Richard Taylor - Personal Trainer

18/02/2026

Hi guys,

It's been a while since i've done a reintroduction on my page so to all my new followers, here's a little about me.

I’m Richard Taylor, Personal Trainer, owner and head coach at Tiger Fitness and The Functional Fitness Suite

With over 10 years of coaching experience, I’m passionate about helping people build strength, confidence, and long-term fitness through smart, structured training.

Alongside running my coaching business, I also serve as a retained firefighter, which has strengthened my focus on discipline, teamwork, resilience, and high performance.

I'm also co owner with my beautiful wife of an events company called Tiger Events East Anglia

I specialise in Fitness Racing, building strength through range of motion and bringing people together to improve their mental wellbeing.

I currently run eight small-group PT sessions per week, alongside offering 1-to-1 and 1-to-2 personal training from my own private gym.

Outside of coaching, I enjoy photography and exploring National Trust sites with my wife, which helps keep balance, creativity, and perspective in both life and work.

If you' like to speak about joining our fantastic small group PT sessions or perhaps you are after a more personalised programme, then please reach out.

Rich 🐯

12/02/2026

It's time to get back in to it - another big year pending.. 💪🏼
fit dozen

30/01/2026

👕 Always representing👖

When it’s your business, you don’t clock out.

You’re the product, the advert, and the reputation.

Back yourself, trust the process, and put the graft in because you're always representing and you never know who you maybe inspiring 💡

15/01/2026

Thetford step marathon ⛰️

If you don't like heavy breathing, tune out now!

A round up of the Thetford step marathon that i completed in December.

To my knowledge, only one other person has completed it. (The legend Mandy Andrews!)

Completion time 2 hours 44 minutes 02 seconds.

I'm given any body who completes this a free t shirt - just send me the strava proof or invite me down to witness it!

11/01/2026

WTF - Where's the finish? Ultra marathon 🏃‍♂️

If there's one run that is worth donating to our cause for, it's this one!!

47.33km my first distance further than a marathon since running an actual marathon 2 years agin in Brighton - Which i hated and vowed i'd never do another.

Anyways, fast forward to 2026 and the night (well early hours of the next morning) of our Tiger bash, I decided to sign up to do a 30km (fuelled by baby guinness 😋)

Initially I had signed up to complete a 30k but I felt good at 30k, so I carried on going and of course surprised myself with the distance. The furthest i've run since 2024 was last Sunday where I completed a social run and racked up 25km.

It was easier to count laps, rather than KM or miles. So the strategy was easy... 6 laps.. then just another lap after that!

Total time 4:22:46 with a marathon time of 3 hours 49 mins. Also, chuffed to have achieved a third place! 🥉

Happy with that! And of course pleased to add some more miles to the Fire fighters charity challenge, along side my colleague Scott, who also smashed the same distance 🔥

Donating can be done here

https://www.justgiving.com/page/thetford-firefighters

Zig Zag Running

06/01/2026

Run 4 for the 1000 mile challenge to raise awareness and funds for The Fire Fighters Charity

A steady 13km, making most of the training time before my clients start to arrive!

My main goal this month is to get stronger get more buff 🤣 this challenge is a mild inconveniece to that but i'm still doing my bit.

If you'd like to donate, please do here...

https://www.justgiving.com/page/thetford-firefighters

Absolutely incredible morning for it. Feeling blessed.

04/01/2026

New Years Day 10k - 40 second Course PB 🥳 official time 40.41

Chuffed to have made it to it this one (last year i had the WORST wine hangover after NYE celebrations!)

Enjoyed a more strategic race, pacing better than previous years which paid off.

I always forget about the damn hill until I look over the map the night before 🤪

This was the first of my runs towards the 1000 mile challenge set for my colleagues and I at Thetford Fire Station 🚒 we're raising money for again this year

https://www.justgiving.com/page/thetford-firefighters

Lets see how many miles I can bag along side a months worth of heavy weight training ahead of a busy event year 💪🏼

01/01/2026

🏃‍♂️ Parkrun🏃‍♂️

What a year 2025 was for Parkruns! Not only my home town of Thetford but 16 other Parkruns, Including;

Sloughbottom 1
Black rocks 1
Rendlesham forest 1
Bury St Edmunds 2
Brickfields 1
Chilton fields 3
Thornham walks 1
Mildenhall Hub 1
Dereham 1
Lowestoft 1
Kings Lynn 1
Seven fields 1
Soham village collage 1
Great Cornard 1
Brandon Country Park 1
Milano Nord 1

In total, 42 parkruns this year and 11 volunteer credits.
(Brickfields in Dublin on my stag do 🤣🐯)

I never thought running would be such an enjoyable way to exercise. I've always been interested in weights and functional fitness but i do get a high like no other when running with a group of people.

Parkrun has been a large part of our training week at Tiger Fitness. We all get together at various places to enjoy a run and coffee after - it's such a social buzz and the high you get from watching others pushing themselves and striving for better is amazing - I wish you could bottle that feeling!

Thank you to all the volunteers who give up their time to allow us to run, for free, with each other every week!

31/12/2025

Just a reminder to all.... 50% off ends at midnight tonight.

Membership includes all small group PT sessions, a very warm welcome to our fantastic community and a helping hand in reaching for and achieving your fitness goals in 2026 🐯🧡

31/12/2025

Exercising for the 🧠

Catch Richard Taylor - Personal Trainer write up in the About Thetford Magazine this month.

This column is about the mental wellbeing side to fitness and community, something we highly value here at Tiger Fitness and The Functional Fitness Suite

Get 50% off your first month when you join before January 1st 2026!

Find the online version here..

January 2026 | About Thetford https://share.google/hAIH91h9Tg3VBAm93

28/12/2025

Thetford Step Marathon 🪜

What a whopping challenge this is! 100 sets of Castle Hill steps - as fast as you can in one session 🔥

My total time was 2 hours, 44 minutes, 02 seconds and as of writing this some 4 days later, my calves are still in bits 🤣

Massive shout out to the Tigers for their support througout .l.jones , ._xx , , and Naomi.

Fancy the challenge? Win yourself a free T Shirt on completion, just show me the proof - or, invite me down and i'll come and give some support 🤩

25/12/2025

Happy Christmas to all my awesome members, clients, business associates and followers.

It's been a pleasure to go to work, create awesome sessions, programme workout blocks which make you better, make business relationships and move up a level this year, all in prep for years to come.

Thanks for your support, belief and trust in me - I honestly enjoy what I do so much.

To the future 🥂

Rich 🐯