Jo is passionate about helping people reach their full potential with health and wellbeing being at the heart of this. Physical activity forms one of the main cornerstones of her own life and she recognises the huge significance it has to living a healthy and happy life.
From her background in Sport and Exercise Sciences and Health Promotion, Jo was a former Research Fellow at Southampton, Edinburgh and St. Andrew's Universities. She gained a PhD from Warwick University, while working in the Division of Health Sciences, and later worked in the Unit of Academic Primary Care, where she served as Assistant Professor. In 2022 she gained a Level 5 Diploma in Integrated Health and Nutrition Coaching, and is currently completing her Level 3 Personal Training qualification.
In her current role as an NHS Health and Wellbeing Coach within a personalised care team, Jo supports patients across eight GP practices within the Leamington Spa Primary Care Network, where she delivers lifestyle clinics, one-to-one health coaching, physical activity sessions involving walking, running, swimming and ‘prambling’ (buggy walking!). She also presents and writes in the area of health coaching and lifestyle behaviour change to a variety of audiences. Jo also represents the UKIHCA as both a member and Physical Activity Ambassador, where she aims to raise awareness of the huge benefits that collaborations between health coaching professionals and physical activity professionals can bring to improving public health.
