WHO ARE TEAM UNIT?

Our members are what makes The Unit really special.  You'll never find egos or posers here - just a warm friendly welcome.

Our members come in all shapes, sizes and ages - each on their own journey of strength.

"The thing I love most about The Unit is the friendly atmosphere and the feeling of, we're all in this together".

Our coaches make sure that each member is setting and reaching their own goals.  We don't make comparisons with each other, only ourselves.

The coaching team love seeing our members get fitter and stronger, smashing goals and PBS along the way.

Jemma

Hiya, I’m Jemma, Owner of the Unit Coaching Facility. With more than 20 years in the industry, I started my fitness journey working in local gyms, having my own PT clients and running bootcamps in farmers’ fields. I quickly realised there wasn’t any facilities that offered this under one roof. We have commercial gyms, we have classes in village halls, we have CrossFit boxes popping up and we have PT clients, but we didn’t have it in one place.

The Unit was the first semi-private training facility in the area which offered classes, free weight area and group personal training. There was no gym in the area that specialised in ladies only group strength training. I was the only female fitness coach running ladies only group strength in the area.

The Unit Personal Training Facility is my way of sharing my passion and knowledge with others. Coaching and educating people with different levels of fitness in a fun and friendly environment has been my lifelong ambition. I am absolutely passionate about going MAD (Making A Difference). It has been a huge achievement for me to build my own business from the ground up in an industry that I love.

I am proud to say that I am currently the only ‘StrongFirst’ Elite gym owner in the Northeast and I am also a qualified Sports Therapist.

Every day I get to share my knowledge about the benefits of functional strength training with my members at the Unit and PT clients by supporting them to become mentally stronger as well as physically stronger.

Casey

Hi, I’m Casey, one of the coaches at The Unit. Sport and fitness as a whole has always been my passion. From a very young age I have naturally took to sport and shown so much interest.

In 2018 I decide that I didn’t want a standard 9-5 job that I would hate and took the chance to explore my passion and turn that into my “9-5 working life”. I quickly passed my college years with a level 2 fitness qualification and a level 3 personal training qualification. During the time on my level two qualification, I had the opportunity to meet Jemma and a job came up at The Unit. With no hesitation I applied and here I am 4 years later. The Unit is stuck with me, and I started my own personal training business which has developed and I’m working with some amazing individuals.

I am going into my last year as a university student studying sport and exercise science. I am focusing my dissertation on women, strength training, menopause and mental health. Crazy… I KNOW.

After university, I am hoping to work with female sporting athletes. Having a sporting background in kickboxing I understand how important a female coach is during the darkest times of their preparation and I hope to be just that. Basically, I just love been an empowered female, working with other strong individuals!

I am also working towards my StrongFirst SFG level 1 qualification, which is assessed in October 2023.

Tony

Hi, I’m Tony, a retired nurse and I was a nursing officer in the Army Reserve. I’ve been involved in fitness most of my life. I’ve played rugby but mostly trail running & circuit training. You will find me teaching mostly the kettlebell inductions and KB classes at The Unit, I also do a few 1-2-1 pt clients.

I started training with Kettlebells in 2006 following Pavel Tsatsouline’s teaching and continued when he formed StrongFirst. In 2018 I gained my SFG1 qualification when I was as 51. In May 2022 I passed my SFG2. I also use a lot of strong first training protocols for my own training ensuring I run strong 💪🏻 I am looking forward to sharing my knowledge you at The Unit.

Connor

Hi, I’m Connor. I am a level 3 personal trainer & working towards gaining my level 1 Cross-fit coaching. I am a keen Cross-fit enthusiast who has competed at various levels within the Cross-fit community including Arnold Fitness Games 2022 and Marbella Crossfit Championship 2023. 

I am passionate about coaching & educating people to a high level. I have been here at “The Unit Functional gym” for over 3 years now & it is a great environment to train in. Jemma has built this gym to be a community not just a gym.