About Us
A healthy lifestyle starts with a fit body. As your Fitness Trainers, We will identify your fitness goals, design a program that fits your needs and lead you through every workout.
We’ve been helping clients in the Crewe / Haslington area change the way they look and feel since 2012.
Our experience and holistic approach to health and fitness will have you feeling great in no time.
What are you waiting for?
We’re here to help. Put on those trainers, pack your bag and let’s start your fitness journey.
James Edwards is our Chief Instructor, a former Royal Marine Commando of 10 years.
James Edwards
James Edwards Founder & Head Coach, Former Royal Marine Commando
James spent 10 years serving as a Royal Marine Commando. It wasn't just a job it was everything he'd ever wanted.
The discipline,
The purpose,
The identity.
Being a Royal Marine was who he was.
Then he was medically discharged with Type 1 Diabetes.
In a single moment, the career he'd built his life around was gone. What followed was something James doesn't shy away from talking about a period of feeling completely lost.
No direction.
No structure.
No clear answer to the question: what now?
"The hardest part wasn't the diagnosis. It was waking up the next morning and not knowing who I was anymore."
The answer James found was fitness. Not just as something to do, but as a way to rebuild physically, mentally, and with purpose.
He qualified as a Personal Trainer, a Gym Instructor, and a Martial Arts expert, and in 2012 he opened Totally Aktive.
More than 13 years later, he still coaches every session with the same intensity he brought to Royal Marine training adapted, human, and built around one goal: getting you real results, whatever your starting point.
James manages his Type 1 Diabetes every single day. He knows better than most that your body doesn't have to limit you. It just requires the right plan.
Qualifications:
Former Royal Marine Commando 10 years
· Qualified Personal Trainer
· Qualified Gym Instructor
· Martial Arts Expert
· TABATA & METAFIT certified
· nutrition advisor
Coaching since 2012
Clare
Sefton
Clare Sefton Co Coach, Personal Trainer & Nutritional Adviser
Clare came to Totally Aktive as a member. She stayed for 10 years and became one of its most important coaches.
Her day job is demanding. As a Director of Education, Clare knows exactly what a high pressure, emotionally draining career does to your body and your mind. There were times when stress took over, weight crept on, motivation disappeared, and her mental health suffered. She's been there. The dark patches, the loss of confidence, the feeling that you've completely lost your way with your health.
"I didn't start coaching because I had it all figured out. I started because I knew how it felt not to and I wanted to help other people find their way back."
Clare qualified as a Personal Trainer and Fitness Coach alongside her teaching career, and trained as a Nutritional Adviser not to follow rigid rules, but to help members understand food in a way that actually fits real life. The kind of life where you're tired, busy, and stressed, and still need to make progress.
She brings something James is the first to admit he can't always offer the perspective of someone who has sat exactly where many of our members sit now. Her advice is in constant demand, and her support is one of the reasons members stay for years, not months.
Qualifications:
· Personal Trainer
· Qualified Fitness Coach
· Nutritional Adviser
· 10 years at Totally Aktive