Tutor team
Nordic Fitness Education benefit from the services of a highly professional and expert team of tutors, assessors, verifiers and course developers gathered from around the fitness industry. These leading experts collectively have 220+ years experience working in the fitness industry, with 140+ years of education and tutoring experience as well. This wealth of knowledge and experience is a testament to the importance of providing our students with the very best support.
David Parker
Senior Tutor
David has more than 27 years experience working within the fitness industry, with 22 years in fitness education. He has taught and certified 1000´s of students and has a vast wealth of knowledge and skills making him one of the top fitness professionals in the UK. As well as being an elite personal trainer, Dave also specialises in strength and conditioning for youth, and is a highly sought after functional fitness trainer with an in-depth knowledge of postural correction and multi-functional movement training.
Nikos Skevis, BSc
Tutor
Nikos has 16 years experience in the fitness industry with 14 of those years working within health and fitness education. In addition to his Sports Science degree and being an advanced personal trainer, Nikos has a broad range of professional certifications and skills, including sports massage therapy, performance exercise specialist, corrective exercise specialist, and exercise referral.
Karsten Jensen, MSc
Tutor
Karsten is an elite strength coach with more than 25 years experience in the health and fitness industry. He has worked closely with numerous Danish sports federations training elite athletes, including volleyball, badminton, triathlon, martial arts, wrestling, and motor cross racing. In addition to his Masters degree in exercise physiology, Karsten is a certified personal trainer, and also a CHEK level 3 practitioner. He has been directly involved in developing and delivering fitness education workshops and courses since 2011.
Kevin Aisthorpe
Tutor
With 30 years experience working within the fitness industry and 22 years in health and fitness education, Kevin is a highly experienced fitness tutor, assessor, and internal verifier. He specialises in personal training, nutrition, circuit training, and sports massage therapy.
Alan Curry
Tutor
Following his military career, Alan moved into health and fitness and has built an impressive resume with 27 years in the industry specialising in personal training, advanced nutrition, circuit training, exercise for older adults, and elite cycle coaching. Alan has been managing his own fitness studio for over 15 years and has been tutoring for at least 4 years.
Lee Havern
Tutor
Lee Havern is a senior figure in the health and fitness industry with over 20 years of experience. He serves as Secretary General of REPs Malta, working to raise professional standards across the sector. Lee is also a strong advocate for mental health and the founder of Fit Mind Matters, promoting the philosophy of “Health First” on a global level.
Other key team members
Ben Pratt
BSc, MSc
With 27 years of continuous work within the health and fitness industry, and almost 2 decades specifically within education, Ben has become an internationally respected course content developer. Ben is the author of more than 10 fitness certifications, including NFE's online Nordic Personal Trainer Certificate. He specialises in personal training, advanced nutrition, sleep coaching, suspension training, kettlebell training, postural analysis and corrective exercise, and functional training.