Russell Willis qualified as a physiotherapist at the Combined Institute University Hospital of Wales in 1981 and completed his physiotherapy training at Bath school of physiotherapy in 1987. He is a Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (MCSP) and registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC) as a State Registered Physiotherapist (SRP). After working in the NHS for a number of years Russell become Rehabilitation Manager at Droitwich Spa Hospital before setting up the Physio and Rehab Clinic at the Rivers Fitness rooms at Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre.