My Story

From leaving the Royal Marines way back in 1999, building a fitness business was no easy task. No social media and the internet was still young and not widely used. So it was door to door flyers and business cards that got me my first few clients.

Hodge Health & Fitness

After many years of personal training and instructing fitness classes, I branded myself as Hodge Health & Fitness and grew a very successfull Military Boot Camp and RUN-FIT running club business across Bristol and even opened up a boot camp venue in South Shields.

But Then Covid...

Covid wiped out many businesses including mine! The world stood still and I found myself closing the doors to Hodge Health & Fitness. Suddenly I was working for 111 covid response and 119 Covid testing. As devastated as i was to lose my fitness business, at least I still had an income and managed to continue training a few clients online too.

Birth to Fitness After 50

But I was eager to get back to what I enjoyed most, helping people to get fit and healthier. Now in my 50s, rebranding was the new future! Unfortunately after losing my website, mountains of reviews and client base, I found myself almost starting over from scratch.

Now I'm back doing what I do best and being over 50, it makes perfect sense to specialize in the over 50s population.