Owner / Coach

My name is Iona Paterson and I am one of the owners of zone Glasgow. I have been a personal trainer for 8 years. Initially I worked in Pure Gym, followed by my own personal training Studio Bodyfit Glasgow before opening Zone One with Will.

I’ve always been involved in sport and I was a competitive swimmer from a young age. After I stopped competing at swimming I found the gym and I’ve loved it since. When I joined the gym I tried all sorts of training from cardio to bodybuilding to powerlifting until I found functional fitness.

I truly believe that when someone says they hate exercise, they just haven’t found the exercise that’s for them. At zone one we want to help you find the exercise that you love.

Biggest personal achievement in the gym: coming 3rd in the Turf Games Summer Festival Elite 2022.

Biggest personal achievement outside the gym: Ooh that’s tricky - I guess it’s technically in the gym. But building the most incredible community of clients, I feel so grateful to be surrounded by such amazing people.

Current training: I sway more towards the CrossFit side of functional fitness in my own training. I love learning new things and as someone who was scared to do a cartwheel as a kid I’m finding all the gymnastics very empowering!

Owner / Coach

Hey team! My name is Will and I’m one of the owners at Zone One, Glasgow. I’ve been working in the industry for almost 8 years now, having started as a personal trainer when I was only 17 (seems crazy thinking back). I started as a coach in Pure Gym for 2 years before branching off into a semi-private studio, then my own studio, Power HQ and now Zone One is where I call home.

Although exercise as always been an important part of my life, having grown up in Biggar playing rugby, the gym wasn’t always somewhere I felt comfortable. I was pushed into training as a way of recovering, having undergone knee surgery at 16 and needing to build some strength. Needless to say, I haven’t looked back since!

Instead of my biggest gym achievements I’m going to tell you my biggest training goal currently, which is to complete a sub hour Hyrox. Feel free to keep me accountable on this one but trust me, it’ll happen!

Biggest Personal Achievement Outside The Gym: that would have to be playing a part in building a community of like minded individuals who constantly strive to achieve and inspire more.

Current Training: A little bit of everything at the minute, I’d like to learn to swim properly so I could compete in triathlon, I have a few Hyrox doubles events coming up and I also have my targets set on some lifting PBs.

Fun fact about me: both my two front teeth are fake…another rugby incident.

Personal Trainer

Alright team. My name is Luke Watt, I’m 26 years old and I come from the east end of Glasgow.

You’ll find me coaching a lot of our SGPT sessions in Zone One as well as heading up the Z1 run club which we run multiple times per week.

I’ve been coaching since lockdown - which feels like yesterday, but I guess time does fly when you’re having fun.

I’ve been involved in sport all my life. Signing at the age 8 for Motherwell FC, I started my professional football career where I spent 13 years crafting my way from pro-youth all the way to the first team. I’ve played for lots of Scottish teams, Motherwell, Airdrie, East Fife, Stranraer, Brechin, Linlithgow Rose and currently play for Cumnock. I also moved to Croatia at the age of 21 to play for NK Novigrad.

Biggest Personal Achievement In The Gym: Having the best mullet in the gym is a big personal achievement. I also did a muscle up once…

Biggest Personal Achievement Outside The Gym: Playing in front of 60,000 people at Celtic Park. Closely followed by a sub 20 minute 5k.

Current Training: I’m currently running my own version of 75 Hard called ‘The Watto’s Solid 60’ which is all geared towards perfroming my best at Hyrox Glasgow. As well as also kicking a ball about a pitch every Saturday.

Fun fact: The first tattoo I got was spelled wrong. It is in Scottish Gaelic so let’s just kid on that it’s correct…

Hi there, I would firstly just like to welcome you all to the Zone One team. My name is Lee Maxwell, I will be one of your coaches. I have been a coach for nearly 8 years now and my only regret is I didn’t start on this career path sooner. Growing up in the Scottish Borders, sports and fitness has always been a major part of my life since childhood. I have played most sports over the years, albeit some not very well but being active was always my goal.

I am 35 years old now and since stepping foot in the gym at the age of 15, I have never looked back. So getting to help others change their lives makes it a dream job for me.

Biggest Personal Achievement In The Gym: Hitting a 250kg deadlift

Biggest Personal Achievement Outside The Gym: Cycling from Geneva to Nice with Will, raising average £4000 for charity.

Current Training: My training has varied over the years but having a deadline to work towards is massive for me. Currently myself and the rest of the team are training for Hyrox Dublin in October. A change to what I’m used to but I am loving the challenge of it.

Secret Gym Weapon: My wee dog Oscar, he is the gym mascot.