Personal Training with Mihai

You want to keep active. Get stronger. Feel more confident using the gym.

But doing it by yourself can sometimes be harder than it sounds.

You walk into the gym and start wondering:

• What am I actually doing today?

• Am I doing enough?

• Should I increase this yet?

• Why does this feel different today?

• Do I carry on, change something or stop?

And sometimes you know perfectly well that exercise would be good for you.

The difficult part is keeping it going when your body, your confidence or life itself doesn't follow the plan.

That is where Personal Training can help.

It isn't just about finding the right exercises

You can find thousands of exercises online.

You can watch videos showing you how to squat, push, pull or use a machine.

That information can be useful.

But knowing an exercise and knowing how to make training work for you are not always the same thing.

• What happens when something that felt fine last week doesn't feel right today?

• How much should you do?

• When are you ready to increase something?

• What do you change without abandoning the whole session?

• And how do you keep exercise in your life long enough to actually get stronger?

Sometimes another exercise isn't what you need.

Sometimes you need someone in your corner.

Someone in your corner

Someone who knows what you are trying to achieve.

Someone you can ask when you are unsure.

Someone who can watch what you are doing rather than trying to solve everything from a description.

Someone who can help you change the plan when something isn't working instead of you feeling like you have to start again.

And someone who helps keep the thing that matters to you in sight.

Maybe that is walking further.

Using the stairs more comfortably.

Getting back into the gym.

Gardening. Travelling.

Keeping up with your family.

Or simply feeling stronger and more capable in everyday life.

The exercises are part of the job. But they are not the whole job.

What Personal Training with me actually looks like

1. We start with what matters to you

I don't want to give you a collection of exercises just because they are "good exercises".

First, I want to understand:

What do you want to be able to do better?

Then we build the training around that.

That gives us somewhere to go rather than exercising for the sake of exercising.

2. You come in knowing what you are working on

You don't need to arrive and invent a workout.

We already know what we are working towards.

That means less time searching, planning and second-guessing, and more time actually training.

3. We adjust things when we need to

Your body won't necessarily feel exactly the same every session.

If something isn't working, we have options.

We might change the movement, the load, the range, the pace, the effort or how much you do.

Sometimes the original plan works. Sometimes we change it.

The important part is that one awkward exercise or one difficult day doesn't automatically mean the whole thing has failed.

4. We build things up when you are ready

Getting stronger means gradually asking your body to do more.

But you don't have to guess when that should happen.

We can look at what you are doing, how it feels and how you are managing it, then decide together what makes sense next.

Why work with me?

I mainly work with adults 45+ who want to get stronger and stay active but don't always feel completely confident exercising around joint pain, stiffness or previous setbacks.

Most of the people I work with want to exercise. They are not looking for an excuse to avoid it.

They often just need a bit more help making exercise fit the body they have today rather than the body they wish had turned up.

Over the last few years, I have spent a lot of time working with people who have said things like:

• "I don't know what I should be doing."

• "I don't want to make it worse."

• "What do I change when it feels different today?"

• "I keep starting and stopping."

• "I don't feel confident using the gym on my own."

That is the part of coaching I care about. Not finding you some magical exercise.

Helping you find a sensible way to keep moving forward.

My approach is practical. We find a starting point that works.

I explain what we are doing and why.

I help you get more comfortable with the gym and the exercises you are using.

We adjust when we need to.

And over time, I want you to understand your own training better — not become dependent on me forever.

Through my work delivering the Nuffield Health Joint Pain Programme and 1:1 Personal Training, I have spent a lot of time helping adults exercise around persistent joint pain and move from supported exercise towards using the gym more confidently.

I am a Level 3 Personal Trainer and nutrition coach.

I am not a physiotherapist or doctor, and Personal Training is not medical treatment.

If something sits outside what I can properly help you with, I will tell you.

What to consider before you decide

Personal Training gives you more individual support, but it also asks for more commitment than training by yourself.

Before you decide, it is worth being clear about what that involves.

1. You need to make space for it

We agree appointments and you make room for them in your week.

That gives your training more structure, but it also means a little less freedom than simply exercising whenever you feel like it.

2. You still have to do the work

I can help with the plan. I can coach you.

I can help you adjust things. I can be in your corner.

But I cannot do the exercise for you.

3. It is a paid service

You are paying for individual time, attention and coaching.

If you already feel confident training independently, know how to adjust things yourself and are keeping it going consistently, that extra support may not be worth paying for.

If you value having someone alongside you to help with the planning, decisions, adjustments and progression, it may be.

There is no right answer.

The question is simply whether that extra support feels useful enough for you to want it.

Prices & options

There are two simple ways to start.

The coaching is the same. The main difference is how long you want support for and how much you want to commit at the start.

A) Regular support over 12 weeks

12 × 40-minute 1:1 appointments

£236 per month for 2 payments
£472 total

That's £39.33 per 40-minute session.

This is the main option if you want regular support over the next few months, with enough time to practise, adjust things and build up gradually.

Appointments can be spaced flexibly where useful.

At the end, you can decide whether you want to continue independently, use occasional support or carry on with regular Personal Training.

B) Start smaller — 6 sessions

6 × 40-minute 1:1 appointments

£278

That's £46.33 per 40-minute session.

This is the smaller starting option if you want some individual support without committing to the full 12-week route.

If you are unsure which option fits better, ask me. I can explain the difference without you having to decide on the spot.

Payment is made through Nuffield Health.

Not sure whether it would help?

You don't need to decide from this page alone.

Tell me what you are trying to work towards and what you are finding difficult.

I can explain how I would approach it, what I could help with, and what I couldn't.

Then you can decide whether Personal Training makes sense for you.