'This course is the amalgamation of our academic research and coaching experience. It has already enhanced the knowledge of hundreds of coaches and most importantly, supported them in confident application to real-world practice'

Emma Storey-Gordon

Emma started her career with a degree in Applied Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Edinburgh. During this time, she qualified as a personal trainer. After graduating, Emma worked in Cardiovascular disease & Diabetes research. She is also a qualified Exercise referral and Cancer rehabilitation specialist and has previously taught on personal training qualification courses.

Emma is now one of the most respected personal trainers in the UK and coaches thousands of people a year to look, feel and perform at their best. Emma has worked with a number of individuals and companies including Pure Gym to help develop their online coaching platforms in a way that delivers individualised programming, education, support and accountability.

Most recently Emma organised and co-hosted the biggest fitness conference of the year, raising over £27,000 for charity. She hosts 3 podcasts aimed at discussing and solving real life diet and exercise problems, as well as learning from expert guests in their respective fields.

Emma is also an international speaker and frequently talks at fitness expos, conferences and delivers health and fitness seminars to commercial businesses. Emma has written for newspapers and magazines including Men’s health UK and the Guardian.

Dr Emilia Bonnar Thompson RNutr

Emilia was previously a University Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, having developed and taught on various undergraduate and postgraduate Sport and Exercise Nutrition programmes throughout the UK

Playing a leading role in Exercise Professional Education, Emilia also co-wrote and delivered the Optimum Nutrition, Nutrition for Health and Performance course in 2019, has delivered the nutrition component of numerous Level 3 Personal Trainer courses and continues to speak at at international fitness and health events and on educational podcasts.

In print, Emilia has contributed to commercially available magazines, such as Women’s Health UK, Stylist, Gym Owner Monthly and Health and Wellbeing Magazine, and has authored peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Emilia is a Registered Nutritionist with the Association for Nutrition, has a PhD in Exercise Physiology, MSc Sport and Exercise Nutrition and BSc Sports Biomedicine, as well as being a Trainee Therapist and holding a Level 6 Diploma in Life Coaching.

She is also an Online Nutrition Consultant and director of Emilia Thompson PhD, where she hosts a team of industry-leading coaches (and EIQ graduates) who work with individuals to improve their health, body composition and relationship with food.

About you (a note from Emma & Emilia)

Do you feel like an imposter? Doubt your own knowledge? Wish you could feel confident in your message as a coach? Or long for someone you respect to bounce ideas off and get some feedback?

We recognise that as a fitness professional, it’s not only your knowledge holding you back from maximising your client results (and business success). It’s the application of that knowledge to the real world, the development of skills of behaviour change, the evaluation of your clients and the ability to provide a person-centred approach to change. If you’re reading this, you’re already a coach who cares a lot, we know that, but you deserve to translate that empathy and care into successful client journeys and a more successful business.

Being a personal trainer or coach can be lonely, and even the most introverted of us still need authentic connection with other like-minded people. We’ve been amazed by the connections built in the EIQ community between students and graduates, many of whom have formed personal as well as business partnerships. We, too, have made some incredible connections.

Having been in your position, we completely recognise the impact of imposter syndrome on your business, your self-assurance in authority with your clients as well as your business and marketing. For a lot of you, rather than treating your imposter syndrome as evidence that you’re doing something brave, it stops you from pushing for what you deserve. We have a huge focus of this in EIQ, testament to our core value of empowerment, and you’ll see many of our students and graduates testifying to their new found confidence and the impact this has on their client relationships.