LION Culture Initiative 

LION Culture Initiative builds resilience, strength, and community. We challenge you physically and mentally, driving real growth and transformation.

LION Culture Initiative

We don’t talk change. We build it.
The LION Culture Initiative creates powerful community-led programs for people who need more than advice, they need direction, action, and purpose. From the gym floor to the group chat, we create space for men and woman to reconnect with themselves and others.

Initiative Key Pillars

Mental Resilience

Strength starts in the mind. We build grit, focus, and emotional control, so when life hits hard, you hit back harder.

Physical Training

Move the body, move the mind. Structured, accessible training sessions that boost energy, discipline, and self-belief.

Honest Conversations

We talk about what matters, mental health, stress, identity, and everything in between. No fluff. Just truth.

Community

You don’t have to do it alone. This is about connection, building real bonds with others on the same path.

LION Culture Initiative - Men’s Wellness Programme

Move the Body. Strengthen the Mind. Rebuild the Man.

The LION Culture Initiative Men’s Wellness Programme has been designed in partnership with Elev8 Performance Gym, combining world-class physical training with mental resilience coaching to deliver long-lasting change.

 

Our flagship programme runs every Sunday morning from Elev8’s Dock Road facility, and it delivers results, not routines.

This is where physical fitness meets mental strength. Led by industry experts, the course is about facing what’s been avoided, speaking what’s gone unsaid, and rebuilding from the inside out.

Structured physical fitness sessions (beginner-friendly, no egos)

Group discussions focused on mental wellbeing, identity, and real-life challenges

Guided walks designed to decompress, reflect, and open up

Guest-led talks on men’s health covering: Stress and anxiety, Sleep and recovery, Diabetes, Prostate and testicular cancer

A safe, supportive space to connect, train, and grow with others on the same path



Support Real Change for Real Men

Every week, the LION Culture Men’s Wellness Programme creates space for men to reconnect with their strength, physically, mentally, and emotionally. But this isn’t just about workouts. It’s about community. It’s about men showing up for themselves and for each other, in a world that too often tells them to suffer in silence.

With your support, we can keep this programme free and accessible to those who need it most. Your donation directly funds expert coaching, wellbeing workshops, physical training, and vital conversations that save lives.

Be Part of the Solution

Too many men are fighting silent battles, with stress, isolation, or health issues they never talk about. We’re changing that. But we need your help to keep the momentum going.

By donating to the LION Culture Men’s Wellness Programme, you’re not just giving money, you’re giving hope, support, and strength to men across our community. Whether it’s £1 or £50, every penny helps keep this mission alive.

Man lifting weights as part of the LION Culture Men's Wellness Program, focusing on strength, resilience, and physical fitness.
Nic Santangeli, 13 years in the British Army specializing in physical development. Founder of Elev8 Performance Gym, expert in strength, resilience, and fitness coaching, MSc-qualified, and BJJ brown belt.
Joseph Fleming, founder of LION Culture, with 26 years of military service from private to Captain. RSM of the Specialized Infantry, Sandhurst-trained, with operational tours across Iraq, Afghanistan, and beyond. Now building leaders in business with LION

Address

ELEV8 Performance Gym
17 Vulcan Street
Liverpool, L3 7BG
United Kingdom