ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Harvey.
Founder of RVL Active. Fitness has been my thing for years — but what actually keeps me doing this is watching someone realise they’re capable of far more than they thought.
Level 3 Personal Trainer
Sub-4-hour marathon
Fully insured
North Manchester
MY STORY
Why I took the gym out of personal training.
I started RVL Active because personal training should be simple. Too many people are put off before they even begin — by confusing plans, by promises that were never realistic, or by the quiet worry that they need to be fit enough first.
You don't need to be fit before you start. That is what the starting is for.
I’m a Level 3 qualified personal trainer and I work with people of every ability: complete beginners who want to feel healthier and more confident, and people who want to lose weight, build strength, or get properly fit again after a few years away from it.
My coaching is straightforward. We build a plan that fits your life, we focus on steady progress, and we build habits that stay put after the programme ends. No quick fixes and no fad diets — real results come from something tailored to you, backed by honest guidance and someone who notices when you’re doing well.
I’m a keen runner too, and I’ve completed a marathon in under four hours. I know exactly what a long-term goal asks of you: the commitment, the discipline, and the getting up on the mornings when you would rather not. I bring that same mindset into every programme I write — scaled to wherever you happen to be starting from.
When you train with RVL Active you are not just buying a workout. Every session has a purpose, every programme is built around your goals, and every win counts — including the small ones, which are usually the ones that matter most.
2010 — 2030
Twenty years. One bad car accident. Still going.
I won’t ask you to do anything I haven’t done myself — including starting again from nothing. This is the honest version.
2010
AGE 30
First 10K and first marathon — same year
The year it started properly. 5K in 15:17, 10K in 30:07, and a marathon best of 2:57.
MY FASTEST YEAR
2011
AGE 31
The car accident
A fractured and prolapsed disc at L5/S1. I was told not to run again.
THE TURNING POINT
2011
AGE 31
I refused to accept it
I’d had a PT for my back who was useless. So I wrote my own strength plan, rebuilt it, and ran again once I was fit enough.
WHY RVL EXISTS
2012
AGE 32
Married, and still training
Life moved on. The training stayed.
2015
AGE 35
My daughter was born
I eased off on purpose for a couple of years to be around for her. They’re not babies for long.
A CHOSEN PAUSE
2016
AGE 36
Swim coaching
Stroke, breathing and tumble turns. Got my 3K swim down to 52 minutes.
3K IN 52:00
2017–2018
AGE 37
Back on it properly
Running every day, strengthening my back, stretching. The rebuilt version, done consistently.
2019
AGE 39
My first triathlon
Swimming and cycling added to the mix — eight years after the accident.
2019–2025
AGE 39–45
Distance, over and over
Loads of 10Ks through to marathons across seven years. Not fast like 2010 — but consistent, which is the point.
2026
AGE 46
Qualified, and 26.2 miles
Level 3 Certificate in Planning & Delivering Personal Training. Manchester Marathon under four hours. RVL Active founded.
WHERE I AM NOW
by 2028
AGE 48
Level 4 qualification
Advanced programme design, and clients with specific medical or referral needs — the qualification I wish my own physio had held.
PLANNED
by 2030
AGE 50
Nutrition degree
Under consideration. Formal study would let me cover food properly, rather than working to the edge of a Level 3 remit.
EXPLORING
MY PROMISE
What you get, every time.
01
Built around you
A plan shaped by your goals, your lifestyle and your ability — not a template with your name on it.
02
Nobody is watching
Supportive, non-judgemental coaching in your own space. No mirrors, no queue, no audience.
03
Results you can keep
A focus on sustainable progress rather than short-term fixes that fall apart in February.
04
Honest, always
Straight advice, accountability and encouragement — including when it isn’t what you want to hear.
MY MISSION
To help people build confidence, improve their health, and find out what they're actually capable of — through simple, structured training that works.
QUALIFICATIONS
Properly qualified. Properly insured.
Level 3 is the industry standard for designing and delivering personal training programmes. It covers anatomy, nutrition, programme design and health screening — so the plan you get is built on evidence, not guesswork.
Level 3 Certificate in Planning & Delivering Personal Training
Focus Awards · RQF regulated · Origym Centre of Excellence
Anatomy, Physiology & Kinesiology for Exercise and Health
Level 3
Applying Nutritional Principles to Personal Training
Level 3
Supporting Client Lifestyle Management & Motivation
Level 2
Health & Safety and Professional Practice in Fitness
Level 2
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Small changes. Done regularly. Life changed.
Tell me what you want to change and I’ll tell you honestly whether I can help.