Natalie Holmes | You First | Fitness Trainer

I have been enjoying training with Natalie so much - I feel happier, and more comfortable with my body and health thanks to her. She is a great PT as she keeps me motivated and gives good trainings, but also seeing her regularly has given me such a positive effect mentally - she’s naturally got a very positive vibe. Thank you Natalie and I look forward to training further with you!

Natalie is a fantastic personal trainer! She spent time asking me some key questions so she could understand my personal circumstances and designed my plan to cater for it. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I'm looking after myself properly which is thanks to a good combination of exercise support and nutrition. I've lost over a stone, got fitter (my body shape has changed, my thighs, arms and back have developed so much) and feel so much healthier. I've had back problems for a long time and had reached my heaviest weight, it was time to do something about it. From day 1, Natalie's knowledge shone through. For several months, we trained one to one, so she could educate me on how to position myself depending on which type of movements we were going to work on. Now, she prepares my session via the YouFirst app and each training plan is tailored to my requirements and goals and each exercise has a demo video attached to make sure I hit the correct form. Natalie is super reliable and whenever I've asked her a question, she has always got back to me very quickly. If you follow her advices you will get results! Don't delay, get Natalie booked today! Thank you Natalie

I reached out to Natalie in early summer to help motivate my fitness goals, having been through the same lockdown/WFH challenges as many others. Our 1:1 sessions have been fantastic, with excellent attention to form and increasing strength, flexibility, and posture. All of her sessions are targeted exactly to my desired targets, gaps, and injuries - every week. Would highly recommend Natalie for anyone looking for custom, progressive sessions for long-term success.

The best decision I made!I’m 35 and I've never been very sporty. After my back surgery due to a herniated disc, I lost strength and muscles, but I also lost confidence in my body.I totally lost confidence in what I was able to do in terms of movements in my daily life and in terms of sport.I became scared of doing certain movements, and underestimated myself. It was a physical issue but also a mental one.I didn't know how and where to start. Should I go for group classes? What kind of sport? Can I run again? Is it safe? A lot of interrogations.I started to think about having a personal trainer just for a couple of months and see how my body reacts and if I can feel better and confident enough to go to fitness classes by myself.I was hesitating. The image I had of a personal trainer was a severe person here to train you like in the army and yelling at you like the sport teacher who traumatized you at school.That day, a flyer caught my attention at the coffee shop “YOU FIRST – Better health, better you” with a catchphrase like “no need to wait until you’re old to get back in shape”. Maybe being personally trained could be the best option: have a tailored program that takes into account my injury and needs. The initial consultation and the first session are free, let’s try!After the initial consultation, Natalie built a program taking into account my needs, goals, fears and budget.Natalie never trains you with pressure, she is empathic, professional and fun. Always reliable and flexible, she can adapt easily the workout during the sessions if you realize it is unmanageable or painful for you. But she will work on your side to transform your weaknesses into strengths.After 3 months of stretching (really needed due to the damage caused by the hernia) and 3 months of proper workout I’m so happy to see my body changing.I train once a week with Natalie, the sessions are challenging and I can see progress from one session to another. My body is more toned, I am proud of my muscles and my shape.My boyfriend is also very grateful. He noticed the physical improvements I did regarding my strength, my mental and the confidence I have today regarding my body.The image I have now of a Personal Trainer is a person supporting your health and fitness goals, with no judgment, encouraging you and giving you tools towards a healthier life and well-being.Now I am sure of the decision I made to have a personal trainer and I keep training with Natalie adding to my routine some collective fitness classes and I enjoy running again.With motivation and determination everything is possible. No matter how much you sweat, never give up!

Natalie is an amazing trainer and I'm so glad to have worked with her. On first starting personal training, I had never been particularly active or worked out much and was very nervous, but after speaking with Natalie about this she was able to adjust our programme to ease me into working out, making sure she was pushing me without asking more of me than I could manage or scaring me off. We've made amazing progress over the last few months, losing weight and gaining muscle pretty consistently since we started working together in August, and checking in all the while to make sure I was happy with our progress and where we were heading next. I feel lucky to have managed to find someone so lovely and supportive to work with, who has really encouraged me to stick with it, and look forward to continuing my fitness journey in the future!

I built up the courage to ask for help in getting healthier and fitter and to loose weight, I went straight to Natalie because I knew that she would give me a very much needed kick up the bum, every week she makes the effort to fit in with my timing and gives me her everything! She doesn’t let me give up or stop all while encouraging me, in the last few weeks I’ve noticed a huge difference in my abilities to do the workouts and my endurance! All while having a catch up and a bit of gossip! What more could I ask for!!

I cannot recommend Natalie enough, I spent last summer training with her and she is professional, knowledgeable and attentive. Our sessions were always varied and challenging we started by working on form and balance and built up to weights and strength enabling me to progress at a steady rate with confidence. Natalie has a great knowledge of everything fitness and health related and is always thinking of new ways to make exercise interesting and enjoyable! I felt and looked the best I ever have and can’t wait to work with Natalie again in the future.

I am a 38 year old mum of 2 who was putting off doing any kind of exercise. I had no motivation and had become extremely unfit and overweight since lockdown started. I decided to join in on the free sessions at the beginning of March and have now completed 5! I’m so glad I did, I feel like I have a lot more energy and I am not finding the exercise as hard as the first week. I have already noticed a difference in my body and feel very proud for sticking with it. Natalie is brilliant she is enthusiastic, cheerful, encouraging and Keeps you motivated. Honestly if I can do it anyone can! I weighed myself today and have lost 1.8 kg (4lbs) in a week and a half and that is without changing my diet.

I cannot recommend Natalie enough. I started 2022 wanting to get into some training with one session a week, but loved our sessions so much I quickly upped them to three. She makes exercise fun - which I wouldn't even have thought possible before we started! Just an absolute joy. Would give ten stars if it was an option.

I’ve had the chance to work w Natalie during my pregnancy, starting when I was approx 20 weeks.I enjoyed every training - that she defined esp for me - I managed to keep kilos off and have really high levels of energy throughout the rest of the pregnancy. I have now started my postnatal training with her.I can wholeheartedly recommend Natalie: she is super thorough in the initial assessment so she gauges correctly your level and then she’s building continuously based on how you are performing in each session. She’s great fun to work with while you have the confidence of getting results!