Oak Strength Personal Training

Please note that Oak Strength Personal Training is currently at nearly full capacity for regular PT clients.

A bit about me:
I am a 45+ year old female strength-focused Personal Trainer (and sports massage therapist) who loves to help you work towards life, sports, strength, running or other goals with gym-based strength training.

I was an SEN teacher (13yrs experience) but left the professional as I felt drawn to helping others' find their own physical strength. Lifting weights changed my life so dramatically when I found it, in my early 30's, it has been a huge help for my mental wellbeing.

I work from a small private studio where I can cater for 1-2-1 or up to 3 clients in any session. Whether you want to train alone, or with a partner/friend/sibling etc you will receive training tailored to you.

Prices range from £28-45 per hour dependent on payment, or pre-paid packages. (Prices will increase from 1st Nov 2026)

I forgot entirely to advertise this month's Saturday Clinic.
Saturday 25th July.

Appointments at 8am, 10am and 11am are all still available (probably because I forgot to add Saturday on my availability lists)

And for July 2026 'a one time only chance' for afternoon appointments if that suits you better, message me for times.

Full one hour sports massage appointments and because I need them filled ASAP, so I am even offering them a discounted price. £40 for the hour. Book now.

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Nutrition and Supplements focus, but all queries or questions discussed at your pace.

All things pre, peri, post or chemical menopause.

A GL1 based support space, come and join us THIS SUNDAY 10am-1pm, ONLY £25 per person.
A few tickets still remaining.

There's no shortage of menopause information out there. What's missing is space. Space to slow down. Space to actually understand what's happening in your body. Space to stop holding everything together quietly, on your own. That's what Emma (@oakstrengthemma) and I are creating on Sunday 26th July. Not a talk you sit through. Not a checklist of "self-care" you're meant to add to your life. A calm, in-person menopause space where understanding comes first - and the nervous system gets a chance to settle. We'll spend three unhurried hours making sense of menopause in plain English, sharing practical ways to support yourself that fit real life, and leaving room for questions and conversation - without pressure to speak, fix, or perform. We ran this in April, and honestly? None of them wanted to leave. That's the bit that stayed with me - how much women needed a space that was simply theirs. If you're in or around Gloucester and menopause or hormone changes have been leaving you feeling tired, overwhelmed, or quietly unsure of yourself - this is for you. And if you just want a space to meet some like-minded women, you're every bit as welcome. Central Gloucester (GL1), 10am–1pm. Small group, thoughtfully held, intentionally limited - a few spaces left. If it resonates, DM me SUNDAY to book your place 🤍

As the sun sets on another week I am hoping to be well and fully operational as Personal Trainer and Massage Therapist this week.

I am still almost at full capacity for PT clients with only 1 or 2 daytimes or early morning regular spaces available.

Massage availability, and my prices are posted semi-regularly on massage page here on FB and Instagram.

OAK STRENGTH will be closed this week, as I am unwell and unable to work.

The weather also means it's impractical to work.

Hopefully, all being well, I will be back to 'normal' and PT and massages can resume from Monday 29th June 2026.

Happy Birthday!!! Oak Strength turns 9 today.

9 whole years.

Through the good, the great, the bad, the difficult, and the almost impossible (lockdown) and the almost unbelievable I have persisted and I am still here, still assisting people to become stronger inside and out, developing strength in muscles and mindset.

Most importantly, THANK YOU to every single client, past, present and future for allowing me to live as Oak Strength (PT for 9 years and massage therapist for 5 years.) Thank you for trusting me with your goals, your physical wellbeing and your health targets.

Thank you to all the gyms, gym owners, landlords and spaces hired/utilised, who allowed Oak Strength clients to become stronger versions of themselves.

Thank you to my peers, mentors and further training course leaders for allowing me to be the best version of me, to then pass on extra information, skills and exercises to my clients.

Thank you to my family and friends for tolerating everything from the mad ideas and event sign up's to the exhaustion and tears when it all feels too much.

There are far too many people, places and things to name individually but I appreciate you all, thank you for being part of the story so far.

Happy Self-employment anniversary to me and Oak Strength.

Throughout April some of Team Oak Strength have been recording their exercise, training sessions, walks, runs, swims or cycling distances/efforts to raise funds for and awareness of bowel cancer; Active April for Bowel Cancer UK

https://www.justgiving.com/team/teamoakstrength?utm_medium=team&utm_content=teamoakstrength&utm_source=whatsapp&utm_campaign=pfp-whatsapp

So far my Garmin (when I remembered to press record) has logged me doing;

102.93km/63.958miles in April.

Run; 24.73km/15.3miles
Walk; 78.2km/48.6miles

And other team members have added their miles and sweat to the total.

Amazing work by all, and we have til 11:59pm to add more.....

Team Oak Strength fundraising for Bowel Cancer UK Help Patricia Juby raise money to support Bowel Cancer UK

Team Oak Strength are still here.
Quietly grafting, crafting stronger bodies, growing more confidence and having a few laughs too.

Thank you to all clients for your efforts, energies and the laughs.

(We are currently full and cannot take on any new clients for PT.)