Strong Women
Extra Services and Classes to support your journey.
Strong Women
Extra Services and Classes to support your journey.
Exercise for Women
Because we all need a little extra TLC at times.
Women need strength training for
- Longevity
- Mental Health
- Confidence
Need a positive start to your strength training with one-to-one sessions? Personal Training
Want to strength train at home? Avocado AM
Got a gym membership but not sure what to do when you get there? Check out UNITY or Come On Strong
Aiming for specific goals or requiring special care? Come On Strong is a hybrid of gym programming and One-to-One Personal Training
Want to train face to face in a small group? Sunday Strong Clubs
Avocado AM
Strength training at home can be very efficient, with no travelling to a gym or buying new leisurewear (sorry). If you need help sticking to your commitment to exercise, joining the Avocado AM team can work for you.
I record two at-home workouts each week. You can join me on Zoom at 0730 when I make the recordings, or catch up on demand. Most of the team catch up when it suits them.
Every session is done and dusted in 30 minutes, and finishes with a #sweatyselfie keyword. When you’ve done the session, post your sweaty selfie in the group WhatsApp and I keep check to make sure you’re on target for 60 minutes of strength building exercise each week.
Every Avocado AM session is named for a brilliant woman, and each month has a different theme. Whether it’s revolutionaries, medics, architects or goddesses, you’ll learn a snippet of women’s history each time.
What equipment do I need?
If you’re just getting started, everything can be done with a set of resistance bands, usually available online for under £20. Pretty soon you will want to invest in weights, starting with a pair of 5kg dumbbells, and as you get stronger you’ll need to add pairs of 7.5kg and 10kg.
What’s my commitment?
You can join for one month (9 or 10 recorded sessions) or subscribe for your convenience. You can cancel your subscription at any time.
I’ve got an ongoing injury, is this suitable?
Probably. When you sign up, make sure you tell me about your injury in the pre-class screening questionnaire. I can modify exercises for you, or offer you alternatives.
Is this suitable for pregnancy or early postnatal?
No. Pregnancy Power-UP and Mighty Mums are my offerings if you’re pregnant or recently had a baby.
How can I book?
You can sign up on my booking page If you want to join for one month, booking usually opens in the last week of the previous month, and closes 12 hours before the first session takes place. If you’ve missed that window, just get in touch with me and we’ll sort it all out.
Personal Training
Personal training sessions are ideal if you’re new to strength training, if you need more accountability to keep you working at the appropriate level or if you thrive on close attention.
I offer personal training sessions on Saturday mornings at Titan Strength, Newhaven Road, Leith.
Your sessions are tailored to exactly what you’re working towards. For instance, if you want to build safe, regular movement habits; strengthen your weaknesses to avoid injuries; or finding a new movement groove to go with a new life-phase, like kids-in-school, perimenopause or post-menopause.
Is once a week enough?
Studies show that great results come from 2-3 sessions per week, but there’s no doubt that once is better than none! If you’re a personal training client I can offer you programming for another session during the week, either at home or your gym of choice.
Do I need to join your gym?
No, you can come to our sessions without joining the gym.
Is this a long-term commitment?
I’d like to work with you for six sessions, because in my experience, it gets the best results. I take bookings for six-week blocks, and you can choose to come back for as many blocks as you like.
Can I come with a friend?
Yes. We can have one-to-one sessions or one-to-two sessions, the price is the same. Ideally, you’ll have similar goals. Training with a friend is also a great way to stay accountable.
How can I book?
Please email me and I’ll let you know about availability.
UNITY
This is for you if you like the gym but you’re never entirely sure what to do when you get there. It’s also for you if exercising at home sounds good but always gets pushed to the bottom of the to-do list. You provide the gym membership and I’ll provide the programming.
With UNITY, everyone in the crew is doing the same workouts. I programme three full-body session a week, and you do them in your own time. Your programme comes to you on a spreadsheet, and we have a group WhatsApp for questions, celebrations and general support.
UNITY was created because women asked me what I do in the gym. UNITY means we’re all in it together – it’s the programming I do for myself every six weeks.
I won’t manage three sessions a week, can I still join?
Yes. Three times a week is great but you’ll get good results from one or two sessions too. The sessions are called A, B and C. If you go twice a week, do A and B and ignore C.
What sort of gym do I need to join?
Most commercial gyms are ideal for this programming. Access to a range of dumbbells, barbells, kettlebells and machines is ideal, but there are alternatives if your gym doesn’t have a wide range of kit.
I’m not entirely sure of the names of exercises, do I need to know what I’m doing?
This works best if you’ve got a rough idea of what a squat, a deadlift, a plank and a row are (whether or not you can perform them!) Your spreadsheet comes with links to videos that explain everything – and if you’re still not sure, ask. This programme is supported – I’m doing it too!
Can I do this programming at home?
If you’d rather train at home, have a look at my Avocado AM programme or Come On Strong programme.
Come On Strong
If you have specific goals this is for you. It’s also good if you have physical conditions that mean not all exercises are right for you. This might be an ongoing injury – like a frozen shoulder, or interesting knees, hypermobile joints or chronic fatigue – that mean your programme needs to be tailored to your body.
You will meet me for a 90-minute one-to-one programming building session, where we will develop a programme that suits your needs. I’ll get you to try out exercises to see what suits you, and decided on starting weights. Shortly after, I’ll send you a spreadsheet of your programme. As you work through the six weeks of programming, I’ll check in with you weekly to see how you’re getting on – although you can ask me questions at any time.
I usually check in with Come On Strong clients by WhatsApp on a Sunday afternoon, but if you prefer a call we can do that.
After six weeks, we meet again for a re-programme.
When are the one-to-one sessions?
Every six weeks we meet at Titan Strength gym, Newhaven Road, Leith. The sessions are usually on Sundays at 1pm, or at another time if we can arrange it.
Would this work for my home gym?
Yes. We can tailor your sessions to whatever kit you have at home, whether that’s a barbell setup, dumbbells and resistance bands, or simply using your bodyweight.
Sunday Strong Clubs
There are two small group training sessions on Sunday mornings at 1040 and 1140. You’ll work with like-minded women to improve your strength and overall fitness, lifting heavy weights.
I’ve never lifted heavy weights before.
This is a great place to learn and feel supported and encouraged. Most of the women in these groups hadn’t lifted heavy weights before they joined a Sunday Strong Club.
How do I join?
These groups are very popular and turnover is limited. If you’d like to join the waiting list please get in touch.
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