Meet the Coaches

Founder and Head Coach at Equation Fitness… Nate Evans!

Nate opened @equationfitness in 2015, and 10 years later the gym is busier and better than it has ever been.

With his degree in Sports Performance and Coaching, he uses his knowledge along with experience to carefully structure the class programme to make all our members the fittest versions of themselves. Nate ensures the programming is fun and varied yet progressive to allow continuous improvement in performance over time.

After many years of competing in fitness events, Nate is now focused on general health, fitness and competing in team events. He enjoys all aspects of training and coaching and is extremely passionate about using fitness as a tool to help combat mental health.

Oli, better known as OBH, has been with us for 9 years now. He is a massive part of the team and been a huge help in growing the gym in to where it is today.

Oli has come from a sporting background, playing rugby throughout college and still plays cricket on the weekends now!

Oli started out coaching in college during his degree in Applied Sport and Health Science before joining us in 2016. Using experience and education, Oli has built a huge base of knowledge which he uses to help members and clients in the gym to perform at their best and reach their goals.

He enjoys educating members and clients on the WHY not just the how, which helps participants develop an understanding and passion for what we deliver in the gym.

Coming from a competitive sporting background, Oli loves to push himself in both training and competitions, but has a general passion for the process of training to be the best version yourself.

Charlie started her coaching career back in 2013 when she qualified as a personal trainer after finishing college and headed to Melbourne, Australia to work in a gym and gain experience.

Ashley qualified as a Personal Trainer and Sports Massage Therapist back in 2012 when we began his career in the fitness industry.

He has worked in a number of Gyms gaining experience including a Luxury Health Club in Perth when traveling a few years ago where he also competed in Mens Physique.

Ashleys training began in college when playing rugby which is when he started to take his fitness seriously. Over the years he has taken on a number of fitness challenges for charity, including his most recent attempt at walking 100km in 24 hours which sounded absolutely savage!!

Functional Bodybuilding and Conditioning is what makes up Ashleys training these days with a big focus on Injury Prevention and Rehab

Sean started coaching at EQ in 2025 and has been a member since 2023.

His interest in coaching began from his sporting background and started coaching disabled footballers back in school.

Sean has over a decade of experience in the Royal Air Force as a Physical Training Instructor completing the 9 month course back in 2015 and since conducted Strength & Conditioning and Resilience training across the U.K. and overseas.

He enjoys watching people improve in all aspects of health and wellbeing.

He is currently studying a BSc (Hons) in Strength & Conditioning.

Mel has been active her whole life mostly in outdoor sports. Her parents ran an outdoor activities company in Turkey so she grew up surrounded by activities such as hiking, rafting, sea kayaking and canyoning. Being active in the gym never felt like Mel’s calling until in 2017 she tried CrossFit for the first time with a friend and fell in love with how fun and play-like the sessions felt; and that was the start of her journey.

In 2020 with the pandemic and lockdown, she took up calisthenics and really honed in on her upper body strength and skills such as handstands, pull ups and muscle ups. Her calisthenics journey was a real testament to “trusting the process” and having been through very slow but consistent progress with these skills, she now feels passionate about sharing both this mentality and also the learning of the skills.

Whilst Mel’s passion lies with being upside down and muscle ups, she also recognises the importance of general physical preparedness and how different training styles all support each other. This is the theme she carries through both her own training and those she works with.

Mel qualified as a coach in 2023 whilst travelling in Mexico and has been developing a specialised skillset in shoulder strength and injury prevention, which she carries through to her own training as well as her clients.