A woman with her hair tied back, in a black vest top, resting her folded arms on her knees against a blue backdrop

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Personal trainer in Knutsford, Cheshire

Strength training with every lift checked

One-to-one and partner sessions with Tamsin Rook in a small private studio, at your home or outdoors nearby.

Or call 07700 900418

Free, with no exercise and nothing to signRequest a free consultation

Tamsin replies within one working day. Nothing is booked until you agree a time.

  • Level 3 personal trainerSample qualification Sample
  • Insured for personal trainingNo insurer named Sample
  • First aid trainedRenewed every three years Sample
  • Coaching since 2016Tamsin Rook, fictional trainer
  • Replies in a working dayTo every request

Illustrative demo credentials: not a real qualification, policy or certificate.

Sessions

Four ways to train with Tamsin

Each one begins with the same consultation, where Tamsin suggests which fits the days you have free.

  • A woman lifting a barbell from the floor in a bright gym while a man stands nearby and watches her position

    One-to-one training

    Your own plan and Tamsin beside you for all 55 minutes, so every lift is set up properly.

    £45 a session

  • A man doing a sit-up on a living room floor while a woman kneels at his feet and meets his raised hands with hers

    Partner training

    Two people and one trainer for 55 minutes, with the fee split between you.

    £60 for two people

  • Two hands gripping the handle of a plain iron kettlebell held at hip height

    Strength basics block

    Six weekly sessions that teach the lifts you need, so a gym stops feeling like a foreign country.

    £270 for six sessions

  • A woman holding a wide lunge with her arms out on a mat in a bright living room

    Your own programme

    A written plan to follow at your own gym or at home, with one review session a month.

    £70 a month

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Who it suits

No gym background needed

  • Starting from scratch

    You have never had a gym routine, or the last one was a school PE lesson.

  • Coming back after a break

    Work, family or a long winter got in the way and you want a sensible restart.

  • Forties, fifties and beyond

    Lifting that keeps up with everyday jobs, from the shopping to the garden.

  • Already active

    You run, cycle or walk the hills and want strength work that fits around it.

Starting out

From first message to a plan you can follow

The consultation comes first. Only after it do you decide whether to carry on.

Request a free consultation
A small training room in black and white: a cable machine in front of tall windows, a rack of hexagonal dumbbells along the wall and a padded seat
  1. 01

    A short consultation

    40 minutes at the studio or on the phone. Bring your diary: you compare the days and times you can make with the ones Tamsin has free, and ask anything you are unsure of. There is no exercise and nothing to sign.

  2. 02

    A health questionnaire

    Before you start training you answer a short set of questions about your health. It is standard practice, not a legal requirement, and tells Tamsin what to adapt.

  3. 03

    Your first training session

    55 minutes: a warm-up, a look at how you squat, hinge, push and carry, then a first workout you could repeat.

  4. 04

    A written log

    Every session is logged on paper: the lifts, the weights and how they felt. Every six weeks you read the log together and choose the next lifts.

Bring and wear

  • Water and trainers you are comfortable in
  • Any medication you might need, such as an inhaler
  • Clothes you can move in; there is nothing special to buy
  • The studio has a changing room and a shower

If you have a heart condition, are pregnant, take medication that affects exercise or have been told to limit activity, check with your GP or midwife before you start.

A small strength room with painted brick walls and a timber ceiling: a power rack, a flat bench, weight plates and a row of dumbbells under high windows
Stock photo of a training room, standing in for the studio. The trainer's profile is fictional.

Your trainer

Tamsin Rook

Personal trainer and founder Fictional profile

Tamsin started coaching in 2016 in a busy town centre gym, then opened a small private studio in Knutsford so clients could train without queuing for equipment or shouting over music they did not choose.

Her sessions suit people who have never held a barbell as well as people who already lift. She keeps them calm, writes everything down and would rather you leave wanting to come back than too tired to walk to the car.

  • Level 3 personal trainer (sample qualification)
  • First aid certificate, renewed every three years (sample)
  • Insured for personal training (sample detail)
  • Technique first

    Weights go up when the lift looks right, not before.

  • Plans you can keep

    The plan is written for the days you can actually train, busy weeks included.

  • Straight answers

    If something is outside a trainer’s job, she says so and tells you who to ask.

More about Tamsin and the studio

Sample reviews

What clients say a few months in

Sample review

“I had not lifted anything heavier than a shopping bag in years. Tamsin started me with a kettlebell and a box to sit back onto, and wrote every weight in a notebook I still keep.”

Hannah, MobberleyStrength basics block
  • Sample review

    “My brother and I train together on Thursday evenings. She keeps us both busy without turning it into a contest, which is quite a skill with the two of us.”

    Dev, KnutsfordPartner training
  • Sample review

    “I train on my own at a gym near work and see Tamsin once a month. When a work trip took out a fortnight, she wrote me a shorter plan for the hotel gym.”

    Carol, PlumleyYour own programme

Sample reviews written for this demo: not real clients, and no result is promised.

Advice

Before you start

All advice

The studio

Find the studio

Address

Unit 2, Larkhill YardKnutsford, Cheshire WA16England

Demo address: there is no Larkhill Yard. Directions open the way to Knutsford town centre.

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Session hours

Monday to Friday
6:30am to 8pm
Saturday
7:30am to 12:30pm
Sunday
Closed

By appointment only, so the door is locked between sessions.

Arriving Sample details

  • Two client parking spaces in the yard
  • A ground-floor door with no steps
  • A bike rack beside the entrance

Home and outdoor sessions within 5 miles of the studio:

  • Knutsford
  • Mobberley
  • Plumley
  • Ollerton
  • Over Tabley
  • Lower Peover
Where Tamsin visits
Street map of central Knutsford from OpenStreetMap data. The Larkhill Yard demo pin sits on open ground just south of the junction of Bexton Road and Stanley Road; Princess Street and King Street, the town centre, lie a few minutes' walk to the north east.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. The pin marks a demo address, not a real studio.

FAQs

Questions people ask first

Things worth settling before you send a request.

Should I get fitter before I start?

No. Tamsin sets the weights at what you can manage on the day and raises them from there.

What happens at the consultation?

It takes 40 minutes at the studio or on the phone. Tamsin asks which lifts or everyday jobs you would like to find easier, which days you could train, and whether any joint or health question needs checking first. There is no exercise, no charge and nothing to sign.

Where do sessions take place?

Sessions happen in a small private studio, at your home or outdoors nearby. You agree where at the consultation, and can ask to change it later.

What happens to my questionnaire answers?

Health answers are special category data under UK GDPR, the law that applies across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Tamsin asks for your consent first, keeps the paper form in a locked cabinet at the studio, shows it to nobody else and shreds it two years after your last session (sample practice).

Do you write meal plans?

Tamsin talks about everyday eating, such as regular meals and enough protein, but she does not write meal plans. Food advice for a medical condition belongs with a registered dietitian or your GP.

Start with a short conversation

Tell Tamsin what you would like help with and when you could train. The 40-minute consultation is at the studio or on the phone. Tamsin replies within one working day. Nothing is booked until you both agree a time.

Kestlow Strength is fictional

This is a demonstration website for a made-up personal trainer. The number 07700 900418 is a drama-range example, and calls, emails and social links don’t reach anyone. Fees, reviews, qualifications and insurance and the studio address here are samples. Nothing is sent, stored or booked.

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Demo website

Kestlow Strength is fictional

This is a demonstration website for a made-up personal trainer. Calls, emails and social links don’t reach anyone, and the number below is a drama-range example.

07700 900418

Fees, reviews, qualifications and insurance and the studio address here are samples. Nothing is sent, stored or booked.

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