Mike Thurston is a widely recognised fitness trainer, athlete and fitness influencer. Hailing from Leeds, as a child he was keen on sports, he loved rugby, cricket and football. At the age of 18 in 2008 he started to lift weights in the gym and decided he wanted to focus on bodybuilding.
He moved to university in Newcastle and studied economics and business management.
After university he spent some time working as the manager of a retail shop.
He was not enjoying it and the hours meant that he could train less. He decided to follow a career in fitness, which he was enthusiastic about. At the beginning of 2013 he was doing the training to become a fitness trainer. He took a risk in leaving his retail job, before seeing the potential of the internet and moving training on-line.
Mike has now moved from Newcastle to London and Dubai, he is very popular on You Tube and his vlogs and training tips have earned him more than 950,00 subscribers. He has been successful in competing in the WBFF shows in London in 2014 and 2015 where he gained third place in the muscle model section. He co-founded the health and fitness company Aurora Athletic and is sponsored by EHP labs.