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Owner & Head Coach
Strength & Performance Coach Leigh Leopards Women’s Rugby League Team since 2023
Phil has always had a strong interest in sport, particularly in training methods and nutrition that support performance and long-term health.
He played amateur Rugby League from age 6 to 30. During his later playing years, recurring injuries sparked a deep interest in pain reduction, injury rehabilitation, and smarter training methods — principles that now form the foundation of the system at Wellness Strength Training. What started as a personal journey to stay healthy became a career dedicated to helping others do the same and after finishing playing in 2008, Phil turned his passion into a profession. In 2011 he opened a small warehouse gym in 2011, building what would become a private training facility with a reputation for high quality training and coaching that will support people through life.
Since 2009, Phil has worked with a wide range of clients, including:
He has also supported clients through pre- and post-pregnancy training, ACL knee reconstruction rehabilitation, post-operative recovery, and long-term pain management.
Phil is committed to continual development. Beyond industry qualifications, he regularly invests in courses, books, seminars, and learning from leading coaches around the world — particularly in the United States, whose private training model inspired the launch of Wellness Strength Training in 2011.
His mission is simple: help people train intelligently, reduce pain, get sustainable results, and improve their long-term health.
Qualifications:
Advanced Level 3 Personal Training Certification.
Business Degree from Bolton University
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) Complete Youth Training Certification
NSCA Complete Conditioning Certification
First Aid Qualification
MMA Strength & Conditioning Certification
Strength & Fitness Performance Coach
Amy joined the team in October 2025 after completing her Sport and Exercise Science Degree
Amy joined the team in October 2025 after completing her Sport and Exercise Science Degree in 2025 which covered strength and conditioning, exercise programming and injury prevention plus much more.
Amy is a keen Squash player and played professionally from 2020 to 2024 and is also a squash coach. As a player she was involved in the England Squash team and received Strength & Conditioning Coaching. Here she developed a passion for strength training and the benefits this brings both in life and performance in sport.
During her time as Strength & Fitness Performance Coach she has coached a wide variety of people including youth and adults of all ages. Amy is dedicated to helping others unlock their full potential both physically and mentally, so they transform their lives and are positively impacted long-term.
