News

28 January 2014

Meet the man who turns mortals into elite athletes

Professor Greg Whyte is the man behind David Walliams' swim up the Thames, Eddie Izzard's back-to-back marathons and is now training Davina McCall for a brutal endurance stunt in aid of Sport Relief. Theo Merz finds out how he does it

27 January 2014

See what CHHP's Greg Whyte has been up to for Sport Relief with Davina.

"McCall is all for encouraging busy souls to fit in short bursts of exercise " her Fit In 15 DVD is currently flying off the shelves. But, spurred on by 'saint' trainer Prof Gregg Whyte OBE, who coaches all the Sports Relief challengers for free, she has been doing hard-core endurance training since November."

20 January 2014

Professor Greg Whyte amongst Top 10 UK Communicator Scientists

LJMU's Professor Greg Whyte OBE has been named amongst the Top 10 Communicator Scientists in the UK as part of the 100 leading UK practising scientists named by the Science Council.

17 January 2014

Australian Open 2014: Dancevic complains of 'inhumane' treatment

Greg Whyte, a former Olympian and professor of applied sport and exercise science, believes spectators rather than players are at most risk from the extreme heat.

6 January 2014

HONOURS: Olympian who trained David Walliams gets OBE

An Olympic athlete who helped raise millions of the pounds by training celebrities for charity endurance challenges has been given an OBE.

6 January 2014

Luton sports legend Greg Whyte given OBE in New Year's Honours List

A Luton sports legend has been awarded an OBE in the New Year's Honours List. Former Olympic pentathlete Professor Greg Whyte, 46, has been given the award for services to sport, sport science and charity.