Our Team

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Meet The Founders

DAVE

Managing Director

  • I’m the Company Director, but I still have a passion for (and involvement in) training and delivery! My day-to-day job is mainly developing and maintaining customer partnerships.

    I served 10 years with 1st Royal Tank Regiment and was an Army Physical Training Instructor. I followed this with 10 Years as a Police Specialist Trainer, delivering Public Order, Self Defence, Handcuff & Baton Skills and Physical Training. Then moved to delivering Sports & Fitness Qualifications for Colleges before co-founding FLM Training and Fitasylum™.

GARY

Finance/Safeguarding

  • I run finance, bid writing, and government contracts, as well as making brews for the office.

    Started on construction sites working all over England and Germany before progressing on to teaching and assessing.

    Then I moved on to managing government-funded apprenticeships, training programmes, and courses, before co-founding FLM Training in 2013 and, more recently, Fitasylum™.

Meet The Tutors

NATHAN

Course Manager

  • Sports Therapy and Business Management

  • He trained as a Sports Therapist, and his early career was hands-on with injuries, and rehab. Then he found the classroom, and the classroom kept him.

    More than a decade later, he has taught almost every level, from college sports qualifications through to apprenticeships. His technical ground runs deep across Gym Instructing, Personal Training, Exercise Referral and Sports Massage.

    At Fitasylum, he is Course Manager. He holds an MSc in International Sports Management and is a registered manager, so the quality of every qualification sits here.

Zac

Tutor

  • Sports Massage & Personal Training

  • My journey in the fitness industry began over a decade ago as an apprentice, and I haven’t looked back since! After 11 incredible years, I've worn many hats and not just to keep my head warm. I’ve been a lifeguard, gym instructor, personal trainer, and sports massage therapist, and I'm known to bring a fair amount of energy to fitness classes. These days, instead of shouting out instructions, I share my passion for fitness by teaching our dynamic Level 3 Personal Training and Sports Massage courses here at Fitasylum.

Max

Tutor

  • Personal Training

  • I’ve been a Personal Trainer for over 8 years, but my love for sports started long before that. From wrestling and athletics to football, swimming, boxing, and basketball, I've dabbled in it all - I’ve never been very good at sticking to just one sport!

    This diverse background has enriched my understanding of training and performance, allowing me to help people of all abilities and backgrounds reach their individual goals (and fuel my caffeine addiction too).

    Now at Fitasylum, I’m excited to share my real-world experience with the next generation of fitness pros, helping them build the knowledge and confidence they need to thrive in the industry.

MIKE

Tutor

  • Coaching and Sports

  • BA(Hons) in Coaching and sports development. I have coached a range of sports to different levels, mainly hockey and swimming. I worked as a duty manager and have 20 years experience in the health and fitness industry.

    I am an assessor for FLM training. This involves teaching apprentices all over the North West.

    I enjoy outdoor pursuits like climbing, cycling and running. I also enjoy going to watch live music, if anyone has a spare Glastonbury ticket let me know! But my main passion is golf. Fore!!

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LEE

Tutor

  • Personal Training

  • My background lies within the fitness industry- I’ve worked as a Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer, Assessor, Internal Verifier and Quality Manager for twenty years. This should tell you that I am pretty old.

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MARCUS

tutor

  • Personal Training and Educational Development

  • My fitness industry journey began working as an Army Physical Training Instructor which led onto gaining a BSc (Hons) Degree in Sport and Exercise Science and a PGCE teaching qualification.

    My love of health and fitness took me to work as a personal trainer at Champneys Health Spa Resorts where I was embarrassingly featured in a 6-episode BBC documentary called ‘The health farm’.

    Currently, my time is split between working within a quality department at a college dedicated to raising the standards of all tutors that teach there. I also teach personal training clients and deliver and assess PT courses for Fitasylum.

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AMY

Tutor

  • Sports Massage

  • I started out as a beauty therapist and progressed onto Sports Massage. I am a level 5 Sports Massage Therapist and work with a range of clients from the elderly to professional athletes.

    I work as a holistic and Sports Massage Therapist alongside teaching.

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CAZ

Internal Verifier

  • Personal Training

  • I started out as a PT after Uni then moved into an Assessor role, specialising in the areas of Business Skills & Management.

    After taking my two children to school & picking up a strong coffee, I set off on my travels to see my learners either on a one-to-one basis or on a group delivery basis for knowledge days.

Meet The Admin Team

VIKKI

Office Manager

  • Funding, education news and youth rugby

  • I run administration, coordinating courses, speaking to learners, assessors and tutors and generally trying to organise everyone.

    I've worked in training and education for 20 years, progressing from an Administrator to Contracts Manager. Currently do a little bit of everything at Fitasylum™.

    I am apparently the company’s ‘funding guru’, my mind is full of useless information!

Jess

Marketing Executive

  • Gymnastics, Personal Training and Sports Massage Therapy

  • I’ve always been active and competed with Team GB in Rhythmic Gymnastics. I’ve also dabbled in martial art and am a qualified Personal Trainer and Sports Massage Therapist.

    I run the marketing for Fitasylum and FLM Training and also help out the Admin and Sales team. You might see me at the back of the classroom with a camera.

jO

sALES Administrator

  • Customer Support and Holistic Therapy

  • I’ve had a passion for health and fitness for many years and enjoy keeping active through going to the gym and running. Alongside my interest in fitness, I have volunteered at my local hospice for over ten years within the Creative Therapy department, an experience that has strengthened my passion for supporting people’s wellbeing.

    I also run my own holistic therapy business, so when I’m not working at Fitasylum, you’ll usually find me in my therapy room helping clients to relax, recharge and look after their wellbeing.

Check Out Our Courses

At Fitasylum, we offer various quality courses providing hands-on expertise training and support every step of the way. Check out our fitness and personal training courses, and start doing something you love.

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