I’ve always had a love of sports having played rugby since childhood, representing my national team at age group level and playing for Bedford Blues, Cambridge and Ampthill at senior level. Throughout my career in the 2000s, strength and conditioning and nutrition weren’t a main focus unless playing at the top level.

Unfortunately, in 2019, after a long battle, I lost my wife of 8 years to a very rare form of cancer. When speaking to health professionals during my late wife’s illness I was amazed to discover how much a poor diet could increase your chances of developing disease, even at a young age.

At this time I made a decision to expand on the skill set built during my Sports & Exercise degree and move into a career relating to health, fitness and nutrition.

In the years that followed I undertook course after course, including nutrition, personal training, Olympic lifting, CrossFit and Strength & Conditioning qualifications to name a few, culminating in the Masters in Clinical Nutrition that I’m currently studying.

The knowledge I have already gained has been of real value to myself and my clients. It’s unbelievable how the things you eat impact the way your body works (or not) on a cellular level but also how robust the human body is, and how you can positively impact your health at any point of your life.

Unfortunately, not all the information available is focussed on consumers’ health and often emphases crash weight loss rather than health, sustainability and longevity.

I have kept my interest in sports and am currently a member of the England Kettlebell Sports team and was lucky enough to qualify for and represent Team England at the 2024 IKMF World Championships, finishing in second place in the +85kg Open age group, 30-minute half snatch event.

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