About Hugo
Hugo Martini Mensch (born Igor Martini Mensch) is a Brazilian-Italian Entrepreneur and Personal Trainer.
Hugo’s Personal Training approach stems from his strength and conditioning background, focusing on periodisation training, Olympic weightlifting and movement/mobility programs, designed to foster long-lasting physical results and a healthy body.
His well-known body transformations earned Hugo a reputation among results-driven clients in The City, London’s financial district and the Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Artist community.
In 2015, Hugo founded Helios Retreats, merging his Fitness Business with the Wellness Travel Industry, becoming a pioneer in the fitness retreat concept in Europe.
Helios Retreats has successfully grown to offer more than twenty annual retreats in nine different countries, including Mykonos, Greece and a residency at the luxury Anantara resorts in the Maldives. Helios Retreats has served hundreds of clients with most of them returning for another trip.
Hugo is an IBJJF purple-belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, winning medals at various tournaments around Europe including a silver medal at the Europeans in Portugal in 2018.
Hugo at Helios Retreats Mykonos
Early life
Born in Brazil of Italian descendants and midway through studying for a degree in Business, Hugo decided to immigrate alone to the United Kingdom in 2004 as an international language student. His early life in London shifted between studying and working at several jobs. Once granted his Italian citizenship, Hugo enrolled to become a qualified Personal Trainer at Premier Global in 2011.
It was the beginning of a lifelong career in the Fitness Industry.
Self Development
Since 2011, Hugo Martini Mensch has immersed in the wellness world. His continuous progress as an entrepreneur has given him a life of meaning, helping others achieve their optimal health and physical performance.