The Team
Jon Bowskill BA Hons, C.H.E.K. IV
Managing DirectorHead Exercise Specialist
Jon Bowskill has been involved in Sport, Health and Exercise for as long as he can remember. Finishing school with a knowledge that he could not work behind a desk, and a deep passion for sport, training and exercise he went to Carnegie College at Leeds Metropolitan University to pursue Human Movement Studies. Whilst at Leeds he beg...[ + ]
Anna Hamer BSc, (Hons), MA, Counselling Psych, MBACP accred
Psychologist & Performance CoachAnna Hamer has 15 years of experience working in the field of Psychology and Performance Coaching. With Advanced Degrees and specialisations from the University of Toronto, Canada and the Adlerian Institute in Chicago, USA, her expertise covers a range of Assessment and Therapeutic Techniques including CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and EMDR. <...[ + ]
Dr. Nigma Talib ND
Director of Complementary MedicineNaturopathic Physician
Dr. Nigma Talib ND is a Naturopathic doctor and medical director at the West Vancouver Wellness Centre in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her appointments include: adjunct clinical instructor for both the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medical School and the Boucher Institute. In addition, Dr. Talib is the ...[ + ]
Stuart Green MSc, BSc, C.H.E.K. III
Director of Exercise ProgrammingSenior Exercise Specialist Level III
Stuart Green became interested in Sport at age 5 when he was first handed a badminton racket by his parents. Following on from then his sporting acumen has seen him represent his county in badminton, football and athletics. Even at secondary school Stuart realised he wanted to be involved in sport a...[ + ]
Steve Bessant, Neuromuscular Therapist CINMT, C.H.E.K. Level IV Practitioner, C.H.E.K. HLC II
Steve Bessant has worked in the field of rehabilitation for 12 years. A specialist in treating the cause of pain and dysfunction, rather than just the symptom, Steve works with clients to achieve a long term solutions using a whole body approach to treatment. He has trained in both the US and UK to build an extensive knowledge of the mechanics of the human body, and uses detailed movement pattern ...[ + ]
Heather Gibson
Soft Tissue SpecialistHeather qualified from the New Zealand College of Massage, one of the world’s leading massage schools. Her course, over two years, provided her with an advanced qualification in massage and applied body therapies.
Her Diploma in Body Therapies consisted of studying many different areas. These included therapeutic massage, anatomy and physiology, clinical asses...[ + ]
George Marais BA (Hons), HLCI, C.H.E.K II, NLP Prac
George was registered as a Biokineticist with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa, under the auspices of the Professional Board for Physiotherapy, Podiatry and Biokinetics. He progressed from personal training in health clubs to instructing Pilates in a fully equipped studio to working in a Centre for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics. He worked as a fitness and conditioning coach for ...[ + ]
James Pinkney BA, BSc, MCSP, CGIMS
Chartered PhysiotherapistGunn IMS Practitioner
James Pinkney is a Chartered Physiotherapist and a practitioner and international instructor in Gunn Intramuscular Stimulation (Gunn IMS), a highly effective treatment for myofascial pain. He qualified as a physiotherapist in 1993 at St Mary’s Hospital, London, having first taken a degree in Business Studies and worked as an investment ...[ + ]
Graeme Jones BA (Hons), ACSM, AMPhysoc, CHEK Exercise Coach, CHEK HLC I
Health and Well Being PhysiologistGraeme’s passion for playing and studying sport led him to embark upon a three year degree at Durham University in 2000. Studying Sport, Health and Exercise, he became fascinated by the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. This provided a solid found...[ + ]
Emma Lane CHEK IV, HLC III, CHEK Golf Biomechanic
CHEK PractitionerEmma has trained extensively in the US with leading educators and clinicians and is recognised as one of the UK's leading exercise and lifestyle experts. She is a Level IV CHEK practitioner and Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach Level III, CHEK golf biomechanic, intermediate metabolic typing adviser, BACR Phase IV cardiac rehabilitation, NLP, Timeline and hypnotherapist...[ + ]
Dr Jeremy Unwin DTCM, MBAcC, Lic.Ac, MRk
Specialist in Oriental and Natural Medicine, Jeremy R. Unwin has worked in the complementary medicine field as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Reiki Master, and has traveled and practiced around the four corners of the globe. He specialises in assisting people in understanding the emotional, psychological, and physical reasons why their bodies develop illness, and is recognised for hi...[ + ]
Danny Johnson BSc (Hons), ACSM, C.H.E.K Exericise Coach, FMA Level 1
Exercise Coach and Sports TherapistDanny is a passionate and skilled sports therapist who has always been involved into sports during his life in Spain since an early age. He has competed in sports like gymnastics, athletics, basketball, and holds a black belt in kick boxing. After leaving the Spanish GOE (army Special Forces) he continued his career in sports competing as an amateur boxer...[ + ]
Marlene Andersson BSc (Hons), CHEK Level 1, CHEK Certified Golf Biomechanic, HLC 1
Exercise Coach & Golf BiomechanicMarlene left her home town in 2002, after Senior High School studying the Programme of Natural Science specializing in technology, but knowing that her passion would lie in sport and exercise. She therefore went to Halmstad University where she received a bachelor degree in Sports Science in 2005.
Throughout the university years she ...[ + ]
Toby Borradaile BSc (Hons) Ost.
Toby qualified in 2000 from the British school of Osteopathy in London. He treats elite athletes, rowers and professional dancers, helping them to achieve their goals.Toby specialises in treating a wide range of sporting injuries from activities such as skiing, running, cycling, rugby, football, rowing and golf as well as ballet and other forms of dance. As well as doing traditiona...[ + ]
Wole Adesemoye NASM
Wole Adesemoye is a London firefighter, amateur boxer and winner of the BBC’s Last Man Standing.Wole's current certifications include; NASM Advanced Certified Personal Trainer Level 3,
London Fire Brigade First Aid at Work and Immediate Emergency Care, REPS Level 3 Advanced Instructor, Extreme Kettlebell Instructor along with Performance Boxing for Fitness Professionals.
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Lara Stapleton
Yoga Teacher and AromatherapistLara had been practising yoga for 10 years and teaching for 7 years. She was originally trained by the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in Canada and has since gone on to train with Erich Schiffmann (Los Angeles, USA), The Krishnamacharya Mandiram (Chennai, India) specialising in therapeutic yoga and Tias Little (Santa Fe, New Mexico).
With a cla...[ + ]
Andrew Jackson MCSP, SRP, MSc, BSc, C.H.E.K. Certified
Chartered Physiotherapist / Senior Exercise Specialist level IVAndrew Jackson has been working in the field of Rehabilitation, Sport, Health and Exercise for over 15 years. Andrew was a successful semi professional footballer in his teens and aligned his passion for sports and physical fitness by taking a Sports Science degree at Nottingham Trent University. He returned home to Sur...[ + ]