Taking this course was the best decision I ever made! I chose the fast track option, finished in 2 weeks, and got my qualification 10 days later. Then I got a phone call from Diverse a month later telling me I'd gotten an interview at JD gyms! I got the job and have recently been promoted to manager and received a payrise of £10,000 after just 2 years!
Mike, 25Verified Graduate
Personal trainer at JD Gyms
I built a TikTok around my training journey while I was doing the course. Hit 40k followers by the time I qualified. Now I run two group classes a week, take on 1:1 clients, and do brand deals on the side. My uni friends are still doing unpaid internships. I'm not.
Anjali, 25Verified Graduate
Group class instructor + PT
I spent 23 years at a desk in insurance. Every Sunday night I'd feel sick about Monday morning. At 46 I thought it was too late to change anything. My wife pushed me to look at Diverse. Six months later I was working in a gym, and I haven't dreaded a Monday since. The only regret I have is not doing this 20 years ago.
Tom, 47Verified Graduate
Office worker turned PT
I used to be the quietest person in every room. Genuinely couldn't make eye contact with strangers. The face-to-face days for my qualification forced me to coach in front of other students and tutors. I cried in the toilet after my first session 😅 But I did it. I now run a Saturday morning class with 30+ regulars. My mum doesn't recognise me.
Folake, 28Verified Graduate
Group fitness instructor + PT
Did the L3 diploma online while still working in finance. Quit my job 4 months after qualifying. Now I specialise in busy City professionals — charge £80/session, fully booked 5 days a week, and I work the hours I actually want to work. Last month I cleared £8,200. Best £1,500 I've ever spent.
James, 28Verified Graduate
Self-employed PT in London
i did this WHILE doing my second year at uni. did the online option, fit it around lectures, did the fast track practical in summer hols. now i'm earning £600-800 a week training clients alongside my degree and my mates are working at the SU bar for £9 an hour 😭 do this. literally just do this.
Aaliyah, 21Verified Graduate
PT + uni student
I was 4 stone overweight and on blood pressure meds when I signed up. Figured if I was going to be a trainer, I needed to be in the best shape of my life. Lost 3 stone during the course, came off the meds, and qualified the same week I hit my goal weight. My first clients were people in the same boat I'd been in — they trust me because I've been there.
Marcus, 44Verified Graduate
PT specialising in weight loss
My own perimenopause journey is what brought me to fitness, properly, in my late 30s. By 41 I was determined to retrain so I could help women like me. Diverse made it possible to study around my consulting work. Now I run a small over-50s women's strength programme. Every single client is someone who'd been told she was past her prime. We're rewriting that.
Mei Lin, 42Verified Graduate
PT specialising in over-50s women
OKAY where do i start!! 🤩 i loved EVERY second of this course. tutors were unreal, content was banging, fast track week in person was honestly the best week of my life lowkey. passed everything first time. got hired at puregym a fortnight later. living the dream rn 💪💪💪 10/10 no notes
Connor, 24Verified Graduate
PT at PureGym
Left the army in 2024. PT-ing was the obvious next step but I needed the qualification on paper. Diverse fast track was perfect — short, intense, no faffing about. Qualified in 2 weeks. Working at a private gym in central London within 6 weeks of leaving service. The transition I was dreading turned out to be the easiest part.
Reza, 30Verified Graduate
PT in central London
I left school at 16 with barely any GCSEs. I always thought I was too thick for any kind of diploma. My tutor literally messaged me every week to check in and helped me through every assignment. I passed first time. Sat there crying when I got the email through 😭 If I can do it, anyone can. Promise.
Sophie, 26Verified Graduate
PT and group instructor
Bro. I was selling phone contracts in a call centre. Six months of that and my soul was DECEASED 💀 Started training my cousin for fun, realised I loved it, found Diverse on Google. Did the online course while still in the call centre, handed in my notice the day my certificate landed. Now I train clients in my local community gym and I'm building an online thing on the side. No going back.
Chinedu, 27Verified Graduate
PT and online coach in Tottenham
I was a senior project manager — six figures, BUPA, all the trappings. I was also two stone overweight, on antidepressants, and hadn't taken a proper holiday in four years. I took voluntary redundancy and used part of the payout for the Diverse Ultimate package. I earn less now, but I'm off the antidepressants, I've never been fitter, and I actually enjoy waking up. That trade was worth every penny.
Helen, 38Verified Graduate
Wellness coach
Honestly mad — I hadn't even finished my final assignment and JD already offered me the job. Diverse had passed my CV over while I was still doing the course. Started the week after my certificate came through. Salary, commission on PT sessions, free gym membership. living the dream bro 🙌
Tariq, 23Verified Graduate
PT at JD Gyms Leeds
I'm a single mum to three kids. Doing this around school runs, packed lunches and bedtimes felt impossible. The self-paced option meant I could study at 10pm after the kids were asleep. Took me 8 months in total. I now train clients in the mornings while they're at school and I'm earning more than my old admin job. Life-changing isn't a strong enough word.
Rebecca, 41Verified Graduate
Single mum, self-employed PT
I did the L3 PT first and then added Level 3 Sports Massage. The combination was deliberate — I wanted to be the person who could programme AND treat. Most trainers can't do both. I now charge £75 for a 90-minute session and I'm fully booked 6 weeks out. Specialise in runners and cyclists.
Yusuf, 34Verified Graduate
Sports massage therapist
I'm writing this from a cafe in Lisbon!! 🌴 I qualified with Diverse last year and now run my online coaching business from wherever I want to be in the world. I've got clients in 6 different countries and my husband and I are doing the slow travel thing while I work. NEVER thought this would actually be my life!! 🥹
Lauren, 34Verified Graduate
Online coach
Spent 18 years in logistics. Last 5 years my salary went up by a total of £2,400. Two thousand four hundred. Quit, did the diploma, niched into ex-corporate guys aged 40+ who hate their jobs and want their bodies back. I've got 22 of them on my books. Most of them are paying me what their company refused to.
Bartek, 45Verified Graduate
PT for ex-corporate professionals
I ran my own beauty salon since I was 22 but always wanted a career change into massage therapy. I was hesitant at first because my business required me to work 60+ hours per week, so when I signed up to do online self-paced learning it made the process sooo much less stressful as I could do it in my own time!! I eventually added massages as an add on to my existing business and eventually transitioned to full time massage therapy. I love it!!
Hannah, 27Verified Graduate
Self-employed massage therapist
Was a semi-pro boxer until an injury at 33 ended that. Didn't know what to do with myself for two years. A mate suggested I look at PT courses. The Diverse fast track suited me because sitting at a laptop for months would've killed me. Now I run boxing-style PT sessions in Birmingham. Most of my clients are guys who'd never set foot in a normal gym.
Kwame, 36Verified Graduate
Boxing-focused PT in Birmingham
I'd been thinking about doing a PT course for nearly 4 years but every time I looked at the price I closed the tab. Diverse was the only one I could actually afford with their flexible payment plans — paid £79 a month for the diploma and that was it. Now I make that back in less than 2 sessions a week. Wish I'd just done it years ago instead of putting it off.
Yasmin, 33Verified Graduate
PT and group class instructor
honestly thought id be rubbish at the theory stuff but the videos broke it down so well. went from zero gym knowledge to qualified PT in like 3 months. recommending diverse to all my mates x
Chloe, 22Verified Graduate
New PT
I came to the UK from Istanbul in 2018 working in restaurant kitchens. 14-hour shifts, no English when I started, body wrecked. Always loved the gym as my escape. Took the L3 with Diverse on the side and now I work in a boutique studio in Manchester. My back doesn't hurt anymore. My English is better because I talk to clients all day. Best decision I made since moving here.
Mehmet, 38Verified Graduate
PT at a boutique studio in Manchester
Was very nervous to take this career change because of my age. Diverse made it very easy for me and even helped me land a job at the gym I train at. Been a member there for decades so being able to work there and train for free is brilliant.
Rafiq, 42Verified Graduate
Gym Instructor at The Gym Group
I almost didn't sign up because everyone kept telling me the PT market was saturated. What they don't tell you is that most of those PTs are generalists charging £25 a session and competing on price. I specialised in postpartum rehab during my Level 4, and I haven't had a quiet month since. There's no saturation if you pick a lane.
Niamh, 30Verified Graduate
Postpartum rehab specialist
I was 19 stone when I enrolled. Convinced everyone would judge a fat bloke trying to be a PT. Nobody did. Lost 4 stone during the course and another stone since I qualified. My clients are mostly other big lads who'd never go to a gym otherwise. They book with me because they trust I won't judge them. Best work I've ever done.
Devon, 41Verified Graduate
PT at JD Gyms + own clients
After having my second child I decided to retrain. I did my Level 3 Diploma with Diverse and then added their Pre and Post Natal qualification. I now run a small group programme for new mums three sessions a week, totally booked out, with a waitlist of about 14 women. Couldn't have asked for a better fit for my life.
Priya, 39Verified Graduate
Pre/Post-Natal Specialist
My wife joked I was having a midlife crisis when I signed up at 51. The youngest person on my fast track week was 18, the oldest was me. Didn't matter. The tutors treated me exactly the same as everyone else. A year on, I'm working at a gym that specifically wanted an older trainer for their over-50s clientele. Apparently grey hair is a selling point now. Who knew.
Andy, 52Verified Graduate
Over-50s specialist
I started getting into Pilates after a slipped disc in 2019. By 2023 I was sick of generic gym PT, and I wanted to teach Pilates properly. Did the Level 3 Mat and then Reformer with Diverse. Now I teach 12 small-group classes a week at a studio in Leeds and have my own private clients on top. My body is the best it's ever been and so is my income. Honestly didn't think both were possible at once.
Sana, 39Verified Graduate
Pilates instructor + injury rehab
Got made redundant from my warehouse manager job in March. Was honestly devestated, mortgage to pay and 2 kids. Signed up to the fast track and was working at a local gym 6 weeks later. Took me half a year to replace my old salary but now im earning more than i was before and the work is 1000x better.
Dean, 33Verified Graduate
Made redundant, now at a local gym
I was on universal credit when I signed up. Paid £67 a month on an affordable payment plan, which was tight but doable. Six months after qualifying I'd built a small online following and was earning £2k a month between online clients and in-person sessions. Universal credit was £368 a month. The maths spoke for itself.
Ife, 24Verified Graduate
PT and content creator
Everyone at sixth form told me I was mad for not going to uni. I'd done the maths — 3 years of student debt vs. a few months and a few grand to qualify and start earning. One year in, I've got 12 regular clients, no debt, and I'm earning more than my mates who are still in their first year. Best decision I ever made.
Liam, 19Verified Graduate
Self-employed PT
7 years in marketing. Open-plan office. Performative meetings. Manager who took credit for my work. I cannot describe how good it feels to be my own boss. I set my hours, I set my prices, I choose my clients. I will never work for someone else again.
Karolina, 29Verified Graduate
Self-employed PT
I joined Diverse 5 years ago, easily passed my training, and got a job just 3 weeks later! I've since opened my own gym and have 3 employees helping me run it! Best career choice ever!
Emma, 31Verified Graduate
Gym owner
Old job: £42k base, 60 hours a week, soul-destroying. New setup: £58k last tax year, 35 hours a week, mostly mornings and early evenings, my afternoons are mine. Took 11 months from enrolling with Diverse to officially handing in my notice. Best 11 months of work I've ever done.
Adrian, 33Verified Graduate
PT and online coach
Getting my PT qualification completely changed my life. I used to work 40 hours a week for minimum wage in an office, never getting any time with my kids and spending a fortune on childcare. Now I make the same as I did before, but I work less than half the hours and actually get to watch my children grow up! 🥰
Mellisa, 35Verified Graduate
Self-employed personal trainer
I qualified in the UK with Diverse and moved to Dubai 8 months later. My CIMSPA accreditation was recognised immediately. I'm now head trainer at a private studio in Jumeirah earning more than I ever could have in the UK. The qualification genuinely travels — exactly as they said it would.
Aisha, 29Verified Graduate
Head Trainer, Dubai
Been working as an instructor since 2015 but never had the Level 3 PT qual on paper. Always cost me the better jobs. Did the online course with Diverse in 10 weeks while still working full time. Now I can charge for 1:1s, take on private clients and I've stopped losing interviews to people with less experience than me. Should've done this years ago.
Jamie, 36Verified Graduate
Existing instructor, now qualified PT
Two kids, full time office admin job, no time, no energy. Did the online L3 in 14 months — far longer than most people, because life kept getting in the way. Diverse never made me feel bad about the pace. Now I work 9.30-2.30 around school hours training mums in the same boat. My biggest selling point is that I genuinely get it because I AM them.
Roxana, 36Verified Graduate
PT specialising in busy mums
My old company had a max 2% pay rise a year. Working harder literally did not earn me more money. Now every extra hour I put in directly goes into my own pocket. I doubled my income in 14 months. Same hours, completely different reward.
Ben, 30Verified Graduate
Self-employed PT
I spent two years doing plumbing at college before I realised i didnt wanna do it. Glad I didn;t have to start all over again doing sports science. Thanks to the Diverse team helping me get qualified in a few months.
Kaiden, 19Verified Graduate
Level 3 Diploma & PT Instructor Graduate