We believe that exceptional professional standards drive stronger outcomes for individuals, organisations and the wider sector. Recognising those who consistently demonstrate excellence helps build trust, encourages continuous growth and creates role models who inspire others to develop their own knowledge, skills and impact.
Chartered recognition is awarded to professionals who can demonstrate an outstanding level of capability, backed by significant experience, relevant qualifications and a commitment to ongoing development. Through a thorough assessment process, candidates show how they apply their expertise, influence positive change and deliver meaningful results throughout their careers.
We are proud to celebrate the latest professionals who have attained chartered status, joining a distinguished community of sector leaders. This prestigious achievement reflects their dedication, credibility and professional accomplishment, providing recognised status across the sector and the right to use a verifiable digital badge and post-nominal letters as a visible mark of their success.
Discover some of the most recent professionals who have achieved the highest level of professional recognition.
Lavender Xi Wang MCIMSPA (Chartered)
Chartered Personal Trainer Practitioner
Lavender is a doctoral researcher at Loughborough University, specialising in occupational health and lifestyle factors. She has designed and delivered evidence-based physical activity and rehabilitation programmes across community and clinical settings in the UK and internationally, including Phase IV cardiac rehabilitation, exercise referral, falls prevention, and long-term condition management.
Her experience spans supporting individuals with cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, and other chronic health conditions to improve functional capacity, independence, and quality of life.
Lavender has developed tailored, person-centred programmes for diverse populations across healthcare, community, and educational settings, and has extensive experience delivering specialist exercise, wellbeing, and group-based rehabilitation interventions for older adults and individuals with complex health needs.
Liam McCaffrey FCIMSPA (Chartered)
Chartered Personal Trainer Senior Practitioner
Liam has a distinguished professional background spanning education, health and fitness.
A former teacher, he now works as a private practitioner and holds multiple specialist qualifications in clinical exercise.
In 2023, he became the first person in Northern Ireland to achieve chartered status. He has since been conferred chartered fellow status, recognising him as a Chartered Senior Practitioner.
Liam also serves as an examiner on CIMSPA’s chartership assessment team, a role he greatly enjoys.
“Becoming a Chartered Fellow is wholly rewarding both professionally and personally. It forms the cornerstone of my practice and is integral to the service I provide. It gives me the confidence to know that my skills and attributes have been validated by other elite professionals.
“Being at the top of my profession is immensely rewarding and is reassuring to my clients. My role as assessor to aspiring chartership candidates affords me the privilege of mentoring others whilst continuously learning from good practice.”
Liam McCaffrey FCIMSPA (Chartered)
Tracy Levy FCIMSPA (Chartered)
Chartered Group Exercise Instructor Senior Practitioner
Tracy recently achieved Group Exercise Instructor Chartered Senior Practitioner status, a milestone she sees as the pinnacle of a career she once thought was beyond reach as a community exercise teacher.
After leaving primary school teaching to raise her family, Tracy qualified as a level 3 exercise to music instructor in 1999, specialising in older adults, before becoming a Medau Movement teacher in 2015 and para dance instructor in 2020.
The chartered process gave Tracy a professional, holistic assessment of 25 years delivering recreational community classes for people who may not otherwise have access to formal exercise.
She is committed to welcoming, non-judgemental classes that challenge body and mind while improving physical health, confidence, balance, coordination and wellbeing.
Tracy is passionate about the transformative power of movement and takes pride in helping participants achieve what once felt impossible, from everyday physical tasks to improved confidence, social connection and mental wellbeing.
Darryl Edwards FCIMSPA (Chartered)
Chartered Personal Trainer Senior Practitioner
Darryl Edwards is a London-based clinical exercise physiologist, founder of the Primal Play Method® and Movement Oncology™, and a Fellow of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. For more than 16 years, he has translated exercise science into practical movement interventions across healthcare, education, public health, workplace wellbeing, and community settings.
Combining exercise physiology, evolutionary biology, cognitive neuroscience, and play psychology, Darryl helps people of all ages and abilities build sustainable physical activity habits. He has delivered over 200 keynotes and educational sessions in 15 countries, speaking for organisations including Harvard Medical School, the Royal College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Family Physicians, Microsoft, and the European Society for Medical Oncology.
Darryl is the bestselling author of Animal Moves and My First Animal Moves. His TED Talk, Why Working Out Isn’t Working Out, has garnered more than 1.3 million views, and his work has been featured by The New York Times, BBC, Forbes, The Guardian, and The Telegraph.
“The chartered assessment process was thorough, rigorous and reflective. It gave me the opportunity to document 16 years of practice, and to recognise the impact of my work across education, clinical settings, public health and behaviour change.”
Darryl Edwards FCIMSPA (Chartered)
Kim Menzies FCIMSPA (Chartered)
Chartered Personal Trainer Senior Practitioner
Kim Menzies FCIMSPA is a Chartered Senior Personal Trainer and Health & Activity Specialist with over 30 years’ experience in the physical activity sector. She specialises in helping professional women over 50 with mobility challenges, improving their strength, confidence and long-term wellbeing through accessible Pilates, gentle strength training and chair based exercise.
As founder of Stonehouse Pilates and creator of the Keep Fit with Kim and Sit2GetFit programmes, Kim is known for her supportive, inclusive approach and her ability to make movement and exercise principles easy to understand and apply. Her work combines evidence-based practice with a strong understanding of the needs of midlife women.
Kim’s Chartered status reflects her commitment to professional excellence, continuous development and high standards within the industry. She is passionate about helping women feel safe, confident, capable and supported in their movement journey, regardless of their starting point.
Colin Huffen FCIMSPA (Chartered)
Chartered Senior Manager
Drawing on many years of experience working in sport psychology, the leisure industry and in education, Colin plays a major role in delivering CIMSPA’s vision as a reality.
He is responsible for ensuring that appropriate policies, procedures and practices are in place to enable the sport and physical workforce to safely engage with a wide range of participants.
With a motivational leadership style, Colin supports others to develop and progress in their careers. He expects continued steady advancement of the professionalisation of the sector over the coming years, improving the experience offered to both the workforce and participants.
Interested in achieving chartered status?
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