Ioana took her first steps in sports at the age of 7 in terms of performance in tennis for a period of 9 years and in swimming for another 5 years.
She graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Bucharest, and continued her studies in sports dynamics and kinetics by graduating from several accredited and internationally recognised courses, including: Functional strength evolution, Functional training & empowerment, Personal fitness trainer Scandinavia, Schwinn Indoor cycling gold & bronze level, Advanced Pilates, Indian Yoga Academy 200-TTC.
Her motto is: “You don’t have to be strong to start, but you have to start to be strong!”