The Team

We invite you to meet the team

We provide a multi-disciplinary approach that ensures you can achieve your training goals, whatever they may be.

Our staff are all highly qualified in their areas of expertise, and as they have provided training programmes for people ranging from the everyday public through to elitist sports people and olympic athletes, you can be assured that they have the experience to meet your own specific needs.

Karen Dennett - General Manager

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Karen 

Telephone: 01925 824455

Email: karen@alive-well.co.uk


Having lived in Warrington all my life, I have 2 wonderful children and  a cat called Tinkerbell!!! I love socialising with friends and family. My interests include keeping fit, reading and watching films.  I have worked in the leisure and fitness industry for 4 years.  I am a keen Warrington Wolves fan and go to the all the home and away games. 

Jimmy Connelly - Gym Supervisor

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Jimmy 

Telephone: 01925 824455

Email: info@alive-well.co.uk


I have been married for 7 years and have 3 beautiful girls aged 6, 4 and 1.  I am 51 years of age and take fitness to the next level.  I am in the Great British Dualathon team for the European and World Championships.  I have lived in Culcheth all my life and spending time with my family is very important to me, though do like to escape them by going out on my bike.

Danny Alcock - Fitness Instructor

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Danny 

Telephone: 01925 824455

Email: info@alive-well.co.uk


I am 31 years old and boxing is my great passion.  I have fought at a semi-professional level although I am not fighting at the moment.  I have worked in gym’s since I was 16 years old.  I have 3 girls aged 7, 6 and 2.  I love delivering the BodyCombat classes and also Personal Training in boxing and pad work.  I love watching films in my spare time and going to the cinema and out of meals with my partner and children.

Matt Percy - Fitness Instructor

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Matt 

Telephone: 01925 824455

Email: info@alive-well.co.uk


I’m 22 years old and live in Warrington, I was born in Manchester but moved here when I was a baby. My interest is sport and love to play football and play in the Saturday league, I work out in the gym everyday.  At weekends my time is spent shopping for clothes to go out in and paint the town red.

Pat Bratherton - Head Receptionist

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Pat 

Telephone: 01925 824455

Email: info@alive-well.co.uk


I been married for 25 years and have 2 sons aged 29 and 22.  I was born in Manchester and spent most of my working life there.  I have been a nanny and have worked for Toni & Guy and Vidal Sasson.  I moved to Warrington 20 years ago.  My passion is running and I run 5 miles everyday.  I love antiques and love wandering around antique and vintage shops.  I have 2 dogs called Oliver and Florence.  I love to travel and to sample different foods from around the world.

Sarah Brennan - Personal Trainer

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Sarah 

Telephone: 01925 824455

Email: info@alive-well.co.uk


I’m 41 years old and have 2 children aged  17 and 15 and I live in Woolston. I was born in Bedfordshire and moved to Warrington when I was 7.  I have lived and worked in London for 6 years in the hospitality Indutry, Worked for Hewlett Packard up until 2009 when I qualified to be  a Personal Trainer.  When I am not working I enjoy watching football, I support Manchester United and spending time with my family and friends.  I have a dog called Lola who is adorable but  mad!

Paul Walsh - Personal Trainer

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Paul 

Telephone: 01925 824455

Email: info@alive-well.co.uk


I am 29 years old and have lived in Widnes most of my life, I moved to Warrington 8 years ago.  I have a 8 year old daughter who is the apple of my eye.  I enjoy all sport but especially Rugby and Golf.  I use to play rugby at a semi-professional level but now play for fun on a Saturday.  I love to spend time with my family and friends and like nothing more than a good night out with them.  In my spare time, which is not a lot, you would find me either with my daughter or on the golf course.

Hayley Whittle - Beauty Therapist

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Hayley Whittle  Beauty at The Cheshire Beauty Rooms 

Telephone: 0790 412 5267

Email: info@alive-well.co.uk


I have lived in Culcheth all my life. I enjoy travelling around the world and I aim for as many holidays as possible. After building on my experience over the last three years, I have returned to Alive & Well in a new role. I am proud to have recently opened my own business 'Cheshire Beauty Rooms' in October. I enjoy spending time with my lovely family and friends outside living in the celebrity bubble of magazines and reality TV.

Mike Carolan - Sports Rehabilitation

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Mike Carolan 

Telephone: 01925 824455

Email: info@alive-well.co.uk


 I graduated with a  Sport Rehabilitation degree from Salford Uni in 2006, and completed my Masters in Sports Injury at MMU in 2010.

I currently lead the medical team at Macclesfield RUFC and work with England Athletics, Sale Harriers and Manchester Harriers. I also teach the Sports Rehab studios in the onsite clinic at Salford Uni.

Have also worked as part of the GB Basketball under 20's team that won the European championship in 2010. In addition to elite sports I can also call on a vast range of experience having set up Sports Rehab UK at the Warrington clinin in 2009.

 

Laura Kirkham - Sports Rehabilitation

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Laura Kirkham 

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Since qualifying with a BSc Sports Rehabilitation degree from the University of Salford in 2009, I have worked in both sport and private injury clinics treating a wide variety of musculoskeletal injuries.

I am currently Head Sports Rehabilitator at Caldy RUFC, and deal with the full spectrum of injury rehab. I have worked within elite female sport with the GB Basketball team , who will be competing in the London 2012 Olympics. I also receive clients from personal trainers as I enjoy a functional approach to the rehabilitation of injuries.

I joined the Sports Rehab UK team at the end of 2011, where I work primarily at the Warrington Clinic as the clinical lead.

 

 

Allan Munro - Sports Rehabilitation

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Allan Munro 

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I graduated with a Sport Rehabilitation degree in 2007 , and am currently completing a PhD in reseraching the assessment of risk factors and prevention of knee injuries in sport. I have also completed Level 4 Sports Massage course.

I am Head Sport Rehabilititator at Sedgley Park RUFC and work alongside Mike Carolan at GB Basketball under 20's, leading the injury risk and performance screening programme.

I teach on undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Salford University and am part of the exceutive committtee of the British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers ( BASRaT).