James Hilton on how burnout led him on his fitness journey

My guest today is James Hilton of James Hilton Fitness and Jim’s Gym. We met a year ago and since then I have worked with James and his family to find the best support for his grandmother. 

Today James shares with me about his business and his background into the industry and how that helped him to set up Jim’s Gym. 

James is based in Stroud and decided to become a personal trainer about four and a half years ago after he burnt out when working in London. The realisation for James came quickly afterwards that he didn’t enjoy working in the Big City and didn’t have a passion for what he does so made some changes.

Those changes involved leaving London and travelling around Asia and New Zealand for six months with his wife and son before coming back to England and becoming a personal trainer. James shared the different qualifications that you need to become a personal trainer and since then has heavily invested in his education and personal development to ensure that he is always up to date with any courses and qualifications that he may need.

James explains the two sides to his business. James Hilton Fitness which is one to one training in his own gym or online and the second side is Jim’s Gym – an online subscription that allows the over 55’s to stay healthy and mobile.

You can find out more about James and Jim’s Gym by heading to www.jameshilton.fitness