Rachel Welsby-Maiden

Rachel is passionate about making exercise inclusive and accessible to everybody. She began teaching various forms of exercise after having children, while stepping away from her original career in social work to spend more time with her family, and, crucially, as a way of leading others in worship. Rachel has led sung worship at her church for years, and been part of various expressions of worship in her church and community. She is qualified to teach Pilates and Exercise to Music, has taught HIIT and Insanity, and has trained in Exercise Referral, specialising in Obesity and Diabetes Type 2. Rachel can also offer nutritional advice (which she loves), is a Leader in Running Fitness, and established a women's running club that has been running for over 8 years in Salford. More recent adventures involve coaching one of her sons' football teams, with its many highs and lows! Rachel works hard to break down the barriers that people face in accessing exercise and it's many benefits, as well as in encountering Jesus for themselves. She is excited to use Psalms & Stretches to see people experience God's goodness in an embodied way.