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Personal Training or classes: which should you start with?

One-to-one PT at £295 for ten sessions, or the 8-Week Package at £205 with classes and PT slots? How to choose, based on who you are.

Next 8-Week Package starts Monday the 4th of January. 78 days to go. 8 places left. £205, free consult first.

One-to-one PT at £295 for ten sessions, or the 8-Week Package at £205 with classes and PT slots? How to choose, based on who you are.

Both routes are coached by Stevie at Spectrum House, so this is not a quality question. It is a fit question.

Section

Start with one-to-one if

  • You are coming back from an injury, a pregnancy or a long time away and want the first few weeks private.
  • You have never touched a barbell and want the basics taught with nobody else in the gym.
  • Your diary is chaos and the fixed class times will not work, but a 7am or 4pm slot will.
  • You have a specific goal: a lift, an event, a body-composition target, a sport.

Start with the 8-Week Package if

  • You want the biggest change for the money. Every class plus PT slots plus nutrition for £205.
  • You know you train harder with other people in the gym.
  • You want a start date and a finish date. The next one starts Monday the 4th of January.
  • You like a bit of accountability: the crew notice when you are not there.

The middle answer

Most people do the 8-Week Package first, because it includes small-group Personal Training slots anyway, so you get both. People who then want something more specific move to one-to-one. People who love the gym do another eight. The which-package quiz takes thirty seconds if you are still torn, and the free consult settles it for good.

Reading is the easy part. Message Stevie, free ten-minute chat

Questions

Quick answers.

Are classes too hard for a beginner?

No. Every class is scaled per person. The person next to you might be on a heavier bar; the movements are the same.

Does the 8-Week Package include real PT sessions?

Yes, as coached small-group sessions. They are part of the package alongside every class on the timetable. One-to-one PT is the separate £295 block.

Can I switch halfway?

Talk to Stevie. Packages are sorted person to person.

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