Local personal trainers offer new flexible service to shed pounds

Published 7 Feb 2012 09:30 2 Comments

WORKING with a personal trainer will no longer be restricted to the rich and famous following the launch of a new Borders-wide personal training service by the Borders Sport and Leisure Trust (BSLT).

The Trust employs eleven fully qualified personal training instructors across its network of sports and leisure facilities and will now put their skills to optimum use by offering Borders residents the chance to work with them on a one-to-one basis.

The BSLT personal trainers will provide tailored training programmes designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of people from those looking to use fitness as a means of achieving well-being and combating the effects of stress and depression, to those looking to shape-up, generally improve their fitness or train for a particular competitive sport. Advice on diet and lifestyle will also be available.

Ewan Jackson, Chief Executive of Borders Sport & Leisure Trust explained: "We have all seen and read about celebrities like Hannah Waterman, Clare Nasir and James Cordon who have used personal trainers to lose weight and dramatically improve their health and fitness.

"Working on a one-to-one basis with a personal trainer has a host of benefits including providing invaluable emotional support, motivating those new to exercise, as well as providing the focus required for keen participants to take their fitness to the next level.

"We want to encourage everyone to get more active more often and feel that our new personal training service could be a valuable tool in enabling more people to achieve their fitness goals."

The BSLT personal trainers will devise a specific programme for each client which could include gym/studio work, swimming, home exercise, or the use of specialist equipment such as the Power Plate. The trainers will travel across the Borders to meet and work with clients in any area and both male and female trainers will be available.

Ewan Jackson continued: 'We've identified the four goals of 'fitness', 'wellbeing', 'shape-up' and "'competitive' as being areas where personal training can make a real difference to achieving strong results.

"Those interested in working with a personal trainer will be matched with one of our eleven staff at the place that suits them best: in their own home at their local gym or swimming pool, basically any location they like.

"We want to provide a flexible service that fits in with a client's needs and is developed especially to suit them. We believe this will help to develop the relationship with the trainer that is most likely to deliver the desired results."

The Personal Training Service will start on February 13th and more information will be available by contacting the leisure centres where the trainers are based: Tweedbank Sports Centre, Teviotdale Leisure Centre, Gytes Leisure Centre and TriFitness. A one-hour session with a Borders Sport & Leisure Trust personal trainer will cost £25.

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This article appeared in Border Telegraph 07 Feb 12

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  Borders83
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  Feb 7, 11:33
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  Of course scottish borders council have done well here - a one hour session costs £25 the minimum wage is £6.08. You would have to work more than 4 hours to pay for a session and how many sessions would you need? Even myself on £8.50 per your couldn't afford that price. So really it's still the better off folks that will use this service! SBC need to really think before the post 'positive news' because they are still £5 more expensive than local gym personal trainers.
  
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  jane2206
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  Feb 13, 22:54
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  Shame there isn't better membership options that include personal training instead of it being an additional cost. Maybe more people could afford it then.
  
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