THE CANCER BATTLER
The co-founder of a fitness movement that raises funds for cancer, Scott Britton will go global in 2021 with a groundbreaking coaching initiative
Statistically, we will all either have cancer or have someone close to us go through it at some point in our lives. In Scott Britton’s case, it was a family member. And so, while serving as a detective sergeant in the police, Britton started doing annual challenges to raise money for cancer charities. Realising that his energy would be better spent organising others, he and 11 friends deadlifted the weight of the Titanic over 12 hours. They pulled in £36,000.
With his friend Pete Williams, he then founded Battle Cancer to host fund-raising CrossFit competitions that were accessible to the everyday athlete. Britton and his wife, Freya, left their jobs at the end of 2019 to work on it full time – but a few months later, COVID-19 meant big events became impossible. So, he redirected his passion into Move Forward: a 12-week programme that turns cancer survivors into coaches, who then support other people in recovery.
Now, Battle Cancer and Move Forward are going global, offering free access to a social worker, a nutritionist, a fitness expert and peer support through the FITR app. The first Move Forward Gym is now open near Exeter.
“It’s the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. My goal is to be raising £1m a year and have a worldwide network helping thousands of people to build their own communities.”
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