Question 1

Who is MEM Academy built for?

Accepted Answer

Prison leavers, people serving sentences who want a route into work on release, and young people from underserved communities who see fitness as a way out. We also support the gyms, prisons, probation officers and funders who back them — but every tool is designed candidate-first.

Question 2

How does the platform actually work?

Accepted Answer

You sign up free. MEM finds your nearest government-funded Level 2 or 3 fitness course and writes your supporting letter. Once qualified, MEM matches you with a partner gym and gives you the tools to run your own self-employed PT business — invoicing, tax, marketing, business plan, the lot.

Question 3

Does it cost anything?

Accepted Answer

The platform is free to start. Courses are government-funded and partner gyms pay us — not you. We're a CIC, not a startup chasing exits.

Question 4

I'm still inside. Can I start now?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Ask your gym instructor, education lead or resettlement officer to make a warm referral through MEM. We'll have a course place and a partner gym ready for the day you're released.

Question 5

What makes MEM different from other coaching platforms?

Accepted Answer

Every other platform assumes you already have a bank account, a laptop, a clean DBS and stable housing. MEM doesn't. The workflow handles disclosure, ID gaps, no-credit-history, basic banking and probation conditions as the default — not the edge case.

The UK's first fitness tech-for-good platform.