Justin is a healthcare professional with twenty years of experience working in medical clinics, professional sports and corporate wellness. He has a Master of Science Degree (MSc) with Distinction in Personalised Nutrition, where he specialised in the gut-brain axis in depression. You can read his thesis here.

Justin originally graduated from the University of Bristol. Since then, he has trained intensely over the last two decades in functional medicine, preventative health, fitness and human performance. He has been certified by many educational organisations, such as the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM), EXOS, NASM, ALTIS, CHEK Institute, and Middlesex University.

During much of the 2000s, Justin was an educator in the health and fitness industry delivering courses for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) in the U.K. He has supported Team Europe in Ryder Cup events since 2008 and has sat on the European Tour Medical Advisory Board since 2009. Justin is a contributing author to the textbook ‘The Routledge Handbook of Strength and Conditioning: Sport-specific Programming for High Performance’ published in 2018.

Justin continues to consult PGA, European Tour, LPGA Tour, and LET golfers. He has helped multiple players win Tour events, including two Major winners, Justin Rose (U.S. Open) and Georgia Hall (The Open). Justin travelled extensively with Justin Rose from 2009-2019 and was one of the backroom team helping Justin win the U.S. Open in 2013, Olympic Gold in 2016, the season-long PGA Tour (FedEx Cup) in 2018, and go from a world ranking of 70 in 2009 to world number one in 2019. Read Justin Rose’s testimonial for Justin Buckthorp here, as well as other testimonials here.

Justin has since consulted professional athletes in other sports, particularly top-flight football. He supports international stars in the English Premier League, Scottish Premier League, and French Ligue 1.

Beyond elite sports, Justin is passionate about empowering others in their health and wellness. To this end, 360 has created a pioneering e-learning platform dedicated to helping aspirational talent prevent burnout, successfully manage lifeload, and leverage health for sustainable high performance. The 360 app and platform operate behind the scenes in professional sports, workplace wellness, and healthcare. In 2020, the 360 app won Gold at the London Design Awards for Digital Health.