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Who are motive8?

motive8 is the UK market leader in full-service health, fitness and wellbeing solutions, offering a full range of services in gym design, maintenance, management, equipment, and gym consulting.

The fitness space that motive8 cuts through includes gym inductions, personal training, group fitness classes, spa treatments and more.

Our dedicated in-house teams have a wealth of experience and knowledge of personal training, ensuring that motive8 can support the fitness and personal training requirements of every facility, delivering high standards of performance and first-class customer service experience.

Benefits of Personal Training

When starting their fitness journey, many people often believe that you already need to be physically fit to have a personal trainer but this is not the case. A good personal trainer should be able to adapt their sessions for all abilities and experiences. A personal trainer can be the key component to rejuvenating your love for the gym or creating consistency to your workout routine. Everyone can benefit from personal training, for a breadth of reasons.

Accountability & Target Setting

Personal trainers support you through goal setting, keeping you accountable throughout your fitness journey. This might be through weekly check-ins or reviewing your food diary on a weekly basis.

Once you have a target, or a goal to achieve, you will become more motivated throughout your workouts, have a sense of accomplishment, and develop a drive to succeed in your set goals. Your personal trainers’ job is to provide you with everything you need to achieve these goals, reviewing your goals on a regular basis to make sure you stay on track.

Education & Empowerment

A good personal trainer will keep you motivated not only during your PT sessions, but also outside of your sessions too. A key way to motivate a client is to empower them with the correct knowledge and information so that they make the right choices in their everyday life and optimise their success in achieving their goals. Empowering comes through education about the right kind of exercise to be doing outside of your PT sessions, the right type of nutrition to follow and lifestyle advice. 

Nutrition

Personal trainers are educated in nutrition as part of their qualification, and can educate to help people’s bodies perform at their best with nutritional advice for achieving fitness goals and a healthier lifestyle. For more advanced advice around diets and complex nutrition needs, we would always recommend you seek the advice of a fully qualified nutritionist or dietitian.

“Any personal trainer can work you hard in a PT session, but most of the time it’s actually what you do outside of your sessions which helps you achieve your goals…and this is what makes a PT, a good PT. A good PT will be in contact with you outside of your sessions, educating, motivating and guiding you towards your goals.”

Jenny Cromack, Director, motive8

Flexibility

You can plan your personal training sessions to fit your schedule, whether that’s early morning, after work or in your lunch break. Personal trainers are flexible to when you want to train, in an attempt to ensure consistency in your fitness sessions, continuous progression and further accountability.

Progression

Without a personal trainer, individuals can lose interest in the gym, or come unprepared to their gym sessions, unsure on what exercises to do. When this happens, gym goers can lose motivation for their fitness journey, and at times, give up altogether. Personal trainers will create a training programme that is bespoke to you and is based on your experience and fitness levels. These programmes will then be progressed over the weeks so you continually progress towards your goals. Having a plan in place provides structure to your fitness session and maximises your potential to achieve your fitness goals.

Mental Health

In addition to the benefits of personal training, frequent exercise is known to positively affect your mental health, as it relieves tension and stress, improves physical and mental energy, and boosts your mental wellbeing through the release of endorphins post-exercise. Exercise also reduces anxiety, depression, and negative mood, through improving self-esteem and confidence.

“The fitness industry has massively changed over the last few years with more people now requesting a personal trainer to help them manage and improve both their mental and physical health. Turn the clock back 10 years ago and most PT clients would be focused on conforming to look a certain way or be a certain weight or dress size. However, there is a lot more emphasis now on training to feel good both physically and mentally.”

Jenny Cromach, Director, motive8

What Personal Training services are offered by motive8?

motive8 offers a wide range of personal training services including one-to-one sessions, group PT sessions. Many of our trainers hold specialist qualifications such as pre and post-natal training, yoga and Pilates, sports massage and much more!  

Additional fitness services including injury rehabilitation, swimming lessons, specialised fitness classes and beauty & spa treatments are also available under our motive8 management services, alongside our expert personal training. 

“Personal training used to be seen as a luxury, however, nowadays having a session with a personal trainer is part and parcel of many people’s weekly routine.

Therefore, offering personal training within your facility should be seen as an integral part of your residents fitness journey”

Jenny Cromack, Director, motive8

Gym Inductions

As part of the motive8 management services, motive8 are able to provide gym inductions in residential and corporate facilities, where a motive8 trainer will demonstrate to new users, or residents, how to use the equipment effectively. The induction service also helps to fulfil leisure facility health and safety obligations, as the trainer will educate users, or residents, in how to use equipment correctly, and safely.

Which motive8 sites offer Personal training?

All our health and leisure sites offer personal training services, including motive8 North, based in Leeds and our managed residential developments across the UK, such as Crown Street and Deansgate Square, in Manchester and Blackhorse Mills and Beaufort Park in London. Our team also provides personal training services across the un-manned facilities where we deliver Gym Inductions / Group Classes, with 70+ sites and key locations including London, Bournemouth, Bath, Bristol, Brighton and Reading.

Our Corporate projects host bespoke wellbeing programmes for members, keeping them on track with their fitness journey at work.

Trusted by our clients

See how our clients, have experienced the expertise and support of motive8’s highly qualified, professional and knowledgeable personal training teams:

“If someone had told me a year ago that I would be in a size 12 I would have laughed at them! With my 30th birthday rapidly approaching and my career beginning to take off; I didn’t want to be known as the ‘fat teacher’. Being a large size 18, I was lazy, rarely slept through a whole night and always seemed to be thirsty – I knew I needed to make some big changes!! To date, I have lost around 3 stone and 55 inches. I have maintained my dress size at a size 12 for over a year now and I feel brilliant!”

Lynette Clapham, motive8 PT Client

“I love the friendly atmosphere in the PT group classes, that is what sets motive8 apart in my opinion. It makes me look forward to my Monday evening class even more, I know I’ll get a good workout with the added bonus of a good laugh with some great like-minded people.”

Richard Kellam, motive8 PT group member

Got a question? Looking for personal training, induction or gym management services? Our specialist personal training and gym management team look forward to hearing from you. Please contact us on 020 8481 9700 or info@m8group.co.uk for more information.

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Louise Rogers

Gym & Spa Operations Manager

Louise brings a strong background in commercial fitness, having held leadership roles in large-scale environments such as David Lloyd. At motive8, she plays a pivotal role in shaping the culture and performance of our gym and spa operations across residential and corporate sites.

Her responsibilities span HR, recruitment, team development, and employee engagement. Ensuring every team member feels supported, valued, and set up for success. Louise also champions compliance and best practices in health and safety, helping maintain high standards across all locations.

With a passion for people, Louise works closely with site teams to build inclusive, motivated, and high-performing environments. She also leads on resident engagement, collaborating with teams to deliver meaningful wellness experiences that foster community and connection.

Outside of work, Louise is a dedicated Crystal Palace supporter and enjoys attending matches with her three children, sharing her love of football and quality family time.

Victor Adegbesan

Handyman & Equipment Installation Engineer

Victor was welcomed into the logistics and gym install team team in 2023.

New to gym installation and maintenance, Victor is extensively experienced in the involved applications via previous positions, interests and hobbies.

With a long standing passion for fitness and discipline, Victor has been embedded within the gym scene for many years and was the primary attraction to his current position.

In his free time he enjoys staying fit and healthy, and spending time with his family and friends.

Lily Lamthong

Assistant design consultant

Lily joined the Gym & Spa design team in 2023. She is an architecture graduate with years of experience in architectural practice, now transferring her architectural skills into her role at motive8.

With her love for the gym and all things design, she provides creative and administrative support to the design team. This includes tasks such as creating 3D visualisations, 2D design drawings and quotes.

In her free time she enjoys cooking, travelling and weight training. She also volunteers her time to the Lao Association in the UK. 

Lily Lamthong

Assistant design consultant

Lily joined the Gym & Spa design team in 2023. She is an architecture graduate with years of experience in architectural practice, now transferring her architectural skills into her role at motive8.

With her love for the gym and all things design, she provides creative and creative support to the design team. This includes tasks such as creating 3D visualisations, 2D design drawings and quotes.

In her free time she enjoys cooking, travelling and weight training. She also volunteers her time to the Lao Association inn the UK.

ADRIAN QUINTON

GYM & SPA AREA MANAGER

After nearly a decade as a professional actor and dancer, Adrian transitioned into the fitness industry in 2015. Since then, he has held a range of leadership roles across Operations and Customer Service. Alongside his management experience, Adrian is also a qualified fitness instructor.

In 2020, he joined motive8 as a Gym & Spa Manager and was soon promoted to Area Manager, where he continues to lead with passion, precision, and purpose.

Adrian believes deeply in the power of human connection and emotional intelligence, consistently infusing creativity and empathy into his work to foster more engaged, dynamic teams and environments.

Mental health is as important as physical health so, outside work, Adrian likes to meditate daily. He also still dabbles in theatre through Movement Direction, Choreography, and occasionally treading the boards himself.

Filip Kozlowski

Services manager

Filip is responsible for the day to day running of our Inductions Department, and assists residents across our un-manned gym facilities with arranging their inductions and personal training sessions, as well as managing the group exercise schedules delivered across different schemes.

Outside of the day time job, Filip also delivers Personal Training both in-house as well as on a self-employed basis, which is how he originally entered the Fitness Industry space in 2016.

Always taking the opportunity to promote health and wellbeing whenever possible, a bit of advice from Filip– “The easiest way to always stay fit is having a kettlebell at hand!”

Albert Spangdenberg

Rental and refurb manager

Albert started his career in facilities maintenance and operations and is now a Senior Engineer. With Albert’s background in mechanical engineering and manufacturing, he has recently headed up a new department within motive8 providing refurbished gym equipment to rent or buy. He has worked in the fitness industry for the past 17 years. Albert is very meticulous at how the equipment is maintained and always aims to improve on efficiency of how this service is provided.

In his spare time he likes spend quality time with his family and work on mechanical projects.

Emergency Response

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Jo Hunt

Gym & Spa OPERATIONS MANAGER

Jo has worked within the fitness industry for 11 years, starting as a fitness instructor to personal trainer working her way through to being a general manager for the UK’s largest gym operator. 

With Jo’s extensive knowledge and experience within the commercial fitness industry, she is working with our managed London sites to maintain & build processes to streamline our operations alongside ensuring our sites are hosting events throughout each month to build a sense of community. 

In her spare time Jo enjoys going out for long country walks with her dog, playing rugby and teaching dance at her local dance school.

Alice Ward

Operations

Alice has been in the fitness industry for over 15 years, one of her first places of work being motive8! Since then, Alice has gone on to work for some of the leading U.K gym providers and most recently managed a large corporate gym in Surrey, implementing innovative fitness trends and overseeing the health and wellbeing of the clients, alongside opening a second corporate club and managing a team of personal trainers and instructors. A keen interest in health and fitness drives Alice outside of work, spending regular time working out in the gym, outdoors or at home.

Warren Killeen

Head of Maintenance

Warren started his career as an Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration engineer servicing a wide range of commercial and industrial systems. He has over 20 years’ experience in the FM industry working for major players across the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. With his technical and hands-on experience, Warren has always been happy to roll his sleeves up and get involved with works on sites when needed. In Warren’s spare time he enjoys DIY, quizzing and country walks. He is also involved with helping at his local Irish club organising charity fundraising nights and other events.

Emily Forbes

Personal Trainer

Emily is motive8’s in-house nutritionist, and doesn’t stop at just being a great personal trainer. Her effective programming and nutritional advice is highly popular and aimed at helping clients achieve a variety of fitness goals.

Not only is Emily passionate about nutrition though, as she also loves strength training and Yoga. She takes a holistic approach to exercise, nutrition and health as a whole, which no doubt makes for a recipe for success across the board.

Her greatest piece of advice is simply “consistency…this will help you achieve your goals for the long term.”

Kate Halsall

Personal Trainer & Biomechanics Coach

Kate is an enthusiastic personal trainer, and qualified biomechanics coach, who specialises in posture and back care. She has worked in the industry since 2009, and her other specialisms include weight/fat loss, group exercise and working with specialist populations.

On top of that, Kate loves working with groups of pregnant ladies as she is also pre and post-natal qualified! Exercise is a real passion of hers, and she can often be found riding her bike, going to fitness weekends, walking in the lake district – and she’s recently started participating in cycling sportives.

When it comes to advice, she claims “give it a try – what’s the worst that could happen?” is her greatest piece.

Bradley Dixon

GYM & SPA AREA MANAGER

Bradley has worked in the leisure industry since the age of 16, starting as a Lifeguard and progressing through various management roles which also took him to working and living abroad both in Dubai and Australia. Bradley joined motive8 in June in 2020 as a Gym and Spa Manager before being promoted into the role of Area Manager.

Outside of motive8 Bradley also enjoys teaching various group exercise classes as well as spending time with friends and travelling.

Sarah Humphreys

Gym & Spa Area Manager

Sarah has worked in the leisure industry since the age of 17, starting out as a Fitness Instructor initially, then working as Sales Manager and then progressing to Club Manager. Sarah joined motive8 in January 2020 as a Gym and Spa Manager of our first Manchester gym & spa facility before being promoted into the role of Area Manager to oversee our growing operation in Manchester and the North West. Outside of motive8 Sarah enjoys running, Personal Training as well as spending time with family and friends.

Josh Remedios

Gym & Spa Area Manager

Josh has worked for motive8 since 2013 after graduating from University of Portsmouth. He has worked his way up through the gym and spa department from Spa Operative, to Supervisor, Manager and now Area Manager. Josh works with the managers he oversees to provide facilities residents can enjoy as an extension to their homes as well as working closely with the estate management companies to ensure the standards at all sites remain high.

Outside of motive8 Josh is a keen on his travelling and adding to a growing list of countries he has visited as well as being passionate about his own fitness and football.

Ashley Wright

Head of Gym & Spa Management

Ashley Wright is the Head of Gym & Spa Management at motive8. She is a leading industry expert in gym and spa management, working with gym and spa facilities all over the UK.

Ashley joined motive8 in 2019, initially as Gym & Spa Area Manager before being promoted into her current role. Ashley’s background encompasses Personal Training, working for prestigious brands such as Nuffield Health and Digme Fitness; as well as service management.

Ashley’s on the ground knowledge of the industry coupled with service management experience allows her to take a holistic view of motive8’s corporate and residential offerings. Ashley works closely with Area Managers to support them and their onsite teams in all aspects of running motive8’s managed residential facilities, ensuring residents receive a bespoke service at each of motive8’s gym and spas.

A key aspect of Ashley’s day to day role is to ensure a true community feel is achieved across all of motive8’s sites, creating more opportunities for residents to enhance their wellbeing journeys through events, workshops and specialist classes. She works closely with the Area Managers to support them and their onsite teams in all aspects of the running of motive8’s residential facilities.

Away from work, Ashley still teaches spin classes at a number of gyms across London and enjoys cooking and travelling.

Sally Ottewell

Gym & Spa Consultant

Sally has over 10 years’ experience in sales. She has worked within the communications industry for 12 years and made the move to motive8 because of her love for all things fitness.

Sally is passionate about gym and spa design and takes pride in each individual project, whether that be residential, corporate, commercial or within the hotel market. She consults, designs layouts and provides product advice on schemes nationwide with a range of developers, designers, project managers and private clients.

She enjoys being active, is a regular gym goer and has practiced yoga since being a teenager, qualifying to teach it in 2014.

Kim Mead

Gym & Spa Design

Kim’s career began in the property industry, where she spent a number of years working for both estate agents and developers, giving her a broad spectrum of experience and knowledge of how the industry functions.

Kim has worked alongside Nick for the past 11 years and transforms his ideas & designs into 3D visuals and 2D floor layouts via CAD & Visio in line with the architect’s requirements. She brings together all project documentation including equipment specifications, quotes & project drawings. Once finalised and agreed, Kim procures all the required equipment.

In her spare time, Kim loves playing tennis, cooking and travelling.

Kamil Reyad

Maintenance Admin Assistant

Kamil is a recent law graduate with a background in customer service and sales, working within the maintenance administration team. His skills include IT, Multi-tasking and customer service.

In his spare time he enjoys going to the gym, boxing, practicing MMA, playing guitar, reading and gaming.

Monika Blaziak

Gym Maintenance Co-ordinator Manager

Monika is the Gym Maintenance Co-ordinator Manager for all gym and pool/leisure equipment and has a background in maintenance and accounts administration for property development companies.

Monika’s skills include accounting, IT and of course the backbone of all busy administration roles, multi-tasking!

In her spare time she likes to spend her free time with her dog Cezar, walking through parks and forests and also likes to relax with a good book at the end of the day. Monika is also interested in psychology, which she is currently studying.

Albert Spangenberg

Refurb and Technicians Manager

Albert started his career in facility maintenance and operations; he is now motive8’s Refurb and Technicians Manager. Albert launched a new department providing refurbished gym equipment to rent or buy which his background in mechanical engineering and manufacturing perfectly suits. He has worked in the fitness industry for the past 17 years. Albert is meticulous about how the equipment is maintained and is always looking at ways to improve the service motive8 can offer to their clients.

In his spare time he likes spend quality time with the family and work on mechanical projects.

Rolstone Langmead

Logistics & Gym Install Manager

Joining motive8 back in 2013 with the Gym & Spa department, Rolstone brought his experience from the customer service industry as well as 8 years’ experience as a personal trainer, the knowledge of which was spread into the department.

Rolstone now manages motive8 gym installations, ensuring equipment and design are delivered on time, safely and to a high standard. Providing H&S best practice and service support to our customers for all our products with the aid of our team of engineers. Rolstone is also working with our Maintenance team that currently services in excess of 200 sites in the UK to ensure longevity and value for the client.

Nisha Hansewraj

Accountant

Nisha graduated from university with a BA Hons in Accounting and Finance. Since then, she has gained significant experience and knowledge in all aspects of accounting and finance. She has joined our accounts team and is responsible for managing our books and preparing relevant financial reports for the business. She is very productive in challenging roles and as a self-motivated and meticulous person is willing to learn new skills and develop existing knowledge.

Outside of work, Nisha enjoys spending time with her family and exploring nature, especially taking scenic countryside walks. Cooking and baking is another of Nisha’s passions. 

Sheena Sudera

Office Manager & HR Coordinator

Sheena joined the motive8 team in 2024, with over 15 years’ experience as a PA, her position is essential to the smooth running of the office. From managing office operations to supporting the heads of departments, Sheena’s role is to provide administrative support and develop relationships across all departments within the company.

Away from motive8, Sheena is a keen runner and qualified personal trainer, championing women in supporting them with their physical and mental health.

Rob Clarke

DIRECTOR

Rob has worked in the leisure industry for nearly 20 years and brings with him a wealth of experience from the commercial leisure sector. He has provided consultancy to the majority of the country’s top developers, architects and property management companies, and is widely considered as one of the leading experts in residential leisure facilities.

Rob has been with motive8 for nearly seven years, having previously held a long-term position at The Hogarth Group’s The Park Club as Facilities Manager and Health & Safety Manager, before transferring to The Weybridge Health Club & Spa as Operations Manager. At motive8, Rob has been a key member of the team as a Gym & Spa Consultant, Pool & Spa Maintenance Manager, and latterly, Head of Operations, before moving onto the company’s board of directors in 2020. 

Rob’s key responsibilities at motive8 involve business development; overseeing the maintenance and management departments; and consulting on a variety of client projects. A values-driven professional, 2021 saw Rob work with the motive8 team to produce a series of social initiatives including the Empowering Performance ambassador programme, supporting athletes to reach their goals; carbon offsetting with Make It Wild; and creating a Wellbeing Committee for employees.

Richard Moon

DIRECTOR

Richard is a leading industry expert in gym and spa maintenance and has been a Director and a co-owner of motive8 since 2016. He was responsible for setting up the maintenance department 15 years ago, starting with just one maintenance contract, to now, over 250 and has supported across multiple different roles throughout the company over this period.

Richard’s key responsibility at motive8 is to head up the maintenance division, which provide service and maintenance contracts for all motive8 equipped facilities to ensure longevity and value for the client. The maintenance department currently services in excess of 250 sites across the UK. Richard and his team work with the client and their onsite teams to provide H&S best practice, daily maintenance checks and aftercare packages.

Richard enjoys working at motive8 and within the leisure industry. Internally, he enjoys the people he works with and being part of a team. Externally, he finds it fulfilling to provide a service to his clients that makes him happy: “I am in a fortunate position that the decisions I make have an impact”.

Sarah Cleland-Smith

DIRECTOR

Sarah has worked in the fitness industry for 17 years and is a co-owner of motive8. She has worked across all areas of the business, predominantly the day to day operations of the Gym and Spa facilities we currently manage on behalf of our clients. She has a key understanding of how design must meet operational requirements, ensuring the client and end user receive the best possible service and ongoing running costs are considered in the design. Her current focus is project management and financials.

Jenny Cromack

DIRECTOR

Jenny is a leading expert in personal training and service delivery, with over 20 years’ experience in the gym and leisure industry.  

A driving force within motive8, Jenny set up motive8 North alongside motive8 Founding Director, Nick Sadler, in 2011, before merging with the wider motive8 brand in 2018.

A key facet of Jenny’s role is to run the motive8 Personal Training studio in Leeds. With extensive experience as a Personal Trainer, Jenny leads motive8’s inductions; working across a range of motive8’s portfolio including unmanned sites and placing a focus on first rate, bespoke service delivery as a key priority.

Jenny has also been instrumental in the development of motive8’s flagship commercial gym in York, Supersonic Fitness, which opened in 2018; as well as working with developers to enhance the functionality of motive8’s own booking system, which is used in both unmanned and manned facilities to manage classes and gym attendance to offer an affordable and effective solution for clients. Jenny brings an informed, progressive approach to business development and innovation for motive8, strengthened by her broad on the ground experience.

Before becoming a Director at motive8 Jenny owned and ran a personal training company for nearly four years, and has previously held positions as Health Club & Spa Manager, working within the Radisson Edwardian for Fitness Express, and Assistant Gym Manager for corporate law firm, Addleshaw Goddard.

A keen duathlete and triathlete who has represented Great Britain for her age group, outside of work Jenny loves spending time with family and friends, alongside her much-loved sports of cycling, swimming and running.

Nick Sadler

Managing Director

Nick Sadler is the Founding Director of motive8 and has worked in the industry for 18 years. He has worked as the lead Gym and Spa consultant on projects across all sectors on a number of prestigious schemes with developers, architects, interior design agencies and managing agents. His expertise and consultancy on projects have ensured that the original design concepts are always met or exceeded whilst maintaining the future operational efficiency of the facility.
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