Our team brings together decades of experience across health, fitness and rehabilitation, with a shared focus on helping people feel supported, confident and comfortable in the gym environment. Every member of the team is here for the same reason — to guide, encourage and support people at every stage of their journey.
We work with members from all walks of life, from complete beginners to experienced gym users, and we understand that no two starting points are the same. That experience allows us to adapt our approach to each individual, offering knowledgeable guidance in a friendly, unintimidating and relaxed way.
Our work in health and rehabilitation extends beyond just the gym. Alongside our day-to-day work with members, our team is also involved in CALM — a charitable initiative supporting rehabilitation and movement for children and young people with additional needs.
This experience helps shape the way we approach everything we do here. It reinforces the importance of patience, individual progress and creating environments where people feel supported, understood and encouraged — values that sit at the heart of our gym.
Our Team
Alex Doggett
Personal Trainer
Owner of Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club, Alex has been working in the fitness industry as a personal trainer for 16 years, working with a range of different clients to help them achieve their goals.
His main interest is in rehabilitation and recovery work using functional training techniques to provide core strength, pain relief and improved posture and alignment. When training with Alex, the focus is not all about fitness. Confidence, nutrition, lifestyle, and enjoyment all play a very important part.
“It’s been 12 years since my stroke left much of body paralysed. I’ve been to various rehabilitation centres and gyms, making a slow but steady recovery progress. I was then recommended to see Alex.
Since then Alex has worked on, and is continuing to do so to great effect, my many weaknesses. His enthusiastic and empathetic approach to both my physical and mental needs is outstanding.
I am amazed at what progress I have made in the relatively short period I have been training with Alex and have no qualms in recommending his work to anyone. My only regret is that I hadn’t come across someone like Alex earlier!”
Tony Milvain, Stow on the Wold
Vicki Fisher
Personal Trainer
Vicki has been personal training since 2017 and, based on personal experience, is passionate about how an active lifestyle can benefit a person’s health and well-being. Her own journey started about 14 years ago when Vicki joined the gym as a dare. It completely transformed her life and she shed almost 3 stone. Realising how important nutrition and fitness was, Vicki decided to retrain so she could share her love of health and fitness with others.
A word from Vicki;
I love to train regularly and, having experienced it myself, am extremely interested in how an active lifestyle can benefit a person’s health and wellbeing. My main interests lie in strength, flexibility, and mobility whilst my passion is making exercise fun and accessible to everyone. I aim to help you reach your goals whilst making you more confident in the gym environment and helping you discover all the benefits of a healthier lifestyle. Training with me is not just about fitness but a healthier, longer life!
“I came to Vicki after a bad bout of health as I had no idea where to start and was super unfit. She has helped me strengthen my body and get healthier both physically and mentally. She’s great at motivating me when I need it, as well as adapting my work-out on days when I am not very capable. I also enjoy her company and therefore look forward to our sessions each week, I would definitely recommend her to anyone and everyone!”
Hannah D. 2020
Kelsey Winter
Personal Trainer
Kelsey has been a Personal Trainer for 2 years, recently joining Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club as a full time member of the team. Kelsey brings energy and fun into all his sessions, but at the same time is dedicated to bringing out the best in everyone. He is as comfortable running sessions based around fitness and weight loss as he is running rehabilitation sessions.
It’s fantastic to have Kelsey on board!
James Titmus
Osteopaths of Stow
James graduated from the British School of Osteopathy in London following completion of a 4 year full time masters degree in osteopathy. Prior to this he completed a 3 year degree in Sports Therapy that had a key emphasis on sports injury and rehabilitation. James is registered with the General Osteopathic Council, and is a member of the British Osteopathic Association.
Now running his own practise from Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club, James has previously worked in Hertfordshire and at a leading Premiership Football Club in London where he utilized his first degree. He has an interest in all musculoskeletal injuries and complaints. His previous degree complements his osteopathic care with professional knowledge in rehabilitation and self-management advice.
James is always striving to improve his technical skill and knowledge base through continued professional development. In his spare time James enjoys pursuing his own leisure pursuits including a number of Marathons and Ironman triathlons.
Kathryn Kent
Pilates
Kathryn began her Massage and Pilates career in 2011 following a knee injury. Firstly, qualifying as a Body Massage Therapist and then qualifying as a certified APPI (Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute) Pilates Instructor. Kathryn now teaches Pilates Matwork from beginners to advanced as well as Ante and Post Natal.
A very keen sports woman, with particular interest in horse riding; competing in equine competitions, as a member of British Eventing and has trained and ridden a winning point to point racehorse. Kathryn is also a keen cyclist, has competed in half marathons and Sprint distance Triathlons, enjoys hockey and skiing.
Megan Stradling
Personal Trainer
Megan brings a wealth of experience to the team at Cotswolds Health and Fitness Club. With a BSc in Injury Rehabilitation and an MSc in Strength and Conditioning, her experience shines through in her training approach.
Through both her own previous experience and client journeys, she has developed a process to achieve goals whilst maintaining a well balanced lifestyle. Megan is great at making you feel comfortable in an often intimidating gym environment and enjoys helping people build strength to sustain quality of life no matter what age.
Megan also works as an injury rehabilitation specialist so she can help integrate you back into the gym post injury.
David Parker
Personal Trainer
David is a fully qualified level 3 personal trainer and successful ex gym owner with a proven track record of exceptional training, business planning, individual coaching, mentoring, muscle building, group led exercise, rehabilitation and nutrition, obtained through positions in a variety of specialist gyms, national leading sports organisations and from developing and operating a highly successful boutique personal training and group class gym facility in the Cotswolds.
David has over 20 years experience in the professional fitness industry and over 35,000 1-2-1 personal training, dual and group session hours under his belt. David is founder of The Cotswold PT company and is looking to build his new brand drawing on previous experience in the fitness industry.
