Tom is a Muscle physiologist with a research interest in the mechanisms underpinning muscle strength and adaptations to these with resistance exercise. Tom works as a Senior Research Fellow in the Physical Activity and Public Health research group at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University. Tom runs the Strength 4 Life programme which co-ordinates Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists alongside strength and conditioning coaches and exercise scientists to enable older adults and people with long term conditions to safely undertake strength training.