Personal Training | Diana's Health & Fitness https://dianas.co.uk Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:34:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://dianas.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Personal Training | Diana's Health & Fitness https://dianas.co.uk 32 32 Nicky Smith https://dianas.co.uk/?gym_testimonial=nicky-smith Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:34:49 +0000 https://dianas.co.uk/?post_type=gym_testimonial&p=28965 I joined Diana’s in October last year, hoping to get myself moving a bit more. At the time, I was extremely overweight, very unfit, and still suffering from the effects of Long Covid. From the very beginning—when I admitted I probably wouldn’t even be able to swim one length—I was met with nothing but encouragement. […]

The post Nicky Smith first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> I joined Diana’s in October last year, hoping to get myself moving a bit more. At the time, I was extremely overweight, very unfit, and still suffering from the effects of Long Covid. From the very beginning—when I admitted I probably wouldn’t even be able to swim one length—I was met with nothing but encouragement. I was told that every length counted, and that I could swim one, then walk one. Not once did I feel judged, self-conscious, or like I didn’t belong.
By February this year, I decided to start taking GLP-1 medication to support my weight loss while continuing with my swimming. I’d gone from struggling to swim a single length to swimming 30 lengths twice a week. Slowly but surely, my confidence began to grow.
While swimming helped improve my fitness, by April I realised I needed more support. After speaking with the staff, I was introduced to Boe and began weekly 45-minute personal training sessions. To hold myself accountable, I bought a block of 10 sessions—half expecting I wouldn’t stick with it. Incredibly, I actually enjoyed the sessions. Me—enjoying exercise! Boe tailored each session to my abilities, while still challenging me to work hard.
After Boe left, I continued my PT sessions with Hayley, who also adapts everything to my level while encouraging me to push further—lifting and pressing more than I ever imagined possible. My fitness has improved dramatically, along with my confidence—not just in how I feel about myself, but in what my body is capable of.
To date, I’ve lost over 3 stone, reversed my type 2 diabetes, and lowered my blood pressure. Most importantly, I can now walk with purpose—without getting breathless—and feel proud of how far I’ve come.
I genuinely don’t believe I’d have this level of fitness, confidence, or improved mental health without the incredible support from everyone at Diana’s. My journey is far from over, but for the first time, I truly believe I’m going to make it.
The post Nicky Smith first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Karen Littlechild https://dianas.co.uk/?gym_testimonial=karen-littlechild Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:27:21 +0000 https://dianas.co.uk/?post_type=gym_testimonial&p=17613  I appreciate everyone’s encouragement and acknowledgement of my current achievements. Diana’s has been a sanctuary for me. Giving up my life back home and moving to a new country is a huge task and continual battle of missing home. However, Diana’s allows me to escape and focus on my fitness journey, with the extra aid […]

The post Karen Littlechild first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]>  I appreciate everyone’s encouragement and acknowledgement of my current achievements. Diana’s has been a sanctuary for me. Giving up my life back home and moving to a new country is a huge task and continual battle of missing home. However, Diana’s allows me to escape and focus on my fitness journey, with the extra aid of such friendly and helpful staff especially Michelle and Jayne on reception always so cheerful and welcoming. Jade for her encouragement, the friendly regular morning gym members, finally my awesome trainer Olly who pushes me, sessions are never boring, and encourages me.  Although I think he thought I lost the plot when I told him I entered to do a Marathon. I like to push myself to keep motivated and stay focused on my overall goals (few more challenges in the pipeline). 

The post Karen Littlechild first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Elaine Taylor https://dianas.co.uk/?gym_testimonial=elaine-taylor Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:27:45 +0000 http://dianas.co.uk/?post_type=gym_testimonial&p=4461 I really can’t recommend the personal training sessions at Diana’s highly enough. They are fun, challenging and highly effective. I usually can’t wait for the next one. Thanks to the masses of help I get from all the staff here, I am the lightest weight I have been in over 20 years and I am […]

The post Elaine Taylor first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> I really can’t recommend the personal training sessions at Diana’s highly enough. They are fun, challenging and highly effective. I usually can’t wait for the next one.

Thanks to the masses of help I get from all the staff here, I am the lightest weight I have been in over 20 years and I am the fittest and healthiest I’ve ever been, Thank you so much

The post Elaine Taylor first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Fiona Call https://dianas.co.uk/?gym_testimonial=fiona-call Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:26:37 +0000 http://dianas.co.uk/?post_type=gym_testimonial&p=4460 Tom has been my personal trainer for over 5 years, and in that time, my level of fitness has increased massively. Its easier to hide in a class situation and not work hard when you’re not being watched! Personal Training doesn’t allow you to do that! Tom knows me really well. He will never let […]

The post Fiona Call first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Tom has been my personal trainer for over 5 years, and in that time, my level of fitness has increased massively. Its easier to hide in a class situation and not work hard when you’re not being watched! Personal Training doesn’t allow you to do that!

Tom knows me really well. He will never let me wimp out and always encourages me to improve myself. He’s known me in good times and not so good times, but always knows where I am physically and pitches the pace appropriately.

Last year, I decided that I wanted to start running. Unbelievably, he’s got me there. He got me from collapsing at the side of the road begging for mercy, to running 10k confidently.

Whatever’s going on in my week, I always fit my PT session in. I feel really lucky that Tom’s my Personal Trainer and can’t believe what he’s helped me to achieve

The post Fiona Call first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Emma Stills https://dianas.co.uk/?gym_testimonial=emma-stills Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:24:58 +0000 http://dianas.co.uk/?post_type=gym_testimonial&p=4459 I first started doing HIIT classes with Miri about 2 years ago. Since then I’ve lost 2 stone. Just over a year ago I started doing PT sessions with him and I have become much stronger. My sessions with him are hard and during the whole 30 minutes I hate him and he is my […]

The post Emma Stills first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> I first started doing HIIT classes with Miri about 2 years ago. Since then I’ve lost 2 stone. Just over a year ago I started doing PT sessions with him and I have become much stronger. My sessions with him are hard and during the whole 30 minutes I hate him and he is my least favourite person! But when it’s over I know that he has pushed me to help me get the best out of myself.

He helps keep me on track with what I eat too and when I’m not so good he makes sure I know about it!!! But honestly, without him, I wouldn’t be anywhere near as strong or as healthy as I am now.

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The post Emma Stills first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Claire Turnell https://dianas.co.uk/?gym_testimonial=claire-turnell Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:36:40 +0000 http://dianas.co.uk/?post_type=gym_testimonial&p=4457 Myself and my daughter have been having personal training with Dominica for approx 6 months. I find her sessions challenging but at the same time they are enjoyable and I actually look forward to the next session! After discussing what I’d like to achieve she sets varied tasks to maximise results. She is very knowledgeable […]

The post Claire Turnell first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Myself and my daughter have been having personal training with Dominica for approx 6 months. I find her sessions challenging but at the same time they are enjoyable and I actually look forward to the next session! After discussing what I’d like to achieve she sets varied tasks to maximise results.

She is very knowledgeable and professional and is also fun and engaging – clearly loves her job. A credit to Diana’s as far as I am concerned.

The post Claire Turnell first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Dean Roberts https://dianas.co.uk/?gym_testimonial=dean-roberts Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:35:01 +0000 http://dianas.co.uk/?post_type=gym_testimonial&p=4456 Through Tamsin’ s help , have lost 2st and got to a higher level of fitness than I have been able to achieve before. I am entering the Wolf Run next year and with Tamsin, I am confident I will easily be able to complete it.

The post Dean Roberts first appeared on Diana's Health & Fitness.]]> Through Tamsin’ s help , have lost 2st and got to a higher level of fitness than I have been able to achieve before. I am entering the Wolf Run next year and with Tamsin, I am confident I will easily be able to complete it.

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