Small Group Personal Training in Dorking
Get Stronger. Build Confidence. Feel Better.
Personal training with a maximum of four people per session.
Personal Coaching. Not a Fitness Class.
Before you start, we’ll spend an hour together, one-to-one, looking at how you move, your posture and your health history.
In every session, you’ll get individual guidance, feedback on your technique and exercises adapted to your ability, your goals and how you’re feeling on the day. I’ll get to know you, help you progress and make sure your training is right for you, every time.
Sessions are grouped by ability, so you’re sufficiently challenged but never struggling to keep up.
What’s Included
Every membership is built on your 1-1 assessment, and includes:
Your personal programme record, covering your goals, any postural issues, and supplementary exercises to do between sessions
Your progress tracked session by session, and re-tested every three months so you can see what’s changed
A 20-minute 1-1 catch-up each month for advice, questions and coaching
Factsheets and learning resources to support you between sessions
The same coach every time: I’ll be there for every session
Personal Training with never more than four people in a session
Membership extras included
Outdoor group sessions (unlimited with Core subscriptions, four per month with Starter subscriptions)
Entry to our in-studio triathlon challenges
Led Surrey Hills walks (approx monthly)
Want support with nutrition or weight loss? 1-1 nutrition and lifestyle coaching is available as an optional paid extra.
“Change is not a bolt of lightning that arrives with a zap. It is a bridge built brick by brick, every day, with sweat, humility and slips. It is hard work and slow work, but it can be thrilling to watch it take shape.”
Is this for You?
Maybe busy gyms have never felt comfortable.
Maybe you’ve wanted to get stronger, lift weights properly or use the equipment with confidence, but had no one there to show you how.
Or perhaps you’ve simply reached the point where your body needs more. More strength. More mobility. More energy.
You know that keeping muscle matters as you get older. Not just for how you look, but for how you move, feel and live day to day.
You don’t want to train alone. You’d like a small, friendly group and a bit of enjoyment along the way.
But most of all, you want a coach who understands you.
Someone who notices when you’re having an off day.
Who knows when to push, and when to adjust.
And who understands the health conditions that can feel like obstacles to getting fitter.
That’s exactly what these sessions are for.
Find your Group
Our personal training sessions are grouped by ability and need:
Beginners: starting out for the first time or returning after a long break
Intermediate: ready to be challenged and track real progress
Active 60+: for older adults wanting to stay strong, mobile and independent
Injury, rehab and long-term health: managing specific health conditions, or returning after injury, surgery or illness
In active cancer treatment? If your medical team has recommended resistance exercise, you’ll receive 50% off Core and Starter memberships. (2pm Tuesday sessions only)
How it Works
1. A free discovery chat (20–30 minutes).
By phone, over a coffee on Dorking High Street, or at the studio. An honest conversation about where you are and whether this is the right fit. No obligation, no pressure.
2. Your 1-1 assessment (60 minutes, £35).
A private session at the studio looking at how you move, your posture and your health history. This is paid separately, before you choose your option.
3. Choose your option and your coaching slots.
I’ll recommend the right group and times for you, and send your link to join.
Then you begin.
4 studio sessions a month (1 a week)
4 outdoor group sessions a month
All membership extras
For building the habit, or a busier diary
Our most popular subscription
8 studio sessions a month (x2 a week)
Unlimited outdoor group sessions
All membership extras
For significant results and consistent progress
10 studio sessions, booked when it suits you
No monthly allowance, no commitment
Studio sessions only
For travel, shift work or unpredictable weeks
How memberships work
Core and Starter memberships are for people ready to commit to three months of consistent training. That commitment is why they’re the best value.
Your sessions are allocated each month. Unused sessions cannot be carried over.
Taking a short break? Fit your sessions around it within the same month.
Memberships are non-refundable and can not be paused for holidays, work trips etc.
Ill or injured for two weeks or more? See our T&Cs
Need more freedom? The Flexible Pass lets you train whenever suits you, with no monthly allowance to use up.
All options begin with a comprehensive 60-minute 1-1 assessment (£35, paid separately).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Alongside your training, I offer a Transformation Package that combines Small Group Personal Training with 1-1 nutrition and lifestyle coaching, for people focused on weight loss, body composition and lasting results.
To learn more we can talk through whether it’s right for you during your discovery chat.
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Honestly? It might be the best place for you.
Most people who walk through our door for the first time haven't exercised in years — or have never trained properly at all. That's not a problem here. It's exactly what the beginners sessions are designed for.
You won't be expected to know everything. You won't be compared to anyone else in the room. And you won't be rushed through a generic induction and left to figure the rest out on your own.
What you will get is proper time — to learn, to ask questions, to understand what your body is doing and why. With someone watching every movement and adapting things specifically for you.
The only thing you need to walk through the door is a genuine desire to change something. Everything else we can work with.
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Many ‘small group’ sessions run with six or more people all following exactly the same workout. Even though that size of group is often cheaper I don’t believe that’s personal training. That’s why my sessions are capped at four.
Everyone in the room is training as an individual even if some exercises look similar. (E.g Even beginners can differ according to capability and mobility). Before you start, your 1-1 assessment looks at how you move, your posture and your health history. Then every session takes into account:
your ability and how you’re feeling on the day
your posture and the way your body moves
any health conditions, injuries or past surgery
your training history and your goals
With 16 years’ experience, including NHS GP exercise referral work, and alongside physios, osteopaths and GPs, I coach each person through their own adapted exercises, not one plan for everyone.
You’ll have the same coach every session, who knows your history and how to progress you safely. That’s what makes it personal training.
It also works out at around a third of the cost of 1-1 personal training.
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No. Your monthly sessions are intended to be used within the month they’re booked for and any unused sessions expire at the end of that subscription month. They don’t carry over into the following month.
This helps keep sessions and places within the small group timetable fair and manageable for everyone.
If your schedule changes regularly, or you travel frequently for work or other commitments, the 10-session SGPT Flexible Pass, which can be used over 3 months, will give you more flexibility.
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Yes. If you’d like to train with your partner, there’s a couples option for Small Group Personal Training. Ask me about it during your free discovery chat.
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Absolutely. Many people prefer to build their confidence privately first. I offer a pathway that starts with 1-1 personal training and moves you into Small Group Personal Training once you feel ready, at your own pace. We’ll work out the right starting point during your free discovery chat.
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Please don’t come in - even if still recovering from a cold, fever or virus. Notify Paul to cancel immediately (and so another person is able to book in - if on a waiting list)
For longer illness or injury, a short medical pause may be possible. See our [Terms & Conditions] for full details on illness, injury and breaks.
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”