“I began working for Life Leisure in October 2016 and truly love it. Sure some days are more challenging than others but these are few and far between. I honestly believe this is a company that cares.
After 10 years in the private leisure sector as a Manager and a Personal Trainer (where I was simply a number), I decided I wanted to make a change and applied for a vacant front of house position at Life Leisure Cheadle. Since then I have held two more positions within the company, progressing to Fitness Manager. Alongside this role at Life Leisure I am studying for a Master’s degree with the University of Central Lancashire in Strength and Conditioning. Balancing work, studying and a young family is hard but Life Leisure have always supported me.
In October 2017 I was diagnosed with depression, something I now understand I have been suffering with for many years. The support of my Senior Business Manager and Head of HR has been amazing during this very difficult time and I honestly cannot thank them enough. It wasn’t just senior management that were there for me either, Duty Managers and the Fitness team were also amazing. I urge anyone who feels down, has low days or dark days to speak to someone, you do not have to suffer alone and this company has many people that care.
Life Leisure actually take my ideas on board and allow me to express my academic knowledge and experience. I can assure people who are new to this industry that having people listen to you and treat you as an equal is very rare. Don’t get me wrong, I have worked hard for this opportunity, it wasn’t promised, but then again nothing is. It’s mint to work for a company that acknowledge graft, and actually reward it and most importantly support you through hard times.” – Fitness Manager
