A New Standard of Personal Training Edinburgh

I had struggled with my weight for years and became unhappy, even depressed at how I looked and felt. Through my many attempts at dieting and exercise I decided to work with a personal trainer, hoping for the right guidance. Working with JC Fitness and Jonathan Cooke was a life changing experience. Within 4 months I had lost almost 10 kilograms and my body shape change completely. I also learned to enjoy exercise through our workouts and how to apply nutritional strategies that that gave me the much needed control over my eating. I only wish I had worked with this team sooner!

Being a fit and healthy lad in my younger days, I was determined to regain that fitness after becoming quite sedentary (and lazy!) with increasing work and family life. I made restoring my health a top priority and worked with Jonathan Cooke and Claire Boyd at JC Fitness to help me reach my goals. The professionalism, structure, and support with these personal trainers absolutely exceeded my expectations. My workouts were perfectly planned and personalised, I was held accountable for my nutrition and lifestyle strategies, and most importantly I was always made to feel supported and encouraged.

With my wedding day booked, I naturally wanted to look and feel my best. I had never regularly used the gym, primarily because I had no clue what I was doing! Also, I hadn’t worked with a trainer before, so didn’t know what to expect. I decided to work with JC Fitness because of friends recommendations and I wasn’t disappointed. It was their approach that I loved. I learned how to exercise and design my own workouts, how to eat without giving up the foods I enjoy, and the education time after workouts really helped me to understand how to overcome personal challenges along the way.

I’m generally an active person, but as the years roll on I wanted to feel stronger and focus on gaining on some muscle. I teamed up with Callum and he was absolutely brilliant! My workouts were designed to increase muscle and we approached each workout by perfecting technique and learning about the function and importance of each exercise variable. Nutrition was an area I was particularly interested in and Callum took the time to teach me how to incorporate structured nutrition along with a flexible approach to eating. The accountability also helped me stay on track each week and the ongoing support was fantastic.

I recognise the importance of exercise and keeping fit both for my mental health and body and I wanted to take a step to bettering myself in both areas. A colleague of mine worked with Jonathan Cooke at JC Fitness and made some incredible changes, so I signed up! I was paired with Lisa who is truly a fantastic coach. She created an environment that made our sessions a safe place to learn and designed our workouts to be challenging, but always within my capabilities. Within weeks I had already felt the benefits and it’s taught me so much about my health and fitness and the importance of adopting strategies that work for me.

It was challenging through Covid lockdown and after to keep any sort of exercise routine and I found myself eating poorer and spending more time in the flat. I had used the gym before although it was very difficult to stay motivated and I failed to see any lasting results. I worked with Callum to help with fat loss and improve my body shape and I feel really fortunate to have had his coaching and guidance. In the first twelve-weeks I lost 13% bodyfat and my bodyweight went from 91 to 86 kilograms. It was the time after our workouts I really valued, learning more about exercise, nutrition, movement, among other areas. It’s been the best experience!