Elemental Academy; Health, Fitness & Lifestyle Chesterfield

27/10/2025

https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/business/dan-turns-passion-for-inspiring-and-empowering-people-into-community-focused-business-5367870

As a disillusioned teacher and manager, Dan chose to use his expansive 25 years teaching and coaching experience to turn his passion for inspiring and empowering people to achieve lasting change, into a community-focused business.

19/10/2025

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"Becoming" isn’t about fixing who you are; it’s about remembering who you’ve always been. In this 90 day guided journal, you are invited on a journey of self-discovery, intention, and authentic growth. With structured reflections like the Personal GAP Analysis, SWOT Assessment, and Circles of ...

28/09/2025

✨ This week we’re highlighting WORTH’s amazing Wellness Practitioners ✨

These are the incredible people who lead our therapeutic group sessions, plan and facilitate healing projects, listen and hold space, and use their expertise to create safe spaces for clients to work through their experiences.

Each day we’ll be introducing a member of the team, starting with…

🌟 Dan 🌟

Dan has been part of the WORTH family for 8 years. He leads our bespoke Trauma-Informed Self Defence courses and workshops, supporting clients who want to build confidence, self-awareness, and practical tools to protect themselves and those around them.

Alongside this, Dan has also supported children and young people on a 1-1 basis through WORTH’s children’s team. His patience, skill, and encouragement make a real difference in helping survivors and their families feel safer and stronger.

Outside of WORTH, Dan runs his own business: Elemental Academy: Health, Fitness and Lifestyle. You can find him here 👉 https://www.facebook.com/elementalacademy

Thank you, Dan, for the dedication, energy, and care you bring to WORTH, you inspire strength in so many.

27/05/2025

When you Google "Men's safety" it comes up with steel toe cap boots, and hi-vis vests; when you Google "Women's safety" top results are Women's Aid, and domestic abuse support.
Let that sink in.

19/03/2025

ELEMENTAL ACADEMY
inspire, empower, achieve

Mentor, Coach, Nutritionist, PT, Self Protection coach.

19/03/2025

Another day; Another seminars.
This time I was honoured to have a student with me.
Thank you to Sophie for her support, as my assistant, in delivering 2 Warrior Women Self Protection Seminars.

ELEMENTAL ACADEMY
inspire, empower, achieve

Mentor, Coach, Nutritionist, PT, Self Protection coach.

21/02/2025

An interesting article, and one i would invite your thoughts on.

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We are the first female international HEMA network, created to unite and support women martial artists, as well as to encourage more women to take up the practice of Historical European Martial Arts.

11/02/2025

Hollie Guard is a free mobile app that turns your mobile phone into a personal safety device. Named after, Hollie Gazzard, a 20yr old hairdresser from Gloucester who was murdered by her ex-partner in 2014.

Features.
- A simple shake or tap activates Hollie Guard.

- On activation, Hollie Guard will notify chosen trusted contacts with user location, audio and video evidence.

- Two modes:
1.Deterrent Mode.
Makes it clear to persons in your surrounding area that an Alert has been raised. Anyone who looks at the phone will see that GPS location is being monitored and audio/video evidence uploaded. Phone will display ‘alert raised’.

2.Stealth Mode.
Stealth mode activates a silent alert with no obvious signs of activation to keep the alert as discreet as possible. The phone will put a wallpaper up to look as though it’s on your home screen.

- Journey feature: Set your start & end destinations before setting off. Your emergency contacts will be notified once you arrive safely at your chosen destination. An alert will be automatically triggered if you don't arrive at your destination within the time parameters you've sent. Every 5 seconds the platform will update your precise location based on your speed & movement activity to identify where you are once an alert has been raised.

- Meeting feature: Set designated duration for a meeting & alert emergency contacts if you don’t mark yourself as safe before the time has lapsed. Once the timer expires an alert will be raised automatically, enabling your emergency contacts to pin-point where you are so they can call for help or request an emergency response.

- Reports feature: Users can quickly & easily record an incident with supporting photo evidence that is automatically categorised, time stamped and geo tagged then saved to the Hollie Guard server.

- Man down feature: Automatically detects if you have a sudden fall or have stopped moving for a period of time

07/02/2025

The 1st seminars of 2025, at CTS Training, in Sheffield.
What a blessing to be provided the opportunity to teach self-protection to such an engaged, and diverse group of young adults.
Particularly in the current education climate, with all that's going on.

23/01/2025

⚠️New Timetable from Monday 3rd Feb⚠️

08/01/2025

I love meeting with Robyn Riggans, from WORTH; she is an inspiration and true motivator.
We have worked hand in hand and walked this journey together for over 7 years, and it is an honour and a privilege to be a part of the work that WORTH does.

This year brings great new opportunities for each of us, and some exciting ventures together.

Thank you.

25/12/2024

🎄❄️🎅 *Merry Christmas* 🎅❄️🎄

Big Christmas blessings and a New year of gratitude to every person who has graced the academy with their presence this year.
It's been a year of challenge and change, and without each of you, the academy family would not still beat.

I wish you all the the very best, this festive period, and look forward to seeing each of you from Thursday 2nd January 2025.

🙏 *Thank you* 🙏