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Weleda Arnica Ambassadors
THE WELEDA ARNICA AMBASSADORS
Inspirational sportspeople who rely on our award-winning arnica range for training, competing and recovery.
The Weleda Arnica Ambassador programme aims to encourage exceptional effort and adventure in sport and fitness, whether that is trying something that is particularly challenging or unusual, showing remarkable determination and tenacity, or taking a unique and inspiring path to explore and appreciate our magnificent planet. Our Ambassadors motivate us all to be more daring, more confident, fitter, healthier, and to get outside and involved in nature. Weleda’s Arnica range is designed to support our health and wellbeing with natural products to soothe and invigorate after exercise, to prepare and protect the body for endurance, or to help with recovery from sports injuries.
Do you have what it takes to become a Weleda Arnica Ambassador?
„With its much-valued anti-inflammatory properties, people are increasingly turning to Arnica montana to soothe minor aches and pains, refresh overworked limbs and lift that feeling of tiredness after a challenging workout. Packed with over 150 active botanicals, it’s easy to see why so many sports professionals – as well as occasional enthusiasts - rely on arnica to keep themselves in peak condition.”
− Jayn Sterland, Country Manager - Weleda UK
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CURRENT WELEDA ARNICA AMBASSADORS
Meet the athletes backing the power of arnica:
REON WONG - KICK BOXER
Reon Wong is a 34-year-old British kick boxer and Muay Thai fighter who has been kick boxing since 2017. At 6’4” and with a fight weight of 82-90kg, he is the 2022 ISKA K-1 (Kick Boxing) British, European and World Champion, in his weight division. Reon is currently #2 in the UK K-1 rankings. Reon and his wife Georgina live in South London with their three young children.
SAIMA HUSAIN - PERSONAL TRAINER
Weleda Arnica Ambassador Saima Husain is a personal trainer and mum of 3 from Kingston upon Thames, who feels strongly about the mental health benefits of fitness and has worked with the charity Mind. Also passionate about helping others gain confidence and discover new abilities, Saima works with all abilities within the fitness industry, and loves running, being outdoors, being adventurous, and taking on new challenges.
SUZANNA HEXT - PARALYMPIC SWIMMER
World and European medallist Suzanna Hext was born in 1988. Although born hearing-impaired, Suzanna competed as an able-bodied equestrian eventer up until 2012 when she had a serious riding accident, leaving her paralysed. She underwent countless operations following her accident, but courageously got back on a horse in 2014 and has since enjoyed success as a triple European paralymic dressage gold medallist!
TIM WIGGINS - ENDURANCE CYCLIST
Tim Wiggins is an endurance athlete and outdoor adventurer from the Isle of Wight, who enjoys pushing himself to the limit and exploring the road less travelled. Later this year, he is hoping to take part in The Tour Divide - bikepacking 2,745 miles unsupported down the backbone of the Rockies from Canada to Mexico - which must be the ultimate in endurance cycling.
LINDSEY COLE - COLD-WATER SWIMMER
Lindsey is a cold-water swimmer, adventurer, environmentalist, writer and speaker. Whether she’s swimming the River Thames, highlighting the plastic pollution in our British waterways, cycling the length of Africa to watch the World Cup, or retracing an incredible journey along Australia's Rabbit Proof Fence, Lindsey is passionate about exploring our magnificent planet in the most adventurous and sustainable way.
YANAR ALKAYAT - WEIGHTLIFTER
Ambassador Yanar Alkayat went from running marathons to lifting weights and competing in Olympic lifting – she has quite literally gone from strength to strength. Weightlifting is becoming increasingly popular with women but was not open to female competitors internationally until 1986 and not recognised as an Olympic sport for women until 2000.
PREVIOUS WELEDA ARNICA AMBASSADORS
From multi-award winning sportsmen to inspirational sporting groups, see our former athletes:
SURFABILITY - SURF GROUP
ESLA POWELL-DOOLEY - SKIER
LAURA KENNINGTON - ADVENTURE ATHLETE
LAURA TRY - ENDURANCE ATHLETE
SUSIE GOODALL - SOLO SAILOR
CLAIRE CASHMORE - PARALYMPIC SWIMMER
ROW FOR THE OCEAN - WOMEN'S ROWING FOUR
ROSS WILSON - PARALYMPIC TABLE TENNIS CHAMPION
MATT BAGSHAWE - CYCLIST
JESSIE LEONG - CLIMBER
SCOTLAND THE WAVE - ROWING GROUP
EXTENDING THE AMBASSADORSHIP TO LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
With outstanding sports credentials and being home to many aspiring and elite athletes, Loughborough University is the perfect partner for Weleda Arnica. Our products are used by many sportspeople including those performing at National and Olympic level, to ease sore muscles and relieve stiffness and cramps, both pre and post sport activity. We're delighted to partner with Loughborough University as the official suppliers to their physio clinic to help support their athletes during such intense training periods.
Official supplier to Loughborough University Physio Clinic.
„As a therapist it's great to use such a quality product as Weleda Arnica. Athletes have provided great feedback, particularly appreciating the addition of arnica to the Arnica Massage Oil to assist in managing the aches that intense training and competitions can bring. I couldn't recommend it more and would certainly continue to use the product in all hands-on treatment.”
− Matthew Parker, Physiotherapist - Loughborough Sport
