Jake Dyer

Jake Dyer was born in 1990 at Northwick Park Hospital.

At eight months old, Jake reportedly contracted meningitis and came close to losing his life, according to family members. In the years that followed, he faced a number of challenges, including impaired hearing, a speech impediment, convulsions, asthma, and learning difficulties. He underwent 15 operations and was investigated for dyslexia and dyscalculia in the early 1990s. He also has a Special Educational Needs statement confirming Attention Deficit Disorder.

Jake was held back a year at school and was also under genetics for neurofibroma-related concerns. One of the symptoms he experienced was curvature of the spine, and doctors told his mother that he could be in a wheelchair by the age of eleven. Despite these early challenges, Jake is now a published author, a qualified Personal Trainer, passionate about fitness and wellbeing, and continues to prove that obstacles do not have to define a person’s future.

Jake currently works as a SEN Learning Support Assistant, supporting children and young people with additional needs. Alongside this, he proudly runs his own fitness and wellbeing business, using his own experiences to inspire and support others.

Jake has become an example of resilience, determination, and personal growth. He says, “I am living proof that healthy living, determination, and having the right people around you can make all the difference. If I can give something back or help someone achieve their goals, that would be incredible. I want to have an effect on people’s lives and be like the inspirational people who helped me.”

He has been deeply inspired by his grandad, Fred Murrell, who served as a Military Physical Training Instructor in the Army. With that influence, it was no surprise that Jake went on to pursue a career in sport and fitness. He was also inspired by Nancy Roberts, who was believed to be one of the silent founders of Aspire Leisure Centre, the first fully accessible training centre in Europe for disabled and non-disabled people. Before she passed away, Nancy encouraged Jake to follow a career in sport, something that had a lasting impact on him.

Jake went on to achieve his Level 3 Fitness and Level 3 Personal Training qualifications, as well as a Level 2 qualification in Understanding Autism. He created his own fitness business, JDFitness, which has grown into a small, supportive community. He has also taken part in voluntary opportunities, including helping disabled people to swim.

Jake used to enjoy playing football before injuries made it difficult to continue. Nowadays, he enjoys watching football, films, and TV series, as well as going to the cinema and training in the gym. He has always loved food and fitness, and although he once considered himself a complete health fanatic, he now believes strongly in balance, moderation, and enjoying life.

His greatest passion, other than his family and Batman, is writing fiction.

Jake has been creating stories since childhood. He began by drawing comic books, and as he grew older, that creativity developed into writing novels. Although the drawing eventually stopped, the storytelling never did. Jake published his first novel, Coleman’s Diary: The Island, when he was just eighteen years old, inspired by a dream he had.

Jake has continued to write and develop new stories, and with his determination, creativity, and life experience, there is still much more to come from him.