Farmer hits cover of Men’s Health

A farmer who started his own gym on a working farm in Essex has hit the shelves nationwide as the cover star of Men’s Health.

Tom Kemp is a fitness expert, entrepreneur and farmer who is breaking the mould in the fitness industry.

Tom has become one of the fastest-growing names in the UK’s health and wellness business, built a globally recognised brand, and is challenging the way the nation works out, and works on their mental health.

Through his company Farm Fitness, Tom has converted his passion into a career: and an area of his Essex farm into 'one of the best gyms in the world' according to Men's Health – its unique outdoor workout concept with a custom training facility is located against the idyllic farmyard backdrop and active outdoor farm lifestyle. 

Inspired by agriculture's relationship to fitness, Farm Fitness is a leader in the 'back-to-basics' approach to exercise: focusing on the connection of mental health with physical wellbeing.

“Mental health affects everyone, farmers included. And I’ve witnessed first-hand how exercising, getting outdoors and training with like-minded people can improve your overall wellbeing,” says Kemp. “You won’t find this set-up in the city, which is why people travel down from the big smoke and away from basement gyms each week to enjoy the hard work and the fresh air.”

Tom has been a Personal Trainer for 8 years. Alongside working on his family farm from a very young age, he is passionate about training and nutrition.

“Tom is the embodiment of a relatively new approach to fitness that we at Men’s Health have been championing for some time. That’s to say functional fitness, being fit for purpose rather than bulking out t-shirts,” says Toby Wiseman, Editor for Men’s Health UK.

“Tom looks great – of course, he does – but there is a purity in the way he goes about his training that makes him inspirational for so many more reasons. He is a down-to-earth farmer whose work informs his fitness credo and vice versa. He also happens to be on the of the nicest, most humble men you could meet.”

In recent years, Tom has become one of the most respected names in the industry and the Men’s Health cover is a testament to his hard work and dedication.

See www.farmfitness.co.uk for more about the gym.