About Spartan Fitness

Spartan Fitness was created by Steve Liszka, a professional fire-fighter and multi-sport athlete. Steve has always been involved in sport, playing rugby at schoolboy, club and university level. His love of being active led him to taking a Sports and exercise sciences degree at Gloucester University. Steve joined the Fire service in 2001, wanting a job that would keep him as fit as he’d always been. He used his knowledge of exercise prescription whilst in the service and qualified as a Physical Training Instructor. One of his main tasks in this role is to ensure the fitness levels on his watch are sufficient to meet the demanding needs of the job. He has also been a personal trainer for the past two years, coaching clients with varied goals and ambitions.


Believing that you’re never too old, Steve took up amateur boxing in his late twenties. After a short but successful career he retired from boxing to pursue his other sporting interests; kite-surfing, mountain biking and anything else that got the adrenaline pumping. Unable to give up combat sports, Steve now trains in mixed martial arts whenever he gets the chance.
Steve has always believed if you want to get the best out of people, exercise should be kept simple and made as interesting as possible for those taking part. Frustrated by much of the limited and one-dimensional classes being offered at most gyms and fitness centres, Steve created Spartan Fitness. His intention is to create workouts that will take people to a higher level of fitness, whilst at the same time being as challenging and varied as possible. Spartan Fitness is his way of giving the public the training they deserve.