About Us

Keith Ward

In 2005 I was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma. I was 20 years old with a 6 month old daughter and my partner (now wife!), had just been diagnosed with Multiple Schlirosis. Following my diagnosis, I was advised to try and keep physically active to help me get through my Chemotherapy.

I joined a local gym/health club with the intention of starting my new routine. Following an in depth meeting with a personal trainer, we headed for the treadmill. I was told to warm up for 20 minutes by running as fast as I can! (Maybe not the best advice for someone that has just started Chemo!). At the time, I thought nothing of it as I was used to this type of training.

My trainer disappeared and I started to run. It wasn’t long before I started to feel light headed and seeing spots. I stepped off the treadmill and began to lose my balance. Panic set in! After a couple of minutes my trainer appeared, non the wiser. I told what had happened and asked for a drink of water. To which he responded by telling me there was a water fountain at the other side of the gym, followed by, I think we should give the weights room a miss. He then said bye and left me.

After 12 months of Chemotherapy I was lucky enough to have beaten Cancer! However I still Look back to that day at the gym and feel I am luckier than I realise. No one should ever have to go through that! But I did however learn that keeping myself active through other means helped to save my life!

So I set out to create tailored physical activity programmes for people diagnosed with Cancer. This quickly developed into using the same style of sports and exercise to engage with a wide range of people from different walks of life. Over the last 18 years, I have worked in many settings;

• Mental Health Services – Both outreach and in secure facilities
• Cancer patients – Adults and children
• Deprived communities – Areas of the city with high crime and anti social behaviour rates.
• Young people at risk of gang involvement
• Young people in gangs