Our teaching team
Here to Help Our Students and Clients Grow
Norfolk Health & Fitness has an outstanding team of dedicated instructors and tutors, all of whom are determined to help students and clients succeed. Our team members offer support and guidance, uniquely tailored to each student and client. Our goal is to provide an environment where tutors and instructors are valued for their outside-the-box thinking, creative ideas, and connection with their students and clients.
Kevin Mantle
Founder and Tutor
Kevin never looked back from the journey he’s undergone within the fitness industry.
Kevin started out as a Lifeguard and a Gym Instructor at the age of 17 in a corporate health club in Norwich. Kevin then progressed as a freelance personal trainer and group exercise class instructor.
He later worked as a self-employed personal trainer across various gyms in Norwich.
It wasn’t until 2010 he got his first opportunity to start teaching fitness courses. After graduating from Anglia Ruskin, Kevin worked as a teacher and a sport scientist within professional football. He worked with clubs such as Peterborough United and Norwich City F.C.
After delivering fitness courses in Dubai, Kevin identified the need for quality fitness education in Norfolk and the UAE. “I decided to create Norfolk Health & Fitness as a way of providing affordable access to quality fitness qualifications”.
Kevin has now partnered with Active IQ and a team of experienced and passionate tutors. This has allowed him to certify students from various backgrounds and learning requirements.
Kevin has now qualified over 600 personal trainers in the UK 🇬🇧 and Dubai 🇦🇪.
Damion Vincent
Tutor and Assessor
Damion Vincent has vast experience in the health and fitness industry. His experience spans over 12 years.
He has a strong desire for sports and fitness biomechanics. This allows him to use his skills to enhance the lives of all my passionate clients he encounters. As lead practitioner for health and sports at Norfolk Community Learning, he’s been a tutor in a range of courses. Courses such as personal training, kettlebells and much more.
He specialises in different sports such as American football, football and tennis. These specialisations allow him to make sessions exciting and dynamic. His sessions help to improve motor skills and cognitive thought. This all helps in the process towards exercise as well as your direct goals and desires for your body and mind.
Damion is also a dog lover. He runs a do walking business called Fetch, where does dog walking for dogs in his local area.
Isabel Schmidt
Tutor and Assessor
Isabel has had a two-pronged career in the fitness industry and the civil service.
She left the civil service and became a personal trainer in 2013, initially working with Brentford Football Club Community Sports Trust’s disability sports and running her own personal training business.
In 2014, Isabel worked as a personal trainer in Dubai, specialising in peri- and post-natal training.
In 2016, she moved to Hong Kong where she worked for Ultimate Performance, the self-proclaimed ‘worlds best personal trainers’ where she also leant her skills to their portfolio of business development.
In 2018, Isabel returned to the civil service to deliver Brexit and then stayed on for some other organisational transformation work.
In 2024, she moved to Norwich and returned to the fitness industry where her focus has been on fitness for older populations.
She now teaches the next generation of fitness instructors at Norfolk Health & Fitness.
Ben Pincher
Tutor and Assessor
Matt Fever
Tutor and assesor
Matt has been coaching in Norwich since 2001. During this time, he has been involved with one of the largest health clubs in the area for over 16 years, working with a range of clients from complete beginner to professional athlete.
Throughout this period, he has accumulated countless hours of hands on practical coaching experience, experience that can only truly be obtained through spending so many hours on the gym floor. However, it is this time and experience that enables him to deliver the very best guidance to you.
Matt first began his journey into fitness at the age of 7 when he entered his first martial arts class. Since then, he has managed to earn a 4th degree black belt and have had the opportunity to train and coach in the United States, Australia and Europe.
In addition to this he has continued to study and work with some of the best coaches in the country, attending regular courses in weightlifting, martial arts, and nutrition, constantly aiming to continue his development within the fitness industry, whilst passing this knowledge on to others.
Over recent years he has worked not only as a personal trainer but also as an exercise referral consultant, working alongside GP’s, Physiotherapists, an educational course tutor and an NVQ training assessor.
Leah High
Internal verifier
We are always on the lookout for great tutors and assessors.
Would You Like To Be Part Of The Team?
Please email your details and CV over to info@norfolkhealthandfitness.com