having qualified as a REPs trainer, developed an extensive training programme to get Londoners fit and healthy. The sessions are designed to challenge and push those who are either new to fitness or seeking to reach new goals. They cover strength, speed, endurance, aerobic and anaerobic training.

“We saw an opportunity to create a fitness training programme that can bring Olympic-style training to residents in South West London,” said Haywood.

“The sessions are designed to get people outdoors and really challenge themselves; being trained by an Olympic athlete gives people access to a level of expertise and professional quality of training that is not readily available to amateur athletes or those embarking on a fitness regime for the first time.”