Karen McGee business is growing by Leaps and Bounds.
Karen has been running programmes in the Croydon area for two years and was one of the first -ever franchisees. She explains: "All the staff are trained to deliver the programme by Patricia Maude and the Tumble Tots technical team. They complete an intensive two-day training session followed by ongoing observations."......read more

Jeanette opened her own énergie fitness studio
Jeanette Bamford is living her dream. She is an independent mother of three who manages her own fitness club for ladies. Every day she helps dozens of women fulfill their health and fitness goals. Looking at her now, it is difficult to imagine the heartache and determination it has taken to reach this point in her life. In 1999 Jeanette realised that she was very unhappy in her marriage but could not see a way out. She says: “I was terrified of leaving. I had been married for 12 years and was completely financially dependant on my husband. We also had two small children to support and the thought of turning their world upsidedown was just unbearable...read more

Helen purchased a Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness club franchise
Mum of four Helen Howard-Mawer was fed up of spending hours in the office and having little time for her family. Although she really enjoyed her job as a bookkeeper, she had found herself putting in over 55 hours a week in the office and then would often have taken work home. So, when the opportunity arose to buy a Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs franchise and become her own boss, it was too good a chance to miss. Before taking the plunge, Helen had researched the franchise business thoroughly. She spent 12 months attending presentations and interviews and then undertaking training before finally launching her business in January 2001 at the age of 34...read more

Sharon has a Baby Sensory franchise allows her the flexibility
to spend time with baby Ellie. When Sharon Boyd and Helen Pryse-Lloyd first took their babies to a Baby Sensory class in Salisbury they never expected to find a new career. "My Health Visitor suggested I should take Harvey along for a session and we both loved it" says Sharon. "I found that Helen and Ella felt exactly the same way". Helen agrees, "I had taken Ella to a number of different groups but the Baby Sensory sessions had so many different experiences that I was immediately hooked."...read more

Amanda Lindsay became disenchanted with the demands of full-time employment
"I was desperate for something that allowed me the flexibility I needed to take care of my son and give time the time he needed. Both my husband and I were travelling a lot with work and were finding it increasingly difficult to juggle home and work. I was becoming stressed and feeling constantly guilty and not giving either 100%. For all their talk and good intentions, in my experience, employers are never as flexible as they say they are intending to be"......read more

How the Baby2Body franchise all began...
Baby 2 body was 1994 and our creator Melinda was pregnant with her first child. While searching for a total fitness programme for pregnancy she began to research the topic and found a gap in the market. As a fitness professional, personal trainer and aerobics instructor she gathered all the information she could find and founded baby2body! Melinda is committed to helping mothers look and feel good during pregnancy and as a mother of 2 understands that sometimes you lose your body during pregnancy- and baby2body is a great way to find it again! ...read more