Personal Training
Personal Training is for everyone. Whatever your health & fitness goals, there will be a PT to help you achieve that goal. Whether you have just started training or have been training for 20 years there will be something you can take away from Personal Training.
I work with 1-1 clients or 2-1 clients (as long as the 2-1 clients are working towards the same goal and are at the same level of fitness).
PT sessions are 60 minutes long (unless we have discussed and agreed otherwise).
Clients I work with include
Weight-loss clients
Clients looking to improve their body composition (lose body fat and gain muscle mass for a more aesthetically pleasing body)
Hypermobile clients
Clients looking to improve their strength and control to work within normal ranges of movement to promote joint health
Pre and post-natal clients
Clients looking to continue training safely through pregnancy or looking to return to training post-pregnancy
Older clients
These clients come to me looking to maintain muscle mass, movement, bone density, joint strength and stability
Clients with long-term illnesses or injuries
These clients are often nervous about exercising alone for fear of injury, or further injuring themselves during exercise
Clients recovering from surgery
I have successfully managed to rehabilitate clients after many types of surgeries to full strength without causing injury
Clients I don’t work with
- Body Building clients – looking to step out onto the stage and compete in shows, then I’m not the girl for you, it’s not an area I specialise in and I would be doing both of us a disservice if I took you on.
- People wishing to do online training – It’s an area I had some experience with during COVID, and whilst it served for purpose for many during that time, it was simply a practice I didn’t enjoy. I’m a firm believer in form correction, and I found it incredibly challenging not being able to be hands-on.
Cannot recommend Jess and her PT sessions enough. I have seen more progress and results with 4 weeks with Jess than I did with months going to the gym alone with no help and support. Jess is friendly and so supportive and makes me feel so comfortable and motivated to achieve my goals. Thank you Jess xxx
What's my approach?
I’ve never been a personal trainer who signs clients into contracts or suggests time periods for how long you should have Personal Training. I quite often tell clients I am a bit like a driving instructor, with you whilst you learn to drive, and staying with you until you are ready to go out into the big, wide world.
Introductions
After initial contact with me, we may have a brief discussion via message about your goals, the timescale to achieve these goals and the day and time you might like your PT to take place. This is a casual conversation to access at this first contact whether you are someone I can help.
If I can help, we then proceed to a telephone or face-to-face conversation to discuss everything further, after this discussion I give you a mandatory cooling-off period, to go away and discuss the decision, cost and time implications with anyone at home you need to.
Why do I do this?
Well, I am very passionate about my job, and that can lead to excitement at starting the process and making people jump into decisions. I want to be clear that you know what you are signing up for.
Onboarding
Once you have confirmed whether you are coming on board, I will start all of the admin set-up, starting with your Whatsapp group chat with me, where you can contact me for the duration of your PT.
I will then send you questionnaires about your health and lifestyle, so I can build a better understanding of you as a person.
Once I have received all of your forms and your payment for your initial month with me, I will then book you in for your first Personal Training session.
Your First Session
Your first Personal Training session is geared towards testing movements, observing how you move and seeing how you respond to my coaching cues. It will include a warmup, mobility prep for the movements we are going to use in our session and a cool down.
Personal Training is a continuous conversation between client and trainer, progress is not linear and there will need to be adjustments made to sessions, training plans and even goals. The important thing is to maintain the conversation and to keep showing up for yourself.
Frequently Asked Questions
For potential first-time clients, here's all you need to know about starting your journey with me
Where do PT sessions take place?
Personal Training sessions take place exclusively in my private studio. I am based in Folkestone. There is ample on-street parking local to the studio.
What to bring to your first session?
Energy, and excitement.
No, but seriously, you just need to show up, I do the rest. Make sure you bring water with you, plenty of it and a small towel to mop up any sweat. Please ensure that you are in suitable clothing to work out in and comfortable trainers.
What happens in my first session?
Your first session is designed to see how you move, check for any muscular or skeletal imbalances and see where your skill level is at. It will not be a military boot camp.
I believe in starting at the foundation level you are at and moving forward from there, this is why it is called personal training, because it is personal to you. Exercise is not a one-size-fits-all approach. There will be certain movements and positions you find uncomfortable or simply cannot do.
You will be asked to warm up on a piece of cardiovascular equipment, then we will go through some mobility warm-up to ensure the muscles we are going to work are warm.
From there we will move into some resistance training, this might be using dumbbells, barbells, machines or even just our body weight.
After this section we will move to the cool-down and stretching focus of the session, once this is done you will be free to go about the rest of your day.
How to sign up?
It’s simple really, use the contact form to drop me a message, and from here we will have a casual chat about your goals. I will be able to tell you from this conversation whether I can work with you to help you reach these goals.
If I can, it will be reliant on whether I have the availability to add you to my calendar, or whether we can find a mutually convenient time to train.
I only work Monday to Friday, I start work at 6am every day, so I finish my working day at 6pm. I do not work weekends, these are important to me for family time.
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