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The Inspired Fitness Team

Inspired Fitness was founded by Personal Trainer Marcus McDonald in 2001. Having experienced first hand the profound difference the Inspired Fitness principles have made to his life and the lives hundreds of Inspired Fitness clients the Inspired Fitness team are continuingly expanding the vision of empowering people to look, feel and perform at their personal Best.

All Inspired Fitness Personal Trainers are qualified to the highest levels with the Register of Exercise Professionals.

Marcus McDonald
Founder, CEO and Personal Trainer

Marcus helps countless individuals from “all walks of life” realise their health and fitness potential.  In addition to his celebrity and executive clients, Marcus coaches athletes, mothers, grandmothers and children to produce “breakthrough” results.
A former professional football player, Marcus utilises his “in the trenches” experience of living the fitness lifestyle with his extensive study of health and fitness science.
Since graduating in Sports Science Marcus has travelled the world to further his knowledge regularly visiting the US to team up with some of the worlds leading fitness professionals in order to provide his clients with the best in fitness information.
A sought after “expert”, Marcus makes appearances on television, radio and writes for many leading publications.

Errol Ahmet
Personal Trainer

An advanced personal fitness coach and sports therapist, Errol is focused on supporting people from all backgrounds in the desired achievement of personal health and fitness goals.
Errol Ahmet has been involved in sports and fitness since six years of age. He combines a highly motivated and focused attitude towards fitness with many sporting and academic qualifications. Errol is certainly a people’s coach.

Richard Pierre Reid
Personal Trainer

Richard is a personal Trainer & Sports Massage Therapist. His career in health and fitness began on the backbone of arduous Martial Arts Training which sprang its roots during his early years at school. After a successful 10 years teaching & growing in the Health & Fitness Industry Richard continues to bring health and fitness to people from all walks of life as he follows his passion for teaching and guiding others to the realisation of their goals and the unlocking of personal potential!

Jayne Ali
Personal Trainer

As a mother, Personal Trainer, Counsellor and Swimming Coach, Jayne bring a huge amount of personal experience and energy to the inspired Fitness team.  Her infectious personality personal understanding and knowledge of the unique challenges women face make Jayne not only a great Trainer but an inspired personality!

 

Stephen Padmore
Personal Trainer and Exercise Physiologist

A leading personal fitness coach and clinical exercise physiologist, throughout his life has always played or been involved in some aspect of health and fitness, and has been fortunate to have worked with a broad range of clients; including young footballers at professional clubs, to those with coronary heart disease who have had heart attacks or heart surgery helping them to return to normal life through exercise.

Chris Packham
Personal Trainer and Sports Therapist

A dedicated Health and Fitness Professional, Chris is not only qualified to the highest national level in personal fitness coaching but also has expertise in sports therapy and sports massage. Chris’ balanced approach to fitness and holistic therapies ensure his clients achieve their fitness goals whether its weight loss, general fitness or sports performance.

Bal Bass
Personal Trainer and PE Teacher

A parent, primary school teacher and PE Co-ordinator, Bal is an expert at juggling the multi –faceted lifestyle most of us have today. As a person who considers exercise and lifestyle to be of paramount importance, Bal is committed to helping her clients to change their lifestyles for the better.
As a teacher Bal understands how to utilize her knowledge of lifestyles acquired in 6 years of primary teaching and this, coupled with her enormous enthusiasm for fitness and healthy lifestyles enables her to draw out the very best in all her individual clients.

Michael Byng
Complementary Health Care Therapist

With over 20 years experience as a Complementary Health Care Therapist Michael Byng is one of the leading figures in nutrition, supplementation and homeopathy. His knowledge in these areas is second to none making him one of the most sort after experts on dietary related topics.

Phil O’nions
Market Director

Phil is a keen and creative marketing and sales professional. He has worked with inspired fitness since it was founded and has greatly directed the brand towards its current strong positioning. Phil draws upon his experience of marketing and sales in the leisure industry to provide effective marketing communications between inspired fitness and all of our clients and business partners. He is never short on creative ways to deliver marketing solutions and always a keen advocate of the Inspired Fitness service. Phil does a sterling job of representing Inspired Fitness at meetings and trade fairs and uses his enthusiasm and in depth knowledge of the service in doing this.